Designers of America & Vogue to introduce Gap design editions
06 Apr '07
3 min read
The collection will be available exclusively in flagship and top Gap adult stores in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Japan and online in the U.S. at gap website.
"The CFDA is grateful to Gap for its support of the CVFF. This initiative not only nurtures the success of these designers -- it nurtures their creativity as well, which is one of our most valued goals," said CFDA Executive Director Steven Kolb.
DOO.RI: Designer Doo-Ri Chung, winner of the 2006 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition, attended Parsons School of Design. She worked for Geoffrey Beene and started her own label in 2003. In 2006 she won the coveted CFDA's Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent in Womenswear. Before earning widespread recognition and acclaim, she spent her days working out of the basement of her parents' New Jersey dry-cleaning store.
Today, she's a recognized force in the fashion world with a celebrity following including fashionistas Eva Longoria and Chloe Sevigny. Doo.Ri's collection for Gap reflects her smart, clean design aesthetic, and includes a feminine shirt with a scarf drape at the neck; a tailored camp shirt; and a flowing, belted shirtdress.
"Winning the CFDA Vogue Fashion award has been an immense honor and working with Gap is so exciting. The challenge of working with the classic Gap white shirt was really interesting from a designer's point of view. I see Gap as sort of a blank canvas -- it's the go-to place if you don't have something to wear," said Doo-Ri Chung.
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