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Making for quite the star-studded affair, Hollywood’s hottest were on hand for the 2009 CFDA Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City on Monday night (June 15).

Among those gracing the red carpet at at Alice Tully Hall were “Twilight” hunk Taylor Lautner and “Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively, both looking charming as they posed for event photographers.

Also in attendance at the annual event honoring the top designers were lovely actresses such as Claire Danes, Ashley Olsen, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Trachtenberg and Diane Kruger.

Rounding out the guest list were Victoria’s Secret beauties Doutzen Kroes and Heidi Klum, who took to the red carpet while proudly showing off her growing baby bump.

Among the night’s nominees were Marc Jacobs, the Mulleavy sisters, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez.

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For not having prepared a speech, Womenswear Designer winners Kate and Laura Mulleavy made it through their acceptance speech with an admirable degree of composure. “We thought about things beforehand, but I was pretty sure we wouldn’t win, so I wasn’t feeling too nervous the whole night,” said Kate backstage. “But when they called our names, I was really surprised.” The sisters explained that it was the blindingly bright stage that actually helped keep their cool. “They have so many lights in your face that you can’t see anyone,” added Laura. Meanwhile, one of their biggest fans, Kirsten Dunst, found her way backstage and could barely contain her excitement as the duo finished off their interviews. (She later told them: “It’s like you won Best Picture and Best Director.”) Meanwhile, there was a bit of a mutual admiration society between Anna Sui and the sister act. Sui, who owns a few Rodarte knits, said she was most excited to see them and they returned the fashion love. “We’ve been obsessed with Anna Sui,” said Kate. “She’s created her own world.”

Source: Style.com