Vogue has just announced the 10 finalists for this year’s annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. The winner will receive a cash prize and mentorship from an industry veteran. Joseph Altuzarra took home the top prize ($300,000) for 2011, while runners up …
Vogue has just announced the 10 finalists for this year’s annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. The winner will receive a cash prize and mentorship from an industry veteran. Joseph Altuzarra took home the top prize ($300,000) for 2011, while runners up Pamela Love and Creatures of the Wind got $100,000 each. All three of them got to design a capsule collection for J. Crew. And, it was all documented on a Hulu show.
Joseph AltuzarraPamela LoveCreatures of the Wind
Now, the following designers will embark on a series of challenges over the next few months, including presenting to a panel of judges, creating a one-of-a-kind piece for Tiffany & Co., and staging a runway show in Los Angeles at the Chateau Marmont. The winner and runners up will be announced at a gala dinner November 13. So, without further ado, the finalists are…
• Andrea Lieberman, A.L.C.
• Greg Armas, Assembly New York
• Sofia Sizzi, Giulietta
• Justin Salguero, Daniel Silberman, and Alina Silberman; Illesteva
• Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher Jewelry
• Jennifer Meyer Maguire, Jennifer Meyer
• Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty, Suno
• Tabitha Simmons, Tabitha Simmons
• Greg Chait, The Elder Statesman
• Wes Gordon, Wes Gordon
via fashionista
