Jenna Lyons and Fiancée Cass Bird Are Well Suited for Each Other at 2024 CFDA Awards: See Their Date-Night Looks!

Mar. 15, 2025

Cass Bird and Jenna Lyons at 2024 CFDA Awards.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage

Taylor Hill/WireImage

Jenna Lyons and Cass bird are a fashionable match made in heaven!The stylish duo stepped out for the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards on Oct. 28 in New York wearing coordinating Thom Browne suits for the event.Lyons, 56, wore a look with a white waistcoat, white bowtie, black ankle-length pants and a black jacket with tails. She rounded out the look with gray heels. Bird, on the other hand, 50, opted for a black waistcoat and black tie, with a similar black jacket with tails and black trousers. She completed her look with black dress shoes.The couple posed for fun photos together while Lyons was on duty for the CFDA hosting the organization’s red carpet.Cass Bird and Jenna Lyons at 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards.Taylor Hill/WireImageEarlier this month, theReal Housewives of New York Citystar revealed on an episode ofSherrithat she and her photographerpartner are engaged. HostSherri Shepherdtold Lyons that she thought she saw an engagement ring in the new trailer forRHONYand essentially asked the former J.Crew exec to confirm if the rumors were true.“Yes, yes!” Lyons replied, as Shepherd admired the ring. “When we were in the [jewelry] store, I was like, ‘That one is not big enough. Let’s [keep looking].’ “Lyons added that she and Bird are “working on” setting a date for the wedding but don’t have any firm plans as of yet.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cass Bird and Jenna Lyons at 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards.Taylor Hill/WireImageLyons and Bird first sparked engagement rumors last September when theRHONYstar posted acozy photoof herself with Bird. A large ring could be seen on Lyons' left ring finger. Friends, family and fans all offered congratulations, assuming the two had gotten engaged.A source close to the reality star told PEOPLE at the time, “She’s not engaged. She’s had that ring forever, and though it does look like an engagement ring, it’s not.“Lyonsremained coy about the ringduring an appearance onWatch What Happens Livejust weeks later. HostAndy Cohenasked her, “I wanna say congratulations because I think you’re engaged, but are you engaged?”“So basically, here’s the story. My girlfriend, who I adore, kept telling me that I had to button my shirt, and I said ‘If you want me to button my shirt, you have to put a ring on it,’ " the Bravo star replied, seemingly referring to her penchant for showing off her décolletage. “We’re just really happy, and she gave me the ring that I wanted.”Cass Bird and Jenna Lyons in October 2024.Kevin Mazur/GettyThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Lyons first revealed her relationship with Cass in aNew York Timesarticle in June 2023, after previously sharing in April that she had a “massive crush on someone.“She said in a July 2023RHONYepisode, though, that she wouldn’t be bringing Bird into the spotlight because she wanted to keep her relationship private. “Because I’ve had so much press, I am very quiet about that so I’m not sharing that,” she said, explaining her decision to several of her costars at a dinner in the Hamptons.

Jenna Lyons and Cass bird are a fashionable match made in heaven!

The stylish duo stepped out for the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards on Oct. 28 in New York wearing coordinating Thom Browne suits for the event.

Lyons, 56, wore a look with a white waistcoat, white bowtie, black ankle-length pants and a black jacket with tails. She rounded out the look with gray heels. Bird, on the other hand, 50, opted for a black waistcoat and black tie, with a similar black jacket with tails and black trousers. She completed her look with black dress shoes.

The couple posed for fun photos together while Lyons was on duty for the CFDA hosting the organization’s red carpet.

Cass Bird and Jenna Lyons at 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards.Taylor Hill/WireImage

Earlier this month, theReal Housewives of New York Citystar revealed on an episode ofSherrithat she and her photographerpartner are engaged. HostSherri Shepherdtold Lyons that she thought she saw an engagement ring in the new trailer forRHONYand essentially asked the former J.Crew exec to confirm if the rumors were true.

“Yes, yes!” Lyons replied, as Shepherd admired the ring. “When we were in the [jewelry] store, I was like, ‘That one is not big enough. Let’s [keep looking].’ "

Lyons added that she and Bird are “working on” setting a date for the wedding but don’t have any firm plans as of yet.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Lyons and Bird first sparked engagement rumors last September when theRHONYstar posted acozy photoof herself with Bird. A large ring could be seen on Lyons' left ring finger. Friends, family and fans all offered congratulations, assuming the two had gotten engaged.

A source close to the reality star told PEOPLE at the time, “She’s not engaged. She’s had that ring forever, and though it does look like an engagement ring, it’s not.”

Lyonsremained coy about the ringduring an appearance onWatch What Happens Livejust weeks later. HostAndy Cohenasked her, “I wanna say congratulations because I think you’re engaged, but are you engaged?”

“So basically, here’s the story. My girlfriend, who I adore, kept telling me that I had to button my shirt, and I said ‘If you want me to button my shirt, you have to put a ring on it,’ " the Bravo star replied, seemingly referring to her penchant for showing off her décolletage. “We’re just really happy, and she gave me the ring that I wanted.”

Cass Bird and Jenna Lyons in October 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Lyons first revealed her relationship with Cass in aNew York Timesarticle in June 2023, after previously sharing in April that she had a “massive crush on someone.”

She said in a July 2023RHONYepisode, though, that she wouldn’t be bringing Bird into the spotlight because she wanted to keep her relationship private. “Because I’ve had so much press, I am very quiet about that so I’m not sharing that,” she said, explaining her decision to several of her costars at a dinner in the Hamptons.

source: people.com