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		Industrial Designers Society of America: "IDSA is the voice of industrial design, representing the profession to business, government, education, the media and the general public and serving its information and networking needs."
		International Council of Societies of Industrial Design: "Established in 1957 to advance the discipline of industrial design at the international level, ICSID is a non-profit, non-governmental organization supported by professional, promotional, educational, associate and corporate member societies on all continents."
		Inter-Society Color Council: "The ISCC is the principal professional society in the field of color in the United States, encompassing the arts, sciences and industry..."
	www.designfeast.com /industrial (1690 words)

	New York Fashion Week Schedule - Fall 2006 Collections - February 9, 2006
		In association with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Full Frontal Fashion will also be available to tri-state viewers on NYC TV 25.
		A large portion of Fashion Week attendees are there to cover the shows for the public.
		For diehard fashion fans, New York Fashion Week is one of the most anticipated events of the year.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /fashion/fashionshows/schedule/9.html (462 words)

	Togged.com Designer Fashion Competition - Fashionistas Take Note - Win a pair of Signed Calvin Klein Jeans!!!
		Widely considered the most prominent American fashion designer, Calvin Klein was first awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for outstanding design in both womenswear and menswear in 1982, becoming the first designer ever to receive both honors in the same year.
		These Calvin Klein jeans are signed by the designer himself and are issued with a certificate of authenticity from a reputable charity.
		Calvin Klein, Fashion designer, was born November 19, 1942, in the Bronx, New York.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/8/emw276941.htm (494 words)

	Calvin Klein Biog
		The recipient of many industry awards, including the title of America's Best Designer of 1993, Klein is also on numerous committees, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
		Dubbed 'Calvin the Conqueror' by WWD and listed as one of America's 25 most influential people by Time, Klein has helped shape the casualwear industry and played a key role in modern advertising.
		He went on to win a place at New York's High School of Art and Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology and finally launched his own label, in partnership with childhood friend Barry Schwartz, in 1968.
	www.vogue.co.uk /whos_who/Calvin_Klein (314 words)

	IMG / 7th on Sixth,IMG
		Acquired by IMG in July, 2001 from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) it was the first organization in America to offer designers state-of-the-art venues, an experienced production team and maximum exposure through a wide variety of marketing benefits and advertising opportunities.
		7th on Sixth was created in 1993 to organize, centralize and modernize the American Collections and provide a platform for American designers to become players in the global fashion business.
		Trade Shows » Organizers » IMG / 7th on Sixth
	www.biztradeshows.com /organizers/img.html (314 words)

	Los Angeles Business Journal: E!'s Style Network to Appear in L.A - Brief Article
		The Style Network has been raising its profile in the fashion world, recently signing an agreement with the Council of Fashion Designers of America and fashion-show producer 7th on Sixth that will allow unlimited coverage of New York's spring and fall fashion weeks, where designers from around the world converge to show their collections.
		Style is competing with a small number of fashion offerings on other cable TV channels, such as "Style With Elsa Klensch" on CNN.
		The Style Network is targeted to women between the ages of 18 and 49 with a current national subscriber base of 7 million.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_39_22/ai_65954165 (680 words)

	Business Wire: Saks Fifth Avenue Teams Up With the Council of ... @ HighBeam Research
		Saks Fifth Avenue Teams Up With the Council of Fashion Designers of America for ''Fashion Targets Breast Cancer''.
		This evening, Saks Fifth Avenue will host a private shopping night kick off party at the New York Flagship with approximately 100 designers and make-up artists making personal appearances in their boutiques, along with several top models from the runways.
		Saks Fifth Avenue is a member of the Saks Incorporated group and operates 59 stores, led by its landmark Fifth Avenue flagship on New York's Fifth Avenue, throughout 23 states.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:55824424&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (610 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Diane Von Furstenberg
		Kate Moss, Diane von Furstenberg receiving top fashion industry awardsNEW YORK (AP) The Council of Fashion Designers of America is honoring Kate Moss, who often appears nude in photographs, for her fashion sense...
		Diane von Furstenberg wore one of her signature wrap dresses as she was honored for her three decades in the fashion business.
		Diane Von Furstenberg said in her program notes that she was inspired by "La Dolce Vita." Maybe so, but there wasn't much here that we haven't already seen in her lifelong pursuit of the good life.
	clothing.surfwax.com /files/Diane_Von_Furstenberg_fashion.html (4224 words)

