Agenda

Join us for a day of exciting and immersive fashion experiences, exclusive workshops, rare access to the Vogue Closet, as well as onstage conversations with Vogue editors along with some of the biggest names in fashion.

FEATURING

Thursday, October 19, 2023
10:00 AM
Welcome Remarks and Co-Host Introduction
Anna Wintour Chloe Malle Chioma Nnadi

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10:15 AM
How To Make Your Videos Go Viral
Samantha Sussman

What makes a Vogue video go viral? The team that leads Vogue’s social channels know all the tricks—and Forces attendees will have the opportunity to star in a TikTok video destined for Vogue’s official account.

10:30 AM
In Conversation: Annie Leibovitz and Taylor Antrim
Annie Leibovitz Taylor Antrim

In conversation with Vogue deputy editor Taylor Antrim, Leibovitz will go behind the scenes of some of her latest cover shoots for Vogue. She’ll talk about shooting Rihanna over a long night in Paris, and Kate Winslet, who stars as the Vogue World War II photojournalist Lee Miller in a new film. And she’ll offer a sneak peek of a special new fashion portfolio inspired by the work of an American mid-century icon, painter Edward Hopper.

11:15 AM
Future Forces Presented by Disney Create 100
Aliyah Salmon Clarence Ruth Taofeek Abijako Kimmiski Adams Daziah Green Chandricka Carr

To celebrate an incredible century of creativity, Disney has launched Create 100 to honor  talents both established and new across many different artistic mediums. Six of this new generation of creators—Taofeek Abijako, Kimmiski Adams,  Chandricka Carr, Daziah Green, Clarence Ruth, and Aliyah Salmon—nominated by the likes of Tommy Hilfiger, Pandora, Adidas, and Coach’s Stuart Vevers, will be gracing Forces with their presence—and answering questions about what’s new, what’s now, and what’s next.

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
In Conversation: Emily Ratajkowski, Chioma Nnadi, and Chloe Malle (24th floor, studio 1)
Emily Ratajkowski Chioma Nnadi Chloe Malle

Every week on Vogue’s The Run-Through podcast, co-hosts Chioma Nnadi and Chloe Malle riff about fashion, politics, culture, and what we’re all wearing. NYT best-selling author Emily Ratajkowski joins Chioma and Chloe for a live deep-dive discussion covering everything from modeling to motherhood to My Body.

Sketching, Up Close (24th floor, studio 2)
Joseph Altuzarra Christian Allaire

Designer Joseph Altuzarra meticulously sketches each and every look in his collections. Join his masterclass, where he’ll show how he builds a collection line by line (and try your hand at it too).

How They Do ‘I Do’ (34th floor, access via the spiral staircase from the 35th floor)
Vera Wang Anny Choi Marcy Blum Alexandra Macon

Everyone has their own idea of their dream wedding—and who doesn’t need a little guidance as to just how to make it happen? We gather together a few people who know all that in spades: legendary designer Vera Wang, wedding planner Marcy Blum, and stylist Anny Choi.

In Conversation: Anok Yai and Jose Criales-Unzueta (24th floor, studio 3)
Anok Yai José Criales-Unzueta

Catching up with Anok Yai, one the most inspirational and influential models of today, Jose Criales-Unzueta talks to her about attaining runway stardom and how she stays true to herself.

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
Every Shoot Tells a Story: Session 1 (20th floor: The Fashion Closet, Powered by FARFETCH)
Virginia Smith Willow Lindley Naomi Elizee

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how a Vogue shoot happens from Fashion Director Virginia Smith, Fashion Market Director Willow Lindley, and Contributing Fashion Editor Max Ortega —live from the Vogue closet.

Fashion’s Calling (25th floor)
Paloma Elsesser Mark Guiducci Ignacio Murillo Mars Rania Benchegra

When Vogue announced its casting call for new models earlier this year, the submissions ran into the tens of thousands. How did that number get whittled down to just a few winners—and who are they? Vogue’s Mark Guiducci and Ignacio Murillo—with model Paloma Elsseser—discuss what they were looking for. They are joined by two of the winners: Mars, and Rania Benchegra.

Master Class: Backstage Beauty With Pat McGrath (24th floor, studio 5)
Pat McGrath Arden Fanning Margaux Anbouba

Dame Pat McGrath has elevated beauty for decades with some of the most memorable makeup looks to ever grace runways and fashion shoots. She and her team join Vogue’s Beauty Editor-at-Large Arden Fanning Andrews for a behind-the-scenes breakdown of McGrath’s favorite beauty looks of the season.

1:25 PM
Lunch
 

Shop the Fashion Closet Powered by FARFETCH

It’s as mythic and legendary as Oz, but with better clothes. (Even if Dorothy’s ruby slippers would be great on a Vogue shoot!) At Forces, enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shop the season’s key looks as seen in our fall fashion issues—and with our editors on hand to give those purchases a thumbs-up! 

