Name: Whitney Bauck
Age: 22
City/Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Occupation: fashion blogger and artist; creator of Unwrinkling
How would you describe your personal style? Currently in transition. I used to dress very girly, but have found myself wanting to look less and less palatable of late. I’m trying to find my way into a style that better reflects the sharp edges in me—something all my pretty florals and sweet colors wasn’t really doing.
Name: Allison K.
Known for: Blog- Broke as Hell, Teen Vogue Fashion Click Blogger
Age: 18
City/Hometown: San Francisco, California
Occupation: I’m a first year college student
If student, which school and major: I currently attend Academy of Art University as a
Fashion Merchandising student
How would you describe your personal style?
That’s such a tricky question! Throughout the years, I’ve tried so many different styles that my
style is a weird blend of every single style. I guess if I could try, I would say it’s basically Pretty
and Pink meets Clueless that meets The Craft.
Q) What made you want to make a difference in these women lives?
A) My sister, CEO and Co-founder Kristen, has spent a lot of time in Africa working with both telecommunication and non-profit sectors. She attended a mobile conference where she learned that mobile phones make a huge impact in people’s lives. She learned that people are able to receive mosquito net vouchers via telephones; farmers were able to access market prices for their crops through mobile phones, so they could make sure the buyer is giving them full value for produce. Additionally, she learned about micro-finance loans, which are also issued through mobile phones. Phone ownership allows women to pay loans by pressing a couple of buttons, rather than forcing them to travel to a loan officer which allows them to not lose business by having to close down for a day to make the trip. Healthier babies are also born when the mother has a phone. Doctors are able to send expectant mothers daily updates on what they can be doing to keep their baby healthy while in the womb.
According to a study by GSMA, women in Africa are much less like likely to own a phone compared to their male counterparts. The cost of a mobile handset is the number one barrier to phone ownership. One of the biggest challenges for us is to explain why it is so important for women in Tanzania to own a phone.
Name: Olivia Culver
Age: 19
City/Hometown: Detroit, MI
Occupation: Student
If student, which school and major: Wheaton College, Applied Health Science Major, Spanish minor
How would you describe your personal style? I would describe my personal style as girly, edgy, artsy. I’m more comfortable in skirts and dresses than jeans and pants. I’m obsessed with denim, leather, and metal accessories.
Name: Christina Lau
Age: 20
City/Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ
Occupation: Student, Personal Style Blogger
If student, which school and major: Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion Merchandising Management
How would you describe your personal style? My personal style is constantly evolving. The best thing about fashion is that it allows for complete creative freedom. I love experimenting with different styles of clothing to create outfits that are unique representations of myself. Most often, this involves combining feminine and edgy pieces together for an interesting juxtaposition.
UCOF Academy Celebrates Dreams with Fourth Annual Gala
NEW YORK, NY (October 15, 2014) – It has been a week since United Colors of Fashion Inc. celebrated the hard work of their students at their fourth annual Gala, at the historic Lexington Avenue Armory, New York. This year the Gala theme; “Paper Dreams: Writing New Runways,” paid homage to the dreams of the students, who are ultimately the driving force behind the mission UCOF Academy has to empowering youth through fashion education. It is the dreams they have written down on paper that will redefine the fashion industry of the future. In essence, they are now writing new runways, which will change fashion in ways as different as their dreams are. This year, the UCOF Gala was all about the students and in preparation for their fashion debut they presented their own collections on the night.
The students went through the year in training to build their own collections, which exceeded even their expectations. Throughout the entire experience the students learned in the areas of design, textile, marketing, fashion merchandising, management, business development, and event production, which have allowed them to showcase their spectacular collections last week.
Name: Desirae Danielle Smith
Age: 22
City/Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Occupation: CEO/Designer for Desirae Danielle, Entrepreneur
How would you describe you personal style?My style is mostly vintage with a modern twist. Always, always, girly!
UCOF Academy Celebrates Dreams with Fourth Annual Gala
NEW YORK, NY (October 8th, 2014) – Tonight, United Colors of Fashion Inc. will celebrate the hard work of our students at the fourth annual Gala, taking place at the historic Lexington Avenue Armory, New York at 6:30pm. This year the Gala theme; “Paper Dreams: Writing New Runways,” pays homage to the dreams of the students, who are ultimately the driving force behind the mission UCOF has to empowering youth through fashion education. It is the dreams they have written down on paper that will redefine the fashion industry of the future. In essence, they are now writing new runways, which will change fashion in ways as different as their dreams are. This year, the UCOF Gala is all about the students and in preparation for their fashion debut they will present their own collections on the night. In addition, they are giving their seal of approval of the theme with a collection of paper dresses, which will be put on display.
The students have gone through the year in training to build their own collections, which have exceeded even their expectations. Throughout the entire experience our students have learned in the areas of design, marketing, merchandising and production, which have allowed them to showcase their spectacular collections tonight.
Name: Cassandra Stone
Known For: Fashion Blog- Posh and Circumstance, Teen Vogue Top 100 Bloggers
Age: 16
City/Hometown: Paramus, NJ
Occupation: Student
If student, which school and major: I’m currently still in high school, but I’m hoping to major in Computer Science in the future!
How would you describe your personal style?
I would describe my personal style as effortless. I don’t overthink my outfits–I just wear what I feel.
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