Designers, take note: for a good mood, simply ask Carson Kressley to introduce your collection. Last night at Pier 59, in front of a crowd in blue dresses and jackets, the interior designer-turned-TV personality set the tone for the inaugural Blue Jacket Fashion Show. The event, a fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, brought together custom designer looks, celebrities, and a heavy dose of upbeat fun to in aid of groundbreaking research worldwide. In a broken stripe tuxedo jacket by Nicole Miller, Kressley wound his way from modeling jokes (“I went to Barbizon… I looked hungry, I looked mad. I think I nailed it.”) to sobering facts (ie. prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in American men). He then took a spirited turn down the runway before introducing each look and model as if in a private salon with a SoulCycle soundtrack.

Actor Lee Tergesen took a stern walk down the runway in a navy cashmere double-breasted pea coat by Joseph Abboud, turned around, and danced his way back. Bill Nye was a crowd favorite in a floral Nick Graham suit (this was not his runway debut—that happened at the Nick Graham show earlier the same day).

The crowd was treated to some traditional runway modeling as well, from Emanuele Flore in rag & bone and Alessandro Mele in classic Thom Browne, though the latter’s walk was punctuated with a crack by Kressley: “I told him not to put that suit in the dryer. He never listens!”

After the show, Yankees pitcher CC Sabthia stopped in the photo booth in his hooded John Varvatos look. Across the room, the show’s closer and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz was still modeling his Varvatos tailcoat with charm and swagger. Dinner was served, and the jackets were part of the silent auction offerings, with winning bids adding to the $698 million PCF has raised since 1993. Judging from the smiles around the room, there will be more blue jackets to look forward to next year.

You can learn more about the Prostate Cancer Foundation at pcf.org.