NEW YORK — The Council of Fashion Designers of America has added 40 members to the organization, bringing total membership to 508.
“The 40 new members — the highest number joining the organization in its history — add to the diversity of the CFDA community,” said Steven Kolb, chief executive officer of the CFDA. New members include designers in such categories as jewelry, eyewear, swimwear, lingerie and millinery from locations such as Los Angeles, Miami, Kansas City, Mo., and Austin, Tex.
Among the new members are Ana Khouri; Louise Camuto of the Camuto Group; Shayne Oliver of Hood by Air; Misha Nonoo; Nellie Partow; Rosie Assoulin; Gigi Burris of Gigi Burris Millinery; Sally LaPointe; Paul Andrew; Tanya Taylor; Siki Im; Francesca Amfitheatrof of Tiffany & Co., and Tome’s Ryan Lobo and Ramon Martin.
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In addition, the CFDA voted to make Diane von Furstenberg chairman. Her title had previously been president. Kolb, ceo, adds the title of president. Lisa Smilor, executive director, was elevated to executive vice president.
CFDA board member Reed Krakoff will host the new members party at his home on Oct. 27. Krakoff became admissions committee chairman this year, succeeding Stan Herman, who had served in that role since 2006.
Admissions occur each spring. The application includes a resume, portfolio and other materials that represent the candidate’s work to date and two letters of recommendation from active CFDA members in the same area of design. The candidates must be American citizens designing in the U.S. or abroad or foreign nationals with businesses based in the U.S.
The new CFDA members are:
Ana Khouri, ANA KHOURI
Matt Baldwin, BALDWIN
Louise Camuto, CAMUTO GROUP
Leigh Batnick Plessner, CATBIRD
Rony Vardi, CATBIRD
Guido Campello, COSABELLA
David Hart, DAVID HART
Sara Beltran, DEZSO BY SARA BELTRAN
Brett Heyman, EDIE PARKER
Gigi Burris, GIGI BURRIS MILLINERY
Shayne Oliver, HOOD BY AIR
John Brevard, JOHN BREVARD
Kendra Scott, KENDRA SCOTT
Lisa Marie Fernandez, LISA MARIE FERNANDEZ
Elizabeth Fortunato, LIZZIE FORTUNATO
Floriana Gavriel, MANSUR GAVRIEL
Rachel Mansur, MANSUR GAVRIEL
Michael Saiger, MIANSAI
Misha Nonoo, MISHA NONOO
Jeff Press, MORGENTHAL FREDERICS
Nellie Partow, NELLIE PARTOW
Paul Andrew, PAUL ANDREW
Raquel Allegra, RAQUEL ALLEGRA
Kristine Johannes, RAUWOLF
Rosie Assoulin, ROSIE ASSOULIN
Ted Kim, RVN
Sally LaPointe, SALLY LAPOINTE
Scosha Woolridge, SCOSHA
Brooke Garber Neidich, SIDNEY GARBER
Siki Im, SIKI IM
Daniel Corrigan, SIMON MILLER
Jake Sargent, SIMON MILLER
Paige Dellavalle, STELLA VALLE
Ashley Jung, STELLA VALLE
Britt Cosgrove, SVILU
Marina Polo, SVILU
Tanya Taylor, TANYA TAYLOR
Francesca Amfitheatrof, TIFFANY & CO.
Ryan Lobo, TOME
Ramon Martin, TOME