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US Finalists For 2014 International Woolmark Competition
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Meet the Designers in America's International Woolmark Prize Finals

Congratulations are in order for a group of young designers including Joseph Altuzarra, Bibhu Mohapatra, and Wes Gordon, all of whom are in the American finals for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.
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Congratulations are in order for a group of young designers including Joseph Altuzarra, Bibhu Mohapatra, and Wes Gordon, all of whom are in the American finals for the 2014 International Woolmark Prize.

The group of finalists, which includes seven other design houses, will compete for the opportunity to go up against designers from Australia, China, India, and Europe in Milan next year. One American designer will be selected to represent the United States this July, when the 10 finalists present competition collections made with merino wool.

The prize for breaking through the other finalists and into the last round of competition is $100,000 toward that designer's next collection; the international prize is another $100,000, plus the opportunity to sell the winning collection in stores all over the world.

A look at who else is in the running, here in the gallery.

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Kate Moss on a Skateboard, Karolina Kurkova Busts a Move, and Bonobos Shows Its Support

Presenting our current favorite fashion meme: Skate Moss.
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  • Presenting our current favorite fashion meme: Skate Moss. [BuzzFeed]

  • Karolina Kurkova didn't let her stilettos and leather pants stop her from break-dancing with the Knicks City Kids backstage at the Today show. [Page Six]
  • This is what a color-field diagram of the Fall 2013 collections looks like. [Fashionista]

  • Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte will be honored by the Art Institute of Chicago with its Legend of Fashion award. [WWD]

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Karlie Kloss Horses Around, Dior Gets a New Lady, and Miranda Kerr Shares a Sexy Tip

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All the bits fit to print here, in our daily news roundup.

  • Karlie Kloss stars in the Mercedes-Benz Fall 2013 ad campaign, shot by Ryan McGinley. [Another Mag]

  • Miranda Kerr's favorite marriage advice comes from a very wise source. "My grandmother said, 'Men are very visual, so don't forget that," the Victoria's Secret Angel said. "Every day, put a little makeup on, put on some nice underwear, and you'll keep your husband.'" [PopSugar]

  • Mary Katrantzou's Fall 2012 prints now adorn the exterior of the London Design Museum in the form of 2-D Christmas trees. [Telegraph]

  • Bibhu Mohapatra will mentor a group of seniors at The Savannah College of Art and Design. [Elle]

  • Francisco Costa was spotted celebrating his 22nd anniversary with partner John DeStefano at the Beatrice Inn. [Page Six]

  • Rebecca Minkoff has relaunched its ecommerce website. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Alice & Olivia has partnered with Baby Buggy to bring toys to children this holiday season. [Fashion Etc]

  • Marion Cotillard is set to design a bag for Lady Dior. [Vogue UK]

    • Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2013 | Runway
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    Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2013

    India-born designer Bibu Mohapatra was feeling futuristic for Spring 2013.
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    Bibhu Mohapatra Spring 2013 | Runway

    India-born designer Bibu Mohapatra was feeling futuristic for Spring 2013. Colorful kaleidoscope prints prevailed throughout the show on satin dresses with shoulder cutouts, boxy shortsleeved jackets, and knee-length skirts. Models mostly showed off dresses, but a few cropped trousers served as more masculine pieces in the collection. At the end of the show, Bibhu sent down a slew of unique, head-turning gowns: sheer, mermaid style, beaded, and poufy princess cut.

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    The Tom Ford Influence—Alberta Ferretti Employs Real Women as Models for Pitti Show; Erin Wasson Has a New Design Collaboration
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    The Tom Ford Influence—Alberta Ferretti Employs Real Women as Models for Pitti Show; Erin Wasson Has a New Design Collaboration

