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📰 This Fashion Nonprofit Prepares Aspiring Female Designers for Economic Success {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: It's no secret that the fashion industry is difficult to break into (for non-nepo babies, at least), and Ngozi Okaro recognized that its built-in barriers to entry are even higher for low-income immigrant women. With the core goal of getting "earned income into women's pockets," Okaro founded Custom Collaborative in 2016 to help aspiring female designers develop the necessary skills for long-term economic success through specialized training programs. Sixteen cohorts later, Custom Collaborative is just getting started. "All of the things that you can think of that we would do to support women in business and women in fashion businesses, that's what we're doing," Okaro tells Fashionista. "And we intend to stay here and do it for quite some time." Oka...

📰 Brooklyn PR Is Hiring A Freelance Publicist In Los Angeles {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story We are looking for experienced freelance publicists to work hybrid, supporting Brooklyn PR with press strategy specializing in one or more of the following beats: The ideal candidates will have strong, active relationships with editors and writers across: • Home and interior design • Fashion • Architecture and product design • Lifestyle and consumer products • Food, beverage, and culinary culture • Hospitality, restaurants, and hotels • Technology and innovation • Relevant trade publications Responsibilities: • Execute targeted media outreach for products, brand news, and upcoming initiatives • Develop compelling, customized pitches for different editorial categories • Secure product ...