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Not-So-Average: Jeff Karly Drouillard – Creative Director & Adjunct Professor at Parsons

Jeff Karly Drouillard is a Haitian-American creative director, professor, designer, and an all-around multifaceted individual from Flatbush Brooklyn, New York. “I am a son, a brother, a friend, [an] educator,” said Drouillard, “just a guy with a perspective.” Jeff Karly Drouillard, Courtesy of Karjaka About this series There’s more to the...

People |Interview Featured

Ex-model interview: “Always remember you are more than your looks”

The first thing that strikes one about Elisabeth Granli is her smile - open, friendly and curious about the world. Then, the bright blue eyes and her height - the Norwegian native tends to tower a bit above everyone. We recently met coming off a flight in Mumbai where the model-turned-photographer spent a few days to photograph children of sex...

Fashion

Nordstrom and Fashion Scholarship Fund announce winners of first Nordstrom Made Scholarship

Together with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF), US department store chain Nordstrom has announced the winners of the newly launched Nordstrom Made Scholarship. It was awarded to six sustainability-minded students from diverse backgrounds who study fashion design and are aiming for a career in the fashion industry. Each one will receive a...

Fashion

The Prada Group Academy: what is it and who can apply?

Prada Group has announced that it is looking to recruit 400 people with the goal to bolster its production capabilities. 200 of the new hires will be trained through the Prada Group Academy by the end of the year. What is it? The Prada Group Academy is a learning environment for company employees that takes place both online and offline. Luxury...

Business

Prada Group to recruit 400 people to strengthen production

Prada Group has said that it is set to recruit over 400 people by the end of 2023, in a bid to build up its production capacity and craftsmanship expertise in Italy. The strategy hopes to develop the luxury group’s facilities, as well as support its commitment to foster the craftsmanship and skills of its employees. According to the company, the...

Fashion

LIM College opens applications for student summer course

The New York based LIM College has announced the opening of applications for its Summer Fashion Academy pre-college program, an opportunity for high school students to explore career paths in fashion business and whether this school is the right match for them. For the summer program, a combination of online and in-person courses and workshops...

BusinessFeatured

Amazon to cut 18,000 jobs amid economic uncertainty

Retail behemoth Amazon said it will cut over 18,000 jobs, the largest number of employee terminations in its history, as it faces rising costs in an “uncertain economy.” In a memo to staff, CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon managers had been looking at the company’s workforce levels and that it had to make the “difficult decision to eliminate roles.”...

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The SMCP group creates a training course to revive the fashion sales profession

For several years now, recruiters have been struggling to find their future salespeople and managers. Professionals in the retail sector faced with this situation, are now addressing the issue. Take the SMCP group, the parent company of the ready-to-wear brands Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac, which is launching its own training course...

Fashion |Interview Featured

Fashion graduates, here’s how to land that dream sustainability job

She’s currently the Director of Circular Fashion at Eileen Fisher but when Carmen Gama graduated from Parsons in 2015, her thesis collection was not what could be described as an immediate fit for Eileen FIsher’s simple timeless system of dressing. The brand on Gama’s radar was Patagonia but she didn’t want to move to the West Coast. Entitled “...

Business |Interview Featured

Oberalp Group’s new head of sales on the outdoor market and women in leadership

The outdoor market was one of the winners during the pandemic because people were drawn outside. However, the current consumer slump is hitting the industry as hard as anyone, and it requires courageous steps, especially from sales. We talked to the newly appointed senior sales manager of the Oberalp Group for the DACH region, Irina Andorfer,...

People |Interview Featured

Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows

There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...

Retail

How employee experience impacts customer experience?

It starts with a need for something new for your wardrobe. A customer might have an event coming up, just got a new job, or is just in the mood for some new clothes. Maybe they don’t have the time or patience for online shopping, but that’s where good old brick-and-mortar stores come in. Upon arrival at a store, a customer is typically greeted...