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Vogue Club Live: The Tip-Off with Naomi Elizee (24th floor, studio 2)
Naomi Elizee Madeline Fass

Every month, Vogue Fashion Market Editor Naomi Elizee shows how to wear three outfits of immense style and attitude on Vogue Club’s video series The Tip-Off. Now she’s filming an episode live in front of our Forces audience, where they’ll learn just how far a perfect trio of looks can take you.

The Runway Rundown: Session 1 (24th floor, studio 1)
Nicole Phelps Laia Garcia-Furtado José Criales-Unzueta Irene Kim Laird Borrelli-Persson

What were the biggest stories and most dramatic moments from the Spring 2024 runways? Nicole Phelps, Director of Vogue Runway, and her team talk us through the news to know and the names to note en route to answering that eternal question: What am I going to wear next?

And The Bride Wore….(34th floor, access via the spiral staircase from the 35th floor)
Beanie Feldstein Chelsea Grain Jefferson AnnaSophia Robb Alexandra Macon

Three brides who recently wed—Beanie Feldstein, Chelsea Grain Jefferson, and AnnaSophia Robb—don’t just talk about what they wore, but everything that made their day so special.

In Conversation: Jawara Wauchope and Kimberly Drew Presented by Dyson (24th floor, studio 5)
Jawara Wauchope Kimberly Drew Margaux Anbouba Kiana Murden

"Beauty is first,” Jawara Wauchope told Vogue recently, speaking of the role that hair plays in fashion—from his covers for Erykah Badu and Rihanna to amplifying Black hair care on set and on the runways. At Forces, Jawara will be talking with curator and critic Kimberly Drew about his culture-shifting career in editorial hairstyling, what he’d like to see next—and why his vision is ever-evolving.

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Every Shoot Tells A Story: Session 2 (20th floor, The Fashion Closet, Powered by FARFETCH)
Virginia Smith Willow Lindley Naomi Elizee

The Fashion Closet, Powered by Farfetch

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how a Vogue shoot happens from Fashion Director Virginia Smith, Fashion Market Director Willow Lindley, and Contributing Fashion Editor Max Ortega —live from the Vogue closet.

Hair Do: Artist Evanie Frausto Transforms A Model’s Look (24th floor, studio 5)
Evanie Frausto Arden Fanning Margaux Anbouba Sherry Shi

Few people wield a pair of scissors to such incredible effect as hair artist Evanie Frausto, who has been responsible for some of the industry’s most major hair looks. At Forces, he’ll be creating a live hair transformation for one lucky model. Is it a pixie? A shag? Microbangs? A French bob? Whatever it is, one thing will be sure: It will make a statement.

The Runway Rundown: Session 2 (24th floor, studio 1)
Nicole Phelps Laia Garcia-Furtado José Criales-Unzueta Irene Kim Laird Borrelli-Persson

What were the biggest stories and most dramatic moments from the Spring 2024 runways? Nicole Phelps, Director of Vogue Runway, and her team talk us through the news to know and the names to note en route to answering that eternal question: What am I going to wear next?

4:05 PM
In Conversation: Linda Evangelista and Marc Jacobs
Linda Evangelista Marc Jacobs

“I’ll do anything for fashion,” Linda Evangelista once said—and she has, so much so that her name is virtually synonymous with “iconic.” The most super of supers—with 12 covers of American Vogue alone—joins the equally legendary Marc Jacobs to talk about her brilliant career.

4:55 PM
In Conversation: Matthieu Blazy of Bottega Veneta and Nicole Phelps
Matthieu Blazy Nicole Phelps

Matthieu Blazy has taken Bottega Veneta's artisanal savoir faire and brought it firmly into the 21st century. Nicole Phelps chats with the French Belgian creative director about how innovative craft can resonate today — in a way that feels global and sensitive to the world we live in.

5:25 PM
Something Old Becomes Something New
Hillary Taymour Laia Garcia-Furtado

Hillary Taymour’s label Collina Strada is as playful as it is serious about sustainability, fostering a new and meaningful set of values for fashion. She brings her downtown New York studio to Forces, breathing new life into the clothes of Vogue’s editors (including a certain Editor-in-Chief!).

5:40 PM
The Class of 2023
Tommy Hilfiger Aurora James Henry Zankov Everard Best & Tela D'Amore Fletcher Kasell & Tanner Richie Sami Miró Melitta Baumeister Kozaburo Akasaka Kim Shui Rachel Scott Colin Locascio Angelo Fabricio

For nearly twenty years, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund has launched the careers of some of the biggest names in American fashion. (Merely for starters: Proenza Schouler, Thom Browne, Joseph Altuzarra, Aurora James, Christopher John Rogers, Emily Bode, Telfar Clemens… ) For the first time ever, the winners of this year’s Fashion Fund will be announced live at Forces—and you’ll have the chance to meet the stars of tomorrow.

5:55 PM
Closing Remarks
Chloe Malle Chioma Nnadi
 
6:00 PM
CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Reception