U’lia Hargrove, a N.C. A&T scholar, labored carefully with the City Outfitters to create a 6-piece HBCU selection.
GREENSBORO – International lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters (UO) released a traditionally Black school and college (HBCU) unique capsule selection this 7 days, with models produced with summer months interns from chosen HBCUs together with North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State University.
From notion to generation, pupils labored with the UO acquiring crew to structure a 24-piece apparel and life-style collection celebrating the culture and group of their respective educational facilities referred to as the UO Summer season Course ’21 Assortment, the very first of its form.
“Being ready to share our means with HBCU talent, and to work together with these students creatively as they created their individual merchandise, manufactured Summer time Class enriching not only for our students, but for every UO employee who received to be a portion of the software,” says Dalila Shannon, UO women’s divisional merchandising supervisor and Summer season Course mentor.
U’lia Hargrove, a style merchandising and style and supply chain management pupil, labored intently with the UO women’s sweater group as a shopping for intern.
“It was my 1st time in a large metropolis like Philadelphia,” reported the Henderson, North Carolina, native. “We bought to participate in photoshoots, meet the CEO and design each and every component of the collection for our HBCU. I’m excited to have the opportunity to get the job done with Urban Outfitters to teach their consumer foundation and bring mild to our schools.”
The attire features Champion sweats and extensive-sleeve shirts that includes first graphics by college students. For N.C. A&T, there are six pieces which includes a premium letterman jacket made by Ebbets Field Flannel symbolizing the students’ interpretations of the collegiate staple.
Elizabeth Newcomb Hopfer, Ph.D., associate professor of style merchandising and layout, is honored that a single of her students was picked to participate in the UO Summer season Course 2021.
“This experience will enable her to glow in the brighter, additional inclusive vogue business of the future while providing her and other Summertime Class participants the opportunity to rejoice the historic achievements of N.C. A&T and other HBCUs,” she claimed.
The selection, formally certified by CLC, will be accessible for acquire solely at urbanoutfitters.com and include a charitable donation to the students’ respective alma maters.
The selection also features patterns for Clark Atlanta University by CAU students Dacia Redmond, Jalen Bradford and Jasmine Logan, and for Howard College by Howard scholar Janae Claxton.
