Eight CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund alumni designers will showcase their collections at the 18th annual Americans in Paris showroom, presented by Instagram.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Vogue are bringing back their Americans in Paris initiative, featuring eight designers who are alumni of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. This 18th annual showroom will take place during Paris Fashion Week, with Instagram serving as the presenting sponsor.
The designers showcasing their work include Alejandra Alonso Rojas, Christopher John Rogers, Rachel Scott of Diotima, Aku Shabaka and Rebecca Henry of House of Aama, Conley Averett of Judy Turner, Kim Shui, Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kassel of Tanner Fletcher, and Henry Zankov of Zankov.
Steven Kolb, CEO of CFDA, highlighted the significance of this event, stating, “The return of Americans in Paris in the Fashion Fund’s anniversary year underscores the program’s 20-year legacy of supporting designers and their businesses. We are proud to bring this strong alumni group to Paris Fashion Week and provide them with an opportunity to break into new markets and raise their global visibility in celebration of their creative design excellence.”
The Americans in Paris showroom, also supported by Supima, a nonprofit promoting American Pima cotton, will be open from September 28 to 29.