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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

How Designers Will Be Affected By a Shortened New York Fashion Week

Tom Ford’s first act as CFDA chairman addresses longstanding calls for a shorter fashion week. The goal is to attract more international buyers and editors, and reverse an exodus of prominent designers.

Fashion Week

How Designers Will Be Affected By a Shortened New York Fashion Week

Tom Ford’s first act as CFDA chairman addresses longstanding calls for a shorter fashion week. The goal is to attract more international buyers and editors, and reverse an exodus of prominent designers.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | To Help Fashion’s Homeworkers, First We Need to Count Them

The fashion industry relies on hundreds of thousands of handworkers whose contributions not only create our clothes, but also enrich cultures and communities. We can do better to make these workers visible.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | To Help Fashion’s Homeworkers, First We Need to Count Them

The fashion industry relies on hundreds of thousands of handworkers whose contributions not only create our clothes, but also enrich cultures and communities. We can do better to make these workers visible.


Sustainability

Fashion Industry Still Failing on Transparency

Six years after Rana Plaza, Fashion Revolution’s annual transparency index shows the industry largely remains a black box.

Sustainability

Fashion Industry Still Failing on Transparency

Six years after Rana Plaza, Fashion Revolution’s annual transparency index shows the industry largely remains a black box.


Workplace & Talent

Fashion Brands Are Looking for Outsiders. Here's How to Get in the Door.

The industry is opening up to talent from the tech sector and beyond as brands adapt to changing consumer behaviour, making it the perfect time to land a dream job in fashion. Top fashion recruiters have advice about getting your foot in the door.

Workplace & Talent

Fashion Brands Are Looking for Outsiders. Here's How to Get in the Door.

The industry is opening up to talent from the tech sector and beyond as brands adapt to changing consumer behaviour, making it the perfect time to land a dream job in fashion. Top fashion recruiters have advice about getting your foot in the door.


News & Analysis

DVF Chief Talks Turnaround Plan

Chief executive Sandra Campos says she wants to keep the focus on Diane von Furstenberg as she tries to return the brand to growth after years of turmoil.

News & Analysis

DVF Chief Talks Turnaround Plan

Chief executive Sandra Campos says she wants to keep the focus on Diane von Furstenberg as she tries to return the brand to growth after years of turmoil.


Sustainability

Exactly How Bad Is Fashion for the Planet? We Still Don’t Know For Sure

Fashion brands know they need to reduce their environmental footprint. But misinformation and a lack of solid data to measure progress are hampering the industry’s effort to clean up its act.

Sustainability

Exactly How Bad Is Fashion for the Planet? We Still Don’t Know For Sure

Fashion brands know they need to reduce their environmental footprint. But misinformation and a lack of solid data to measure progress are hampering the industry’s effort to clean up its act.


News & Analysis

Power Moves | Glossier Names CFO, Dan Peres Hired to Revive Gawker

This week, Glossier appoints Vanessa Wittman as chief financial officer, while BDG names Dan Peres editor-in-chief of Gawker.

News & Analysis

Power Moves | Glossier Names CFO, Dan Peres Hired to Revive Gawker

This week, Glossier appoints Vanessa Wittman as chief financial officer, while BDG names Dan Peres editor-in-chief of Gawker.


News & Analysis

What Tom Ford’s CFDA Post Means for American Fashion

After a three-year search, the organisation has found a successor for Diane von Furstenberg.

News & Analysis

What Tom Ford’s CFDA Post Means for American Fashion

After a three-year search, the organisation has found a successor for Diane von Furstenberg.


News & Analysis

How to Handle a PR Crisis in the Age of Call-Out Culture

When controversy strikes on social media, brands must react swiftly to protect their reputations and avoid making the same mistakes again. BoF outlines some best practices to surviving a public relations fiasco.

News & Analysis

How to Handle a PR Crisis in the Age of Call-Out Culture

When controversy strikes on social media, brands must react swiftly to protect their reputations and avoid making the same mistakes again. BoF outlines some best practices to surviving a public relations fiasco.


News & Analysis

In Fashion, All Roads Lead to Paris

To have one meeting place where real human connections can be made, minimising chaos and the dilution of the remaining value of fashion week, is good for business.

News & Analysis

In Fashion, All Roads Lead to Paris

To have one meeting place where real human connections can be made, minimising chaos and the dilution of the remaining value of fashion week, is good for business.