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Council of Fashion Designers of America

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association that owns and organises the official New York Fashion Week schedule. Founded in 1962 by publicist Eleanor Lambert, the organisation today has a membership of more than 450 designers.

Council of Fashion Designers of America
News & Analysis

CFDA Launches Digital Platform ‘Network’

An evolution of the former Fashion Incubator programme, Network will provide all CFDA members with all-round business mentorship.

News & Analysis

CFDA Launches Digital Platform ‘Network’

An evolution of the former Fashion Incubator programme, Network will provide all CFDA members with all-round business mentorship.


News & Analysis

Fashion Industry Trade Groups Join Trump Tariff Opposition

The AAFA — whose members include Ralph Lauren Corp and Tapestry — the CFDA and the FDRA sent a letter to the White House objecting to the president's expected tariffs on Chinese-imported goods.

News & Analysis

Fashion Industry Trade Groups Join Trump Tariff Opposition

The AAFA — whose members include Ralph Lauren Corp and Tapestry — the CFDA and the FDRA sent a letter to the White House objecting to the president's expected tariffs on Chinese-imported goods.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Supreme, Virgil Abloh and Mansur Gavriel Among 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards Nominees

The annual ceremony will take place at the Brooklyn Museum on June 4.


News & Analysis

Hubert de Givenchy Has Died at 91

The French designer famously associated with actress Audrey Hepburn passed away on Saturday.

News & Analysis

Hubert de Givenchy Has Died at 91

The French designer famously associated with actress Audrey Hepburn passed away on Saturday.


News & Analysis

Can This Upstart Athletic Brand Take on Nike and Adidas?

The twins behind Athletic Propulsion Lab, footwear’s most ambitious brand, share their unique strategy to steal market share.

News & Analysis

Can This Upstart Athletic Brand Take on Nike and Adidas?

The twins behind Athletic Propulsion Lab, footwear’s most ambitious brand, share their unique strategy to steal market share.


Fashion Week

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.

Fashion Week

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.


Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.

Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.


Workplace & Talent

Op-Ed | Why Aren't There More Black Designers?

Times’s also up for fashion’s institutional exclusion and workplace suppression of black designers, argues Kibwe Chase-Marshall.

Workplace & Talent

Op-Ed | Why Aren't There More Black Designers?

Times’s also up for fashion’s institutional exclusion and workplace suppression of black designers, argues Kibwe Chase-Marshall.


Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Week Is Missing the FOMO Factor

In order to survive, the men’s shows must replatform as can’t-be-missed launchpads for emerging talent.

Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Week Is Missing the FOMO Factor

In order to survive, the men’s shows must replatform as can’t-be-missed launchpads for emerging talent.


News & Analysis

Rachel Roy: 'Adapt, Be Eager to Learn and Be Open to Change'

The American designer shares her advice on finding success in the fashion business.

News & Analysis

Rachel Roy: 'Adapt, Be Eager to Learn and Be Open to Change'

The American designer shares her advice on finding success in the fashion business.