When Faculty seeks Council: CFDA Fashion Education Summit

Convening in Soho’s Crosby hotel for the eighth CFDA Fashion Education Summit, members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, faculty members from the nation’s fashion schools and industry professionals confronted the state of fashion education today. The overarching theme of this year’s gathering of minds was Inclusivity and Diversity, extending the conversation from race and gender which have received the spotlight over recent years to disability and age, areas which still lack representation. Sub-topics, Regenerating and Maintaining, placed emphasis on circularity through a series of panels and workshops designed to provoke thought and questions. Coffee breaks provided opportunity for the different schools of thought to unite and exchange ideas.