Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Rihanna win big at CFDA Awards

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Jun 3rd 2014 12:30PM

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Rihanna win big at CFDA Awards

Singer Jennifer Hudson attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Thea Andrews attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Jessica Stam attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Emmy Rossum and designer Gilles Mendel attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City wearing a green chiffon J. Mendel gown.

Actress Greta Gerwig and designer Zac Posen attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City wearing a Zac Posen gown.

Designer Diane von Furstenberg attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Chanel Iman attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)

Model Liya Kebede and designer Wes Gordon attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Alicia Quarles attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Qwards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)

Actress Cicely Tyson attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Rihanna attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Anna Chlumsky attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Solange Knowles and Francisco Costa attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Tyson Beckford attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Designer Tom Brown attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Olivia Wilde attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Naomi Campbell attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Joan Smalls attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Marion Cotillard attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Alessandra Ambrosio attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actor Chris Kattan attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Chrissy Teigen and Rachel Roy attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Blake Lively attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Olivia Palermo attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Hilary Rhoda attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Beth Behrs attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Rachel Zoe attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Designer Betsey Johnson attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Designers Ashley Olsen (L) and Mary-Kate Olsen attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Blake Lively and designer Michael Kors attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Model Coco Rocha attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City wearing a Suno jumpsuit, in multi-colored stripes.

Model Karlie Kloss attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Designer Pamela Love attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Jaime King attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Actress Sophia Bush attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Designer Tory Burch attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Heidi Klum attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Designers Donna Karan (L) and Vera Wang attend the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

Jenna Lyons attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City wearing Public School x J.Crew.

Harley Viera-Newton attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City.

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Rihanna may have shocked the crowds with her completely sheer dress last night at the CFDA Fashion Awards last night, June 2, 2014, but she also won big -- the Fashion Icon award, presented by Anna Wintour herself. The Vogue EIC praised Rihanna's ability to tell captivating stories through the boldness and beauty in her clothes. Bad Girl RiRi's boldness was definitely on display last night, so we're sure Anna wasn't left disappointed. Rihanna thanked the crowd in the room -- all of the "designers, the models, and everyone else who has inspired me."

There was inspiring crowd indeed at last night's NYC awards ceremony, held at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, where the fashion week hullaballoo takes place every September and February. Joseph Altuzarra won the coveted Womenswear Designer of the Year award, presented by Lupita Nyong'o (our favorite new fashion and beauty icon of the year, herself). Meanwhile, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen took home the grand prize for accessories design for the work on The Row -- don't even get us started about how much we love them, even if we've got more of an Elizabeth & James budget.

Other winners include Maxwell Osborne & Dao-Yi Chow for Public School by James Mardsen (Jenna Lyons repped Public School on the red capet -- they've got a collab with J.Crew going on right now) for Menswear Designers of the Year. The Swarovski Award for Accessory Design went to Irene Neuwirth, and Shane Gabier & Christopher Peters won the Swarovski Award for Womenswear for their work on Creatures of the Wind. The Swarovski Awards honor emerging talent -- just a few years ago, MK&A won their own.

The CFDA Awards, in its thirteenth year underwritten by Swarovski, is one of our favorite nights in fashion (besides the Met Gala -- duh!). Click through the gallery to see all the looks from the evening.