CFDA Awards ’09/Stam is Glam.

Certainly not fresh news by any means, but I joyfully stumbled upon this photo (via teenvogue.com) of notoriously-hip model Jessica Stam donning a stunning frock by CFDA award-winners Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, so I deemed a post necessary!

Jessica Stam is a peachy forest fairy!

CFDA 2009 Award Winners:

Womenswear Designer of the Year, Kate & Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Menswear Designer of the Year, Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders and Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein (tie)
Accessory Designer of the Year, Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Swarovski Award for Womenswear, Alexander Wang
Swarovski Award for Menswear, Tim Hamilton
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design, Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry
Eugenia Sheppard Award, Edward Nardoza
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, Anna Sui
International Award, Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton
Board of Directors’ Special Tribute, First Lady Michelle Obama
Eleanor Lambert Award, Jim Moore

Clickity click for the dynamic sisterly duo’s brilliant natural, woodland nymph creature-esque F/W 2009 collection!

xoxo, maddy

On a MARNIlicious megrim: Signora Castiglioni’s autumnish delight. Share

If the fashionable “Boot” was not glorious enough with its deliciously gelato- and espresso-saturated stradas, add the Dear Consuelo to the mix and you have a veritable paradise.

Realistic in the sense of wearability, yes, but by no means banal, Castiglioni’s ultra-translatable looks would have me gladly Fall into Winter. The words “luxe”,”rich”, and “molto elegante” certainly come to mind when realizing the breadth of textures applied to this collection: knits, felts, jacquards, furs, and brocades. Deep-sea blues and moonless-night blacks were offset by striking antique-ish gilded garlands adorned with flowers. A myriad of eye-catching, grid-like metallic brocades followed, complete with additional pronounced neckwear. The end of the show seemingly took a turn to the Far East, utilizing enlarged-floral patterned silk of sapphire, seafoam green, sunshiny gold. Grazie a Consuelo for a refreshingly forward-looking conglomeration!

Newbie Jac donning stunning azures and a gilded necklace. (Style.com)

Polish beaut (and recent Vogue covergirl) Anna Jagodzinska in a spectacular metallic brocade robe and bejeweled carcanet. (Style.com)

Miss Sigrid clad in a silky floral frock and the biggest gloves I’ve ever seen. (Style.com)