CFDA announces new members, extends chairwoman’s term

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced the admittance of 40 designers to the organisation and has extended Diane von Furstenburg’s term as chairwoman of the CFDA through 2018.

”The board’s unanimous decision to ask Diane to stay on as chairwoman is a further testament to the unprecedented growth the CFDA has experience under her leadership,” CFDA president and CEO Steven Kolb said in a statement. “The additional two years allow her to continue to strengthen the board and organisation as a whole.”

The organisation said that it had received a record number of applications for membership this year. New members are judged based on creativity, status of their business, references and their application.

New members, including Jeremy Scott and Marissa Webb, span a number of disciplines in categories such as jewellery, footwear, apparel, lingerie and millinery.

A celebration for the new members will be held this fall at the home of fashion designer and CFDA board member Tory Burch.