Celebrities generally wear Armani to the Academy Awards, but at the designer's recent New York City party to launch his new fragrance, Giò, Armani wore celebrities. He was surrounded by a glittering constellation — including Cher, Whoopi, Sigourney, and Bobby (De Niro) — all exuding the show-biz radiance that's de rigueur at such events. And only a few days earlier, the 12th Annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards Gala was a veritable who's who of whoop-de-do, rivaling the Oscars in star power (and improving upon it in couture). Seems like these days a designer isn't legit without a token celeb/muse — and vice versa. One possible reason: Like that old explanation for Fred and Ginger's chemistry, designers (being Fred) give celebs class, and celebs (being Ginger) give designers sex. At any rate, here's a partial list of who worships at the shrine of whom:
*House of Karan: Barbra Streisand
*House of Versace: Steven Seagal, Elton John, Sting, Liz Taylor
*House of Jacobs: Tatum O'Neal, Sofia Coppola, Andie MacDowell, Sonic Youth (the grunge stamp of approval)
*House of Mizrahi: Sandra Bernhard
*House of Gaultier: Madonna, En Vogue
*House of Dolce & Gabbana: Madonna
*House of Zoran: Isabella Rossellini
*House of Oldham: Susan Sarandon, David Byrne, Vanessa Williams
*House of Mugler: Deee-Lite's Lady Kier Kirby
*House of Sui: Mick Jagger (he sported one of her men's jackets on Saturday Night Live), Spike Lee
*House of Klein: Winona Ryder, Sharon Stone, Marky Mark, Miranda Richardson, Bianca Jagger, Jessica Lange
