Yakampot: Fashion and Social Responsibility
Location
Katie Murphy Amphitheater
300 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Cost
Free
Additional Information
Sponsor Name: Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Sponsor Phone: 212-217-4368
Age recommendation: Adults only
Description
Concepción Orvañanos, founder and creative director of the Mexican brand Yakampot, will be in conversation with Tanya Meléndez-Escalante, senior curator of education and public programs at The Museum at FIT.
They will discuss how fashion can be a vehicle for social change, whether through fair trade practices that promote the development of artisan groups or through ecological practices such as upcycling.
This event is supported by INNSiDE by Meliá New York NoMad Hotel.