GREY ANT is moving to NY* and they’re having a HUGE sample sale! The sale will include a decade worth of samples, one-offs and a lot more. You’ll be sure to get something unique at an amazing price.
*Grey Ant is one of the 12 inaugural participants for CFDA’s Fashion Incubator. More after the jump.
February 1, 2010, New York, NY – The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) are pleased to announce that the first 12 designers have been chosen for tenancy in the { CFDA FASHION INCUBATOR } and will begin moving into the building in mid-March 2010. To be eligible for consideration, designers were required to submit a detailed business plan, have substantive editorial coverage and orders from top retailers, be in business for a minimum of one and one-half years, and have paid and/or volunteer professional staff.
The inaugural 12 participating designers are:
ALICE RITTER, Alice Ritter
BIBHU MOHAPATRA, Bibhu Mohapatra
GEMMA REDUX, Rachel Dooley
GREY ANT, Grant Krajecki
HOUSE OF WARIS, Waris Ahluwalia
JOLIBE, Joel Diaz
LEWIS, Alison Lewis
PRABAL GURUNG, Prabal Gurung
PUBLIC SCHOOL, Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne
RUBY KOBO, Yuvi Alpert & Danna Kobo
SOPHIE THEALLET, Sophie Theallet
SUBVERSIVE JEWELRY, Justin Giunta
The { CFDA FASHION INCUBATOR }, located at 209 West 38th Street in New York City’s Garment Center, will accommodate 12 designers, who will each have a separate design studio (ranging from 800-1000 sq ft). Two-year leases will be offered to the designers at the below-market rate of $1,500-2,000 a month in rent. On hand to assist the designers on a day-to-day basis will be Program Director Nancy Caton. NYCEDC will provide the CFDA with a three-year, $200,000 grant to help establish the { CFDA FASHION INCUBATOR }.
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