They say… CFDA Awards 2006 were tedious

June 6th, 2006

Hollywood and fashion go together like Paris Hilton and Greek heirs. So it’s no surprise that some of Tinseltown’s big names turned out Monday night for the 2006 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards, held at the New York Public Library and hosted by Entourage star Jeremy Piven.
Janet Jackson showed off her toned arms and slimmed-down figure in a red Bill Blass gown as she joined other celebrities and a who’s who of Seventh Avenue to fete fashion’s favorite clothiers. Style darling Marc Jacobs - his clothes worn by everyone from Lindsay Lohan to Selma Blair - was up for women’s wear designer of the year honors, vying with Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein and Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler for the coveted prize.

Some of the evening’s highlights:

• Lohan, who stars in A Prairie Home Companion, in theaters Friday, walked the red carpet with Karl Lagerfeld in Chanel. She said preparing for the fashion awards wasn’t difficult.
• “You just get dressed and go for it,” Lohan said, adding that it didn’t take long to get ready “because I got spray-tanned.”
• The actress and designer wore fingerless gloves when they presented the award for accessory designer of the year to Tom Binns .
• Heidi Klum wore a layered gown by J. Mendel. Her singer husband Seal “hasn’t seen me yet, but he’ll say, ‘Perfect choice.’ He likes when my hair is up.”
• Sandra Oh wore Peter Som and was accompanied by the designer. How did she pull together her look for the evening? “I roll out of bed, and I look like this,” the Grey’s Anatomy star joked. Her tip: “My fashion rule of thumb is to travel lightly with Peter Som.”
• Chloe Sevigny wore Proenza Schouler and said it took her an hour to dress for the show. “I always leave an ample amount of time to get ready. I don’t want to be stressed.”
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler wore a strapless printed number by Monique Lhuillier. “I’m a big dress girl,” the actress said. As for her fashion tip: “I’ve learned to know what looks good on me. I’m sort of getting over the whole leggings thing.”