The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue are bringing back their Americans in Paris initiative.
As part of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, the two organizations are bringing together eight designers who are alumni of the fund to show their collections in a showroom during Paris Fashion Week. The initiative is presented by Instagram and is in its 18th year.
Alejandra Alonso Rojas
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The showroom will include collections by 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.
“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,” said Steven Kolb, chief executive officer of the CFDA. “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 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund’s Americans in Paris showroom will also be supported by Supima, a nonprofit brand for American Pima cotton. The showroom will be open from Sept. 28 to 29.