Honduran Proud - Carlos Campos

Designer Carlos Campos on runway at the Carlos Campos Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Altman Building on February 15, 2009 in New York City.                                                                                                                                                   (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) 

Finally Honduras is getting recognized by fashion & not because of crappy politicians!

The nominations for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund are out! The judging panel which includes the unique & amazing Anna Wintour, the CFDA president Diane Von Furstenberg, Jenna Lyons, and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of nothing less than Proenza Schouler, announced their ten choices for this year’s award.

In case you don’t know The Fund was created to recognize American fashion talent & it starts with the nominations followed by a special design project, and as well of a fashion show in LA. There'll be one winner (last year the Fund gave $300,000) and two runner-up prizes ($100,000 each) & the ceremony will be on November 14^th.

This year’s nominees are:

• Carlos Campos
• Antonio Azzuolo
• Joseph Altuzarra, of Altuzarra 
• Christopher Peters and Shane Gabier, of Creatures of the Wind
• Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, of Cushnie et Ochs 
• Soraya Silchenstedt, of Finn Jewelry
• Dana Lorenz, of Fenton/Fallon
• Alexa Adams and Flora Gill, of Ohne Titel 
• Pamela Love
• Erin Beatty and Max Osterweis, of Suno

Carlos Campos is a Honduran designer who studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and resides on New York since he was 13. He has worked for Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, John Legend, Ethan Hawke, Justin Timberlake, The Killers y The Scissors Sisters.

In 2007 won the prize for best men’s collection at Mexico’s fashion week & in 2009 he was named most outstanding novice designer.

Carlos Campos distributes his designs in selected boutiques in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Japan and Barcelona.

In May 2009 he opened an exclusive store in Tegucigalpa, Honduras & this year he’s planning to open his first boutique in New York.

With this nomination Carlos made history becoming the first Latin American menswear designer to be nominated by CFDA.

Let me show you part of his job :-)

Carlos Campos 2010 Fall - Ready To Wear

& HERE you an find his 2011 Fall/Winter Collection!

PS: I've been so busy with school right now :( .. Hope you guys are having an amazing day!

Now Playing: Amy Winehouse - Tears dry on their own .. May she RIP! I'm a truly fan of her music, i can´t believe she's not here anymore..

-xoxo