    Alberta Ferretti took a page out of Tom Ford's book and had the likes of Camilla Belle, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Poppy Delevigne, Paz de la Huerta, and Marisa Berenson walk in place of models as part of her Florentine show to open Pitti Immagine Uomo last night, for which she created an exclusive 30-piece collection [Style.com, Fashionista] The Costume Institute received a donation of $10 million from Jonathan and Lizzie Tisch to create a new gallery space; although this gift was the "tipping point" to start construction next year, fundraising for the project started several years ago and has been helped in large part by Anna Wintour and the Costume Institute Gala benefit [NY Times] Gucci Group parent company PPR just created a new business unit dedicated to developing online retail.
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    • Alberta Ferretti took a page out of Tom Ford's book and had the likes of Camilla Belle, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Poppy Delevigne, Paz de la Huerta, and Marisa Berenson walk in place of models as part of her Florentine show to open Pitti Immagine Uomo last night, for which she created an exclusive 30-piece collection [Style.com, Fashionista]
    • The Costume Institute received a donation of $10 million from Jonathan and Lizzie Tisch to create a new gallery space; although this gift was the "tipping point" to start construction next year, fundraising for the project started several years ago and has been helped in large part by Anna Wintour and the Costume Institute Gala benefit [NY Times]
    • Gucci Group parent company PPR just created a new business unit dedicated to developing online retail. CEO François-Henri Pinault called e-commerce a "strategic priority," adding: “My goal [is] to increase our digital presence and accelerate our growth in online sales, which should reach 10 percent of Gucci Group and Puma’s consolidated revenues over the next few years” [WWD]
    • Bibhu Mohapatra, Pamela Love, Mandy Coon, The Lake & Stars, M. Patmos, and Study NY were all awarded $25,000 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation grants to put toward their upcoming New York Fashion Week shows [WWD]
    • Erin Wasson is designing a capsule collection for Zadig & Voltaire [ElleUK]
    • W's February 2011 cover features a first look at sweet-looking Rooney Mara's transformation into punky Lisbeth Salander for David Fincher's upcoming The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo film [W]
    • Instead of pouting across the board as in seasons past, models have notably been captured smiling in both the Valentino and Chloe Spring 2011 ad campaigns [Garance Dore]
    • Jessica Stam's left arm is in a sling after she sprained and fractured it while snowboarding in Montana over the holidays [Modelinia]
    • Using the same technology that made the Death Star explode in Star Wars, Loewe blows up its Amazona bag over and over in a new brand video [Style File]
    CFDA Inducts 26 New Members for 2010, Including L'Wren Scott and Sophie Theallet
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    CFDA Inducts 26 New Members for 2010, Including L'Wren Scott and Sophie Theallet

    >> Wednesday evening, Vera Wang moved almost all of the furniture out of her vast Park Avenue apartment to toast this year's 26 new CFDA inductees.
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    >> Wednesday evening, Vera Wang moved almost all of the furniture out of her vast Park Avenue apartment to toast this year's 26 new CFDA inductees. “It may not be as big as Donna Karan’s loft, but I can fit you all in,” Wang said of her duplex, which she estimated was hosting 300 guests. Tommy Hilfiger and wife Dee Ocleppo were impressed, however — The Cut caught them exclaiming: “It's amazing. The kitchen is sick. Our kitchen is like, a tenth of that size. That's like a restaurant kitchen.”

    The new members include: Waris Ahluwalia — who said of the honor, “I feel like I almost should put this on my passport as my fashion visa. It's nice to make this baby official!", Steven Alan, Lisa Axelson of Ann Taylor, Lubov Azria, Shane Baum of Baumvision, Vicki Beamon and Karen Erickson of Erickson Beamon, George Esquivel, Robert Geller, Gary Graham, Ulrich Grimm of Calvin Klein, Sang A Im-Propp, Anthony Keegan of Commonwealth Utilities, Adam Kimmel, Nikki Kule of Kule, Kimberly McDonald, Rebecca Minkoff, Bibhu Mohapatra, Juan Carlos Obando, Monique Péan, Monica Rich Kosann, Pamella Roland, Robert Rodriguez, L'Wren Scott, Shelly Steffee, and Sophie Theallet, who just moved into a new office space.

