said Roopal Patel, fashion director at Saks, radiant in a red-orange organza Khaite dress.
Those designers who have matriculated through the program form air-tight bonds.
Its not unusual to see classmates together at cocktail parties or seated front row at each others shows.
Marc Metrick, Tracy Margolies, Anna Wintour, Steven Kolb, Thom Browne, Roopal Patel
The Fashion Fund is about community.
It really is about friendshipsIve seen so many people become close friends over the years.
I like to think that we are the original young talent support program.
We are proud to have set an example.
A couple of hours later, it was time to wrap it upor was it?
The party ran past the end time listed on the invitation.
And, thankfully, Saks was in no rush to turn the lights back on.
Cheers to 20 years of the CVFF!
