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With New York Fashion Week kicking off in September, Vogue and the CFDA are teaming up to make a vital statement. On Friday, September 6, Fashion for Our Future, a march that will bring together leading voices from the American fashion industry, will take to the streets of midtown Manhattan to protect democracy and inspire voter registration ahead of the upcoming November general election.
What exactly will it look like? Imagine more than a thousand American designers, plus Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Thom Browne, Diane von Furstenberg, and Tommy Hilfiger, as well as models, retailers, factory workers, editors, influencers, and academics traveling from Herald Square to Bryant Park. , all dressed in traditional “Fashion for Our Future” t-shirts and dresses created through Zac Posen and his design team at Old Navy. (Parts will also be available for purchase at select Old Navy stores. )The nonpartisan for-profit organization I Am a Voter, with whom the CFDA has been participating since 2020, will be available to help register participants to vote.
“For 30 years, Old Navy has championed the democracy of style, making fashion available to everyone,” says Posen. “And we know that democracy, like fashion, is at its peak when anyone and everyone can participate. We’re excited to marry so many others in our industry to show that each and every voice matters.
Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer at Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director at Vogue, adds Anna Wintour: “Voting strengthens our democracy and puts strength in the hands of fellow Americans, and Vogue and the CFDA will do everything they can to inspire registration. . . . This is a special election that has consequences for our future and there is nothing more vital than participating in it by voting. “
From Seventh on Sale in the early 1990s to the beginnings of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and Fashion’s Night Out in the 1980s, the fashion industry has pulled together during difficult times, strengthening its long-term reach when things seemed uncertain. Now, in the months leading up to one of the most important political conflicts of our lifetime, fashion is resurfacing, this time, for the good of the entire country.
And you can do your part, too: Start by registering to vote (or, if necessary, update your registration) here, now.
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