It’s always an exciting time when the gurus of the fashion world congregate together under one roof; the outfits are fascinatingly wonderful, and the event décor always seems to ooze as much style and grace as the guests, and this years CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund dinner was no exception.

The annual event, which celebrates the organisation’s support for future generations of American fashion, went off without a hitch, and those who attended looked as if they had just paraded off the runway themselves. Guests included the Queen of Vogue, Anna Wintour, renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg, and an ensemble of famous models, designers and musicians.

The CFDA, or Council of Fashion Designers of America Inc., is a not-for-profit trade organisation that was founded in 1962. In 2003, the council started an annual competition for promising American fashion designers to showcase their designs to be in with a chance of winning a prize of $400,000 and expert industry mentoring.

Since its conception, the competition has granted over $5.9 million to over 35 design companies, including many stylists we know and love today like Alexander Wang and Altuzarra. Earlier on in the year, the Selection Committee met with all the finalists to review their current collections, conduct in-depth interviews and inspect their design studios. This years finalists were:

AHLEM EYEWEAR

CHROMAT

DYNE

JORDAN ASKILL

MATEO NEW YORK

RTA

SANDY LIANG

TELFAR LLC

VAQUERA

VICTOR GLEMAUD