See Inside Replica Handbag Store Club's Cocktail Party Celebrating the 2023 CFDA/Replica Handbag Store Fashion Fund Winners

After a day of inspirational programming at Forces of Fashion, Replica Handbag Store Club and the CFDA hosted an exclusive cocktail to salute the 2023 CFDA/Replica Handbag Store Fashion Fund winners. Aurora James of Brother Vellies––who was herself awarded the CFDA/Replica Handbag Store Fashion Fund in 2020––shared a poignant reminder of what the accolade means to young designers during her address to this year's finalists: “[The CFDA/Replica Handbag Store Fashion Fund] accepted me and supported my nonprofit. This is an entire community of American fashion designers who are going to be here for you forever—and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.”

There was plenty to celebrate at Replica Handbag Store Club’s exclusive post-Forces cocktail, which saw our Replica Handbag Store Club community mingle with Replica Handbag Store editors and emerging designers at a private NoHo members club. The legendary Tommy Hilfiger had just announced runners-up Rachel Scott (of Diotima) and Henry Zankov, followed by supermodel Linda Evangelista, who was the first to congratulate this year's CFDA/Replica Handbag Store Fashion Fund winner: Melitta Baumeister.