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Anderson Cooper Gets His Denim in a Twist: The 8-Day Week
By Daniel D'Addario
May 31, 2011 | 8:03 p.m
Monday, June 6
Fashion Plates
Anderson Cooper has serious ties to the fashion industry; after all, his mom used to design our favorite jeans! Tonight, the denim heir—who's pretty dapper himself!—hosts the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. Unlike certain bloated ceremonies we could mention, the CFDAs have only three nominees per category (Alexander Wang, those Proenza Schouler boys and Marc Jacobs face off for Womenswear Designer of the Year), so Mr. Cooper's hosting job will be a bit streamlined, just like the sleek menswear he prefers. Some categories have already announced their winners: Lady Gaga will pick up the Fashion Icon Award (expect her to don something simple and tasteful—a nice blouse, perhaps, and chic slacks), and Celine's Phoebe Philo will nab the International Award. We'll be watching Mr. Cooper's hosting efforts closely—the guy can handle hurricanes, but you don't get to be the next Oprah without facing down Marc Jacobs ...
Alice Tully Hall, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, arrivals and cocktail hour, 6:30pm, event to follow, visit cfda.com for more information.
