Fern Mallis

Fern Mallis
Fern Mallis in September 2011
Born (1948-03-26) March 26, 1948
EducationUniversity at Buffalo (BFA)
OccupationsFashion executive, consultant
Years active1970s–present
Known forCreating New York Fashion Week, executive director of Council of Fashion Designers of America
TitlePresident, Fern Mallis LLC

Fern Mallis (born March 26, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American fashion director, who was the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) from 1991 to 2001, and created 7th on Sixth productions or New York Fashion Week as it is known today. She was also senior vice president of IMG Fashion from 2001 to 2010. Mallis is currently president of her own international fashion and design consultancy, Fern Mallis LLC. She received her BFA from University at Buffalo.