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CFDA calls for increased diversity on runways

By Kristopher Fraser

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In an effort to diversify the runway shows, the CFDA has released a set of diversity guidelines for New York Fashion Week as the shows take place beginning next week, September 8. This year the health initiative letter, published by Diane von Furstenburg and Steven Kolb, includes advice on increasing racial diversity from the Diversity Coalition.

CFDA members are encouraged to "be inclusive of racial diversity when preparing casting of models for their company needs.”

“Our objective is to make a shift on how the model of color is viewed so it becomes natural to see them participating each season in a greater number than seasons past,” the e-mail from CFDA read.

Former model Bethann Hardison has long been one of the industry's biggest advocates for increased diversity, and is also the force behind the Diversity Coalition.

In a statement, Hardison said "I am happy to know that the CFDA thinks it is important to remind people. I wrote those guidelines four or five, or however many years ago, and they are still relevant ideas. These are basics for people to be responsible to the idea of diversity.”

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