Background

RAISEfashion was founded in July 2020, in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. As people across the world stand in solidarity to confront the systemic oppression and contemporary reality of racial injustice, we feel compelled to reflect more closely on the opportunity and responsibility of the workers in the fashion world to cultivate a more diverse industry, one that actively promotes and fosters BIPOC-owned businesses and BIPOC individuals.

We started by asking ourselves the question, how can we as individuals actively participate in this movement, using our tools and personal skillset to help others?

By coming together to share our knowledge and experiences, we can work towards dismantling the racial bias and hurdles that undermine the success and potential of many BIPOC-owned brands. In establishing this community, we hope that our diverse experiences will result in a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.

How the Network Advisory Works

RAISEfashion is steered by an organizing group matching applicants with our network of vetted experts. First, an intake meeting will be scheduled with one of the group’s advisors, to assess your brand’s largest areas of opportunity and greatest needs. Then you will be paired with up to 3 industry experts for a minimum of 1 consulting session on each of those specific topics.

The volunteer advisory network consists of 300+ industry leaders, with years of experience across all sectors of the market, including creative content, branding, merchandising, sales, and business development. Advisors have backgrounds ranging from high luxury to contemporary and mass markets, across categories of men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, leather goods, jewelry, and home goods. 

Should the consulting sessions you receive require follow up or prompt an actionable next step, a repeating session will take place. Separately, the network will do its best to supply you with any specific tools or resources that could be applicable for your business or personal career goals. 

Disclaimer

The views, information and opinions expressed by the individuals within the volunteer collective are solely the views of the individuals themselves, and do not necessarily reflect the organizations they are affiliated with. As we are critically thinking human beings, these views are always subject to change and re-thinking at any time, and should not be held in perpetuity. As the nature of this collective is on a volunteer basis of personal time, consultations do not guarantee access to any organizations the volunteers may be professionally associated with. RAISEfashion and the volunteers themselves assume no liability for any losses, damages, or delays in information arising from any advisory discussions.