Council of Fashion Designers of America

Ecco Domani Names Award Winners

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009

The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation awarded Lyn Devon, Matthew Ames, and Cushnie et Ochs by Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, among others.

Daisy Balloon

Trend.Land (Free subscription) | 12/16/2008

Japanese Balloon Artist Daisy ( Rei Hosokai ) creates almost everything with balloons, from Dresses to accessories and even flowers - The site presently shows some amazing dresses fabricated with the long balloons you'd usually only see in the form of little animals, but Daisy elevates the art to design amazing clothing that could be called haute couture . She won... Related posts: CFDA Awards Gala...

Camuto, Burch Talk Shop During CFDA Breakfast

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 12/15/2008

Vince Camuto and Tory Burch sounded off on the economy, the current retail climate and product development in a candid discussion last Tuesday.

CFDA Sets Show Dates, Encourages Condensed Resort Schedule

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008

CFDA encourages designers to consider group showings, with two or three who share the same market teaming up in one venue.

N.Y. Fashion Week Dates Shift

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008

CFDA encourages designers to consider group showings, with two or three who share the same market teaming up in one venue.

Wang Wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008

Alexander Wang takes top honors.

Barbie Makeup on the Way Too!

Shopaholics Daily (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008

Has Barbie been lying about her age?? I could have sworn that she has already passed the big 50, but according to this article , that particular birthday will take place NEXT YEAR! And a birthday party it will be. Already on board fashion designers Jeremy Scott and Vera Wang , as well as The Council of Fashion Designers of America (headed by Diane Von Furstenberg ). But, it was the fact that she’s...

At 50, Barbie to Be Marketed as Fashion Brand

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008

Big plans for the iconic doll next year.

Speaking Volumes

Style.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008

A who's who of New York designers, including Narciso Rodriguez , Zac Posen , Francisco Costa , and Doo-Ri Chung , crowded into Bergdorf Goodman's café, BG, on Wednesday night to toast American Fashion Accessories , a new tome commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and edited by Style.com's Candy Pratts Price . As guests paged through the book, talk naturally turned to accessories,...

Star style: Celebrities at Accessories Council ACE Awards in New York

Catwalk Queen (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008

Acknowledgment in the world of accessories seems to be not so prevalent when you compare them to the likes of the CFDA Awards which always has a lot of hype surrounding it. But there was quite a crowd who showed up for the ACE Awards held in New York yesterday (a bit of a random bunch actually - from Chloe Sevigny to Chrissie Hynde ), to support honorees such as Stella McCartney (Green Designer of...

• Star style: Celebrities at Accessories Council ACE Awards in New York - The Bag Lady

CFDA Book Puts Focus on Accessories

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008

Group seeks to spotlight American innovations.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Graces the October Cover of L'Uomo Vogue

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008

Sean Combs debuts his "Black on Black" themed cover of L'Uomo Vogue NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sean "Diddy" Combs appears on the October cover for L'Uomo Vogue's Music Issue. In this story Mr. Combs talks enthusiastically about the upcoming presidential election, the importance of voting, his many successful businesses and the evolution of inspiration in creating music. Famed photographer,...

Panel Adresses Small Businesses

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008

Saks’ associate divisional merchandise manager Sarah Tam, designer Robert Lee Morris, and Jon Cetnarski, a SVP for MasterCard, offer economic downturn advice.

Plaza Partners with CFDA Program to Target Breast Cancer.

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008

Plaza Retail Collection and Fashion Targets Breast Cancer host shopping event.

Francisco Costa's latest collection for Calvin Klein

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008

When Francisco Costa succeeded Calvin Klein no one could have been more aware than he was of the scale of the challenge. But as this preview of his latest collection shows, he really needn't have worried. Maria Rose meets the designer in the brand's 40th year