# Stern's partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is highlighted

1 School News May 25, 2016 ![Vogue logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032005.jpg?itok=cNIqeW6J)>

Excerpt from [Vogue](http://www.vogue.com/13440154/cfda-fashion-incubator-2016-2018/) -- "Youssef and his fellow co-designers will move into the CFDA Incubator space in the Garment District this month and stay in their personal, low-rent studios and communal spaces through 2018. Prior to moving in, the designers completed a semester-long consulting engagement with MBA students at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and will continue to receive mentorship throughout their two-year residency from more than 50 fashion insiders."

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