Conversation Circle: Navigating The Fashion Industry As A Woman Of Color
Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 3:00 – 4:15 PM
Watson Galleries
Join us for Q&A Coffee Session with Masako Konishi, the Chief Merchandising Officer at Forever 21. Masako will share her experiences in DE&I work in fashion and her advocacy for the success of women of color in the retail industry. Prior to Forever 21, she has held leadership roles at a variety of iconic brands, including Victoria’s Secret, Gap, Banana Republic, Fashion Nova, Abercrombie & Fitch, James Perse, and 7 For All Mankind. She is a founding member of VS & Co’s Executive Diversity Council.
The event is co-sponsored by Museums at W&L, The Class of 1994 Office of Inclusion and Engagement, the Williams School, AAPI Employee Resource Group, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, the Sociology and Anthropology Department, and the Provost’s Office Class of ’63 Scholars-in-Residence Guest Speaker Fund.
