Later that evening, Gwen Stefani took to the stage at the Hollywood Bowl for a high-energy show that surprised the songstress herself. "I just wanted to make a dance record, even a stupid dance record," she said, noting that the event had sold out in 20 minutes. "And now this?" Stefani and her Harajuku Girls arrived shortly after midnight at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, which had been transformed to celebrate the launch of her activewear line, Harajuku Lovers. Newlyweds Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore brought her daughter Scout and friends, while guests like Daryl Hannah (sporting a pair of curious pre-Halloween fangs) and Shirley Manson were treated to tempura, miniature cupcakes, and candy. Surveying the crowd, the platinum blond Stefani added, "This is seriously one of the most exciting events ever."

Back in New York the previous evening, CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists Project Alabama and Toledo Studios, along with Zero's Maria Cornejo, were honored at the Coach-sponsored Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards. "Whether we win or don't win, it's just an honor to be here," said Alabama's Natalie Chanin. "We're in such good company." A few feet away, Cornejo concurred: "We all wanted to sit together, but they wouldn't let us." Even with the likes of Martha Stewart and Richard Meier coming over to pay their respects, the only overly excitable member of the group was Isabel Toledo's husband (and business partner), Ruben. "I'm a noodle!" he lamented. "She's a cool cat. I don't know how she does it. I'm freaking out!" Call it artist intuition: Toledo Studio took the category's top prize.

—Victoria Namkung (L.A.) and Sarah Cristobal (NYC)