Events/Causes
January 7, 2026
The FMI Grant Fund represents the trade association's longest standing public-private partnership. Image credit: CFDA
By Amirah Keaton for Luxury Daily News Service
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is supporting domestic innovation and workforce development.
{"ct":"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","iv":"ccfdb1cfa4a3edf8d2620da2ea5166d5","s":"045f5bde75868a98"}
Share your thoughts. Click here