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Fabric Designers

Resources & Associations

The CFD is a professional trade association consisting of fashion designers in the womensware, mensware, jewelry, and accessories areas.
Council of Fashion Designers (CFD)
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY, 10019-4702
Tel: (866) 302-5700
Tel 2: (212) 768-5700
Email: info@cfda.com
https://www.cfda.com

The IFAI is a trade association comprised of companies representing the specialty fabrics marketplace.
Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)
1801 County Road B W, Suite 100
Roseville, MN, 55113-4052
Tel: (800) 225-4324
Tel 2: (651) 222-2508
http://www.ifai.com

The ITAA is a professional, educational association composed of scholars, educators and students in the textile, apparel and merchandising disciplines in higher education.
International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)
2221 Gates Dr.
Tallahassee, FL, 32312-3166
Tel: (850) 408-5145
Email: executive_director@online.org
http://www.itaaonline.org

For information on textile-related publications, exhibitions, and conferences, visit the association's Web site.
Surface Design Association
C/O NMCFO
6707 Academy Rd NE, Suite A
Albuquerque, NM, 87109
Tel: (707) 829-3110
Email: info@surfacedesign.org
https://www.surfacedesign.org

The Textile Society of America "provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide, from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social, and technical perspectives."
Textile Society of America (TSA)
1101 St. Paul St., Suite 603
Baltimore, MD, 21202-2620
Email: info@textilesocietyofamerica.org
https://textilesocietyofamerica.org