	World Screen - TV Docs
		NEW YORK, October 28: Sundance Channel has acquired the U.S. pay TV, pay per view, and VOD rights from Vogue magazine for the documentary Seamless, about four fashion designers vying for the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund.
		LONDON, November 9: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has announced a range of deals signed since MIPCOM, including licensing a package of 25 hours to RTE Ireland.
		LONDON, November 2: National Geographic Television International has announced a range of presales on its new documentary Race Against the Killer Flu, launched at MIPCOM.
	www.worldscreen.com /tvdocs.php (451 words)

	7th on SIxth / IMG Fashion Week
		Acquired by IMG in July, 2001 from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), it was the first organization in America to offer designers state-of-the-art venues, an experienced production team and maximum exposure through a wide variety of marketing benefits and advertising opportunities.
		7th on Sixth was created in 1993 to organize, centralize and modernize the American Collections and provide a platform for American designers to become players in the global fashion business.
		7th on Sixth's reputation and expertise provides an unprecedented reach to thousands of buyers, retailers and members of the national and international press from 32 countries and their events generate thousands of articles and hundreds of hours of television coverage a year.
	www.7thonsixth.com (451 words)

	Boston.com / Your Life / Fashion / Nadja Swarovski gives glitz to fashion
		Runway Rocks, a catwalk show held during New York Fashion Week that features crystal creations by top jewelers and designers including Erickson Beamon, Peter Som and Proenza Schouler, and Swarovski's sponsorship of the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards are two of her pet projects.
		The company he founded is the basis for the modern Swarovski crystal company that provides thousands of stones in different colors and shapes to jewelers, artists, chandelier-makers, home decorators and fashion designers.
		Nadja Swarovski is in charge of international communications and she serves as the liaison to the fashion community.
	www.boston.com /yourlife/fashion/articles/2004/09/21/nadja_swarovski_gives_glitz_to_fashion (656 words)

	Saks Fifth Avenue--Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
		Teaming for the fourth consecutive year, Saks Fifth Avenue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), whose members initiated the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer event in 1994, continue their extraordinary partnership that may be unique in the fashion industry.
		Saks once again donated 2 percent of all sales in every Saks store and 1 percent from its Off 5th stores, to national and local breast cancer charities through the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer initiative.
		We believe we are sending a tremendous signal--to both the community that we work in and the customers that we serve--that brest cancer is Saks' top charitable priority." said Christina Johnson, President and CEO, Saks Fifth Avenue.
	www.bcrfcure.org /eve_ny02_sakscfda.html (336 words)

	Tommy Hilfiger Biog
		In 1995, Hilfiger was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
		Tommy began his fashion career in 1969, while still in high school, with $150 and 20 pairs of bell-bottom jeans which he sold out of his Volkswagen.
		Born in 1951, Tommy Hilfiger made his first foray into fashion as a purveyor of hippy chic to New York campus kids in 1969.
	www.vogue.co.uk /Whos_who/Tommy_Hilfiger (320 words)

	Michael Kors - ABT
		Michael Kors serves on the Board of Directors of The Council of Fashion Designers of America, and is an Executive Vice President.
		In November of 1999, the company signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Parfums Givenchy Inc., the North American unit of the LVMH Fragrance and Cosmetics group, for the exclusive worldwide licensee to create, distribute and market fragrance and body products for the fashion house.
		Kors began his career in fashion at the age of 19 designing and merchandising a collection for the renowned boutique Lothar’s in New York City.
	www.abt.org /education/archive/designers/kors_m.html (762 words)

	calvin klein Biography and profiles of fashion designers
		Widely considered the most prominent American fashion designer, Klein was first awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for outstanding design in both womenswear and menswear in 1982, becoming the first designer ever to receive both honors in the same year.
		A member of numerous committees, such as the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Klein is the designer of choice for celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Hunt, and has influenced designers such as Miuccia Prada and Donna Karan.
		Born November 19, 1942, in the Bronx, New York, Klein was raised in the borough's Mosholu Parkway sectionÑa middle-class Jewish community of first and second-generation immigrants.
	www.infomat.com /whoswho/calvinklein.html (689 words)

