The CFDA/VOGUE FASHION FUND helps emerging American designers pursue their design and business plans. In addition to grants of $300,000 to the winner and $100,000 each to the two runners-up, the awards include a yearlong mentorship with an industry professional whose business expertise is tailored to the designers’ needs and future goals.
To Be Eligible, an Applicant Must:
> Be a designer of demonstrable talent– i.e., have garnered substantial (and recent) editorial coverage, and have support (orders) from top retailers;
> Be American or have established a primary design business in the United States;
> Be in business for a minimum of two years;
>Have professional staff, paid or volunteer, that can devote the time and effort required to accomplish the stated aims of an applicant’s design career plans;
> Request and submit a Preliminary Application,accompanied by a 350-word biographical statement, which should include a summary of the applicant’s design career, by Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
Interested and eligible designers should contact sacha brown via e-mail at s.brown@cfda.com
The 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund is in partnership with J.Crew, and is generously underwritten by American Express, Appleman Foundation, Barneys New York, Carolina Herrera, Ltd., Coach, Liz Claiborne Inc., Lord & Taylor, L’Oréal Paris, Nordstrom, thecorner.com -Yoox Group, Theory, Tiffany & Co., Tommy Hilfiger, and Vogue.
