NRF Foundation Student Program 2024 - Libby Edelman in conversation with Fern Mallis

About Libby Edelman
A dominant force in fashion, Libby Edelman has made an indelible impact on some of the most renowned fashion brands over the past 45 years. She started her career as the Accessories Editor at Seventeen Magazine before moving to Harper’s Bazaar and ultimately becoming the head of PR for Calvin Klein. With her husband and life-long business partner, Sam, Libby Edelman co-founded Sam & Libby (est. 1987), Sam Edelman (est. 2004), and Circus NY by Sam Edelman (est. 2010). As the brands’ Fashion Director, Photographer, and Muse, Libby’s innate ability to foresee trends, unparalleled eye for style, and 3+ decades of experience, play a pivotal role in bringing the Sam Edelman brand to life.
About Fern Mallis
Hailed as the award-winning creator of New York Fashion Week, Fern Mallis has been called an industry titan, doyenne, and The Godmother of Fashion. As the creator and host of premiere conversation series Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis at New York’s prestigious 92nd Street Y, Mallis assembled an incredible roster of guests for her now signature in-depth interviews, including Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Diane von Fürstenberg, Polly Mellen, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, Oscar de la Renta, André Leon Talley, Bruce Weber, Bill Cunningham, Valentino, Leonard A. Lauder, Tim Gunn, Victoria Beckham, Rosita and Angela Missoni, Alexander Wang, and Christian Louboutin, to name just a few.