{"id":2468,"date":"2012-08-20T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T18:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2014-03-27T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T19:55:26","slug":"daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2012\/08\/20\/daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Vosovic admitted to the fashion incubator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Council of Fashion Designers of America&#8217;s <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/cfda.com\/programs\/cfda-fashion-incubator');\"  href=\"http:\/\/cfda.com\/programs\/cfda-fashion-incubator\">Fashion Incubator<\/a> isn&#8217;t for preemies. The\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/cfda.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/cfda.com\/\">CFDA&#8217;s<\/a> two-year program is designed to foster emerging designers with noted experience and\u00a0recognition. \u00a0Fashion design grad <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.danielvosovicny.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.danielvosovicny.com\/\">Daniel Vosovic<\/a> initially met all requirements but one.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2484\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2012\/08\/20\/daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator\/daniel-vosovic-low-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg?fit=360%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,478\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;capture&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337177852&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DANIEL VOSOVIC Low Res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Daniel Vosovic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg?fit=360%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2484\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg?resize=360%2C478\" width=\"360\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/DANIEL-VOSOVIC-Low-Res.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo of Daniel Vosovic\u00a0courtesy\u00a0of CFDA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>Here&#8217;s what the CFDA looks for and here&#8217;s what Vosovic had to his name:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>A designer of demonstrable talent, i.e. have garnered substantial editorial coverage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vosovic&#8217;s resume:\u00a0<\/strong>Four days after graduating FIT, \u00a0Vosovic began filming season two of\u00a0Project Runway.\u00a0\u00a0He was a\u00a0finalist and fan favorite. His 13-piece collection, shown at New York\u2019s Fashion Week, received glowing reviews. He designed chic uniforms for the hotel staff of NYLO and authored the book, &#8220;Fashion Inside Out: Daniel V&#8217;s Guide to How Style Happens from Inspiration to Runway and Beyond.&#8221;<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2012\/08\/20\/daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator\/look_11-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg?fit=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"533,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"look_11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg?fit=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2538\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_111.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Be American or have established a primary design business in the US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Vosovic&#8217;s origins: <\/strong>Mosovic\u00a0is a Michigan native. Prior to coming to FIT he attended Grand Rapids Community College. \u00a0He was a nationally ranked\u00a0gymnast\u00a0for 12 years. But who couldn&#8217;t use a leg up?<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2012\/08\/20\/daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator\/look_10-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg?fit=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"533,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"look_10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg?fit=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2536\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_101.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Be in business for a minimum of two years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>The glitch<\/strong>: \u00a0After Project Runway, Vosovic went on to hold\u00a0various head designer and assistant positions for four and a half years before launching his own line in 2010. \u00a0But Vosovic&#8217;s label was two months shy of Incubator&#8217;s two-year requirement. He was a preemie.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Be able to occupy CFDA&#8217;s Fashion Incubator studio space; relocation expenses, if applicable, will be the responsibility of the tenant.<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2012\/08\/20\/daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator\/ready_to_wear_fall_winter_daniel_vosovic__new_york_january_2011-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg?fit=532%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"532,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;xxxxxxxxxxxxxx&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1297808785&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ready_to_Wear_Fall_winter_Daniel_Vosovic__NEW_YORK_january_2011&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ready_to_Wear_Fall_winter_Daniel_Vosovic__NEW_YORK_january_2011\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg?fit=532%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2540\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg?resize=532%2C800\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_092.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Let&#8217;s just say:<\/strong>\u00a0Vosovic must appreciate good working conditions. &#8220;Well, [the Incubator] has air-conditioning, which is always plus!&#8221; Vosovic told Ally Betkar from The Cut. He also is reminded of a response once given by \u00a0supermodel Karen Elson: &#8220;&#8216;The reality is, in fashion everyone&#8217;s going home to a fourth-floor walk-up in Brooklyn&#8230;'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serendipity: <\/strong>\u00a0One of the original 10 designers chose to decline involvement in the Incubator program. By this time, Vosovic meets the two-year minimum requirement and is soon invited to join one of the best \u201cnurseries\u201d for new fashion designers!<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2012\/08\/20\/daniel-vosovic-admitted-to-the-fashion-incubator\/ready_to_wear_fall_winter_daniel_vosovic__new_york_january_2011-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg?fit=532%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"532,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1297808891&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ready_to_Wear_Fall_winter_Daniel_Vosovic__NEW_YORK_january_2011&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ready_to_Wear_Fall_winter_Daniel_Vosovic__NEW_YORK_january_2011\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg?fit=532%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2539\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg?resize=532%2C800\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/files\/2012\/08\/look_17.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so grateful for this opportunity and to have been chosen to represent the program,&#8221; says Vosovic. &#8220;In just the few short months I&#8217;ve been a part of the CFDA Incubator my business plan has been refined, my design focus sharpened and my brand&#8217;s visibility raised. I can&#8217;t wait to see what two years brings!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All designs by Daniel Vosovic. Photos used with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of Fashion Designers of America&#8217;s Fashion Incubator isn&#8217;t for preemies. The\u00a0CFDA&#8217;s two-year program is designed to foster emerging designers with noted experience and\u00a0recognition. \u00a0Fashion design grad Daniel Vosovic initially met all requirements but one. Here&#8217;s what the CFDA looks for and here&#8217;s what Vosovic had to his name: A designer of demonstrable talent, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":285,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[242],"tags":[14079,19009,19010],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","tag-cfda","tag-daniel-vosovic","tag-fashion-incubator"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13xjz-DO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}