Designers get those portfolios ready. Good American and the Fashion Scholarship Fund are teaming up to provide two emerging designers with a $10K grant. The initiative will include mentorship for the winners with a specific focus on teaching them how to create a fully inclusive collection from inception to production. Size diversity within fashion design has been a large issue amongst the community for years. Many fashion students have shared that they weren’t truly equipped with the skills to design for larger bodies at their schools. So, to continue pushing size-inclusive education, Good American is offering the The Good American x Fashion Scholarship Fund Grant to keep the industry’s progress moving forward.
The Good American x Fashion Scholarship Fund Grant is meant to not only mentor aspiring fashion designers but also look to them to help pave the way for inclusive design to become a standard in the industry. Applications are live today for members of the Fashion Scholarship Fund Class of 2022 and FSF Class of 2023 Scholars. In tandem with this program, Good American launched their latest collection, Varsity.
In celebration of the program and collection launch we caught up with founder, Khloé Kardashian to talk about making your application stand out, chasing a career in fashion, and what true inclusivity looks like.
Teen Vogue: How did this partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund begin?
Khloé Kardashian: Our mission with Good American has always been to create a brand where everyone can feel seen and represented. We have been at the forefront of creating inclusive spaces in fashion through our innovative fabrics, thoughtful designs, and Open Casting program, which selects real women of diverse shapes and sizes to participate in our campaigns. Even with the industry pushing forward, there is still tons of work to be done to make fashion more inclusive. We’ve always admired the work that the Fashion Scholarship Fund has done to diversify the industry further, and we are thrilled to work with them to help equip the next generation of fashion designers with the tools and skills to create beautiful clothing of all sizes
