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:

Ruth Finley collection, 1941-2016

Collection

Identifier: SC.362

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to Ruth Finley. The majority of the collection consists of published versions of the periodicals Fashion Calendar and the Fashion International from 1947-2014. The collection also includes published and draft copies of Fashion Calendar, Fashion International, Home Furnishing Calendar, Fashion Trade Calendar, and New York Fashion Council. It also includes business-related materials in the form of advertising, membership, and subscription information...

Dates: 1941-2016

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Ruth Finley interview, 2015 June 11, 2015 June 11 and August 6

Item

Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.3

Scope and Contents Ruth Finley sat down with Phyliss Dillon and JoAnne Olian on August 6, 2015 to discuss her career and family life. Finley shares that when she was first starting out, she would call companies herself to explain her project, collating the information in a file box. The 1950s, Finley recalls, was an important period for New York fashion as individual designers were beginning to emerge; this shift is reflected in Finley’s calendar from the period. Finley reveals that New York became the first...

Dates: 2015 June 11 and August 6

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Special Collections and FIT Archive / FIT oral histories collection / FIT Talks oral history series, 2014-

Seventh Avenue Project Cleanup 1977-1978, 1977-1978

folder

Identifier: SC.214.4.158

Scope and Contents

This folder contains press releases.

Dates: 1977-1978

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Eleanor Lambert collection, 1942-2003 / CFDA Series, 1944-2000

Trophy Important Notes 1971-1983, 1971-1983

folder

Identifier: SC.214.4.120

Scope and Contents

This folder contains artist book about statue sculpture, correspondence, invitations, 8 x10 black and white photographs of the trophy with press releases, Negatives of trophy photographs, and press releases.

Dates: 1971-1983