CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists
The 10 finalists for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund have been selected and FIDM Alumna Nunthirat Koi Suwannagate of the L.A.-based label Koi is among the illustrious group! She's in great company -- other finalists include Phillip Lim of 3.1 Phillip Lim; Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders; Erin Fetherston of Fetherston Design Group; Rogan Gregory of Rogan; Gabriel Asfour, Angela Donhauser and Adi Gil of Threeasfour; Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai of Vena Cava; Victoria Bartlett of VPL; Michael Bastian, and Philip Crangi of Philip Crangi Jewelry. Koi is pictured above (via latimes.com).
The winner of this prestigious award will be announced in November and will receive $200,000 to be used towards their designs and their company.Two runners-up will also received $50,000 each. Past honorees include the boys of Proenza Schouler, Trovata, Doo-Ri Chung, Thakoon, Rodarte, and Jeff Halmos. Their work will also be featured in Vogue!
