30/30

Can I tell you ...about the party for the 30 new members of the CFDA. Last July 30, Diane Von Furstenberg, CFDA's president and the board of directors hosted a cocktail reception for the organization's lastest inductees. Every year the CFDA admissions committee meet to select and approve or reject a list of designers applying for membership. Unfortunately, I can't divulge what the requirements are, the process and who are on that committee. I just know that it's not that easy to be approved. Not everybody who wants to get in, gets in.
This year's party was held at Diane's fabulous new store/showroom/design studio/pied-a-terre space in the heart of the Meatpacking district. Designed by Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, it has the most amazing views from the top. We got a private tour and our jaws dropped. The design studio is exactly what you imagine design studios to look like. Colorful, inspiring, lost of light and space, surrounded by books and art...in a word..WOW! Then there's the rooftop garden where Diane practices yoga and employees can have lunch. I couldn't take photos, sorry.

This year we accepted 30 members, the biggest number ever. I think it's a first actually. They are: Kate and Laura Mulleavy from Rodarte, James Perse, Laura Poretzky from Abaete, Jessie Randall, Lela Rose, Rachel Roy, Michelle Smith of Milly, Jean Yu, Tory Burch, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig from Marchesa, Justin Giunta, Philip Lim and Adam Lippes among others.



It was a fun party and it was great to meet the new members as well as mingle with select editors and press. Everybody was bemoaning the near end of summer and anticipating the craziness of fashion week which is early this year to accommodate the Jewish Holiday. It is New York fashion week after all. Oy vey!