The fall 2026 runway season in Paris has come to a close, yet fashion never stops churning. After the unprecedented heft of change last season, the fall runways featured the results, plus debuts from Meryll Rogge at Marni, plus Rachel Scott’s and Demna’s first official runway collections at Proenza Schouler in New York and Gucci in Milan, respectively. As editors now return to their home cities, we can return our focus to the future of fashion in New York. Are you—like Scott, the 2024 CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year—a part of that new vision?
Beginning today at 9 am EST, applications for the 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund will be open on CFDA.com. Applications will remain open until 11:59 pm EST on Friday, April 10. Late submissions will not be accepted.
All applicants must be primarily based in the United States and must have been in business for a minimum of two years. The business must not have more than 30 employees or exceed a total revenue of 10 million dollars per year.
This year’s committee includes Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director, Vogue, CFDA CEO Steven Kolb, and CFDA Chairman Thom Browne, as well as Vogue’s Head of Editorial Content Chloe Malle and Vogue Runway Global Fashion News and Features Director Nicole Phelps. They are joined by Zac Posen, Vice President and Creative Director of Gap Inc.; Aurora James, founder of Brother Vellies and the Fifteen Percent Pledge; Eva Chen of Instagram; Rickie De Sole of Nordstrom; and model Paloma Elsesser. The 10 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists chosen by the committee will be announced in June.