The 81st Annual Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) National Merit Scholarship Awards Dinner celebrated and awarded nearly $1.4 million in scholarships to the 2018 FSF class and eight National Merit Scholarship finalists, who come from the top programs at universities and colleges nationwide. Let’s check out the event!

Dedicated to promoting education of the fashion arts and business

The Fashion Scholarship Fund is a national non-profit organization made up of influential members of the fashion community. Dedicated to promoting education of the fashion arts and business, the FSF grants scholarships to talented students and facilitates internships, mentorships, and career programs.

honorees

Tonight’s honorees were Christian Siriano, American Fashion Designer and Author of “Dresses to Dream About,” Kenneth J. Wyse, President of Licensing and PR at PVH Corp., Katia Beauchamp, Co-Founder and CEO of Birchbox and Stephen Sadove Former Chairman & CEO of Saks, Inc.

The night’s guests also included IMG Model, Coco Rocha, “Orange Is The New Black” Actress, Danielle Brooks, Model and Founder of Project Start, Candice Huffine.

As part of the evening, honorees Christian Siriano, Kenneth J. Wyse, Katia Beauchamp and Stephen Sadove were acknowledged for their generous contributions to the fashion industry with Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Wholesaler of the Year, Fashion Innovators of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award, respectively. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Fashion Scholarship.

Want to apply for the Fashion Scholarship Fund? Start here!

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