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Steven Kolb

Chief Executive, Council of Fashion Designers of America

As chief executive of the CFDA, he is a driving force behind New York Fashion Week and many initiatives for young designers.

Steven Kolb
Fashion Week

What Happened to New York Fashion?

With more absences on the New York Fashion Week calendar than ever before, BoF looks back at a decade of changes and turmoil in America’s fashion capital.

Fashion Week

What Happened to New York Fashion?

With more absences on the New York Fashion Week calendar than ever before, BoF looks back at a decade of changes and turmoil in America’s fashion capital.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show

The fashion industry has staged an extraordinary consumer-facing performance of inclusivity, but its power structure remains anything but inclusive, argues Jason Campbell.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show

The fashion industry has staged an extraordinary consumer-facing performance of inclusivity, but its power structure remains anything but inclusive, argues Jason Campbell.


News & Analysis

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Announces 2019 Finalists

The latest group of emerging American designers — with a range of experience and focus points, from streetwear to sustainability — will compete for mentorship, exposure and cash in the 16th iteration of the program.

News & Analysis

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Announces 2019 Finalists

The latest group of emerging American designers — with a range of experience and focus points, from streetwear to sustainability — will compete for mentorship, exposure and cash in the 16th iteration of the program.


News & Analysis

The CFDA Enters Its Tom Ford Era at 2019 Awards

The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony said goodbye to chairwoman Diane von Furstenberg and honoured Jennifer Lopez, Brandon Maxwell, Rick Owens, Eileen Fisher and Carine Roitfeld.

News & Analysis

The CFDA Enters Its Tom Ford Era at 2019 Awards

The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony said goodbye to chairwoman Diane von Furstenberg and honoured Jennifer Lopez, Brandon Maxwell, Rick Owens, Eileen Fisher and Carine Roitfeld.


Fashion Week

How Designers Will Be Affected By a Shortened New York Fashion Week

Tom Ford’s first act as CFDA chairman addresses longstanding calls for a shorter fashion week. The goal is to attract more international buyers and editors, and reverse an exodus of prominent designers.

Fashion Week

How Designers Will Be Affected By a Shortened New York Fashion Week

Tom Ford’s first act as CFDA chairman addresses longstanding calls for a shorter fashion week. The goal is to attract more international buyers and editors, and reverse an exodus of prominent designers.


News & Analysis

What Tom Ford’s CFDA Post Means for American Fashion

After a three-year search, the organisation has found a successor for Diane von Furstenberg.

News & Analysis

What Tom Ford’s CFDA Post Means for American Fashion

After a three-year search, the organisation has found a successor for Diane von Furstenberg.


News & Analysis

CFDA Releases Diversity Report

The organisation is planning a year of programming that tackles inclusion and diversity in the industry and has hired advocate Bethann Hardison to help.

News & Analysis

CFDA Releases Diversity Report

The organisation is planning a year of programming that tackles inclusion and diversity in the industry and has hired advocate Bethann Hardison to help.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: Behind the Breakup

The designer is exiting Calvin Klein less than two years after his debut. Last month, PVH chief Emanuel Chirico criticised the brand’s uneven financial performance and high-fashion skew.

News & Analysis

Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: Behind the Breakup

The designer is exiting Calvin Klein less than two years after his debut. Last month, PVH chief Emanuel Chirico criticised the brand’s uneven financial performance and high-fashion skew.


News & Analysis

Fashion Embraces Optimism at the #BoF500 Gala

Carine Roitfeld, Tommy Hilfiger, Alexi Lubomirski, Bella and Gigi Hadid and other leaders from around the world celebrated the #BoF500 during New York Fashion Week.

News & Analysis

Fashion Embraces Optimism at the #BoF500 Gala

Carine Roitfeld, Tommy Hilfiger, Alexi Lubomirski, Bella and Gigi Hadid and other leaders from around the world celebrated the #BoF500 during New York Fashion Week.


News & Analysis

Talent Agencies Split on Promoting Underage Models

A shift is underway in the modelling world as agencies, publishers and fashion brands are vowing to only work with 18-and-over models. But not everyone is on the same page. 

News & Analysis

Talent Agencies Split on Promoting Underage Models

A shift is underway in the modelling world as agencies, publishers and fashion brands are vowing to only work with 18-and-over models. But not everyone is on the same page. 


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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