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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
Fashion Week

Mayors of London and New York Say Fashion Means Business

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

Fashion Week

Mayors of London and New York Say Fashion Means Business

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


Fashion Week

Fashion Week Arrives in New York Bringing Designers, Fans and Money

New York's biannual Fashion Week opens on Thursday, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars to the city and outweighing the economic benefits of the U.S. Open, the Super Bowl or the New York City Marathon.

Fashion Week

Fashion Week Arrives in New York Bringing Designers, Fans and Money

New York's biannual Fashion Week opens on Thursday, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars to the city and outweighing the economic benefits of the U.S. Open, the Super Bowl or the New York City Marathon.


Fashion Week

NYFW Needs a Good, Old-Fashioned Edit

New York Fashion Week’s sprawl across the city presents major logistical problems. But the real issue isn’t IMG or Lincoln Center. NYFW just needs a good, old-fashioned edit.

Fashion Week

NYFW Needs a Good, Old-Fashioned Edit

New York Fashion Week’s sprawl across the city presents major logistical problems. But the real issue isn’t IMG or Lincoln Center. NYFW just needs a good, old-fashioned edit.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Kering Reshuffles Management, Luxottica Names Co-CEO, M. Taub to Agnona

LONDON, United Kingdom – BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Kering Reshuffles Management, Luxottica Names Co-CEO, M. Taub to Agnona

LONDON, United Kingdom – BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


News & Analysis

Oscar de la Renta Dies at 82

NEW YORK, United States — Oscar de la Renta, the Dominican- born fashion designer who spent more than 50 years dressing royalty, Hollywood

News & Analysis

Oscar de la Renta Dies at 82

NEW YORK, United States — Oscar de la Renta, the Dominican- born fashion designer who spent more than 50 years dressing royalty, Hollywood


News & Analysis

Introducing the #BoF500 Newsmakers of 2014

LONDON, United Kingdom — Since the unveiling of the first BoF 500 last September, members of this influential global community have been making

News & Analysis

Introducing the #BoF500 Newsmakers of 2014

LONDON, United Kingdom — Since the unveiling of the first BoF 500 last September, members of this influential global community have been making


Marketing

Op-Ed | Reshoring Garment Manufacturing is Viable and Scalable

There is a real opportunity to rebuild local manufacturing in a commercially viable and scalable way, argues Janice Wang.

Marketing

Op-Ed | Reshoring Garment Manufacturing is Viable and Scalable

There is a real opportunity to rebuild local manufacturing in a commercially viable and scalable way, argues Janice Wang.


News & Analysis

Rihanna Honored For Style at CFDA awards

NEW YORK, United States — Fashion rules are made to be broken, Rihanna told a glittering crowd of fashion industry leaders on Monday, and her outfit

News & Analysis

Rihanna Honored For Style at CFDA awards

NEW YORK, United States — Fashion rules are made to be broken, Rihanna told a glittering crowd of fashion industry leaders on Monday, and her outfit


News & Analysis

Insta-banned: the Kink in Fashion’s Instagram Love Affair

Today, the CFDA announced that it was adding Fashion Instagrammer of the Year to its list of awards. But is the platform’s strict no-nudity policy, which resulted in Grace Coddington’s account being temporarily suspended, out of sync with fashion’s liberal attitudes?

News & Analysis

Insta-banned: the Kink in Fashion’s Instagram Love Affair

Today, the CFDA announced that it was adding Fashion Instagrammer of the Year to its list of awards. But is the platform’s strict no-nudity policy, which resulted in Grace Coddington’s account being temporarily suspended, out of sync with fashion’s liberal attitudes?


News & Analysis

In Australia, Talent Amidst Flux

Amidst a challenged and changing Australian fashion landscape, the search for unique designer talent returned some promising positive results, says BoF columnist Susanna Lau.

News & Analysis

In Australia, Talent Amidst Flux

Amidst a challenged and changing Australian fashion landscape, the search for unique designer talent returned some promising positive results, says BoF columnist Susanna Lau.