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Fibre2Fashion
4 days ago
- Entertainment
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CFDA unveils NYFW Spring/Summer 2026 schedule
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has released the preliminary official New York Fashion Week (NYFW) schedule for the Spring-Summer 2026 season. Michael Kors will launch the American Collections on September 11, and the week will close on September 16, 2025. The preliminary official NYFW Schedule features more than 60 runway shows and designer presentations, with additional collections being presented digitally and by appointment. The CFDA has released the preliminary New York Fashion Week schedule for Spring/Summer 2026, running from September 11â€'16, 2025. Featuring over 60 shows, highlights include Michael Kors opening, Alexander Wang returning, and debuts by brands like SC103 and Amir Taghi. The CFDA NYFW Fund continues supporting international press, reinforcing the event's global and cultural impact. The official NYFW Schedule includes Altuzarra, Area, Bevza, Calvin Klein Collection, Campillo, Christian Siriano, Collina Strada, Cynthia Rowley, Diotima, Eckhaus Latta, Fforme, Elena Velez, Jason Wu Collection, Kallmeyer, KidSuper, Lafayette 148, LaQuan Smith, L'Enchanteur, Luar, Norma Kamali, Prabal Gurung, Sandy Liang, Sergio Hudson, Simkhai, Tibi, Todd Snyder, Tory Burch, TWP, Ulla Johnson, Who Decides War and Zankov. International brands showing during the week are COS, Off-White and Toteme. Alexander Wang returns to New York Fashion Week. First-time additions to the official NYFW Schedule include 6397, Amir Taghi, Dwarmis, Lii, Maria McManus, Nardos, Raúl Peñaranda, Rùadh, and SC103, CFDA said in a press release. The 2025 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists Ashlyn, Bach Mai, Bernard James, Don't Let Disco, Gabe Gordon, Heirlome, Jamie Okuma, and Meruert Tolegen will also hold activations throughout the week. To build meaningful relationships between renowned international stakeholders in press and media and the designer brands that show during the week, the CFDA NYFW Fund was established in 2022 to raise awareness of the importance of NYFW's cultural, artistic, and economic impact. Now in its seventh season, the CFDA NYFW Fund has proudly supported nearly 50 international editors to date with financial and in-kind support made possible through brand contributions and strategic partnerships. 'The collections this September represent the resilience and dynamism of the city through a global lens,' Joseph Maglieri, CFDA's director of fashion week Initiatives , said. 'With great returns to the calendar, visiting brands from around the world and a new guard of rising talent finding their rhythm and stride, New York Fashion Week continues to be a gateway for discovery, creativity, and storytelling representing the spirit and independence of American fashion.' Since acquiring the Fashion Calendar in October 2014, the CFDA has served as the sole organiser of the official NYFW Schedule. Originally founded in 1945 by publisher Ruth Finley, the now-digital Fashion Calendar serves as the foremost year-round events scheduling and planning tool for fashion designers, press, retailers, public relation firms, and the industry at large. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
Fashion Network
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
COS will be back at NYFW this September
H&M 's Group's London-based COS label is on a roll at the moment and part of what the company has been doing right seems to have been its regular appearances at New York Fashion Week. So it's no surprise that COS will be back on the NYFW runways this September. It will be an in-season event as it will present its AW25 collection on the catwalk, its fourth time at NYFW as part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America 's (CFDA) official schedule. The company said that 'engaging with communities at the forefront of fashion, art, design, and modern culture, COS continues to build its presence in the global city of New York – championing expert craftsmanship, design innovation and a deep respect for materiality on one of the fashion industry's most iconic international stages'.
