Fashion Talk From New York
WHITFIELD: New York is flooded with people from the fashion world this week. They're all in town for the 10th Annual Style Awards. And entertainment correspondent Nischelle Turner has more.</s>NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: You know, the Style Awards kick off Fashion Week each year by bringing together some of the biggest names in fashion and entertainment. They honor the top designers as well as celebrity trendsetters. Now Nicole Richie hosted this year's show and it's fitting. She has her own collection and she's also a mentor on NBC's "Fashion Star." Now Nicole told me when it comes to her personal style, she really never stops exploring.</s>TURNER: We've seen your style evolve right in front of our eyes because you've been on television, and you've really kind of settled in. Do you feel like now I really kind of know who I am as far as fashion goes?</s>NICOLE RICHIE, FASHION DESIGNER: I mean, I feel like I'm still always playing with different looks, and I just think that that's part of being a girl. And I don't know that I'm ever going to stop. I don't -- I can't imagine that I'm going to say, oh, this is how I want to be for the next 30 years. That's not even fun, you know? So, you know, like I said, it's fun to just change it up every once in a while and be open to new things. You never know. Your eye can change. Your tastes can change.</s>TURNER: Now for the red carpet, Nicole wore Antonio Berardi, with this embellished cropped top that was paired with the beaded pair of pants which I loved. But you know, she actually went on to make five wardrobe changes throughout the show. It was intense. I was backstage during the show and spoke with Kate Upton, I talked to Rachel Zoe, Zach Posen. I could go on. All of these were top honorees. And you can catch my special on the 10th Annual Style Awards tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, 4:00 p.m. Pacific. That's the time right here on CNN. Don't miss it.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, Nischelle, we will not miss it. The pressure is on. Who will you be wearing? All right. In the 12 years since 9/11, more than two million service members have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. And Hollywood director J. J. Abrams is on a mission to help those veterans find purpose once back home. It's today's "Impact Your World."</s>J.J. ABRAMS, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Hi, I'm J.J. Abrams, and we can make an impact helping veterans acclimate back into society. It is incredibly important that we are welcoming them when they are done with their service. Looking to them not as charity cases. This is about people who can teach us. The Mission Continues is a nonprofit that helps veterans returning from service find their purpose. Whether you're a vet or not, I think it's one of the dreams in life is to find the thing that you know you can do and that you love. And what you learn when you're in the service, there is the organizational skills. There's skills of leadership. They come back to communities in desperate need of that kind of voice. It seems like communities need it. The vets need it. It's important that we take advantage of that and find them the training, find them the jobs and the opportunity to continue to serve even though they're not in the service. Join the movement. "Impact Your World." CNN.com/impact.