March 28, 2024

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N.C. A&T style design college student allows produce Urban Outfitters HBCU Assortment

U’lia Hargrove, a N.C. A&T university student, worked carefully with the Urban Outfitters to build a six-piece HBCU collection.

N.C. A&T fashion design student helps create Urban Outfitters HBCU Collection

GREENSBORO – International lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters (UO) launched a traditionally Black faculty and university (HBCU) specific capsule assortment this 7 days, with models established with summer months interns from chosen HBCUs like North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State College. 

From thought to generation, students worked with the UO getting group to style and design a 24-piece apparel and way of life selection celebrating the lifestyle and neighborhood of their respective colleges identified as the UO Summer season Course ’21 Selection, the very first of its form. 

“Being equipped to share our sources with HBCU expertise, and to work alongside these college students creatively as they designed their possess merchandise, made Summer time Course enriching not only for our college students, but for just about every UO employee who received to be a element of the software,” says Dalila Shannon, UO women’s divisional merchandising manager and Summertime Course mentor. 

U’lia Hargrove, a style merchandising and design and supply chain management college student, labored intently with the UO women’s sweater group as a acquiring intern.  

“It was my first time in a significant city like Philadelphia,” claimed the Henderson, North Carolina, native. “We got to participate in photoshoots, fulfill the CEO and design and style just about every component of the assortment for our HBCU. I’m psyched to have the chance to operate with City Outfitters to educate their customer base and carry gentle to our educational facilities.” 

The apparel includes Winner sweats and very long-sleeve shirts featuring authentic graphics by pupils. For N.C. A&T, there are six items together with a premium letterman jacket produced by Ebbets Field Flannel symbolizing the students’ interpretations of the collegiate staple. 

Elizabeth Newcomb Hopfer, Ph.D., affiliate professor of vogue merchandising and design and style, is honored that a single of her students was picked to participate in the UO Summertime Class 2021.  

“This knowledge will make it possible for her to glow in the brighter, extra inclusive trend market of the future while providing her and other Summer time Course participants the chance to rejoice the historic accomplishments of N.C. A&T and other HBCUs,” she mentioned. 

The selection, officially accredited by CLC, will be accessible for invest in completely at urbanoutfitters.com and contain a charitable donation to the students’ respective alma maters. 

The selection also incorporates types for Clark Atlanta College by CAU students Dacia Redmond, Jalen Bradford and Jasmine Logan, and for Howard University by Howard university student Janae Claxton.