West Coast Designers Among CFDA's Newest Members
The New York–based Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the induction of 31 new members. Among the inductees are several California designers, including Marcella and Johan Lindeberg of William Rast as well as the Paris 68, J. Lindberg brands and Koi Suwannagate, whose intricate knits earned her a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nomination last year, and Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, whose The Row collection is based in New York and Los Angeles and whose Elizabeth & James collection is based in Los Angeles. Other inductees include Erin Fetherston (a California native who is now based in New York); Alexander Wang; Chris Benz; Christina and Swaim Hutson, formerly of Obedient Sons and Daughters; Jenna Lyons of J. Crew; Elizabeth & James; and Jason Wu.
The CFDA will fecirc;te its newest members Oct. 21 during its celebration of its 50th anniversary at the Four Seasons in Manhattan. —Erin Barajas
