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Just announced: this year's shortlist of CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award finalists. Here are the ten lucky designers (and labels) who will be judged by a committee comprising Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler, Vogue's Mark Holgate, Jeffrey Kalinsky, the CFDA's Steven Kolb, Reed Krakoff, Jenna Lyons, Theory's Andrew Rosen, Diane von Furstenberg, and Anna Wintour:
AA, Antonio AzzuoloThe winner receives $300,000 in prize money and two runner-ups each receive $100,000. Altuzarra and Pamela Love were also finalists in 2010.
Altuzarra, Joseph Altuzarra
Carlos Campos, Carlos Campos
Creatures of the Wind, Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters
Cushnie Et Ochs, Michelle Ochs and Carly Cushnie
Finn Jewelry, Soraya Silchenstedt
Fenton/Fallon, Dana Lorenz
Ohne Titel, Alexa Adams and Flora Gill
Pamela Love, Pamela Love
Suno (right) Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty
· The Ten 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Are Announced [Vogue]