Is it too early to start talking about Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2011? Even if it is…I’m going to to! It was announced today that the very successful Fashion Night Out will return to New York City next year. Last year’s event increased foot traffic in the five boroughs of New York City.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), along with the city of New York City, Vogue, NYC and Company  announced that the fabulous event will be held September 9, 2010. Last year more than 800 retailers participated in the event. One of the biggest focuses of …read more

QVC and the CFDA (the Council of Fashion Designers of America) have teamed up to raise money for breast cancer research through the sale of “Designer Charms for Charity“.
They’ve enlisted the help of some jewelry design greats to design the charms and the proceeds go to the CFDA’s charity “Fashion Targets Breast Cancer”.
Prices ranges from $23 to $76 and the sterling silver charms can feature Swarovski crystals, semi-precious gems or enamel accents.
RLM Studio by Robert Lee Morris teamed up with Julianne Moore and Leslie Fremar to create the sterling silver caged bird charm:

Vivienne Tam created this cutie of a panda, …read more

New York City never ceases to amaze me. Last night, June 15, 2009, while I was watching TV, counting down the days until the Independence Day, the most fabulous fashion designers and insiders were living up the night at the 2009 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards.
Much like the MET Costume ball a few months ago, part of the fun of the night was seeing who was wearing what and who was with who. As you can imagine there was a plethora of images to choose from. There were some fashion dos, like Blake Lively’s neon gown, and …read more

I have been waiting for this highly anticipated Gap/CFDA Nominees khaki collection to come out for months!  The Council of Fashion Designers of America held their Fashion Awards ceremony last night to celebrate outstanding achievements in the fashion world.  The Gap has been working with nominees Vena Cava, Alexander Wang, and Albertus Swanepoel to create a fashionable collection that is a modern interpretation of the classic Gap khaki.

The Gap chose talented South African accessories designer Albertus Swanepoel to design five unique khaki hats for this special collection.  These limited edition hats are beautiful and innovative with simple yet unique twists …read more