Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at CFDA

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) presented 31 new fashion designers including Alexander Wang, Jason Wu, Maria Pinto and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Diane von Furstenberg is a recent CFDA president and she has chosen to up the quantity of new designers initiated every year – 28 and 31 over the past two years respectively, against fewer than 20 under previous leaders.

The famous twins have entered American fashion through their labels The Row, called after Saville Row in London, their lusted, custom-made line of luxe wardrobe staples and Elizabeth and James – their directional, mid-range brand, named after their younger brother and sister.

Diane’s whole approach to fashion and design is inclusiveness,” CFDA executive director Steven Kolb told WWD. “She always refers to the CFDA as her extended family.”

The new designers will be welcomed with an intimate dinner at Manhattan’s Four Seasons restaurant on October 21.

America’s top designers have also been acknowledged by the European fashion industry.

Alexander Wang and Thakoon have been nominated for the Swiss Textile Award.

They are up against British designers Erdem and Peter Pilotto for the € 100,000 prize, which was won by Rodarte in 2008.

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