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Introducing the CFDA Education Newsletter Dear Educators and Young Professionals: On behalf of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I am excited to announce the launch of the CFDA Education Newsletter - a way for us to share monthly updates including but not limited to Industry Insights, resources, external news and announcements, and things we love, all while celebrating the future of American fashion! This year, the CFDA marks the 25th Anniversary of the CFDA Scholarship Program. $250,000 will be awarded through the CFDA Design Scholar Awards, CFDA Design for Justice Scholar Awards, CFDA Suntchi Image-Maker Award, CFDA COVID-19 Relief Fund, Liz Claiborne Design for Impactful Futures Award, and the Geoffrey Beene Designer Masters Scholar Award. Across all 2021 CFDA scholarships, awards will be determined using a blended selection criteria of financial need, talent and professional potential. Winners will be announced this summer at the first digital CFDA Scholarship Awards. Since its establishment in 1996 through a Perry Ellis scholarship at Parsons, the CFDA has awarded more than $2.2 million and 302 scholarships to student design talent attending 22 leading American colleges and universities. From 2015-2020, 76 percent of scholarships were awarded to women and 72 percent to ethnic / diverse backgrounds. I hope you enjoy the first of our new monthly CFDA Education Newsletter as we celebrate 25 years of CFDA Scholarships. All my best, Kevin Bass Programs Liaison, Education + Sustainable Strategies Council of Fashion Designers of America
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CFDA Educational Initiatives Updates The deadline for
CFDA and the Kenneth Cole
Finalists for the Gucci
submissions for all CFDA Scholarships is Friday, April
Team made the decision to defer the Kenneth Cole
Changemakers Scholar Award and the Gucci
30, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.
Footwear Innovation Award Program until 2022.
Changemakers X CFDA Scholars by Design Award
CFDA will continue FFGS in
will be notified in late March/ early April. Winners will be
2021!
notified in late May/ early June.
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Celebrating 25 Years of Growing Exemplary Talent
Image courtesy of Hanyu Cui, 2017 Geoffrey Beene Design Masters Scholar Award Finalist, Parsons MFA Fashion Design + Society ––––––
On CFDA.com
CFDA Joins Trade Associations in Support of H.r. 5, the Equality Act
CFDA co-signed a letter to Speaker of
The Dream Will Never Pay Off
How unpaid internships uphold exploration and hinder financial
CFDA Sustainability Resource Hub
Explore CFDA's Sustainability A-Z Resource Directory and Materials
Index, or download toolkits, sustainability within the Fashion and guides! Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. CFDA & PVH Release the State of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion inworksheets, Fashion Study & Report Industry. the House Nancy Pelosi and House
Read the full letter here >
Read more + view other Industry
Read + download on CFDA.com >
Insights on CFDA.com >
The study examines DEI in our industry, particularly through the lens of racial equity regarding talent acquisition and retention. For the full report, click here >
CFDA Launches IMPACT
IMPACT is an initiative that exists to identify, connect, support, and nurture Black and Brown creatives & professionals in fashion. IMPACT programming includes a premier talent directory powered by Creatively, professional growth & development, and data collection to measure and inform industry commitment to diversity.
We encourage all Black & Brown students and graduates to join IMPACT to showcase your work and apply for paid internships, apprenticeships, and jobs! Join Now on Creatively > ––––––
Live on RUNWAY360 Tom Ford on the American Collections Calendar
CFDA is proud to present the inaugural American Collections Calendar, which includes all American designers wherever or however they choose to show. Read CFDA Chairman, Tom Fords letter to the fashion industry here > And discover the latest collections from Chelsea Grays {RUNWAY360 2021, FFGS19, Geoffrey Beene Scholar finalist 2018} and more on RUNWAY360 >
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A Fashion Brands Journey to Circularity
The Project Runway winner made an exciting
View FFGS19 Graduate Chelsea Grays'
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Virtual NYFW Presentation Lookbook/ Film
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Titled: Homage to 2020, Live on RUNWAY360
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Discover the collection on RUNWAY360 >
Discover the collection on RUNWAY360 >
The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Recurate invite you to a webinar series in recognition of Earth Month.
LEADING EXPERTS
LEADING BRANDS
April 1 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
April 8 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
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Sasha Radovich, Executive Director,
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FASHION POSITIVE+
LEADING INNOVATORS April 15 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT Register here: https:// attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 3589583721306299919 Leonardo Bonanni, Founder & CEO, SOURCEMAP Annie Gullingsrud, Chief Strategy Officer, EON Libby Sommer, Director of Corporate Responsibility, BOLT THREADS
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External News + Announcements Apply for the C.L.A.S.S. ICON Award 2021 Now!
C.L.A.S.S. ICON Award is an international award for visionary creatives in the fashion world who are able to convey the values of sustainability not only to fashion professionals, but also to the wider public: consumers. Apply to C.L.A.S.S. ICON Award 2021 here > The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2021
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Things We Love "We are striving to forge a union with purpose To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside"
Amanda Gorman in Alexander McQueen With Reworked Textiles From Simon Ungless!
Amanda Gorman, the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, wears prints by Academy of Art's Simon Ungless reworked by Alexander McQueen's Sarah Burton for Pre-Spring '21.
Fun Fact: Sarah Burton was once Simon's student at Central Saint Martins!
Meet the Team! Sara Kozlowski, Vice President of Program Strategies, Education & Sustainability Initiatives, CFDA Sacha Brown, Director of Professional Development, CFDA Cal McNeil Associate Director, Program Strategies, CFDA Kevin Bass, Programs Liaison, Education, CFDA Emilyn Edillon, Project Specialist, CFDA