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November 20 Fashion FunThis past Monday night the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund dinner gala was held at Skylight Studios with John Galliano as the keynote speaker. Founded by the CFDA and Vogue magazine, the fund was conceived as an “accelerator” of fashion careers. This year’s Fashion Fund recipient was Alexander Wang which included $200,000 and mentoring. Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhal of Vena Cava and Albertus Q. Swanepoel of Albertus Quartus were the runners-up. Each will receive $50,000 and a business mentor.
I arrived at Skylight Studios for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards with Piper Perabo, who was wearing a gold embroidered dress from my Spring collection. It was both nerve-racking and exciting being on the spot as one of the 10 finalists. I've become friends with many of the designers in the fund, and it all felt like a family affair. I ran into Justin Giunta and Piper Perabo going in, and had a brief minute to catch up and share our nervous anticipation for the awards. Winning was a big deal. It was huge for me personally, but also for my company. To have your peers vote for you is a serious honor. Whatever happened, I knew I was in great company! It's nice to come to an awards ceremony where i'm not nominated! I'm just happy to have been a part of it. As a group of young designers, we encounter the same challenges.
This is such an important thing, Skylight was decked all in white, very elegant, and very Vogue, with our Norman Jean Roy-shot pictures printed on canvas hung around the wall. It was all a little bit surreal for me. The keynote speaker was John Galliano, whom I had admired for many years while I was a student at Central Saint Martins. He spoke about his career from past to present, and I couldn't help but be inspired by it all. I was relieved that it was all over.
I headed to Beatrice with Lisa Smilor and Philip Crangi for an impromptu afterparty, where we were met by many of the finalists. At the end of the night, I jumped in my Lexus-sponsored ride to head home to pack for the next day. It's back to work for this designer and I'll be hosting a trunk show at Satine boutique in L.A. in less than 24 hours!* It is...after all, all in a days work. i'm would never brag, but Lucy Liu is hosting and Kate Mara is slated to attend! Sorry, darling, we had to share. after this, I'm looking forward to the holidays. I'm going to Eva [Amurri's] house upstate for Thanksgiving!
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