CFDA news and archive

CFDA and Sotheby’s to partner on American design auction

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced a new partnership with luxury auction house Sotheby’s to curate a collection of pieces by American designers. Among the items will be a number of iconic designs and rare pieces donated by CFDA members and collectors of American fashion, the organisation said. Furthermore, an...

Fashion

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund names 2023 finalists

The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue have named 10 finalists for this year's coveted prize. The winner will receive 300,000 US dollars and two runners-up will go home with 100,000 US dollars each to help emerging talent succeed in the business of fashion. The 2023 finalists are: Angelo Fabricio Urrutia of 4SDesigns, Colin...

Business

CFDA names 16 new interim members

Just one week after the announcement of its new designer members, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has unveiled a further 16 new interim members, bringing its total to 474. The additions will be joining as part of the organisation’s new, invite-only Interim tier of membership, first introduced in 2022 as a means to support...

Business

Tremaine Emory and Colm Dillane among CFDA’s new members

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has unveiled 10 new designer additions to its membership roster for the current year. Among the new members are accessory designer Brandon Blackwood, founder of Kidsuper Colm Dillane, founder of Denim Tears and creative director of Supreme Tremaine Emory, creative director of Maison Schiaparelli...

Schools

CFDA and Versace to launch LGBTQ+ scholarship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is launching a new programme focused on LGBTQ+ youth and education with Italian fashion house Versace. The initiative will launch with a Master Class event featuring Donatella Versace in a “fireside chat” with the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s chief marketing and communications officer Phillip...

Business

Industry outlines threads protocol for policy success

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, the Accessories Council, The Council of Fashion Designers of America, and the Responsible Business Coalition jointly released the THREADS Sustainability and Social Responsibility Protocol - Principles for effective policymaking concerning the fashion industry. The protocol has been developed, on...

Business

CFDA members and Saks exec join consultancy The Fashioneering Lab

Consultancy and think tank The Fashioneering Lab (TFL) has announced several new additions to its Executives in Residence (EIR) team, as well as the launch date of its TFL Community. The organisation offers B2B merchandising and strategic advice to fashion designers, brands and retailers. In a release, it named eight new EIR members, including...

Fashion Featured

Paul Smith names Commission as his next mentorship recipient

Paul Smith has named New York-based brand Commission as the next recipient of its '&PaulSmith’ mentorship and collaboration programme. Following on from the British designer’s project with London-based menswear designer Priya Ahluwalia earlier this year, Smith has teamed up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) on a...

Business

Prabal Gurung and Aurora James named as vice chairs of CFDA board

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has named two new members of its board following the biannual board meeting hosted at the Verōnika restaurant in New York. The board, made up of 18 CFDA designers, unanimously elected Prabal Gurung and Aurora James as vice chairs, while Maria Cornejo will become secretary and Stacey Bendet...

Business

CFDA to unveil commemorative NFT collection and metaverse exhibition

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has unveiled a commemorative non-fungible token (NFT) collection which will launch days before the debut of a metaverse fashion exhibition. Entitled ‘Lighting the Path of American Fashion’, the NFT collection will feature seven one-of-a-kind assets that will be available through auction on a...

Fashion Featured

CFDA names winners of its 2022 Fashion Awards

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has revealed the winners of this year’s Fashion Awards during a ceremony at Casa Cipriani, in New York’s Manhattan. For its 60th anniversary, the event, which was sponsored by Amazon Fashion, saw attendance from a slew of notable figures from various industries, including Cher, Julia Fox, Drake...

Fashion

Law Roach to receive CFDA inaugural stylist award

Law Roach is to receive the CFDA’s inaugural Stylist Award at it this year’s ceremony and celebration. The Los Angeles-based stylist is one of the most in-demand fashion stylists today with a career spanning twenty years. Mr Roach has transformed the looks of many celebrity clients including Celine Dion, Zendaya and Hunter Schafer, as was as...