CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Winners Named

On the eve of a historic election, another vote took place in the US last night - the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund 2016. And, at the award ceremony's 13th annual gala, Laura Vassar and Kristopher Brock of Brock Collection were named this year's recipients by keynote speaker Michael Kors.

The husband-and-wife design duo - who met while studying at Parsons School of Design in New York and founded their elegant womenswear label in 2013 - will receive the $400,000 prize, while this year's runners up, Stirling Barrett of Krewe du Optic and Adam Selman, will be awarded $150,000 each. The recipients will also benefit from a year of business mentorship from industry experts.

The decision was made by the fund's panel of judges, which includes CFDA president and CEO Steven Kolb, Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, Marcus Wainwright and Jenna Lyon. In being awarded the prize, Vassar and Brock follow the likes of Jonathan Simkhai, Aurora James of Brother Vellies and Rio Uribe of Gypsy sporty - who were last year's recipients - and previous winners such as Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School, Joseph Altuzarra, and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler.