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28 Dec

Leonard Lauder Launches Scholarship for FIT Program – WWD

Leonard Lauder Launches Scholarship for FIT Program – WWD
Leonard A. Lauder is inaugurating a scholarship with FIT. Launching fall 2023, the Leonard A. Lauder Endowed Scholarship in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing is a $1 million fund that can award as much as 4 undergraduate students $10,000 annually to cover their tuition expenses. “FIT graduates contribute significantly to the creative and business economy, including the beauty industry,” Lauder said in a press release. “These graduates have a rare impact in our industry, and The Estée Lauder Cos. is fortunate to have many wonderful FIT graduates amongst our employees.” To be eligible for consideration, students of the Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing program should have a GPA of three.0 or above. “The Leonard A. Lauder Endowed Scholarship will provide students with remarkable...
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28 Dec

Matthew Baldwin, Michael Abe Collaborate on Unity Service

Matthew Baldwin, Michael Abe Collaborate on Unity Service
Matthew Baldwin and Michael Abe have been friends since childhood. However it took a pandemic before the 2 Los Angeles-based fashion industry insiders decided to start out working together. And on Thursday, Unity Service, their first collection of upcycled garments, will make its debut. Baldwin and his wife Emily founded the denim brand Baldwin, which was based in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2009 and built a strong wholesale business in addition to a handful of retail stores across the country. But that journey got here to an end in 2020 when the corporate’s investor group pulled the plug, and Baldwin, which had been renamed Bldwn, was dissolved. “Your complete chapter closed up,” he said. Baldwin moved back to his hometown of L.A. and reconnected...
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