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Council of Fashion Designers of America

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1962-

Biography

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association, founded in 1962, whose membership consists of nearly 500 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers.

The CFDA Foundation, Inc. is a separate not-for-profit organization, which was created to raise funds for charity and industry activities.

In addition to hosting the annual CFDA Fashion Awards, the trade organization owns the Fashion Calendar and produces New York Fashion Week: Men’s.

Found in 316 Collections and/or Records:

CFDA Correspondence Membership and Dues 1974-1976, 1974-1976

 folder
Identifier: SC.214.4.131
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence and contact lists.

Dates: 1974-1976

CFDA Council of the Arts, 1965-1970, 1965-1970

 folder
Identifier: SC.214.4.43
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence and writing on the relation of fashion and costume to the national council of the arts.

Dates: 1965-1970

CFDA Designer Hemlines Statements 1970, 1970

 folder
Identifier: SC.214.4.106
Scope and Contents This folder contains members list of attendance for next meeting as well as responses from CFDA designers on hemlines. Press clippings and correspondence about these answers are included. Designers with statements on hemlines include: Norman Norell, Mollie Parnis, James Galanos, Anne Klein, Anne Fogarty, Kasper, John Moore, Marie McCarthy, Luba, Luis Estevez, Oscar De La Renta, Victor Joris, Pauline Trigere, George Halley, Ferdinando Sarmi, George Stavropoulos, Elinor Simmons, Sylvia Pedlar,...
Dates: 1970

CFDA Donna Karan Correspondence 1990, 1990

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Identifier: SC.214.4.294
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence.

Dates: 1990

CFDA Draft of Proposal to Jury 1982, 1982

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Identifier: SC.214.4.225
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a draft of the letter sent to jury members for the CFDA awards.

Dates: 1982

CFDA Eleanor Lambert Duplicates, Misc. Correspondence 1964-1965, 1964-1965

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Identifier: SC.214.4.27
Scope and Contents

This folder contains press releases, copies of advertising contracts, fashion questionnaires, and production outlines.

Dates: 1964-1965

CFDA Eleanor Lambert Duplicates, undated, Past projects, legal memos to members, undated

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Identifier: SC.214.4.2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains memos to members of CFDA, and lists of past projects.

Dates: 1944-2000

CFDA Encyclopedia of Associations 1981, 1981

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Identifier: SC.214.4.202
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a revision invoice for the Encyclopedia of Associations with the description and information for the CFDA.

Dates: 1981

CFDA Era: Fashions of the Hapsburg Austria-Hungary, 1979-1980, 1979-1980

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Identifier: SC.214.4.176
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence.

Dates: 1979-1980

CFDA European Shows 1971, 1971

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Identifier: SC.214.4.115
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence and show programs and brochures.

Dates: 1971