The Council of Fashion Designers of America has joined forces with Planned Parenthood to launch Fashion Stands With Planned Parenthood, an initiative that capitalizes on New York Fashion Week’s global reach to raise awareness and funds for Planned Parenthood’s efforts.
Under the Trump administration, politicians are taking steps to defund Planned Parenthood health centers. Should that occur, millions of people — nearly half of whom are people of color and many who live in rural areas — would lose the care they rely on. To address the urgency of the situation, the CFDA has created a pink pin for CFDA members and supporters to use during their fashion week shows and presentations. Designed by The Creative Group, Condé Nast, the pin has been distributed to all participating designers; public relations, modeling agencies and creative; fashion week locations; industry influencers, and press attending New York Fashion Week from Feb. 9 to 16.
The CFDA worked with Tracy Reese, one of its board members, to encourage designers to wear the pin when they take their bow and place it on one or more models in their show, and distribute them to all front row attendees, as well as their front-of-house staff. More than 40
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