	MU News
		de la Renta's many accolades include the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Womenswear Designer of the Year Award in 2000; the 1990 CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award; the Coty American Fashion Critics Award (twice); the Gold Medal of Bellas Artes form the king of Spain; and the French Legion d'Honneur.
		de la Renta is dedicated to assisting the land of his birth and has helped build much-needed schools in the Dominican Republic that also incorporate orphanages and daycare centers.
		Biography of Oscar de la Renta: After leaving his native Dominican Republic to study painting in Spain, Mr.
	www.marymount.edu /news/news03/0425a03.html (1020 words)

	7th on SIxth / IMG Fashion Week
		Acquired by IMG in July, 2001 from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), it was the first organization in America to offer designers state-of-the-art venues, an experienced production team and maximum exposure through a wide variety of marketing benefits and advertising opportunities.
		Continuing with the above mission globally, 7th on Sixth now produces Olympus Fashion Week in New York, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Los Angeles and Sunglass Hut Swim Shows Miami presented by LYCRA.
		Internationally IMG Fashion and 7th on Sixth produce, manage and/or represent international fashion properties including: Fashion Fringe (London), Lakmé India Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Thai Supermodel Search and Toronto's L'Oreal Fashion Week.
	www.7thonsixth.com (1020 words)

	Kate Moss Is Dismissed by H&M After a Furor Over Cocaine - New York Times
		Kate Moss received an award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in June.
		The 31-year-old model, who was in New York last week during American designers' presentation of their spring 2006 collections, had met at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo with Jorgen Andersson, the Stockholm-based director of communications and marketing for H&M. There, "we heard her side of the story," Ms.
		In a move with little precedent in the fashion industry, Kate Moss, one of the world's most recognizable models, was dismissed from a planned advertising campaign yesterday after executives said she had admitted to recently using cocaine.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/09/21/business/media/21moss.html?ex=1284955200&en=a83db54d4e67647c&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (849 words)

	Calvin Klein
		In 1982, 1983 and 1986, Calvin Klein also won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award for outstanding design in both women’s wear and men’s wear.
		Klein re-defined the word “bold” with regard to marketing, linking sex with scents; blue jeans with Calvin Klein (instead of Levi); and fashion with the statement of who we are whether we are male, female, or a little of both.
		With their initial order for Calvin Klein’s coats, so was born the vehicle for the extensive lifestyle enhancing products conceived by this maven of fashion, cosmetics, fragrances, and just plain attitude.
	www.bargainperfumes.co.uk /calvin_klein.shtml (579 words)

	Print Article: Path to haute couture via Rod Stewart's leopard print pants
		Tyler is a three-time consecutive winner of the American fashion industry's highest accolades, the Council of Fashion Designers awards, and a red carpet favourite with celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Ashley Judd and Brad Pitt.
		Australian-born fashion designer Richard Tyler may have spent the past two decades carving up a glittering career in America but he still carries tangible memories of his formative years in Melbourne - scar-ridden forefingers courtesy of a stint as a rookie fabric cutter at a bra factory.
		Almost 25 years since he left for Los Angeles, Tyler returned to Australia yesterday to prepare for his first parade in Sydney, showcasing his signature haute couture style and new ready-to-wear collection, Tyler.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/05/01/1051382050213.html (579 words)

	Hollywood, Hilton Shine for Star Designer Zac Posen - Elites TV - Your Elite News Source
		Posen, recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for emerging talent has indeed planted the seeds of a burgeoning fashion empire.
		September 15, 2004 — New York, NY — The Hollywood and New York social sets arrived in full force last Friday night at Olympus Fashion Week, as star designer Zac Posen upped the ante at Bryant Park for the showing of his Spring 2005 Collection.
		Inside the tents, the paparazzi flashed in rapid fire upon the arrival of Paris Hilton and longtime Posen friend, Claire Danes.
	www.elitestv.com /pub/2004/Sep/EEN414853427c8c2.html (579 words)

