by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Jun 28, 2018 | Fashion+Tech Updates
The New School’s Parsons School of Design, the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, the Fashion Innovation Alliance and the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Jun 26, 2018 | Fashion+Tech Updates
FIA celebrates diversity and inclusion year-round, and June is particularly special to us with both Pride Month and Immigrant Heritage Month. This week, we are closing out our June celebration with fashion trailblazer and entrepreneur Pêche Di. Pêche is a model,...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Jun 21, 2018 | Fashion+Tech Updates
The #MeToo movement kicked off in October 2017 in response to sexual harassment and assault in the entertainment industry—quickly spreading to fashion, media and other sectors. This week alone, we’ve seen how the #MeToo movement has impacted Washington’s political...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Jun 18, 2018 | Fashion+Tech Updates
FIA Founder Kenya Wiley recently discussed action items for increasing diversity and inclusion in fashion in an opinion article for Women’s Wear Daily. Kenya explains that when it comes to diversity for positions of power—from creative directors and chief digital...
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Jun 15, 2018 | Fashion+Tech Updates
Today marks the 6th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program has helped approximately 700,000 young individuals pursue their dreams in the United States — some studying and leading careers in fashion and tech....
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by Fashion Innovation Alliance | Jun 14, 2018 | Fashion+Tech Updates
Ezgi Ucar is the Chief Product Officer at LOOMIA , a leading smart textiles and technology company based in New York City, where she oversees the refinement of innovative ideas into scalable manufacturing processes. Born and raised in Turkey, Ezgi studied Industrial...
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