USA Today
04-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Kate Spade died 7 years ago: What to know about the iconic fashion designer
Kate Spade died 7 years ago: What to know about the iconic fashion designer Show Caption Hide Caption Kate Spade's legacy Learn more on the death of handbag designer Kate Spade. CBC - Business Kate Spade, the designer who helped characterize 1990s fashion with her iconic handbags, died by suicide seven years ago this week. Spade's death on June 5, 2018, stunned the fashion world, highlighting the silent struggles behind one of the industry's biggest names and, along with the death of Anthony Bourdain three days later, sparked a broader conversation about mental health amidst fame and success. A two-time Council of Fashion Designers of America award winner, Spade left behind a brand that captivated young women in the '90s and early aughts that endures today. Who was Kate Spade? Born Katherine Brosnahan in Kansas City, she co-founded her eponymous designer brand in 1993 with her future husband and business partner Andy Spade, the brother of comedian David Spade, in their New York City apartment. Started with hand-taped prototypes, Kate Spade became a rapid success, expanding to shoes, luggage and other accessories. Spade relinquished any ownership of her brand in the mid-2000s, which would change hands a few times before landing at Tapestry, Inc., formerly Coach, Inc., after a $2.4 billion purchase in 2017. How did Kate Spade die? Spade was found dead in her Upper East Side apartment in New York City. She was 55. Her cause of death was ruled suicide by hanging. In a statement reported by media at the time, Andy Spade said his late wife had "suffered from depression and anxiety for many years" but "was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives." Her death was followed by Anthony Bourdain's suicide three days later. "There was no indication and no warning that she would do this. It was a complete shock," Andy Spade continued. "There were personal demons she was battling." Kate Spade's best friend Elyce Arons, who is writing a memoir titled "We Might Just Make It After All" about their friendship, said the couple "were trying to work things out," she told People in an interview published June 3. The book is set for release on June 17 through Simon & Schuster. Kate Spade's daughter Frances was namesake of her new brand Spade's daughter Frances Beatrice Valentine Spade was 13 at the time of her death. Police reported at the time that she left Frances, now 20, a note. In 2016, Kate Spade turned to a new brand based around her daughter, the luxury footwear and handbag company Frances Valentine, with which she remained active until her death. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call 988 any time day or night, or chat online. Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kate Spade died 7 years ago: What to know about the iconic fashion designer
Kate Spade, the designer who helped characterize 1990s fashion with her iconic handbags, died by suicide seven years ago this week. Spade's death on June 5, 2018, stunned the fashion world, highlighting the silent struggles behind one of the industry's biggest names and, along with the death of Anthony Bourdain three days later, sparked a broader conversation about mental health amidst fame and success. A two-time Council of Fashion Designers of America award winner, Spade left behind a brand that captivated young women in the '90s and early aughts that endures today. Born Katherine Brosnahan in Kansas City, she co-founded her eponymous designer brand in 1993 with her future husband and business partner Andy Spade, the brother of comedian David Spade, in their New York City apartment. Started with hand-taped prototypes, Kate Spade became a rapid success, expanding to shoes, luggage and other accessories. Spade relinquished any ownership of her brand in the mid-2000s, which would change hands a few times before landing at Tapestry, Inc., formerly Coach, Inc., after a $2.4 billion purchase in 2017. Spade was found dead in her Upper East Side apartment in New York City. She was 55. Her cause of death was ruled suicide by hanging. In a statement reported by media at the time, Andy Spade said his late wife had "suffered from depression and anxiety for many years" but "was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives." Her death was followed by Anthony Bourdain's suicide three days later. "There was no indication and no warning that she would do this. It was a complete shock," Andy Spade continued. "There were personal demons she was battling." Kate Spade's best friend Elyce Arons, who is writing a memoir titled "We Might Just Make It After All" about their friendship, said the couple "were trying to work things out," she told People in an interview published June 3. The book is set for release on June 17 through Simon & Schuster. Spade's daughter Frances Beatrice Valentine Spade was 13 at the time of her death. Police reported at the time that she left Frances, now 20, a note. In 2016, Kate Spade turned to a new brand based around her daughter, the luxury footwear and handbag company Frances Valentine, with which she remained active until her death. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call 988 any time day or night, or chat online. Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kate Spade death: Fashion designer died 7 years ago
Fashion United
02-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
US trade organisations commend Trump's comments on sneaker and T-shirt production
Leading US fashion and textile organisations have backed recent comments by president Donald Trump in which he suggested that his stringent tariff policies were 'not focused on driving sneaker and T-shirt production to the US'. A joint letter – signed by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) and U.S. Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) – has said Trump was 'absolutely right' in stating that his tariffs on imports from other countries were not intended to help scale up the domestic footwear and apparel industry. Speaking to reporters last week, Trump responded to a speech by treasury secretary Scott Bessent earlier in April, who said that the US does not need a 'booming textile industry'. Trump agreed with Bessent's comments, and noted that his tariff policy was instead aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products. 'I'm not looking to make T-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks. We can do that very well in other locations. We are looking to do chips and computers and lots of other things, and tanks and ships,' Trump told reporters in New Jersey. Call for reduction in tariff burden on apparel and footwear sector While the letter addressed to Trump expresses gratitude for acknowledging 'real-world challenges' the fashion and textiles industries face, the organisations underlined that these sectors 'have operated under a substantial tariff burden — the highest of any sector', for decades. The average tariff rate on consumer goods sits at just over 2 percent, contrasting the average apparel and footwear tariff rates, which exceed 14.5 and 12 percent, respectively. 'These costs ultimately fall on American families, limiting those families from participating in essential activities such as work, recreation, sports, and fitness, all activities that support mentally and physically healthier Americans and help boost the US economy,' the letter notes. It continued: 'As much as our members would love to manufacture more footwear and apparel in the US, closer to our US consumers, it is simply not feasible to do so at scale right now due to significant supply chain, labor, and cost constraints. Tariff policy cannot overcome these obstacles, especially when it is imposing new costs on existing manufacturers in our industry.' The organisations are thus calling on Trump to adopt a 'pragmatic framework that reduces the tariff burden on footwear and apparel, increases high-value jobs for US workers, and provides relief to hardworking American families'.
