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"  Finally, validation for spending an hour trying to pick the perfect filter: The CFDA has added Fashion Instagrammer of the Year to its award categories. Eight nominees have been selected for the inaugural race, and the winner will be chosen, fittingly, through crowd-sourcing. Starting today through May 30, all you have to do is log onto CFDA.com to vote, or, if you want to really celebrate the spirit of it all, &amp;quot;like&amp;quot; any of the nominees&amp;#039; Instagrams that are tagged #MyCFDA on Instagram. Though the Fashion Instagrammer of the Year won&amp;#039;t share the stage with Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, and Joseph Altuzarra to receive the award at the ceremony on June 2, he or she will attend the CFDAs and take over the group&amp;#039;s Instagram account for the evening, naturally.  &amp;quot;Instagram has become the platform for visual expression in fashion because it&amp;#039;s quick, easy, accessible \u2014 it&amp;#039;s always with you. It&amp;#039;s enough of a category that they [the CFDA] want to take that trend and maximize it in some way,&amp;quot; Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told WWD.  So, this year&amp;#039;s noms might already be in, but that gives us a whole year to step up our &amp;#039;gramming game. But, Systrom warns against giving your Instas too studied an air, because a successful Instagram is about capturing an everyday moment that&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;as much filtered as it&amp;#039;s unfiltered. It&amp;#039;s not a produced moment that feels inauthentic,&amp;quot; he explained to WWD. Deep. Below are the eight nominees for this year&amp;#039;s Fashion Instagrammer of the Year award: @aguynamedpatrick:         Look what I found earlier today! #emojisinthewild &#128129; A photo posted by Patrick Janelle (@aguynamedpatrick) on May 6, 2014 at 10:32pm PDT     @amy_stone:         blackwatch trench, cashmere cable, &amp;amp;amp; a touch of tortoise A photo posted by amy stone (@amy_stone) on Nov 17, 2013 at 8:45am PST     @bessnyc4:        A photo posted by @bessnyc4 on May 15, 2014 at 4:04pm PDT     @dapperlou:         \u2022Philly Blues\u2022 A photo posted by Dapper Lou (@dapperlou) on May 10, 2014 at 5:38pm PDT     @donalddrawbertson:         #donaldbytheyard A photo posted by Donald Robertson (@drawbertson) on May 18, 2014 at 2:23am PDT     @hokaytokay:         had some fun in the studio today, got to work with a wonderful crew of gals \u2728&#127881; @ktmell @jennaperryhair @doriasantlofer @emilyrosetheo @yulusirayo A photo posted by amanda (@hokaytokay) on May 18, 2014 at 4:51pm PDT     @paridust:         New on paridust.com | enter into the mystical world of #wangechimutu @brooklynmuseum | wearing @erdemlondon from the lovely @pinklabelprgirl boutique brooklyn A photo posted by Pari Ehsan (@paridust) on Feb 28, 2014 at 9:11am PST     @troprouge:         Morning in crisp white and moms coffee. A photo posted by Christina Caradona (@troprouge) on May 19, 2014 at 5:22am PDT     "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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