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The Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards

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The CFDA awards are to fashion designers what the Oscars are to actors: an excuse to wear fantastic dresses, mingle with fabulous people, and sit patiently through seven minute acceptance speeches.

Every year, the Council of Fashion Designers of America honors excellence in fashion design with a fancy ceremony. The designers invite special guests, who they dress in straight-off-the-runway gowns from their most recent collections. It is truly a festival of fashion.

We spied so many beautiful dresses on the red carpet that are sure to inspire prom designers - and prom goers - in the next year. Here are the standouts for prom dress inspiration.

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