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Poppin' Up with PopSocket
After weeks of researching the popular brand PopSocket and their talented VP of Design, Merchandising & Brand Partnerships, Emily Siegel, we were ready to interview her about the success story that is transforming technology accessories.
- January 11, 2021
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Putting Knowledge into Action: Cotton Capsule Collections
The objective of LIM’s Fabric for Fashion course is to teach students about the variety of fibers and fabric structures and help them make the connection between textiles and their end use in apparel and accessories. This past fall, with the help of Cotton Incorporated, our students were challenged to put that knowledge into practice.
- January 10, 2021
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Sustainability, Sneakers, and the Future of Fashion: A Class Project with AVRIO
AVRIO Footwear, founded by John Matthews in 2018, is a sustainable and transparent athletic footwear brand that uses algae and other organic components in the production and development of their shoes. John and his team created the AVRIO brand to “Make Tomorrow Beautiful” through collaboration with other brands, competitors, suppliers, and consumers.
- January 10, 2021
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Shoes and the Environment: Learning with AVRIO Footwear
Are you aware that Americans throw out 300 million pairs of shoes every year? And those shoes take 30-40 years to decompose? For a safer and cleaner environment, recycling sneakers is vital. To dive deeper into finding a solution, all sections of the Sustainability and the Future of Fashion course had the amazing opportunity to present a new initiative to the founder of a sustainable footwear company.
- January 4, 2021
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Sustainable People: Free People and LIM College
In just one semester at LIM College, four Sustainability minor students and I had the opportunity to work on an industry project with Free People.
- January 3, 2021
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Sometimes It's More About the Volumes Sold Than the Number of Votes
Recently, the Accessories Council announced the 2020 Design Excellence Award Winners, and the NPD Growth Driver Award was given to Adidas and Agron for the Prime V Backpack.
- January 3, 2021
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The Sweet Life of Dr. Scholl
Eventually, what was once our everyday shoes end up in a landfill polluting the earth. Dr. Scholl's is a company that keeps environmental impact in mind when creating their footwear.
- December 31, 2020
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9 Qs With Award Winner Russell Pagliughi from Marina B
Recently, the Accessories Council announced the 2020 Design Excellence Award Winners, and the Fine Jewelry award was given to Marina B for the Trisolina Diamond 10 Row Bangle.
- December 20, 2020
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Free People (+Plants): A Sustainability Course Project
This semester, I had the pleasure of being in Professor Andrea Kennedy’s 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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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 “I’m Moving Out” bag demonstrates just that.
- December 16, 2020