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"FacebookPinterest\n\nLast night, at an energized, jam-packed event at Manhattan's IAC building, we kicked off New York Fashion Week by celebrating the six finalists in our 2010 search for the Best New Designer in America. Each of the designers\u2014from a transplanted Dutch veteran of preppy casualwear to two globetrotting (and enterprising) brothers\u2014could have taken the title, but right now we couldn't be more pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2010 GQ/CFDA Best New Menswear Designer in America Award (along with a $50,000 cash prize and the opportunity to create a limited edition Levi's collection for Bloomingdale's) is... Billy Reid.\n\nA true fashion journeyman, Billy won the CFDA best new men's designer award in 2001, but after investing in the production of his collection, his business was confronted with the grim reality of September 11th. Eight months after the attack, he moved home to Alabama, starting anew with his Billy Reid label in 2004. He now has seven stores selling clothes you could imagine William Faulkner wearing at his dapper peak, with bold shots of color mid in at just the right moments.\n\nToday we kick off a celebration of our Best New Menswear Designer finalists with a series of behind-the-scenes video studio visits by creative director Jim Moore and fashion editor Damien Nunes. Tune in for a new video, spotlighting each of the nominees in their own creative spaces, each day over the next week. Today we begin\u2014naturally\u2014with Billy Reid:\n\n Video by Gordon Steiner.\n\nCongratulations to Billy, and to every one of our finalists. Check back here on Monday for more inside looks at each of the designers' studios, and the new collections they've been working on."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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