The CFDA has a new interim CEO, and the fashion world has opinions. Hildy Kuryk, who spent four years as Vogue’s executive director of communications under Anna Wintour, was named to the role on Monday. She replaces Steven Kolb, who stepped down after physically restraining protesters at a Fashion Week show.
Kuryk is widely respected, and her consultancy Artemis Strategies already works with Conde Nast and The Met. Still, multiple insiders are calling this an“Anna hire,”with one asking if the organization is now the“Council of Fashion Designers of Anna.”The frustration is piling on top of this year’s Met Gala drama, when Wintour announced John Galliano as the star and he dropped out.
The CFDA says it’s working with Karen Harvey Consulting Group on a permanent replacement, expected within three to six months. That search will be the real test: fresh leadership, or one more name from the same phone contacts? What do you think, should the CFDA look outside the Wintour orbit?
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