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L’Enchanteur wins 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund

Dynasty and Soull Ogun, the twin sisters behind lifestyle brand L’Enchanteur, best known for its jewellery, have won the 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award. As winners, L’Enchanteur will receive 300,000 US dollars to boost its business, alongside mentorship from a top industry professional. The fashion prize also names Jackson Wiederhoeft of...

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CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund names 2022 finalists

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced the finalists of its 2022 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. This year’s finalists will each receive funding and mentorship, a continuation of the 2021 rule changes after emerging designers were greatly affected during the pandemic. The ten finalists are Jacques Agbobly of Black Boy Knits,...

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BFC and Vogue Fashion Fund announce applications are open for 2021

The British Fashion Council (BFC) on Thursday announced applications are open for its BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2021. The fund will be welcomed by budding designer businesses who will benefit from its cash prize and mentoring programme. The fund, which was established in 2008, aims to celebrate exceptional talent and help businesses grow...

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CFDA announces recipients of A Common Thread grant

The CFDA and Vogue have announced 44 recipients of A Common Thread - a new initiative launched two months ago to provide aid to companies within the fashion industry whose businesses have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The CFDA has raised 5 million dollars to award grants, and over 1,000 applications from brands, retailers and factories...

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Banana Republic introduces International Women’s Day capsule

Banana Republic introduced its first Equality Collection capsule, as a nod to gender equality. The capsule, which is available for purchase today, honors International Women's Day on March 8 and celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States. The brand was...

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The CFDA announces Americans in Paris participants

The CFDA and Vogue announced the participants of this year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's Americans in Paris. The program provides American designers the opportunity to showcase in Paris for three days. Now in its 16th season, Americans in Paris provides its participants global exposure and support in sales, marketing and media to help grow their...

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CFDA and Vogue reveal Americans in Paris line-up

For the sixth season, the Council for Fashion Designers of America is hosting a showcase for emerging American fashion designers during Paris Fashion Week, as part of its CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund “Americans in Paris” initiative. Designers taking part in the Autumn/Winter 2014 showcase will be: Marc Alary, Richard Chai, George Esquivel, Jennifer...

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CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund names winners

Public School designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne were named the winners of the 2013 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, after beating off competition from nine other designers. The New York-based menswear brand will receive a cash prize of 300,000 US dollars, as well as being teamed up with a business mentor, while runner-ups Marc Alary of...

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Joseph Altuzarra wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund

The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue has announced Joseph Altuzarra of Altuzarra as the recipient of its eighth annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award at a gala dinner held in New York on November 14. Altuzarra follows in the footsteps of other fashion fund winner’s including Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, and Sophie Theallet,...