Rihanna was a showstopper at the 2014 awards, wearing a custom Adam Selman gown that left little to the imagination.

In 2019, Bella Hadid took the plunge in a skin-tight Michael Kors number with a feather detail placed along the skirt for goof measure.

It was a family affair for Beyoncé at the 2004 awards. She wore a bright yellow design from her mother Tina Knowles’s brand, House of Deréon.

At the 2016 awards, Tilda Swinton arrived in a perfectly-Tilda look of tailored pants, and a strong-shouldered sweater.

If anyone can make the formal crop top work, it’s Zendaya. The star wore a stunning ab-baring two-piece design, peplum skirt included, in 2021.

Gwyneth Paltrow arrived at the 2010 awards on the arm of Michael Kors, wearing a sequined gown of his design.

Beware of Kylie Jenner’s 2024 look, courtesy of Haider Ackermann for Jean Paul Gaultier. It had spikes.

In 2012, Dakota Fanning wore an kimono-inspired piece by Proenza Schouler.

For the 2023 event, Kim Kardashian showed up in full Chrome Hearts leather.

Then 15, Natalie Portman wore an age-appropriate LBD to the 1996 awards.

Jennifer Lopez did an early version of the naked dress in 1998.

Kate Bosworth was festive in Altuzarra at the 2012 ceremony.

Mary-Kate Olsen truly embraced the dark side of her new brunette hair in 2012, wearing an all-black ensemble from her own line, The Row.

Karen Elson contrasted her red hair with a two-piece emerald green Proenza Schouler ensemble in 2012.

Adriana Lima was an early adopter of the sheer trend, wearing a Givenchy gown to the 2013 awards.

In a feathered assymetric by Virgil Abloh for Off-White, Kendall Jenner made a splash at her first CFDAs in 2018.

In 2011, Lady Gaga went full Mother Monster at the awards in a high-low Mugler number.

Claire Danes kept it simple in 2009 wearing a plunging black gown by Narciso Rodriguez.

Janelle Monae looked especially regal in a gold, caped frock at the 2015 awards.

Gigi Hadid was a shimmering vision in a sequined Michael Kors jumpsuit at the 2015 ceremony.

In 2015, Amanda Seyfried opted for a whimsical floral number, courtesy of Rodarte.

In 1987, actress Linda Kelly wore a bold look by Mississippi-born, Paris-based wunderkind, Patrick Kelly.

Katie Holmes channeled flapper energy at the 2022 CFDAs in a fringed confection by Simkhai.

Solange Knowles went super glam in 2014, wearing a silver dress by Calvin Klein.

For an event honoring American fashion, it was fitting Anne Hathaway attended the 2023 staging in a dramatic denim frock by Ralph Lauren.

Cindy Crawford chose all-black in 1990.

Iman and David Bowie wore their black tie finery in 2002.

With Ashley in black and Mary-Kate in white, the Olsen twins were the yin to each other’s yang in 2007.

As a blonde, Emma Stone wore a bright Burberry in 2012.

Kirsten Dunst wore Rodarte, her perennial red carpet go-to, in 2016.

Channeling her song “Aquamarine,” Addison Rae wore a mermaid-inspired Thom Browne look in 2024.

Liza Minelli arrived in 1989 in Oscar de la Renta, and with him by her side.

In 2016, Naomi Campbell showed off her incredible figure in a revealing black dress.

Karlie Kloss was Jason Wu’s date in 2011, arriving in a show-stopping red gown of his design.

Chloe Sevigny buttoned up in black and white in 2006.