Students in SUNY Ulster’s Introduction to Fashion and Introduction to Entrepreneurship classes combined their talents to create Fashion & Entrepreneurship: Stories and Role Models.The event held on Wednesday, November 16, on the Stone Ridge campus was planned and produced by the students. It highlighted the designs, merchandise, and entrepreneurial stories of seven fashion companies from our local community. A panel discussion with the business owners offered wisdom and advice for the up-and-coming designers and entrepreneurs as well as the public.
The seven fashion designers and companies who worked with the students included; Leong Ong, Pool 28, LLC; Cal Patch, Hodge Podge Farm; Karina Cousineau, Karina Dresses; Margrit Wenzel, LGND Supply Co; Beth Petramale, Next Boutique; Ryan Roche, Ryan Roche Fashion; and Kelly Lyndgaard, Unshattered.
Working in teams, the Fashion and Entrepreneurship students studied the work of the fashion companies, met with the business owners, interviewed them about their designs and companies, and planned the fashion show. The students compiled what they learned about each company into a story that they shared at the show. Designs were showcased using students as models. A group of students studying Music Entrepreneurship designed the music for the event. Additionally, students planned and implemented the marketing for the event and the logistics for the fashion show.
“Projects like Fashion & Entrepreneurship: Stories and Role Models are what set SUNY Ulster apart from other colleges and universities. Here at SUNY Ulster, students don’t just learn about entrepreneurship and fashion from lectures and textbooks, they learn by immersing themselves in the real world, they learn by doing and spending time with experts. Students actually practice skills and the characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset through projects like this. This is truly the SUNY Ulster way.” said Assistant Professor Mindy Kole, Director of the Darlene L. Pfeiffer Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
SUNY Ulster students and faculty thank these wonderful business owners for their support and participation.
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