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It was a night of Hollywood literally melding with the fashion world. Designers brought their celebrity “representative” along with them on the red carpet.

Each designer brought their own celebrity mannequin for the red carpet outside the New York Public Library. So Eva Mendes walked next to Francisco Costa in a pink gown of his design, Chloe Sevigny came with Hollywould’s Holly Dunlap and Kate Bosworth paired up with Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler.

Debra Messing and Heidi Klum thankfully broke the polite posing rules in a threesome with model Liya Kebede as Charlie’s Angels, with Michael Kors playing Bosley.

The event, hosted by Ellen Barkin, is the fashion world’s version of the Oscars. Poured into another sizzling L’Wren Scott sequined dress, Barkin had just come from promoting “Ocean’s 13″ on Letterman. To stay in such smoking shape she says goes to the gym, but confessed, “I’m a burger and fries kind of gal.”

I love Ellen Barkin.

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Many more photos (Ralph Lauren, Oprah Winfrey, Mary Kate Olsen, Marc Bouwer, Petra Nemcova, Ashley Olsen, Elisha Cuthbert, Francisco Costa, Eva Mendes, Heidi Klum, Ellen Barkin, Lazaro Hernandez, Kate Bosworth, Jack McCollough, Anna Wintour, David Bowie, Iman, Gayle King, Alicia Keys, Vanessa Williams, Debra Messing, Sean Combs, Zac Posen, Karen Elston, Chloe Sevigny, Diane von Furstenberg, Jane Krakowski, Marc Jacobs) from the CFDA Awards, and the list of winners, are after the jump.

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Womenswear designer of the year: Oscar de la Renta, and Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler (tie)

Menswear designer of the year: Ralph Lauren

Accessory designer of the year: Derek Lam

Swarovski awards for young designers:

Swarovski award for womenswear: Philip Lim

Swarovski award for menswear: David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone

Swarovski award for accessory design: Jessie Randal for Loeffler Randall

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