Phyllis Dillon speaks with Fern Mallis about her career in the fashion industry. Mallis discusses her time as a young woman working in the coveted Guest Editorship position at Madamoiselle magazine, and her time living at the Barbazon Hotel for Women. She goes on to discuss her time working for the magazine as an employee in her years after college, and the other jobs she took after leaving Madamoiselle. She then describes how she learned about the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), what led up to her being hired by them, and her development of New York Fashion Week. She discusses how vastly the industry has changed due to the rise of the prevalence and influence of technology, and issues with sustainability and how detrimental the fashion industry is to the environment. She finally speaks about her time on the FIT Board.
Sin títuloRuth Finley sat down with Phyliss Dillon and JoAnne Olian on August 6, 2015 to discuss her career and family life. Finley shares that when she was first starting out, she would call companies herself to explain her project, collating the information in a file box. The 1950s, Finley recalls, was an important period for New York fashion as individual designers were beginning to emerge; this shift is reflected in Finley’s calendar from the period. Finley reveals that New York became the first of the “Big Four” to show each season because of the efforts of Calvin Klein and Helmut Lang. The large fashion shows staged by the New York designers, according to Finley, were a result of multiple showroom accidents rather than inspiration from Paris.
Sin títuloThis folder contains correspondence and minutes of a meeting in the Oscar De La Renta showroom.
This folder contains correspondence, minutes for meeting at Mollie Parnis offices, press releases, Invitations, fashion show program, and members lists,
This folder contains correspondence and invoices from designers for the American National Theatre and Academy Program. Companies that either accepted or rejected include, Giorgio Di Sant' Angelo, Oleg Cassini, Elizabeth Arden, Revlon, Anne Klein, and Fogarty-Sunshine.
This folder contains correspondence, press clippings, an American Designers Program and schedule, and an 8x10 black and white photo of a Stephen Burrows design.
This folder contains materials in regards to the Cincinnati show "The Art of American Fashion." Three show programs are included as well as correspondence in regards to the show and the University of Cincinnati. Also included is the minutes for the meeting at the Norman Norell showroom on August 25,1969.
This folder contains membership lists and the master list for 1969. Included are show programs for the Washington D.C. show and the Cincinnati Show. Also included is correspondence pertaining to membership and a list of members attending the Lily Daché Luncheon in Washington.
This folder contains correspondence, a press clipping, and fashion show presentation layouts.
This folder contains invoices, show schedule for the Olympic Games fashion show, show programs, members lists, and press releases.
This folder contains correspondence, memo for show directions, press releases, a show program, an 8x10 black and white photograph, and members lists.
This folder contains 2 show programs.
This folder contains invitations and 3 show programs.
This folder contains show brochures, show invitations, and correspondence.
This folder contains correspondence in regards to the Cincinnati show between the University of Cincinnati. Also included is a show program
This folder contains the correspondence and misc. paperwork involving the Cincinnati show "The Art of American Fashion." Included is a program from the show as well as invoices regarding the expenses of setting up the show. This includes correspondence in regards to insurance for the clothing shipments for the show. Also included is a show program from the Washington D.C. designer showing.
This folder contains members lists, invoices, correspondence, and American designer showing schedules.
This folder contains minutes of the meeting at the Demonico Hotel on June 11, 1969. Discussed is the CFDA fashion show for the United Nations.
This folder contains correspondence involving the committee members and honorary committee members of the CFDA. Included is correspondence on the 1971 presentation of "Fashion On Stage" and what shows are involved. Also included are members lists.
This folder contains correspondence, press clippings, members lists, minutes from the meeting at the Bill Blass showroom, and press releases in regards to the creation of the CFDA awards.
This folder contains correspondence, minutes for the meeting at the Bill Blass showroom, press clippings, a CFDA awards invitation, the minutes for the meeting at the Perry Ellis showroom, and a copy of the CFDA bylaws.
This folder contains a CFDA awards dinner invitation, correspondence, typed remarks for Donna Karan, Oscar De La Renta, Roger Stevens, and Bill Blass.
This folder contains invitations, correspondence, CFDA voting procedure and lists of voting committees, minutes of meeting at the Carolyne Roehm showroom, a thrift shop proposal, Council of the arts contact list, minutes for the meeting for the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. list of nominating committee, fashion group international list, and various correspondence with FIT.
This folder contains correspondence, 8 x 10 black and white photographs of designer portraits and ensembles by the designers, and biographies of winning designers. Designers photographed include: Mollie Parnis, Halston, Trigere, David Evans, Calvin Klein, Adrian, Arnold Scaasi, Anna Potok, John Weitz, Thomas Brigance, Sydney Wragge, Bill Blass, and Willi Smith.
This folder contains five 8x10 black and white photographs, a copy of the panel discussion at the costume institute, correspondence, show schedules, and invitations.
This folder contains press clippings, press releases, invoices, notes for Mary McFadden presentation at awards, and correspondence.
This folder contains an 8 x 10 black and white photograph of the CFDA award trophy with a press release on the reverse side.
This folder contains correspondence, press clippings, show programs, pamphlets related to congress, the congressional records, and several copies of Eleanor Lambert's statements to congress.
This folder contains press releases and several show programs from various years.
This folder contains correspondence, show schedules, show programs, press clippings, and press releases.
This folder contains correspondence, show schedules, and press releases.
This folder contains invoices, correspondence, and a show program.
This folder contains a show program.
This folder contains show schedules and correspondence.
This folder contains 2 show programs.
This folder contains correspondence, invitations, program production directions, press releases, and press clippings.
This folder contains show programs, drafts, and correspondence
This folder contains a show brochure, advertising contract, production outlines, and members contact list.
This folder contains show programs, press clippings, correspondence, members lists, invoices,
This folder contains correspondence, and show programs.
This folder contains correspondence and the awards nominees list.
This folder contains correspondence, members lists, contact lists, award show check lists, show notes, and press releases in regards to the CFDA awards dinner.
This folder contains members lists, press contact lists, and press releases for the CFDA award winners including Yves Saint Laurent for International Honors.
This folder contains a draft of the letter sent to jury members for the CFDA awards.
This folder contains jury invitations and envelopes.
This folder contains returned ballots.
This folder contains correspondence, jury lists, and questions regarding the finalization of jury.
This folder contains press releases, an 8x10 photograph of the CFDA awards statuette, press lists, and a fashion presentation list.
This folder contains press releases, correspondence, and an award jury proposal.
This folder contains a CFDA awards program.
This folder contains a large book of press clippings in relations to the CFDA awards and a program for the 1963 Washington DC fashion show.
This folder contains board of directors lists, correspondence, minutes of the meeting at the Herbert Kasper showroom, and the minutes for the meeting at the Four Seasons.
This folder contains correspondence, members lists, and a program from the New York City Ballet gala.
This folder contains memos to members of CFDA, and lists of past projects.
This series contains press materials, photographs, correspondance and miscellaneous ephemera related to the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Sin títuloThis folder contains the CFDA bylaws.
This folder contains an undated CFDA members list.
This folder contains press releases.
This folder contains correspondence.
This folder contains press clippings.