	Hollywood, Hilton Shine for Star Designer Zac Posen - Elites TV - Your Elite News Source
		Posen, recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for emerging talent has indeed planted the seeds of a burgeoning fashion empire.
		Inside the tents, the paparazzi flashed in rapid fire upon the arrival of Paris Hilton and longtime Posen friend, Claire Danes.
		Why has Posen garnered such fashion buzz from both coasts?
	www.elitestv.com /pub/2004/Sep/EEN414853427c8c2.html (354 words)

	Boldtype February 2005 - Issue Sixteen
		McMullan, a photo-chronicler of New York society since the late '70s, began shooting the Council of Fashion Designers of America's presentation of runway shows in temporary tents at Bryant Park in 1994, and from the allure that's captured on film, it's easy to see why he returned, season after season, through the next decade.
		The facts of her professional career are more certain: she rose from columnist to fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar in the late '30s, where she remained, on a salary of $18,000, until 1962, when Vogue poached her with the position of editor-in-chief.
		There's an odd, ridiculous irony to learning to spot "rare" and conspicuous varieties of the very pattern that's supposed to hide itself, but, from the lavish production values to the audacious scope of the project, Blechman's obsessive enthusiasm makes this tome impossible to overlook.
	www.boldtype.com /issues/feb2005/index.html (354 words)

	College of DAAP
		Parker, a fashion icon and recipient of the 2004 Council of Fashion Designers of America Award, is a southern Ohio native.
		The actress, who portrayed Carrie on the HBO show "Sex in the City," spoke to three groups of UC fashion students and others to emphasize the importance of voting on November 2.
		Actress Sarah Jessica Parker visited a few DAAP studios and classrooms October 21 in support of the "Rock the Vote" campaign.
	www.daap.uc.edu /general/features/feature_archive/sjp.php (354 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fashion pioneer Lambert, who ran best-dressed list, dies at 100
		In her decades-long career, Lambert presided over the International Best-Dressed List and helped create many of America's most important fashion institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
		Lambert was married to Seymour Berkson, head of International News Service and publisher of the New York Journal-American, who died in 1959.
		As early as the prewar years, Lambert challenged the prevailing view that the source of fashion was Paris.
	www.usatoday.com /life/2003-10-07-lambert_x.htm (354 words)

	Tommy Hilfiger : Fashion & Beauty
		In the same year, Hilfiger also won the 'Menswear Designer of the Year' award, which was largely judged by his peers at the Council of Fashion Designers America.
		By the mid-90s, the Hilfiger brand was more popular than ever, and responding to the enthusiasm of America's youth towards the range, designs got baggier and things like the ice hockey jerseys were introduced.
		One of nine children, Tom had always been pretty keen on fashion and at age 18, when most of his peers were heading off to college, he decided to start working in the retail business.
	www.webwombat.com.au /lifestyle/fashion_beauty/hilfiger.htm (752 words)

	Northern Star Online Star Living - Style
		1995: Ford shows his career-making collection of '70s-inspired satin shirts and velvet hipster flares with gold Gucci horse-bit belts, for which he receives the Council of Fashion Designers of America's International Award.
		Maurizio's Italian-born, Harvard-trained lawyer, Domenico De Sole, is put in charge of Gucci America.
		Maurizio Gucci is shot to death by a hit man hired by his former wife.
	www.star.niu.edu /star_living/style/articles/033004-gucci_timeline.php (504 words)

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		For his overall body of work, Galanos was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame in 1959 and received the Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985.
		The Center is a particularly appropriate repository for this donation since Galanos was a critic at Parsons from 1962 to 1968. To see some of James Galanos fashions Please refer to The Fashion Show section.
		Galanos' career took off when he showed his work on the New York runways in 1953.
	www.hattie-carnegie.com /page28.html (4997 words)

	The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. :: 2005 CFDA Fashion Awards
		NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced today that Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs (for his signature collection) and Ralph Rucci for Chado Ralph Rucci have been nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year.
		Awarded to an American designer who has made the most outstanding contribution to and has influenced the direction of men's ready-to-wear fashion with his or her Spring and Fall 2004 collections.
		Awarded to a writer, photographer, or editor who has used his or her craft to further the profession of fashion reporting and coverage, or to a creative director, fashion editor, stylist, or artist whose exceptional creativity has shaped fashion visually.
	sev.prnewswire.com /fashion/20050331/NYW07130032005-1.html (4997 words)

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