Here Are the 2025 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists
The 2025 finalists include Ashlynn Park of Ashlynn, Julian Louie of Aubero, Bach Mai, Bernard James, Ashley Moubayed of Don't Let Disco, Gabe Gordon and Thomthy Gibbons of Gabe Gordon, Stephanie Suberville of Heirlome, Jamie Okuma, Meruert Tolegen, and Peter Do.
This year, the program will award one winner with a $300,000 USD cash prize and two runner-ups with $100,000 USD, while offering all finalists meaningful business mentorships
The aforementioned designers' works will be judged by the 2023 Selection Committee, which includesVogue's Anna Wintour, Mark Holgate, and Nicole Phelps, Instagram's Eva Chen, Fifteen Percent Pledge founder Aurora James, moddel Paloma Elsesser, Nordstrom's Rickie De Sole, Saks' Roopal Patel, CFDA chairman Thom Browne, and Gap's Zac Posen.
'Now entering its third decade, we see just how much the CFDA/VogueFashion Fund has transformed American fashion into a diverse and inclusive industry, and this year's designers underscore the point,' said CFDA CEO Steven Kolb viaVogue. 'We look forward to seeing how the finalists will make their mark on American fashion.'
This year's winner will be announced on November 18. See all of the finalists above.
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