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Gisele's Baby Picture, Chanel's Expansion, and Anna Wintour's Sporty Seat Mate

These stories and more here, in our daily news roundup.



These stories and more here, in our daily news roundup.

  • Gisele Bündchen released the first picture of daughter Vivian Lake Brady on her Facebook page. The caption reads, "Love is everything!!!! Happy Friday, much love to all." [Facebook User Gisele Bündchen]

  • Chanel's iconic Rue Cambon boutique is slated to expand. [WWD]

  • Chris Benz, Badgley Mischka, and Cynthia Rowley have all been tapped to create a capsule collection of outerwear for London Fog, which will hit stores in August. [Glamour]

  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell secured the highly coveted seat next to Anna Wintour at Thursday's Kimberly Ovitz show. [New York Post]

  • Wes Gordon, Giulietta's Sofia Sizzi, and Cushnie et Ochs's Michelle Ochs and Carly Cushnie are among the designers who will participate in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's Americans in Paris program during Paris Fashion Week. [WWD]

  • Portraits of Diane von Furstenberg, Calvin Klein, and Carolina Herrera are featured in Andy Warhol's latest exhibit, Andy Warhol Photography, which will open on Feb. 11 in London. [Vogue UK]

  • Rag & Bone's latest bag, the Pilot Clutch, is now available online and in stores. [Elle]

  • In other ecommerce news, a collection of vintage clothing and accessories curated by Natalie Joos for the Manhattan Vintage show is now shoppable. [Manhattan Vintage]

  • Not only did Hanneli Mustaparta star in Diesel Black Gold's Spring 2013 campaign, shot by Theo Wenner, but she also styled it. [POPSUGAR Fashion News Inbox]

Jennifer Fisher

2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced

The list of finalists who will compete for the 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund has been released, and the 13 up-and-coming designers on it include Wes Gordon, Tabitha Simmons, and Suno's Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty.

The list of finalists who will compete for the 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund has been released, and the 13 up-and-coming designers on it include Wes Gordon, Tabitha Simmons, and Suno's Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty. The contestants will start proving their mettle at the end of July, when they will present their collections to a panel of judges. Other challenges will include creating a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry for Tiffany & Co. and presenting a show in Los Angeles. The work is worth it: last year's winner Joseph Altuzarra took home a prize of $300,000, while runners-up Pamela Love and Creatures of the Wind's Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters were given $100,000. Winners of the competition are also appointed talented mentors — Diane von Furstenberg, David Neville, and Marcus Wainwright have worked with winners in the past. This year's winner and runners-up will be announced in November. Below, a look at which designers are in the running.

  • Andrea Lieberman — A.L.C.
  • Greg Armas — Assembly New York
  • Sofia Sizzi — Giulietta
  • Justin Salguero, Daniel Silberman, and Alina Silberman — Illesteva
  • Jennifer Fisher — Jennifer Fisher Jewelry
  • Jennifer Meyer Maguire — Jennifer Meyer
  • Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty — Suno
  • Tabitha Simmons — Tabitha Simmons
  • Greg Chait — The Elder Statesman
  • Wes Gordon — Wes Gordon

Photo: Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty attend the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards dinner.