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Meet Joseph Altuzarra, the New CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Winner

Julie GersteinNovember 20, 2011 //
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Joseph Altuzarra’s eponymous collection has only been around since 2009, but it hasn’t taken him long to make a name for himself. This week, it was announced that Altuzarra’s line of womenswear received the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s highest honor — the Vogue Fashion Fund Award, which each year honors a rising young fashion designer who is believed to be making a mark in the industry. Past winners include Billy Reid, Alexander Wang, Trovata and Proenza Schouler. Jewelry designer Pamela Love and womenswear designers Creature of the Wind were runners up, and will each receive $100,000. Keep reading »

Traveling With The Fashion Elite

Annika HarrisJune 16, 2011 //

We’re not into dense and heavy tomes during the summer months. Co-published by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, American Fashion Travel: Designers on the Go is just the type of lighthearted and engaging reading we want. This stylish scrapbook features personal anecdotes, photos, and memorabilia from America’s best-known fashion designers. Plus, it’ll look gorg sitting on your coffee table!

[$45.00 Assouline]

Lady Gaga Thanks The Photographers Who Told Her She Was Pretty

Julie GersteinJune 8, 2011 //

“Thank you to all of the photographers that, very early on in my career, thought that I was beautiful. Because there were many who didn’t understand my face. And didn’t understand my style. Or what I was trying to say. But there were, just a few of you, who loved it so much.”

–Lady Gaga, thanking the photographers who embraced her unique look at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards. Aw. [ONTD] Keep reading »

New Bill Proposed To Protect Designers From The Knockoff Biz

Leonora EpsteinAugust 6, 2010 //

A new bill to appease the fashion industry’s gripes with copycat issues has been proposed by Senator Charles Schumer. Interestingly, the bill doesn’t exactly cut down the Forever 21s and Steve Maddens, but proposes that construction, rather than an intellectual idea, is most key when considering a copyright case. Reports The New York Times: “The proposed legislation provides very limited intellectual property protection to the most original design. A designer who claims that his work has been copied must show that his design provides ‘a unique, distinguishable, non-trivial and non-utilitarian variation over prior designs.’ And it must be proven by the designer that the copy is ‘substantially identical’ to the original so as to be mistaken for it.” This puts designers in a weird position of not being able to call out potential knockoffs for color or patterns, so much as the unique construction of a garment. Keep reading »

Root For CFDA Nominee Pamela Love

Leonora EpsteinJuly 19, 2010 //

The CFDA has announced this year’s nominees for the Fashion Fund award. Supported by Vogue and big retailers like J. Crew, the prize is a big deal for emerging designers, providing them with financial support and PR dream team. Without the title, Vera would still be the only Wang in the industry, Thakoon wouldn’t be dressing Mrs. Obama, and you’d have no idea how to pronounce Proenza Schouler. This year’s list features a range of designers that aren’t quite unknown, but are definitely not mainstream. Some of the lucky potentials are: Prabal Gurung, Billy Reid, and Joseph Altuzarra. (Heard of them?) Our number one choice? Jewelry designer Pamela Love. Keep reading »

Fashionably Random: What Else Does CFDA Stand For?

Leonora EpsteinJuly 19, 2010 //

Guns and fashion have little to do with each other (one would hope), but not according to Google. Today, when we were doing some research on the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), we came across another CFDA, one that we can safely say has nothing to do with Diane von Furstenberg or Alexander Wang. It’s the Cowboy Fast Draw Association, a shooting group that prefers old fashioned guns from the 1800s. In their own words: “We’re out to capture the feel of the Peacemaker [a gun] in your hand, the smell of holster leather, and the exhilaration of reacting as fast as you dare while remaining cool-headed enough to hit your mark as you compete head to head in classic old west fashion.” Members apparently have to wear a gun holster of a pre-1900s style. Which is kind of fashion-related? Anyhow, yee-haw. [Cowboy Fast Draw Association] Keep reading »

Your Favorite Fashion Designers Show How They Decorate Their Homes

Bianca PosterliJune 1, 2010 //

If you weren’t already jealous of designers’ aesthetic abilities when it comes to creating clothes, you’re certainly going to be envious of their interior design skills and massive pads. The Council of Fashion Designers of America is working with Assouline to publish American Fashion Designers at Home, which will show off the inside of over 115 homes, including Donna Karan‘s sweet retreat, Ralph Lauren‘s ranch, and Diane von Furstenberg‘s abode. Now, I’m sure the majority of these designers had help with their decision-making process about the style of their living quarters, but it’s still inspiring to see their choices, not to mention the fact that there’s nothing more entertaining then taking a peek inside other people’s homes. The book will retail for $65, but proceeds will benefit the CFDA Foundation, and we’re sure it will provide countless ideas to help you make your home just as pretty as a fashion designer’s — without the interior designer fee. Click through for a sneak peek at some of the pages. [WWD] Keep reading »

Should Fashion Knockoffs Be Illegal?

Lily QMarch 31, 2010 //

Over the weekend, a fashion industry caucus called the “Congressional Apparel Manufacturing and Fashion Business Caucus” was approved in Washington, DC. Boring though the name may be, the things they’d like to get done are actually pretty cool. Aside from the expected aim of curtailing design copying and counterfeiting, the caucus will also focus on getting funding for a design incubator program, scholarships for fashion students and saving New York’s Garment District. Third-term CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg has expressed interest in creating actual laws against design stealing, and this caucus could be a legit step towards that. Or it could prove to be yet another useless bit of Washington red tape. Do you think the relentless copycatting should be regulated? [Fashionologie] Keep reading »

Fashion Bloggers Can Cast CFDA Ballots … If They Ask Nicely

Leonora EpsteinFebruary 25, 2010 //

It’s official: Fashion bloggers are taking over the world and are infiltrating all areas of the industry. And you thought it was only about fame and free stuff? (Note: Wait, technically I guess I’m a fashion blogger, and I don’t even get those things.) Apparently, some of these lucky bloggers will get to vote on the CFDA awards—which is a pretty big deal. When New York‘s The Cut heard about this, they wanted to know more, and got an official answer from the CFDA:

“Apparently, this year the CFDA decided to include Internet people because many were submitting requests to be a part of the voting process. So being a part of the voting is actually as simple as asking — and then getting accepted. Any bloggers who didn’t receive ballots can simply ask the CFDA to be included this year. The CFDA will review all requests and accept those who ‘have covered fashion in a significant or knowledgeable way in the past year.’”

So, would writing about mustache jewelry murses and things you could store in harem pants qualify as significant fashion coverage? Because then we want in. [NYMag.com] Keep reading »

Beyonce Wants You To Buy A Shirt For Haiti

Lauren PanarielloFebruary 11, 2010 //

Beyonce has been named the official face of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s “Fashion for Haiti” knit tee, which (at $25 a pop) will benefit the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Buy one: The group’s “Fashion for America” heart T-shirt ended up raising $2 million dollars for the Twin Towers Fund after 9/11. [CFDA] Keep reading »

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