Fern Mallis has been an industry game changer in the fashion and design world for more than thirty years. The creator and organizer of New York’s Fashion Week, Mallis was senior vice president at IMG Fashion and executive director of the CFDA, and recipient of numerous industry awards, including the 2012 Fashion Industry Lifetime Achievement Award from Pratt Institute, and the 2013 FIT President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mallis is president of her own international consulting firm. Ralph Lauren began his career in 1967. Today, his collections include menswear, womenswear, accessories, fragrance, and home. He has received numerous awards for his work in fashion, philanthropy, and humanitarian causes, and is the only designer to receive the CFDA’s four highest honors.
