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Sophie Theallet, Steven Alan, and L’Wren Scott Join the CFDA

The Council of Fashion Designers of America just revealed the list of its 25 new members, which they like to refer to as the class of 2010. Congrats to all of them, who now find themselves in the same elite club as designers like Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, and the Olsens (class of 2009). The new members will be honored in October with a party at Vera Wang’s house. Here is the full list of the new members:


Waris Ahluwalia, HOUSE OF WARIS
Steven Alan
Lisa Axelson, ANN TAYLOR
Lubov Azria, BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP
Shane Baum, BAUMVISION
Vicki Beamon, ERICKSON BEAMON

Pamella DeVos, PAMELLA ROLAND
Karen Erickson, ERICKSON BEAMON
George Esquivel, ESQUIVEL SHOES
Robert Geller
Gary Graham
Ulrich Grimm, CALVIN KLEIN
Sang A Im-Propp, SANG A
Anthony Keegan, COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES
Adam Kimmel
Nikki Kule, KULE
Kimberly McDonald
Rebecca Minkoff
Bibhu Mohapatra
Monique Péan
Monica Rich Kosann, MONICA RICH KOSANN FINE JEWELRY
Robert Rodriguez
L’Wren Scott
Shelly Steffe
Sophie Theallet

The CFDA’s Class of 2010 [DFR]

Sophie Theallet, Steven Alan, and L’Wren Scott Join the CFDA