Tapestry Inc. and its Kate Spade New York model have launched a brand new three-year partnership with Harlem’s Trend Row (HFR).
The brand new multiyear mentorship program is a part of HFR’s annual HBCU Trend Summit, which goals to rework the artwork and vogue packages at traditionally Black faculties and universities (HBCUs) throughout America by offering college students with direct design experience from business specialists.
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Based on Kate Spade, the brand new partnership will supply college students at Bowie State College — Maryland’s oldest HBCU — entry to interact with the model’s crew of government leaders and designers.
As a part of the Trend Summit, college students will be taught from Kate Spade leaders, together with CEO and model president Liz Fraser; SVP of brand name idea and technique Kristen Naiman; SVP and head of ready-to-wear and way of life design Tom Mora; SVP and head of leather-based items and equipment design Jennifer Lyu; and Tapestry’s chief inclusion and social impression officer David Casey.
The curriculum will prolong from Sept. 27 by the spring semester. Subjects to be explored embody Kate Spade Accent Design 101; Idea, Print and Coloration; Learn how to Construct the Bones of a Model; RTW, Sneakers, Jewellery, Eyewear; Psychological Well being and the Trend Business; plus extra.
“We’re dedicated to investing in and supporting numerous expertise and are excited to deliver this partnership to life with Harlem’s Trend Row — a corporation we’ve lengthy revered as a pioneer within the business — alongside our father or mother firm, Tapestry,” Fraser stated in an announcement. “We have now designed the curriculum to focus on Kate Spade New York’s strengths and our groups’ successes to present college students a chance to work straight with the crew members — from all ranges — who’re driving these successes.”
Tapestry added that its three-year partnership with HFR will later increase to incorporate leaders from throughout its world home of manufacturers, together with Coach and Stuart Weitzman.
As a part of the initiative, Tapestry may also sponsor Bowie State College’s Senior Capstone Trend Present and supply business expertise to college students by internship alternatives throughout its roster of manufacturers.
“With Tapestry’s overwhelming help for our core initiative, to holistically put together Gen-Z for vogue’s workforce with complete programming, I’m assured, collectively, we are able to present students with a chance to thrive in an extremely transformative externship expertise,” added Brandice Daniel, CEO and founding father of Harlem’s Trend Row. “The business is vying for change, however we are able to solely be most revolutionary when Black expertise is included.”
This partnership follows HFR’s 2021 mentorship program with LVMH, which noticed Tiffany & Co. sponsor an identical 10-week lecture collection at North Carolina A&T State College’s Artwork and Trend Division.
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