Ruth Finley

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Ruth Finley (January 14, 1920 – August 25, 2018) was an American businesswoman who was the founder and publisher of The Fashion Calendar .

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Education

Finley attended Simmons College in Boston between 1937 and 1941 where she majored in journalism and minored in nutrition. [1] She worked as a theater usher in New York during college and after graduation. At the time, theater in New York followed a centralized schedule of dates and events. [1]

The Fashion Calendar is online and considered the main source for tracking runway shows and promotional events year-round and during New York Fashion Week. On October 1, 2014, the Calendar was acquired by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. A feature documentary, Calendar Girl, about Finley and the Fashion Calendar, directed by Christian D. Bruun, premiered at DocNYC on November 11, 2021. [2]

Finley was an active board member of Citymeals on Wheels. [3]

Honors

2016: The Fashion Institute of Technology President's Lifetime Achievement Award [4]

2014: The CFDA Board of Directors Tribute Award [5]

2010: The National Arts Club Medal of Honor. [6]

2008: The High School of Fashion Industries Lifetime Achievement Award [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Nudell, Natalie (2018). "Ruth Finley's Fashion Calendar". In Deihl, Nancy (ed.). The Hidden History of American Fashion Rediscovering 20th-century Women Designers. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic Press. ISBN   978-1-350-00048-3.
  2. ↑ "Ruth Finley, Fashion's Original Calendar Girl, Is Getting the Documentary Treatment". Vogue. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Citymeals on Wheels". Citymeals On Wheels. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lockwood, Lisa. "Ivy Ross, Joe Zee Give Keynote Addresses at FIT Graduation".
  5. ↑ "CFDA to Honor Oft-Overlooked Fashion Legends This Year".
  6. ↑ "The National Arts Club Medal of Honor".
  7. ↑ WWD Staff. "High School of Fashion Industries Honoring Finley".
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