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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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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 “I’m Moving Out” 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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Business Flexibility Through The Pandemic
On Thursday, November 19, I joined LIM’s Entrepreneur Week panel discussion on how business owners have been coping during COVID. LIM College 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