The CFDA Goes Pop

You know it's not going to be your standard cocktail party when Diane von Furstenberg kicks things off with a roll call. "I suggest that members identify themselves," she said last night at a get-together honoring the CFDA's newest crop hosted by the designer Lisa Perry . "So everyone will know who you are!" It was a good idea on DVF's part—with thirty-two entrants this year, everyone benefited from the rundown.



"The CFDA has evolved so much over time, to a fuller and fuller picture," said Perry from her media room. The designer opened up her pop-art-filled apartment for the fete—cue an exceptional East River view framed by Takashi Murakami statues, and inductee Adriano Goldschmied embracing Catherine Malandrino in the malachite glow of a Jeff Koons Diamond. "It has really broadened," she added, noting, in particular, the strong mix of jewelry designers making the cut this go-around. "I love Mark David—colorful Bakelite and diamonds!"



Much of the evening's buzz concerned this Monday night's announcement of the 2013 Fashion Fund winner. "I'm really liking that Public School," offered Dannijo's Danielle Snyder . "I admire their personalities and their collective aesthetic—it's a winning combination." To that, Maxwell Osborne —who runs Public School, one of ten labels up for the prize, with Dao-Yi Chow —said: "I'm definitely not going to have a speech prepared. I don't want to go into it with any expectation."



For a full list of new members, visit the CFDA's site here .

—Nick Remsen

Zegna Goes West

The debut of Ermenegildo Zegna's global store on Rodeo Drive was cause for celebration last night, bringing Stefano Pilati to L.A. in his first visit as head of design. Guests such as Jeremy Renner and Gerard Butler browsed the Peter Marino-designed tri-level space, which boasts 5,800 square feet dedicated to the brand's formalwear, sportswear, accessories, Zegna Sport, and Pilati's new Couture collection. "Being on this multilevel, it depicts very well the different collections," Zegna CEO Gildo Zegna said of Marino's design. "And having the Couture on the top floor, it enhances this new aspect of Zegna fashion by Pilati."



After the store opening, the likes of Edward Norton and Gavin Rossdale made their way to the converted gallery space JF Chen for a multimedia installation of Zegna's Spring campaign, including a video featuring Pilati reporting from the "EZ News" desk and an exhibition of photos shot by Inez and Vinoodh. "I am a fashion designer that designs for menswear," Pilati said of his new role. "Of my previous projects, this one is a bit more personal. I'm more comfortable, due to the fact that I'm more experienced. The way that I communicate with the structure and the people, and being Italian, accelerates the process," he reasoned. "And we've known each other for a long time."



Toward the end of the evening, Sharon Stone weighed in: "I think it's great that they have this great new designer who comes from YSL. That's a background that kind of epitomizes that comfortable chic, that ultimate élan."

—Alexis Brunswick

Street Stylists

—By Tiffany Godoy. Photographs by Tommy Ton.

Sweet Georgia May

Innovate or Die

Last night's WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards drew many of fashion's most creative minds, at least one of whom admitted he was hoping to get a little inspiration from the other talents in the room. "There are some great artists and architects here tonight," Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa told Style.com. "No matter the craft, for me, innovation is about restlessness. It's about looking forward, looking further, never back."



The relationships between honorees and their presenters connected the worlds the ceremony was trying to bridge. Landscape architect Thomas Woltz , one of the forces behind New York's Hudson Yards development, was given the Design Innovator award by his longtime friend, the designer Thom Browne . Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner handed the Technology Innovator award to Nick D'Aloisio , who sold his Summly app to Yahoo, in March, for an estimated $30 million. And André Leon Talley presented Pat McGrath with the Fashion Innovator award for her numerous contributions to the beauty industry.



Pharrell Williams took the stage to introduce Daft Punk for their Entertainment Innovator award, saying, "I got the opportunity to work with these guys, which was amazing, because they really are robots." After playing a video acceptance speech as if they weren't able to make it, Daft Punk took the stage, escorted by their WSJ. co-cover star, Gisele Bündchen . The duo received their statues, gave a cool nod, and disappeared as quickly as they came. As for Bündchen, she said, "I never considered myself an innovator necessarily. I just try to live my life every day, every moment, to the best I can. Life is such a gift!"



Balmain's Olivier Rousteing agreed. "Tonight is why I love coming to New York. There are no boundaries, and the people here love what is really new. It's a big machine—you can really make your dreams come true here."

—Todd Plummer

The Lion and the Lamb

—By Tim Blanks. Photographs by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

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