1983 was a major year for Willi Smith. The New York City-based designer won the Coty American Fashion Critics Award for Womenswear— only the second Black designer to do so.…
Over the past decade, no topic has been off-limits as Fern Mallis conducted in-depth interviews with fashion’s most legendary at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Video archives from “Fashion…
The life and times of Elie Tahari are coming to the big screen. The fashion designer will be the subject of a feature documentary to be released on Amazon Prime…
If you weren’t able to attend one of the interview series hosted by Fashion’s Godmother Fern Mallis at NY 92Y, she’s finally bringing the conversations to a screen near you.…
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IT’S ALL CONTENT: As the coronavirus crisis heads toward the one-year mark in the U.S., millions continue to seek out at-home activities. Fern Mallis is trying to help some occupy…
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Press Release NEW YORK, February 2021 -- Fern Mallis, the Fashion industry doyenne most recognized as the founder of New York Fashion Week, is embarking on the next chapter of…
UP, UP AND AWAY: Sustainable fashion will be in the spotlight, when Goodwill New York New Jersey hold a virtual gala on Wednesday. Model, activist and actress Amber Valletta will cohost the “Goodwill Evening of…
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…
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…