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PhilaU Highlight 2011-2012

Fashion Alumna Selected for Philadelphia Incubator at Macy’s Kaitlyn Doherty (pictured second from right), a 2011 PhilaU fashion design graduate, was selected as part of the inaugural class of emerging designers who are participating in the first Philadelphia Fashion Incubator based at Macy’s Center City store. Doherty and four other promising designers will spend the next year as designers-in- residence, working in a 600-plus square-foot workshop space at Macy’s Center City, where they are producing their sample collections, gaining valuable retail insight, and will showcase their collections to local and national retailers. While still a student, Doherty won various awards including an international hand- bag design contest, which landed her on the cover of InStyle magazine in September 2011. With a goal of creating her own line of women’s clothing, she credits her PhilaU education with providing the skills and education necessary to succeed in the com- petitive world of fashion. Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy’s Inc. and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter are pictured from left, respectively. 59


PhilaU Highlight 2011-2012
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