Last night was one of the biggest nights in fashion with the awarding of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
Often called the Oscars of fashion, the winner takes home a $200,000 monetary prize to be used to further enhance their label. The winner also receives a Montblanc watch and a year’s lease on a 2007 Lexus, both companies of which were sponsors of this year’s Fashion Fund.
And who was the lucky winner? Doo-Ri Chung!
The list of this year’s finalists also included Jovovich-Hawk’s Carmen Hawk and Milla Jovovich, Marcus Wainwright and David Neville of Rag & Bone, Justin Giunta of Subversive, Devi Kroell, Robert Tagliapietra and Jeffrey Costello of Costello Tagliapietra, Phillip Lim for 3.1 Phillip Lim, and Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman of Marchesa. The evening also marked Diane von Furstenberg’s first night as incoming CFDA president.
Interestingly, Chung was also nominated for the same accolade in 2004 but eventually lost to Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. Thankfully Chung has demonstrated the stick-to-it-ness required to be a success in fashion and last night she came out top dog.
The night's runner ups were Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy and Thakoon Panichgul of Thakoon.
Style.com has excellent coverage of the event as well as plenty of photos. (Photo From Style.com)
Personally I could not be more pleased with Chung's win. I was very impressed by her Fall 06 collection (at which I accidentally sat front row back when I was even more of a nobody blogger) and her work is only getting better each season. She has been a clear favorite of Anna Wintour which many have viewed as surprising given Wintour's traditional support of gay male designers. But with the sisters from Pasadena also being Vogue favorites and fellow winners perhaps the tides are changing in fashion towards being a more women friendly place.