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    >> Inaugural Fashion Incubator Designers Have Officially Moved In —The first twelve designers participating in the new CFDA Fashion Incubator program — including Prabal Gurung, Waris Ahluwalia, Sophie Theallet, Bibhu Mohapatra, and Justin Giunta — which provides subsidized studios in the heart of New York's Garment District, officially moved into the space, which apparently "looks much like a shopping mall, with glass-fronted showrooms on either side of a grand aisle," last week.
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    >> Inaugural Fashion Incubator Designers Have Officially Moved In —The first twelve designers participating in the new CFDA Fashion Incubator program — including Prabal Gurung, Waris Ahluwalia, Sophie Theallet, Bibhu Mohapatra, and Justin Giunta — which provides subsidized studios in the heart of New York's Garment District, officially moved into the space, which apparently "looks much like a shopping mall, with glass-fronted showrooms on either side of a grand aisle," last week. Advantages include retailers being able to visit the designers all at the same time and proximity to their suppliers. “The amount of time we save, even if it’s running out for a zipper, is incredible,” said Mohapatra. [NY Times]

    Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet, Justin Giunta Among Inaugural Fashion Incubator Designers
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    Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet, Justin Giunta Among Inaugural Fashion Incubator Designers

    >> The CFDA Fashion Incubator, announced last October in partnership with New York City's Mayor Bloomberg, has its first twelve tenants.  Among those named as part of the inaugural group of designers: Alice Ritter, Bibhu Mohapatra, Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet, Gemma Redux's Rachel Dooley, Grey Ant's Grant Krajecki, House of Waris's Waris Ahluwalia, Jolibe's Joel Diaz, Lewis's Alison Lewis, Public School's Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, Ruby Kobo's Yuvi Alpert and Danna Kobo, and Subversive Jewelry's Justin Giunta.The designers each received two-year leases on design studio spaces ranging from 800 to 1,000 square feet at 209 West 38th Street in Manhattan, with subsidized, below-market rental rates of between $1,500 and $2,000 per month.  To earn a spot, the designers had to submit a business plan, show they had "substantive editorial coverage" and orders from high-level retailers, have been in business for over a year and a half, and be supporting a staff.
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    >> The CFDA Fashion Incubator, announced last October in partnership with New York City's Mayor Bloomberg, has its first twelve tenants.  Among those named as part of the inaugural group of designers: Alice Ritter, Bibhu Mohapatra, Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet, Gemma Redux's Rachel Dooley, Grey Ant's Grant Krajecki, House of Waris's Waris Ahluwalia, Jolibe's Joel Diaz, Lewis's Alison Lewis, Public School's Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, Ruby Kobo's Yuvi Alpert and Danna Kobo, and Subversive Jewelry's Justin Giunta.

    The designers each received two-year leases on design studio spaces ranging from 800 to 1,000 square feet at 209 West 38th Street in Manhattan, with subsidized, below-market rental rates of between $1,500 and $2,000 per month.  To earn a spot, the designers had to submit a business plan, show they had "substantive editorial coverage" and orders from high-level retailers, have been in business for over a year and a half, and be supporting a staff.

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    >> INSIDER WIRE — Lauren Santo Domingo has earned plenty of fans for her personal style and put in her hours as a sittings editor for Vogue; now, she's lending a show-styling hand to at least two-and-coming designers in two days — J.Mendel alum Bibhu Mohapatra (Fall 2009 look, left), and Christian Cota, Fashion Group International's 2009 Rising Star (Jason Wu was 2008's): "I think you’ll see a new edge to Christian’s always impeccable uptown polish.” [Hint, Style File] *image: source
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    >> INSIDER WIRE — Lauren Santo Domingo has earned plenty of fans for her personal style and put in her hours as a sittings editor for Vogue; now, she's lending a show-styling hand to at least two-and-coming designers in two days — J.Mendel alum Bibhu Mohapatra (Fall 2009 look, left), and Christian Cota, Fashion Group International's 2009 Rising Star (Jason Wu was 2008's): "I think you’ll see a new edge to Christian’s always impeccable uptown polish.” [Hint, Style File]

    *image: source