New York, NY – June 11th, 2012 – At a meeting last week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Board of Directors ratified the addition of 26 new designers to its membership, bringing the group’s total to 427.
The new Members are:
Joseph Altuzarra, ALTUZARRA
Coomi Bhasin, COOMI
Vince Camuto, THE CAMUTO GROUP
Jean-Michel Cazabat, JEAN-MICHEL CAZABAT
Emily Current, CURRENT ELLIOTT
Carly Cushnie, CUSHNIE ET OCHS
Rachel Dooley, GEMMA REDUX
Meritt Elliott, CURRENT ELLIOTT
Judy Geib, JUDY GEIB
Nili Lotan, NILI LOTAN DESIGN STUDIO
Pamela Love, PAMELA LOVE LLC
Paul Marlow, LODEN DAGER
Jana Matheson, JUDITH LEIBER
Yvan Mispelaere, DVF
Lauren Moffatt, LAUREN MOFFATT
Jeffrey Monteiro, BILL BLASS
LeAnn Nealz, JUICY COUTURE
Kerry O’Brien, COMMANDO
Michelle Ochs, CUSHNIE ET OCHS
Shimon Ovadia, OVADIA AND SONS
Ariel Ovadia, OVADIA AND SONS
Gabriela Perezutti, CANDELA NYC
Lisa Perry, LISA PERRY/LP STYLE, LLC
Tadashi Shoji, TADASHI SHOJI & ASSOCIATES
Tabitha Simmons, TABITHA SIMMONS
Rachel Zoe, RACHEL ZOE
“CFDA membership is a prestigious honor but it also comes with real benefits in helping designers grow their businesses,” said Steven Kolb, CEO of the CFDA. “We look forward to being of service to the class of 2012 and celebrating their unique talents.”
CFDA admissions occur each spring. Prospective CFDA Members must contact the CFDA to request admissions materials. Eligible candidates may be American citizens designing in the United States or abroad or foreign nationals with businesses based in the United States. The application for membership includes a resume, a portfolio, and other materials that represent the candidate’s work to date, and two letters of recommendation from active CFDA Members in the same area of design. The Admissions Committee who then recommends selected candidates for membership to the Board of Directors, which must ratify each candidate, reviews all submissions.