The reigning queen of ‘fabulousity’, Kimora Lee Simmons, is on a mission to support
the next generation of fashion talent.She has established a $1 million scholarship fund for students pursuing careers
in fashion. Simmons will donate the funds to create scholarship opportunities
at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Fashion Institute of Design &
Merchandising (FIDM), and Rush Teens, which is an art-focused segment of
Russell Simmons’ philanthropic initiative.
“This is like wish fulfillment on my end, to tap into that formal
education,” Simmons tells Vogue.
“I never had someone put money into my career or my business—it’s very tough
out there, and it will never get any easier!”
The fabulous mother of three is hoping that her scholarship fund will help
empower the next generation of fashion geniuses through education, while also
providing them with unique hands-on experiences in the industry, which includes
an internship program with her soon-to-be launched KLS Collection.
“For me, there’s so many young people who I feel like don’t have a voice,”
she says. “I hope these scholarships will give access to that untapped talent,
to tell the next Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, or Narciso Rodriguez that we believe
in them.”
There are so many
opportunities for those with the means to give back to their respective
communities. Kimora has been a fixture in the fashion world since she was
13-years-old as a runway model for Karl Lagerfeld. The mother of three has been
around the world, owned clothing lines, perfumes, written books, starred in her own reality
T.V. shows, and somehow she has made time to add another title to her resume’,
educational benefactor. This move will help to empower those that are
creatively gifted, but economically challenged. The scholarship fund will also
provide internship opportunities with Kimora’s soon-to-be launched KLS
Collection.
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