5th Annual CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Winners

In partnership with the GAP, and generously underwritten by American Express, Appleman Foundation, Barneys New York, Coach, Evgeny Lebedev, Hudson Bay Trading Company, Juicy Couture, Kellwood Company, Liz Claiborne Inc., L’Oréal Paris, Nordstrom, Theory, and VOGUE

On November 18, 2008, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and VOGUE announced the recipients of the fifth annual awards from the CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund. The winners and runners-up are :

Winner: Alexander Wang

Runners-Up: Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai of VENA CAVA ALBERTUS Q. SWANEPOEL

The winner and runners-up will meet regularly with a team of business mentors, who will be assembled based on the designers’ specific needs for business expertise and resources. Additionally, the winner will received $200,000 and the runners-up will each got $50,000. The cash awards are designed to encourage and enable these “emerging” designers to pursue their design plans.

The CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund (CVFF) was established in 2003 to help emerging American design talent find continued success in the business of fashion. This year, 145 individual design businesses requested applications. From the 102 that were completed, the CVFF Selection Committee selected 10 finalists, whose names were announced in July 2008.

The 10 finalists were:
ALBERTUS Q. SWANEPOEL
ALEJANDRO INGELMO
ALEXANDER WANG
IRENE NEUWIRTH
JASON WU
JUAN CARLOS OBANDO
OBEDIENT SONS & DAUGHTERS – Swaim & Christina Hutson
ORGANIC – John Patrick
RICHARD CHAI
VENA CAVA – Lisa Mayock & Sophie Buhai

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