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# Janelle Monae, in Christian Siriano, Lights Up the CFDAs
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/janelle-monae-in-christian-siriano-lights-up-the-cfdas-06-2017/
- Published: 2017-06-06T14:00:42.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-06T03:40:36.000Z
- Description: It's experimental in all the right ways.
- Author: Heather
- Tags: Well Played, CFDA, Christian Siriano, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:51

The CFDA Awards are much smaller than the Met Gala, but they're still a big night in fashion, and often designers use that to showcase stuff that's a bit more experimental. Janelle, therefore, is a perfect example of that: This melds Christian's edgier side, which isn't always on display on a red carpet, with his stellar grasp of construction. It's like the business-chic version of [Robyn's wrapping paper leg](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/wtf-ftw-robyn-06-2016/), and other than wishing I could see a pointy toe of a shoe poking out, I love it on her. It's weird and it's wonderful and it fits like a dream, and it's the kind of ambitious risk that's fun to see on a night honoring the best in fashion.

It's sliiiiightly off in the back, maybe?

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2017/06/GettyImages-692735836-1496719510.jpg "2017 CFDA Fashion Awards - Cocktail Hour")

But I'm not going to dwell on it. Mostly I just shared this photo to show you just how glamorous the red-carpet setup often *isn't*. It's always amusing to look at the photos knowing that this expanse of pavement and cord-muddled rug is what's on the other end of them.

\[Photos: Backgrid, Getty\]