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In an effort to support the following generation of AAPI designers, the immersive space Genesis House and the Council of Fashion Designers of America are teaming as much as debut the CFDA/Genesis House AAPI Design + Innovation Grant. The five-month initiative is geared toward fostering talent within the AAPI community. Three up-and-coming designers can be vying for the CFDA’s inaugural AAPI innovation grant. Submissions can be open later this summer for this mentorship program. The trio will present their final designs to Prabal Gurung, actress Jodie Turner-Smith, Monse cofounder Fernando Garcia, Saks Fifth Avenue’s Sandra Park and Alina Cho, amongst others. This system will culminate with designers making a bespoke collection that highlights “the friction between Korean cultural tradition and modernity,” with...