IA: 04 Professional Networking
I attended the Retail Revolution: A Sustainable Fashion Show on April 11, at the Mellon Board Room. There were no speakers at this event, more or less vendors showcasing jewelry and clothing items, followed by a fashion show. A list of the vendors are as followed, Millie’s, Center for Creative Reuse, Wildflower Rising Jewelry, Bottlethread, and Jody Beauty. The event was hosted by Alyson Finnerty, Holly Taylor, and Cierra Snyder. Here is the link to the following event for all of the details, https://my.chatham.edu/happenings/get_event.cfm?m1=4&y1=2018&d1=11&EventID=21906 . One of the main concepts and/or ideas I learned from this event, are how many clothing items and jewelry can be made from sustainable resources. Also, I learned the importance of collaboration. On the aspect of collaborating to create the clothing or jewelry, but also though the collaboration of multiple people to make this event happen. For someone to contact all the vendors, prepare th...