Impact: 50 Years Of The Cfda IMPACT is the definitive celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, exploring the effect of the careers of America's most influential designers over the last five decades. Anchored by Patricia Mear's illuminating essay on the history of the CFDA, the book incorporates over three hundred designer's personal statements and images. Illustrated with many never before seen images from the most important names in American fashion accompanied by insightful and reflective essays written by the designers themselves, this is the ultimate Fashion who's who and celebration of this important Fashion organisation. Accompanied by elegant photographs of career-changing moments, this book is the definitive word on the voice of American Fashion.