Celebrities from the worlds of fashion, movies and music dressed their best June 5, 2006, for American fashion's big annual awards event. Model Natalia Vodianova poses at the industry's equivalent of the Oscars.
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Womenswear designer of the year Francisco Costa, of Calvin Klein, center, poses with model Doutzen, left, and actress Scarlett Johansson at the 2006 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards June 5 in New York City.
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The 2006 menswear designer of the year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America went to designer Thom Browne. The winner, left, poses with Harry Connick Jr. backstage at the ceremony June 5 in New York.
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Designer Doo-Ri poses with her Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent Womenswear backstage at the 2006 CFDA Awards ceremony at the New York Public Library on June 5.
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Designer Stan Herman received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 CFDA Awards ceremony on June 5. Here, Herman poses with actress Bernadette Peters backstage at the New York Public Library.
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The annual CFDA Awards draws flocks of models, actors and singers each year. Here, model Heidi Klum arrives at the event, held at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Actor Terrence Howard attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Models Eugenia Volodina, Natalia Vodianova and Hana pose backstage at the CFDA Awards ceremony at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Singer Cassie attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006. The event was hosted by Jeremy Piven, star of HBO's "Entourage."
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Singer Alicia Keys appears at the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library June 5, 2006.
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Singer Jessica Simpson poses at the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Actress Kerry Washington attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Lydia Hearst attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler poses at the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Singer Rihanna attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Actress Jaime King attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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Singer Janet Jackson attends the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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Singer John Legend poses backstage at the CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library on June 5, 2006.
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