{"id":12362,"date":"2025-06-03T20:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/06\/03\/meet-the-10-finalists-of-the-2025-cfda-vogue-fashion-fund\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T20:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:47:13","slug":"meet-the-10-finalists-of-the-2025-cfda-vogue-fashion-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/06\/03\/meet-the-10-finalists-of-the-2025-cfda-vogue-fashion-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 10 finalists of the 2025 CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund<\/h2>\n<p>The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue have announced the finalists for this year&#8217;s Fashion Fund. This prestigious award celebrates its 20th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in supporting American fashion.<\/p>\n<h2>The Finalists<\/h2>\n<p>This year&#8217;s finalists include a diverse group of designers, representing various markets such as women&#8217;s clothing, men&#8217;s fashion, jewelry, and accessories. The selected designers are at different stages of their careers, reflecting the challenges faced by independent labels in the industry. The finalists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashlynn Park<\/li>\n<li>Julian Louie of Aubero<\/li>\n<li>Bach Mai<\/li>\n<li>Bernard James<\/li>\n<li>Ashley Moubayed of Dont Let Disco<\/li>\n<li>Gabe Gordon and Timothy Gibbons of Gordon<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Suberville of Heirlume<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Okuma<\/li>\n<li>Meruert Tolegen<\/li>\n<li>Peter Do<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Selection Committee<\/h2>\n<p>The selection committee for this year&#8217;s award includes prominent figures in the fashion industry, such as Anna Wintour, Mark Holgate, and Nicole Phelps from Vogue; Eva Chen, head of fashion partnerships at Instagram; Aurora James, founder of the 15 Percent Pledge and Brother Vellies; model Paloma Elsesser; Rickie De Sole, Vice President and fashion director at Nordstrom; Roopal Patel, SVP of fashion at Saks; Thom Browne, CFDA chairman; and Zac Posen, Executive Vice President and Creative Director at Gap Inc and Chief Creative Officer at Old Navy.<\/p>\n<h2>The Award<\/h2>\n<p>The winner of the Fashion Fund will receive $300,000, while the two runners-up will each receive $100,000, along with business mentorships. The award aims to support and nurture emerging talent in the American fashion industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund has played a significant role in transforming American fashion into a diverse and inclusive industry. As the award enters its third decade, it continues to provide a platform for emerging designers to showcase their talent and receive the support they need to succeed in the competitive fashion industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue have announced the finalists for this year&#8217;s Fashion Fund. This prestigious award celebrates its 20th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in supporting American fashion. The Finalists This year&#8217;s finalists include a diverse group of designers, representing various markets such as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fashion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12364,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12362\/revisions\/12364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}