Tuesday, March 24, 2009

EVENTS: Candy Pratts Price to Speak at Newhouse

Ed2010 is thrilled to announce that fashion legend CANDY PRATTS PRICE, Executive Fashion Editor of STYLE.com, will speak at 2 p.m. Monday, April 6th in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3

Hailed by Anna Wintour as “the Queen of the Internet,” Price was at the forefront of fashion's move to the digital world when she joined STYLE.com (the online home of Vogue and W magazines) in 2001. This past year, Price was the recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)’s prestigious Eugenia Sheppard Award for excellence in journalism. "She's always ahead of her time. No one deserves it more,” said CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg.

Media outlets from The Today Show and Good Morning America to WWD, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Time, and The Wall Street Journal have featured pieces on Price.
Before working with STYLE.com, Price spent eight years as Vogue's Fashion Director of Accessories, held the highly touted position of Fashion Director of Harper's Bazaar, and served as the Vice President and Creative Director at Ralph Lauren. She began her career designing award-winning window displays for Bloomingdale’s.

With over 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, Price will speak about her career path, the future of fashion media, and the fashion world at large. The event is open to the public.