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Fashion July 23, 2017
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Vogue And CFDA Announce 10 Fashion Fund Finalists For 2017

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Vogue in partnership with CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) has announced its class of 2017 ten finalist competing for its CFDA Vogue fashion fund (CVFF) prize, an award of $400,000 and mentorship from CFDA members and Vogue editors.

A mix of fashion and accessory designers, in order to qualify, labels must be U.S. based, in business for two years with a paid staff and must have received editorial coverage and orders from top retailers.

The 10 labels and their creative leads are as follows:

Ahlem: Ahlem Manai-Platt
Chromat: Becca McCharen
Dyne: Christopher Bevans
Jordan Askill: Jordan Askill
Mateo: Matthew Harris
RtA: Eli Azran
Sandy Liang: Sandy Liang
Telfar: Telfar Clemens
Vaquera: Patric DiCaprio, Bryn Taubensee, David Moses, and Claire Sully
Victor Glemaud: Victor Glemaud

Over the next few weeks, judges will review their current collections, and in October, they will present at a fashion show held at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. At the same, some will present their spring 2018 collections during New York Fashion Week in September.

For 2017, there are four new judges: Nicole Phelps, Vogue Runway director; Eva Chen, head of fashion partnerships at Instagram; Roopal Patel,fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue; and designer Joseph Altuzarra, who was awarded the CVFF in 2011. Earlier today, they narrowed down the piles of applications to just 10 labels that make up the class of 2017. A panel member in prior years, Condé Nast artistic director and Vogue editor-in-chief  Anna Wintour has stepped down from the role because of time constraints.

Check out a recent look from each of the finalists below.

Ahlem: Ahlem Manai-Platt

R O S E Rose lenses. Brushed rose gold frame. 😎 Custom made. Requests venice@ahlemeyewear.com _______________________ #ahlemeyewear #ahlem

A post shared by AHLEM (@ahlemeyewear) on Jul 20, 2017 at 12:47pm PDT


Chromat: Becca McCharen-Tran

“So many strong, independent women surround me at all times and keep me focused- I couldn’t ask for anything better.” -#ChromatBABE @DeniseBidot shot by @ChristineHahn, makeup by @angieparker_beauty

A post shared by CHROMAT (@chromat) on Jun 7, 2017 at 6:40am PDT

 

Dyne: Christopher Bevans

SS/18 – LOOK 3 DYNE.LIFE #UNITOFFORCE #StyleDriven #NYFWM

A post shared by DYNE (@dyne.life) on Jul 14, 2017 at 3:33pm PDT

Jordan Askill: Jordan Askill

A heart and panther collection. @barnett_george 🖤❤️

A post shared by Jordan Askill (@jordanaskill) on Jun 26, 2017 at 1:27pm PDT

Mateo: Matthew Harris

The Elizabeth Bag in Blush ❤️❤️❤️ by @joshmarten // Visit the collection online and our New York Flagship store.

A post shared by Mateo (@mateonewyork) on Jul 19, 2017 at 5:20am PDT

RtA: Eli Azran

More from NYFW Fall Women’s 2017. In stores now.

A post shared by RtA (@rtabrand) on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:57pm PDT

Sandy Liang: Sandy Liang

Chambers fleece

A post shared by @sandyliang on Jul 20, 2017 at 6:09pm PDT

Telfar: Telfar Clemens

The Detachable Jeanjacket. Avail at @ssense shop.telfar.net [link in bio]

A post shared by @telfarglobal on Jun 26, 2017 at 11:04am PDT

Vaquera: Patric DiCaprio, Bryn Taubensee, David Moses, and Claire Sully

💄The Vaquera X Handmaid’s Tale lookbook is up on vogue.com💄

A post shared by @vaquera.nyc on Jun 9, 2017 at 12:07pm PDT

Victor Glemaud: Victor Glemaud

LOOK 10 | #VictorGlemaud | #Resort2018 Photographer: William Takahashi Stylist: Joan Reidy Model: Alexandra Cunningham Model: Thomas Castro Location: Pier 59

A post shared by Victor Glemaud (@glemaud) on Jun 9, 2017 at 3:29am PDT

Fashion Ahlem Ahlem Manai-Platt Becca McCharen-Tran Bryn Taubensee Christopher Bevans Chromat Claire Sully David Moses Dyne Eli Azran Mateo Matthew Harris Patric DiCaprio RtA Sandy Liang Telfar Telfar Clemens Vaquera Victor Glemaud

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