Intern Spotlight: Adventuring to Archives, Showrooms With FSF Interns

For fashion students, the lofty dreams of attending industry events, designer archives and showrooms are attainable only with access, a “foot in the door,” or in Kate and Javier’s case, a fashion scholarship. Two scholars nurtured by the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s program — Javier Uriegas, a fashion merchandising student from University of Texas at Austin who is interning at Centric Brands, and Kate O’Neal, a Virginia Commonwealth University student who is interning at Bloomingdale’s — are manifesting their own realities. [Read: Intern Spotlight: FSF’s Scholars Tackle Merchandising, Supply Chain] Last week, Uriegas explored PVH-owned Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brand archives. “During the tour, we got to see the old collections from both brands and also learn the history of each,” Uriegas said to WWD, noting the cultural relevance of both heritage brands. View this post on Instagram FSF scholars and interns met at @LinkedIn HQ for a session on how to use the platform to the best of their ability – and learned how putting in the work of completing their profile will get them exponentially farther than their peers in the search for their next perfect role. Thanks to LinkedIn's @tyronaheath and Afiya Addison, and Randa's @davidjkatz

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