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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Friday: The CFDA Fashion Awards

By Women's Voices For Change
This past Monday, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) held its CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City. The annual event recognizes the outstanding contributions made to American fashion by individuals from all areas of the industry and related arts. Several game-changing women who have been dominating the fashion world consistently over the past decades were honored.
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Books · Fashion & Beauty

Book Review: “Diana Vreeland: The Modern Woman”

By Tish Jett
By Tish Jett

The pages take us on a chronological journey through her career from 1936 to 1962. As we move along we see the evolution of fashion within the context of the world it inhabited. We see Vreeland’s brilliance, her comprehension of the culture of the pre- and post-war years and the radical societal changes culminating in the Pop 60s.

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Books · Fashion & Beauty

The Spring Fashion Book List

By Women's Voices For Change
This spring, add to your Spring Reading List a few books by and about some of the most influential and game-changing women in fashion. These selections delve into the complicated lives of women like Elsa Schiaparelli, Betty Halbreich, Edith Head, and Loulou de la Falaise.
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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Friday: Best of 2014

By Women's Voices For Change
We combed through the roster of fashion features from our popular weekly series, Fashion Friday, for the five articles that resonated the most with our "Women's Voices" audience. We've learned a lot about your style index—Paris, Diane Von Fursetenberg, Jewelry and Philanthropy, Summer Indulgences, and NPR's perspective on what constitutes chic—yes, NPR!
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Fashion Friday: Tribute to Eileen Ford

By Women's Voices For Change
One doesn't have to be in the fashion world to know that to be a "Ford Model" is to be at the summit of the industry. Eileen Ford, widely credited with pioneering the modern modeling agency, co-founded the iconic Ford Models with her husband, Jerry Ford. She died on July 10. She was 92.
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