CFDA 2009. And the winners are…
by the fashion observer

Rodarte backstage. Photo courtesy Rodarte
Womenswear Designer of the Year: Rodarte
Menswear Designer of the Year: Calvin Klein´s Italo Zucchelli and Band of Outsider´s Scott Sternberg
Accesory Designer of the Year: Proenza Schouler´s Jack Mc Cullough and Lazaro Hernández.
Swarovsky Award for Womenswear: Alexander Wang
Swarovsky Award for Menswearwear: Tim Hamilton
Swarovsky Award for Accesories: Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry
International Awards: Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Anna Sui
Eugenia Sheppard Award: WWD esitor in chief Ed Nardoza
Eleonor Lambert Award: GQ Jim Moore
Board of Directors Special Award: Michelle Obama
Popular Vote Award: Ralph Lauren