News from ApparelMagic clients

Kate Pierre is a recipient of the ApparelMagic Grant for Emerging Designers of Color, a new initiative to encourage and empower promising fashion professionals. Pierre’s brand Kate&Frances begins with a strong motto: “you have the power to dictate how the world sees you.” And

“At the end of the day, no one needs more clothing. That’s the reality.” It’s not what you expect a fashion designer to say, but Anaak designer Marissa Maximo is not your typical designer. Maximo, a recipient of The ApparelMagic Grant

Lendrell Martin, a recipient of the ApparelMagic Grant for Emerging Designers of Color, hasn’t let quarantine go to waste. On the contrary, these past months have boosted a made-to-measure business into an ecommerce brand. It all started for Martin with custom

Fashion manufacturing might not be dead in the USA after all, at least when it comes to home sewing. Properwear, a recipient of the ApparelMagic Grant for Emerging Designers of Color, is taking the industry back to basics, and that

It doesn’t have to be all about the bikini. In fact, swimwear can play a supporting role, and even revel in it. For too long, designers have used swimwear as statement pieces, look-at-me tops and bottoms that hit every trend

Where does an up-and-coming fashion designer go after Project Runway? For Renee Hill, a winner of the ApparelMagic Grant for Emerging Designers of Color, the answer is right back to the studio. Hill, a recipient of the ApparelMagic Grant for Emerging

Starting on August 10, 2020, ApparelMagic invites designers and professionals leading fashion brands to apply for a new grant. The ApparelMagic Grant for Emerging Designers of Color aims to promote equality within the fashion industry through cash grants of up