In Ballroom Culture, Style Is Self-Definition, Discipline & Legacy
Miss Lawrence and Yusef Williams reflect on how ballroom embodies resistance, discipline, and legacy, shaping global culture from style to language.
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The Origin of Cool: Innovation Without Margins
Kimberly Jenkins explores how Black aesthetics shape global ideas of cool, influencing fashion at large rather than existing on its margins.
In Tokyo, Emily Adams Bode Aujla Sets Up Shop
The Bode designer opens her brand’s first location in Asia in Tokyo’s Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood.
WWD & CFDA Take Over Le Rock for New York Fashion Week Dinner
CFDA and WWD celebrated the end of NYFW over a chic dinner with Rockefeller Center, Tishman Speyer and Genesys.
Kenneth Cole, Selena Gomez to Be Honored by FIT Foundation & Social Impact Fund
The CFDA member will be recognized for redefining brand activism by embedding philanthropy, mental health advocacy, and systemic impact into his business.
At the Met Opera, Michael Kors Marks 45 Years with Bravado
The designer provided the quintessential fall wardrobe for an elegant New York City night out on the town.
A.L.C. Celebrates The Art of the Commuter
Andrea Lieberman's A.L.C. hosted an intimate cocktail to toast New York Fashion Week and celebrate the spring collection at Grand Central's Oyster Bar.
Nordstrom Fêtes 125 Years with Thom Browne & CFDA
The celebration, at Wolf restaurant in Nordstrom's NYC flagship, drew fashion friends and family on the eve of New York Fashion Week.
At Ralph Lauren, a Renegade Spirit Comes into Focus
The designer's stunning fall 2026 muse comes with an irresistible sense of adventure.
The 2026 CFDA x NY Forward Grant Fund Application Is Open
The new grant support program provides support for Garment District production businesses.
Lady Gaga Wears Custom Luar at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl XL Halftime Show
The 2011 CFDA Fashion Icon wore a design by Raul Lopez during her surprise appearance to perform a salsa rendition of her hit "Die With A Smile."
CFDA & OpenAI Launch Innovation Hub
The new partnership will provide a first-of-its-kind grant program to advance AI in American Fashion.