Fashion Scholarship Fund

About Last Night: FSF x Lingua Franca cocktails, co-hosted by Lingua Franca founder Rachelle MacPherson, Fairchild Media Group CEO and FSF Board member Amanda Smith, and FSF Executive Director Peter Arnold! Thank you to everyone who joined us to learn more about the work that we do and to hear from our two most recent Chairman's Award winners, 2024 recipient Olivia Meyer and 2023 recipient Clay Lute, and to toast our Scholars and Alumni. A special thanks to Rachelle for hosting us at her incredible space, which made for the perfect kickoff to the holiday season. Cheers! Photos by Quadir Moore for BFA.

Congrats to 2012 & 2013 FSF Scholar Felicia Podberesky for having her illustrations featured in the 2024 NYC Marathon collection from NikeNYC! We loved Felicia's start-to-finish video, and this quote about the process: "As an artist and runner, I wanted to combine my figure drawing work with my experience running my 1st marathon last year in NYC–the intense training, the doubts you feel, the mental freedom you gain, and the literal and figurative blur of people, noise, and miles on race day. I wanted to capture the energy of the city and humanity in it all and the ability to reframe the 'What if I can’t?' to 'What if I did?.'" –Felicia Podberesky Visit her on Instagram here: instagram.com/feliciapod to see more of her illustration work, and visit https://lnkd.in/d78buJDh to learn about her new joint venture with fellow FSF alumna Lindsay Choi.

In 1937, the Fashion Scholarship Fund was founded as a project of the Young Men’s Apparel Association — a professional association of young men networking their way to successful careers in New York City’s bustling menswear business. Fast forward to 2024, and we’ve evolved into an organization that’s shown demonstrable success in advancing equity and inclusion in the fashion industry’s talent pipeline, and one that aims to direct investments in talented young adults from diverse backgrounds, traditionally underrepresented in the fashion industry. This effort owes much to Virgil Abloh, who joined the FSF Board in 2019 and established the transformational Virgil Abloh? “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund with the FSF. We’re honored to continue the legacy of Virgil. Our work is more important now than ever. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eY_khCJT.

What Are They Wearing: FSF x FASHIONPHILE Cocktails edition! Thanks to all of our Scholars and Alumni who joined us, and to Fashionphile for hosting a terrific evening in NYC. Today, November 19th, is the last day to shop on Fashionphile and give back to FSF - click here: https://lnkd.in/duUpMAvA and make sure to use code GIVESBACK-FSF at checkout!

Thank you to 2016 & 2018 FSF Scholar Kristie Hoang for documenting her day at last month's WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, and to WWD for including our Scholars and Alumni in such an incredible event!

Thank you again to our supporters at FASHIONPHILE for hosting our Scholars, Alumni and Board Members for such a fun night. Nothing better than being with our FSF community IRL! Make sure to click here: https://lnkd.in/dkPKypX3 shop Fashionphile's pre-owned, ultra-luxury accessories and support FSF at the same time–just use code GIVESBACK-FSF at checkout!

We loved hearing about the importance of confidence early on in your career, especially when it’s coming from none other than Linda Evangelista onstage at last month’s WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit in NYC. Thanks to 2023 Virgil Abloh?? “Post-Modern” Scholar Clay Lute for the video!

Thank you to our friends at FASHIONPHILE for last night's incredible evening of cocktails and conversation at your NYC HQ! We're so appreciative of the support of sponsors like FASHIONPHILE, and loved hearing from company co-founder and president Sarah Davis and co-founder and CEO Ben Hemminger. Thank you to all of our FSF Scholars, Alumni, and Board Members who joined us! From now until November 19th, a percentage of FASHIONPHILE proceeds will be donated to FSF - click here to shop now: https://lnkd.in/duUpMAvA, and make sure to use code GIVESBACK-FSF at checkout!

Today's #FirstJobDiary spotlight: '23 & '24 FSF Scholar Amaryllis Dunklee, who graduated from the fashion program at The University of Texas at Austin this past spring, and is now the Merchandising Vault Coordinator at David Yurman! "The best thing about my job: I'm around jewelry almost 24/7. My role is very product-focused, and I've been working to identify new archive pieces, stones and gems, and review upcoming market samples. I work cross-functionally with our product development, engineering, design, PR, photography, and buying teams, and I love that my role touches each part of the process. I've loved supporting recent campaign launches, including men's high jewelry with Michael B Jordan and the 2024 holiday campaign, as well as red carpet styling with Sabrina Carpenter. Take a look at the photos here!" –Amaryllis Dunklee Thanks for sharing with us, Amaryllis, and congrats!

We caught up with WWD Archives editor and author Tonya Blazio-Licorish–who joined us for our 2024 #SummerScholarSeries to discuss her book “Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture””–at last month’s WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit where she shared her best piece of advice for our Scholars. Thank you to WWD for including our Scholars and Alumni in a terrific event, and for the continuous support of FSF! Click here to learn more about the book, and to purchase a copy of your own: https://lnkd.in/d4N6teNw