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Fifteen years of the Fashion Fund seen through Vogue

The year was 2003. Vogue and CFDA came together to launch the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, with the first winner Proenza Schouler crowned the following year. The impact of the fund cannot be underestimated. It created fashion stars – Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Rodarte, Prabal Gurung, Phillip Lim, Public School and Telfar among them – and, in the...

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CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund names designers for Americans in Paris

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Vogue have named their designers for the fourteenth season of the Americans in Paris showcase presented during Paris Fashion Week. The event will be from March 3 to 5. The selected designers named include Ahlem Manai-Platt of Ahlem, Becca McCharen-Tran of Chromat, Victor Glemaud of his...

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Telfar Clemens wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award

Last night, the fashion industry and members of the CFDA gathered for the announcement of the winners of the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Telfar Clemens of Telfar took him the top prize of 400,000 dollars. Becca McCharen-Tran of Chromat and Ahlem Manai-Platt of Ahlem took home the runners-up prizes of 150,000 dollars. Telfar isn't your...

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CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund confirms top ten finalists for 2017

Every year, CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund hosts a must-attend event full of emerging local designers in order to showcase off new trends and creatives in the area. This year's event has finalized its top contenders that are in it to win it. The competition consists of ten newcomers that compete for the title of winner as well as mentorship from both...