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Fern Mallis, along with Amber Valletta, is hosting a virtual evening celebrating the power of work and sustainable fashion. Click For More

Fern Mallis is honored to be included in Vogue.com's series on the fashion industry's response to the AIDS crisis. She was also included in the formation of ACT- UP, when 7th on Sale was created to raise much-needed funds. Fern became the Executive Director of CFDA on the heels of the great success of that event, which had left the staff of 1-2 depleted. Click For More

Bob Morris writes, Feeling Socially Awkward? Even Extroverts Are a Little Rusty. Months of limited mingling has made even extremely outgoing people uncomfortable socializing, “like awkward eighth graders attending a school dance for the first time.” Fern Mallis comments “We’ve lost the ability to talk about a lot of things, because we aren’t doing a lot of things." Click For More

Fern Mallis, along with various guests, joins Layfayette 148's Creative Director Emily Smith to swap stories and talk all things holiday. Click For More

Fern Mallis joins editor Eric Wilson, designer Nicole Miller, event producer Christina Neault, and the team behind the documentary to talk about Ruth’s legacy and the future of NYFW. Click For More

Fern Mallis was honored to be asked by Hamish Bowles and Vogue to share her personal stories of the impact of New York Fashion Week on fashion and culture in the 1990s... tune in Click For More

Fern Mallis discusses all things fashion with Susan Sandler on Pop-Up Biz Podcast. Click For More

The world of fashion and design has come up against some significant challenges within the last few months. Fashion authority Fern Mallis, who - among many other things - created New York Fashion Week and who was the Executive Director for the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 1991 to 2001 and author of the popular series Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis, took some time to chat with about how fashion has responded to the current state of events from Covid-19 to the

For a week in September, the buzz around town is New York Fashion Week. From around the world, the who’s who of fashion descend on Manhattan to view the upcoming spring collections, forge business relationships, make deals, and socialize with influencers. Notable designers get top models to walk in their show and fill every seat in the house. Emerging designers spend a lot of money to be there and get noticed. But this year, of course, is different. The global pandemic has ch

September is here and New York Fashion Week is about to begin. But it will be nothing like we know it to have been in the past. We are still in the eye of the storm on so many levels. Still dealing with the pandemic, and the effects COVID19 is having on the world and effecting our travels and ability to get together. Couples are being forced to change their dates, their venues, and some have even decided to have more intimate soirees and invited guests via Zoom. This is unpre

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Although IMG seems to be making plans to have physical shows during New York Fashion Week in September, as reported in WWD on Wednesday, most of the major designers contacted aren’t planning to have a full-blown runway show in New York. Most said they would do small presentations or show virtually. Fern Mallis, an industry consultant and creator of New York Fashion Week, said, “I haven’t heard about anyone wanting to do anything. I applaud them for doing that , if they think

Billy Porter’s first introduction to fashion was in a Black Pentecostal church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he was born and raised. In 1991, he came to New York, and Broadway hasn’t been the same since. On Wednesday, the Emmy winner opened up about his storied career to Fern Mallis, the creator of New York Fashion Week and the host of Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis at 92Y in New York City. Click For More

DRUM ROLL PLEASE: The International Best Dressed List will be revealed in its entirety before the crack of dawn Saturday morning via Graydon Carter’s digital weekly Air Mail. The roster will have five categories this time around – Women, Men, Couples, Fashion Professionals and Hall of Fame. There are 10 women, 10 men and 10 Fashion Professionals who made the cut, and two new inductees for the Hall of Fame. Some of the winners include “Big Little Lies” actress Zoe Kravtiz for

Trendsetter Billy Porter says his first exposure to high fashion was in the black Pentecostal church in Pittsburgh where he grew up. “Every week was a fashion show, and the aisle was the runway!” the “Pose” star told Fern Mallis at the 92nd Street Y. “Where you sat in the sanctuary is how good you felt that day. The closer you sat to the pulpit, the longer the walk down the aisle, giving more time to show off your Sunday best.” Click For More

True performers never phone it in, and Billy Porter proved that point again and again during his Wednesday night talk with Fern Mallis at 92Y. Never mind that his second stop of the night would be a Carnegie Hall performance with Idina Menzel, the “Pose” star didn’t hold back in detailing the arcs and pitfalls of his life. While many in the audience applauded Porter for his 2013 Tony-winning role in “Kinky Boots,” the 50-year-old actor, singer and barrier breaker’s fame took

This remarkable organization was formed after the senseless murder in Greenwich Village of a beloved young advertising executive John Reisenbach. For 28 years the advertising and media industry has been raising funds to make NYC a safer, more secure place to live and work. They fund a myriad of community programs and initiatives. The organization awarded Fern Mallis with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Annual Gala on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Click For More

At 71, New York Fashion Week founder Fern Mallis shared with the crowd at the Carter Burden Network’s Silver and White Gala: “It’s never too late to re-invent, reboot and restart the engine.” Click For More