Award shows can seemingly drag on forever, but Monday night's CFDA Awards proved to be a speedy dose of fashion appreciation and inspiration, lasting a brief hour and a half (trust me, brevity is not typical in an industry known for its ability to discuss the subtle differences between a skimmer and a mary-jane.) 

For the first time ever, and what seems to be a new tradition, Target and FIT paired up to broadcast the event like to over 700 FIT students, anxiously awaiting the announcement of the night's winners, nervously tapping their Tory Burch flats in the Haft's Auditorium of FIT. 

Here is a list of the nights winners followed by some fierce photography of the emerging style swans.

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection

Menswear Designer of the Year
Tom Ford

Accessory Designer of the Year
Tory Burch

Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent Womenswear
Kate & Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte

Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent Menswear
Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders

Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent Accessory Design
Phillip Crangi

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Carolina Herrera

International Award
Dries Van Noten

Eugenia Sheppard Award for Fashion Journalism
Candy Pratts Price 


Additionally, the CFDA partners with top colleges and universities to provide scholarships for emerging talents. This years winners were:

$10,000 CFDA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Yun-Chieh Chang
Academy of Art University

Shawn Reddy
Parsons The New School For Design

Jaedoo Shim *
Academy of Art University
* 2008 recipient – Clara Hancox Scholarship Award for Menswear Design

$5,000 CFDA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Lauren Jennings
Parsons The New School For Design

Margot Yubin Kim
Parsons The New School For Design

Mandy Kordal
University of Cincinnati

Michelle Yang
Otis College of Art and Design

$25,000 TARGET DESIGN SCHOLAR
Anna Lesassier 
Miami, FL

$5,000 CFDA/TEEN VOGUE SCHOLARSHIP
Rachel Chung, Los Angeles, CA
Katie Elks, Northport, NY
Lydia Hryshchyshyn, Flourtown, PA
Elene Oglesby, Syracuse, NY
Zachary S. Wertz, Lykens, PA 

In partnership with these schools: 
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles CA
Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH


top photo courtesy of Evan Agostini/Elevation Photos/iPhoto