The Fashion Center B.I.D. is proud to partner with Fern Mallis, now of Fern Mallis LLC, formerly SVP of IMG Fashion. Widely acknowledged as the creator of NYC's Fashion Week, Ms. Mallis is the chair of THE FASHION CENTER SIDEWALK CATWALK PRESENTED BY LF USA event.

THE FASHION CENTER SIDEWALK CATWALK is brought to you with the generous support of LF USA, our presenting sponsor. LF USA is a leading provider of consumer brands, licensed and private label products to major department stores and mass retailers in such categories as men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, home goods and fashion accessories.

Macy's, our retail partner, will promote the exhibit in its flagship store and windows.

Additionally, the New York Times is our media partner and will hold a Times Talk featuring several participating designers.

Ralph Pucci is supplying the innovative mannequins that will strut down Broadway.

Material ConneXion, the world’s leading materials consultancy and library of innovative and sustainable materials, is working with participating designers to select materials from the expansive Material ConneXion library.

The Fashion Center BID thanks the materials manufacturers that donated materials to Material ConneXion for use on this project:

Bally Ribbon Mills
Carnegie Fabrics
Carpet Sign BV
COTTO
DINOSAURIER-Werkzeuge Trading GmbH
DuPont™ Tyvek® Graphics
Energlo
ES Salmon Leather LTDA
Fasttechno Co., Ltd.
FilzFelt Inc.
FireClay Tile, Inc.
ForeverLawn
Gehring Textiles
GKD Metal Fabrics
Greenstreak®
INNTEX
Interstyle Ceramic and Glass
Kaniez Abdi Textile Design Consultancy
Keleen Leathers, Inc.
Knoll Inc.
Koester GmbH & Co. KG
Kymo GmbH
LIBECO-LAGAE Inc.
LUDVIG SVENSSON INC.
Lunabrite, Inc.
Material Concepts, Inc.
Neenah Lahnstein GmbH
Nya Nordiska Textiles GmbH
OGUS Netze und Wirkwaren GmbH
OMNIPEL TECHNOLOGIES
SOLI Architectural Surfaces
Sommers Plastic Products Co. Inc.
N Cubed Co., Ltd.
Spatial Element
The Perfect Lawn
Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Trend Group USA
Ultraflex Systems, Inc.
V Technical Textiles Inc. (dba) Shieldex-US
Villani Leonello
Mia Cullin for Woodnotes Oy
WTP Corporation

And special thanks to the Fashion District businesses (keep it local!) that generously donated buttons, trimmings, and notions for use on the mannequins:

Bobbi Trim Ltd.
M&J Trimming
Tinsel Trading Company

Parsons The New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) are each partnering with The Fashion Center by providing student talent to the exhibition. Two student teams, one from each school, will design their own Sidewalk Catwalk mannequins. The student teams were selected by the Event Committee. Student apprentices will also work with participating designers.

Joanne Arbuckle, Dean of the School of Art and Design at FIT, emphasized her support of the project by stating: "We are extremely pleased that FIT students were given the opportunity to design and exhibit a mannequin alongside so many notable fashion designers. What better way to recognize tomorrow's creative leaders than by including them among today's, a number of whom themselves are FIT alumni – Victor Alfaro, John Bartlett, Stephen Burrows, Norma Kamali, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, Rebecca Moses, and Isabel Toledo. SIDEWALK CATWALK is an exciting way to highlight New York as the Creative Capitol of the World, and we applaud The Fashion Center for spearheading such a creative project."