Origins and Expansion of New York Fashion Week (1943–1965)

1. New York Dress Institute formed to promote U.S. fashion

   Jan 1, 1941Labels: New York

   • Cornell RMC

2. Fashion Calendar begins publishing industry schedules

   Mar 1, 1941Labels: Fashion Calendar

   • FIT Calendar

3. Eleanor Lambert organizes first New York “Press Week”

   Jan 1, 1943Labels: Eleanor Lambert

   • NYFW Wikipedia
   • The World PRX

4. Press Week venues cluster around Plaza and Pierre

   Jan 1, 1943Labels: The Plaza, The Pierre

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   • Zoe Report

5. Press Week succeeds in boosting U.S. designer coverage

   Dec 31, 1943Labels: Press Week

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   • FT

6. Ruth Finley expands Fashion Calendar as clearinghouse

   Jan 1, 1944Labels: Ruth Finley, Fashion Calendar

   • FIT Calendar
   • Vogue Obit

7. Press Week becomes a repeating, semiannual industry fixture

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: Press Week

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   • NYFW DE

8. “16th Annual Press Week of New York” held

   Feb 1, 1951Labels: Press Week

   • NYFW Wikipedia

9. New York Dress Institute curtails operations

   Jan 1, 1953Labels: New York

   • Cornell RMC

10. Event is known as “Press Week of New York”

    Jan 1, 1955Labels: Press Week

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    • NYFW DE

11. Council of Fashion Designers of America is founded

    Jan 1, 1962Labels: CFDA, Eleanor Lambert

    • CFDA History
    • CFDA 1962 2012

12. Sydney Wragge elected CFDA’s first president

    Jan 1, 1963Labels: Sydney Wragge, CFDA

    • CFDA History

13. Norman Norell elected CFDA’s second president

    Jan 1, 1965Labels: Norman Norell, CFDA

    • CFDA History