Forbes Article Mentions The Collective Thread, Immigrant Designers
This great article from Forbes covers the St. Lous Fashion Fund's Fashion Show "Runway at CITYPark" held on February 18th, 2023, that featured some of the players -- including Nigerian forward Sam Adeniran and his VAPS line. The Collective Thread is prominently featured and their state-of-the-art cutting equipment and empowering refugee women with fair wages and sustainable work.
It also highlights the boutiques on Cherokee Street, including ReStyled by Izzy, owned by Dominican Izzy Polanco who's part of my STLParaTi initiative.
Read full article here or here FORBES-Collective-Thread-Feb2124.pdf