CFDA/'Vogue' Fashion Fund Announces Initiative for Coronavirus-Related Relief

Applications for "A Common Thread" will open on April 8 on the CFDA website.Author:Ana ColónUpdated:Mar 24, 2020Original:Mar 24, 2020On Tuesday, Anna Wintour and CFDA chairman Tom Ford announced a fundraising initiative called "A Common Thread," which aims to provide relief to U.S. fashion businesses that have been affected by Covid-19.

"A Common Thread" will use resources repurposed from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund — which was established post-9/11 to help emerging design talent, and, since 2015, awards prizes of $400,000 to a winner and $150,000 to two runners-up each year — to help folks in the fashion community, be they designers or manufacturers and other members of the supply chain, who are feeling a financial burden as the coronavirus continues to spread.

"'A Common Thread' is a storytelling initiative across all Condé Nast channels, spearheaded by Vogue and in collaboration with the CFDA, to raise both awareness and needed funds for those in the American fashion community who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic," a statement posted to the CFDA website reads. As part of this, there will be a video series, which, starting on March 25, will spotlight some of the businesses that have been affected by the coronavirus.

According to a press release sent out by the CFDA, "the parameters of the fund are still being established," so we don't know yet what the support and financial relief offered by "A Common Thread" will look like. However, applications for it — which are not limited to former Fashion Fund participants or members of the CFDA, the organization clarifies — will go live on April 8 on cfda.com.

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

The CFDA and Vogue Are Launching a Fundraising Initiative to Support the American Fashion CommunityIt will aid those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: glamour_fashion - 🏆 119. / 63 Read more »

The CFDA Launches “A Common Thread” to Provide Relief Efforts for CoronavirusA Common Thread will repurpose the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund to provide relief for those affected by COVID19
Source: TeenVogue - 🏆 481. / 51 Read more »

'Garage' Editor-in-Chief Joins 'Vogue' in Newly-Created RoleMark Guiducci has been named 'creative editorial director' — but what does that mean?
Source: Fashionista_com - 🏆 474. / 51 Read more »

The CFDA and Vogue Are Launching a Fundraising Initiative to Support the American Fashion CommunityIt will aid those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: glamour_fashion - 🏆 119. / 63 Read more »

DGA: Major Studios 'Commit' Two Weeks Pay for Below-the-Line MembersMajor studios have committed to two weeks of pay for below-the-line DGA members impacted by production shutdowns during the coronavirus crisis, according to a memo released on Wednesday
Source: THR - 🏆 411. / 53 Read more »

Sen. Cory Booker: Virus relief bill ‘real, substantive support’WATCH: Sen Booker says the $2T coronavirus relief bill is like a 'Marshall Plan' that will provide 'real substantive support' to 'hundreds of thousands of Americans who are facing economic turmoil.' You never had a chance being a president ,,dont know why anyone would wanna listen to what you have to say Go read a book...books!!
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »