Anna Paquin wore a sleeveless black Prabal Gurung minidress to Google’s Boutique.com’s  launch party last night.  She accessorized the shimmering geometric design with tons of confidence, and a pair of black Christian Louboutin peep-toe pumps.  The actress wore no jewelry, but the dress had enough sparkles for her to shine.  It was a youthful and sexy look for the red carpet, and very appropriate for the event.  The black pedicure was duly noted and appreciated. 

Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively and Leighton Meester attended the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards dinner last night and both looked fabulous.  Blake wore a black peek-a-boo Chanel dress with gorgeous embroidery and embellishment.  She made all the right moves in that daring mini number that accentuated her figure.  Bordello red Christian Louboutin’s and straight hair finished off her red carpet look.  Leighton Meester wore a black-and-white Prabal Gurung dress to support the designer who was a runner-up for the evening.  Her dress was adorned with sparkling crystals in the bodice and shoulder straps.  Leighton selected a pair of black peep-toe Roger Vivier ankle boots to go with her avant garde dress.  Blake’s look was sexy and daring while Leighton went for picture perfect pretty; both  ladies were equally lovely. Designer Billy Reid won first place at the awards dinner and the $300,000 cash prize.  Jewelry designer Eddie Borgo was a runner-up alongside Prabal Gurung.

Related: Billy Reid, Prabal Gurung and Eddie Borgo are the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award Winners

Fashion designer Billy Reid won the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Award last night in New York City.  Reid is the recipient of a #$300,000 cash prize, as well as a trophy in the form of a bronze swan.  He was not the only big winner of the evening.  Designers Prabal Gurung and Eddie Borgo were the runners-up and with that came a $100,000 prize and a bronze egg for each.  The three winners will also receive mentoring from some of the fashion industry’s most powerful players like Anna Wintour, from Vogue magazine, and Diane von Furstenberg from the CDFA.  They were selected from a list of 10 other talented and emerging designers.  See the list below.

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists:

ALTUZARRA – Joseph Altuzarra

BILLY REID – Billy Reid

CHRISTIAN COTA – Christian Cota

EDDIE BORGO – Eddie Borgo

GREGORY PARKINSON – Gregory Parkinson

LODEN DAGER – Oliver Helden and Paul Marlow

MOSS LIPOW – Moss Lipow

PAMELA LOVE JEWELRY – Pamela Love

PRABAL GURUNG – Prabal Gurung

ROBERT GELLER – Robert Geller

Related: CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists

Eva Mendes in Christian Cota

Nicole Richie in Missoni and Frederic Fekkai

Rachel Zoe and Finalist, Prabal Gurung

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund held its runway show yesterday in Los Angeles at The Chateau Marmont.  Among the finalists showing were Joseph Altuzarra, Pamela Love, Prabal Gurung, Christian Cota, Moss Lipow, Gregory Parkinson and Eddie Borgo.  The audience included Eva Mendes, Nicole Richie, Frederic Fekkai and Rachel Zoe; they came out to show their support to the newer talent on the fashion block.  Mendes wore Christian Cota to the event; any guesses where she’s lending her support?  Fekkai was responsible for the hair backstage, someone has to style the hair to go with the gorgeous designs.  This fulfilled the runway portion of the competition, a final decision will be made on November 15th.  The winner gets bragging rights and a $200,000 cash prize.  That’s quite an incentive.

Related: CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists

left to right: Kate Hudson in Prabal Gurung & Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein

left to right: Diane Kruger in Calvin Klein & Molly Sims in Elise Overland  

Left to right: Anna Kendrick in Reem Acra & Rachel Zoe in Calvin Klein

The stars came out for the 17th Annual Elle Women in Hollywood Tribute last night in Los Angeles.  It is the ultimate ladies night out.  Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Diane Kruger, Molly Sims, Anna Kendrick and Rachel Zoe were only some of the celebrities who attended this worthwhile event.  The evening was more cocktail chic than black tie, and color was seemingly everywhere.  Calvin Klein dressed several of the attendees, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Kruger and Rachel Zoe.  Kate Hudson selected Prabal Gurung for the evening and Molly Sims donned Elise Overland.

The names of the finalists for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund have been announced.  These designers are in contention for a $200,000 cash prize for the winner, and two $50,000 awards to the two runner-ups.  In addition to the monetary awards, mentoring from a veteran within the industry is also at stake.  We will have to wait until November 15th to find out who the winners will be, but feel free to check out the list and choose your favorite. 

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists:

ALTUZARRA – Joseph Altuzarra

BILLY REID – Billy Reid

CHRISTIAN COTA – Christian Cota

EDDIE BORGO – Eddie Borgo

GREGORY PARKINSON – Gregory Parkinson

LODEN DAGER – Oliver Helden and Paul Marlow

MOSS LIPOW – Moss Lipow

PAMELA LOVE JEWELRY – Pamela Love

PRABAL GURUNG – Prabal Gurung

ROBERT GELLER – Robert Geller

Prabal Gurung Fall 2010

Jason Wu Fall 2010

Altuzarra Fall 2010

Prabal Gurung - Prabal is a new designer who debuted his first collection in New York  for Fall 2009.  His Fall 2010 collection was extremely strong, and if it’s any indication of his future work, we are excited to see what else he has in store.  If you’re in the market for desireable sportswear, then take a look at this label.  His collection can be found at Bloomingdale’s.

Jason Wu – Jason is the veteran in this group.  He dresses many big name clients, and most notable would be First Lady Michelle Obama.  Wu’s style is the more elegant of the nominees, and you can see that in his beautiful dresses.  His collection is sold in Bergdorfs and Saks Fifth Avenue.   

Joseph Altuzarra – Meet the other newcomer of the group, and another big talent.  Altuzarra’s Fall 2010 collection was rocker chic and sexy; his style is more avant garde.  There’s still so much to learn about this young designer, and we can’t wait to find out in his designs.  His ready-to-wear collection can be found at Barneys New York.