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Resort. Holiday. Cruise. Pre-spring: News from the Runway
June 25, 2009

Call it whatever you’d like, the offerings of American designers for this in-between season have taken center stage on the world’s fashion front in the past couple weeks.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America made a recommendation in late 2008 that designers concentrate their Resort presentations in the first two weeks of June, rather than showing over a haphazard period of almost six weeks.

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GAP & CFDA/VOGUE FASHION FUND LAUNCH 2009 GAP DESIGN EDITIONS FEATURING ALL NEW KHAKIS
June 22, 2009

Emerging American designers/2008 Fashion Fund Winners Albertus Swanepoel, Alexander Wang, and Vena Cava’s Lisa Mayock & Sophie Buhai create a limited edition collection inspired by classic Gap Khakis

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FTBC and NET-A-PORTER.COM Partner to Create Fashion Targets Summer Fridays
June 17, 2009

Proceeds to Benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

June 17, 2009, New York, NY–The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), in partnership with NET-A-PORTER.COM, the world’s premier luxury online fashion retailer, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, is pleased to announce Fashion Targets Summer Fridays - a nationwide, grassroots campaign to inspire unity among women and their co-workers in the fight against breast cancer.

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2009 CFDA FASHION AWARDS PRESENTED IN NEW YORK
June 16, 2009

KATE & LAURA MULLEAVY FOR RODARTE WIN TOP PRIZE

EVENING GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN BY SWAROVSKI

Awards held at new venue at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center

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CFDA Fashion Awards Issue on WWD.com
June 09, 2009

Visit WWD.com to view the CFDA Fashion Awards Issue and watch behind the scenes footage of the Swarovski Awards nominee photoshoot here.

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Upcoming Events



Upcoming Events
June 22, 2009

Fashion Targets Summer Fridays - Friday, July 3rd through to Friday, September 25

New CFDA members announced - July 15

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist announced - July 16

Fashion Targets Summer Friday Event Hosted by Jurlique - August 9
Jurlique will host three Fashion Targets Summer Fridays in-store events in partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Affiliates in New York, NY, Santa Monica, CA and San Francisco, CA.

Men's American Fashion published by Assouline - September

American Fashion Cookbook published by Assouline - September

Fashion's Night Out - September 10 fashionsnightout.com

New York Fashion Week (Spring 2010) - September 10-17

Lincoln Center reception for designers -October 20

New Member's party hosted by Four Seasons - October 14

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund dinner & announcement of winners

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Featured Designers



Marcus Wainwright and David Neville (Rag & Bone)
May 19, 2009

 

In 2002 -- with no formal fashion training -- British transplants Marcus Wainwright and David Neville formed the Rag & Bone label (an old English term used to describe a man who collects unwanted items). Marcus and David’s first priority was to learn how to make jeans, as they believe jeans represent history, authenticity, and fundamentals.

They had a simple mission for Rag & Bone: to create clothes that they and their friends would love to wear everyday. Commenting on their lack of fashion training, Marcus stated that starting with a blank slate has been a great experience – one that has enhanced their creativity because they were not constrained by what they had already been taught.

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