A new fashion academy in Brooklyn is focusing on designers and models of color.
The BKLYN Fashion Academy is a 12-week intensive program that provides 15 aspiring womenswear designers with the necessary tools to succeed in the fashion industry.
Leading the charge on the program’s design and curriculum is Brooklyn Library Outreach Specialist Lynnsie Augustin. She developed the program not only to create a space to feature the designers’ work, but also to provide them with the business knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in such a highly competitive industry.
“The BKLYN Fashion Academy became a way for designers to learn all they needed to know to go into business for themselves, as well as provide a space where they could work on their designs and have a stage where they could show them off,” writes Augustin in an email.
