WEDNESDAY 12

Delve into the inner workings and enigmatic culture of fashion, from the perspective of the fashion industry’s most talented, successful, legendary and iconic personalities today—up close and personal through these fascinating in-depth interviews and conversations.

Polly Mellen has been a stylist and fashion editor for more than 60 years. Her work, first under the legendary Diana Vreeland at Harper’s Bazaar and later under both Vreeland and Grace Mirabella at Vogue, helped define a new, more modern ethos about clothes and how women wore them. She helped create unforgettable images with photographers like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton.

Award-winning creator and organizer of Fashion Week in New York and cities around the world, Fern Mallis has been an industry game changer in the world of fashion and design for 32 years. Former senior VP of IMG Fashion, and executive director of CFDA, she hosts fashion industry talk show “Fashion Insiders w/Fern Mallis” on SiriusXM’s flagship celebrity talk channel STARS. She’s currently president of her own leading international fashion and design consultancy—Fern Mallis LLC.

92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave bet 91st & 92nd Sts, NYC, 212-415-5500, 8pm, $15-$39