Council of Fashion Designers of America

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA), founded in 1962 by publicist Eleanor Lambert, is a not-for-profit trade association of over 450 prominent American fashion and accessory designers. The first president of the Council was Sydney Wragge (till 1965). As of 2009, Diane von Fürstenberg was the group's president and Steven Kolb the CEO. The organization's mission is to strengthen the influence and success of American designers in the global economy.