The CFDA in partnership with Vogue awarded Joseph Altuzurra, the winner of its fund prize last week and lots of fashion folks turned out for the event.  Above in a study of contrasts is actress Rooney Mara and CFDA presidente, Diane Von Furstenberg.

After the flip see additional images of  Vera Wang, Tory Burch, Zac Posen, Rachel Roy, Francisco Costa, Olivier Theyskens, Alexander Wang, Billy Reid, Jason Wu, Kate & Laura Mulleavy, Brooklyn Decker, Liya Kebede, Zoe Kravitz, Anna Wintour and tons more.

We have a post-Vogue-Paris-break-up photo of Carine Roitfeld (that’s her with Diane Von Furstenberg above), spotted in Givenchy in New York last night at the Amfar Gala, which raises funds for AIDS research. Perhaps not coincidentally, we read on Fashioncopious this morning of more rumors on her departure from Vogue. The latest version, which comes from Cathy Horyn at the NY Times, is that there were complaints about her lack of presence as a manager (a la Nina Garcia and Elle) and Roitfeld offered in a threatening sort of way to resign….like, oh, you don’t like it, then fine, I’ll leave! And much to her surprise, the response was, great, don’t let the door hit on your way out! And part of the fallout was that Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt, who nabbed the editor in chief spot, are no longer speaking. Quelle novella!

After the flip, a better view of Roitfeld’s dress, plus images of Iman, Anna Wintour and her bestie Blake Lively, Donna Karan, Karen Elson performing, and Olivier Theyskens.

Announced in September last year, the collaborative collection of Olivier Theyskens and Theory  is now available at the Theory online shop. Mostly comprised of work appropriate separates, footwear and handbags,  we hope it contributes to making  Theory once again the hot contemporary brand we remember it to be…

I’m having a hard time reconciling the concept  that,  the label who brought us the “L’air du Temps” signature scent, now designed by Olivier Theyskens is showing gravity defying futuristic  footwear. Does modern mean that  the romantic  heritage totally gets  tossed? The looks are quite stunning , but is it Nina Ricci ? Your thoughts please!

A closer look at Nina Ricci’s Autumn/Winter 2009 footwear on  the next pages.

Images via Style.