Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA is the first museum exhibition to celebrate the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the leading fashion trade organization in the United States. Approximately 100 garments and accessories designed by the CFDA’s most impactful creators of the last fifty years will be on view. Also included in the exhibition will be visual images and acknowledgment of the nearly 600 designers who have been members over the last five decades. - Exhibition Details Each living designer participating in the exhibition will select a single object or ensemble that best represents his or her impact on the fashion world. Work by historical CFDA members will be selected by exhibition curators, Patricia Mears, deputy director of The Museum at FIT, and Fred Dennis, the museum’s senior curator. Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA is a collaborative partnership between the Museum at FIT and the CFDA.
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