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Shocking Moments, Red Carpet Gaffes, and Amazing CFDA Awards Trivia

From the Beginning Let's just say there would be no CFDA Awards without the late Eleanor Lambert. She not only conceptualized fashion week in New York as we know it, she founded the CFDA in 1962. The first CFDA Awards were in 1981 and in 2001 the CFDA established an award in her honor.

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Shocking Moments, Red Carpet Gaffes, and Amazing CFDA Awards Trivia

From the red carpet all-star who has dominated the CFDA Awards for almost a decade, to the designer who has won the most awards -- a look back at the best moments from the Oscars of the fashion world.

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