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Free People (+Plants): A Sustainability Course Project
This semester, I had the pleasure of being in Professor Andrea Kennedy鈥檚 Applied Sustainable Practices course. For a class project, my partner Arianna Porcelli and I were given the opportunity to create and propose a new sustainability initiative and action plan for Free People, an apparel and lifestyle retail brand.
- December 18, 2020
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Provost Seminar with Narda Alcorn: Tools to Becoming an Antiracist
On December 10, I attended the LIM Provost Seminar with guest speaker Narda Alcorn. Alcorn is currently a Professor and Chair of Stage Management at the Yale School of Drama.
- December 16, 2020
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Saga Furs and LaQuan Smith Speak Style and Sustainability
What do you get when you mix fur with femininity? The collaboration of luxury womenswear designer LaQuan Smith and Finland-based sustainable fur company, Saga Furs and the 鈥淚鈥檓 Moving Out鈥 bag demonstrates just that.
- December 16, 2020
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Comforband for the Comfor-Win!
Comforband is the winner of the 2020 Accessories Council Design DEA (Design Excellence Award) for the new PPE category. The Comforband is a headband with buttons that people can attach their masks to. This allows your mask to stay in place and also prevents any ear discomfort.
- December 10, 2020
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Passion and Purpose: The Stories of Three Diverse Entrepreneurs
As part of LIM鈥檚 first Entrepreneurship Week, Julie Koch-Beinke, Co-Chair of the 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 Fashion Industry Advisory Board, moderated a panel on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): Passion and Purpose in Entrepreneurship.
- December 4, 2020
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Business Flexibility Through The Pandemic
On Thursday, November 19, I joined LIM鈥檚 Entrepreneur Week panel discussion on how business owners have been coping during COVID. 蜜桃传媒在线观看入口 is launching an Entrepreneurship Club this spring and LIM students will be able to minor in Entrepreneurship in the Fall of 2021.
- December 4, 2020
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Lori Silverman's Fabulous Footwear
鈥淭he last impression is as important as the first. We must, therefore, dazzle them with the exit,鈥 says Lori Silverman, luxurious footwear designer, who joined us in a Zoom interview where we chatted about Lori鈥檚 2020 Accessories Council Design Excellence Award for her Rose Slingback Pointy-Toe Pump.
- November 18, 2020
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Five Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season
Although there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding this holiday season, one thing that will never change is the spirit of giving back. Here are five ways that you can give back this holiday season.
- November 11, 2020
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Target and Ulta Beauty Collide
Over the last decade, Target has been one of the most successful big-box retailers and has remained consistent and afloat despite a growing competitive market.
- November 11, 2020
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Imagining Hope with Bentz Luxury
After weeks of researching the two entrepreneurs, Kim and Melissa Bentz, we were ready to interview them about their success story that is transforming luxury.
- November 9, 2020