Vision// Beyond Apparel: A Career in Fashion

Have you ever wanted to build a career in the fashion industry?
Then come to HATCH Fashion.

Do you follow fashion trends? –Or- set your own?
Then come to HATCH Fashion.

Are you curious about fashion outside of the U.S.?
Then come to HATCH Fashion.
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About the Mentors//Guest Speakers

Keyna Aranguren

A luxury couture fashion designer in Oslo, Norway, Ms. Aranguren’s works have been published in over 200 hundred European publications including Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Henne Magazine. Her dresses have been worn by Norweigen Oscar Winners and in 2008 she presented at Le Showroom in Paris.

Speaking About:

  • The Global Fashion Market
  • Fashion Forecasting
Dr. Alycia Fogle
Assistant Professor of Marketing at UNCA, Dr. Fogle earned her Doctorate’s in International Retail and Marketing and has consulted for fashion houses across the country. Dr. Fogle is an active member of the Asheville business community and is an inspiration to her students at UNCA.

Speaking About:
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Consumer Psychology

Ayoka Lucas

Style Director, Visionary of Charleston Fashion Week, owned and produced by Charleston Magazine/Gulfstream Communications. Ms. Lucas is also the Style Director at Charleston Magazine, the sister publication to Asheville-based WNC Magazine. Lucas authors two style blogs and serves as a fashion correspondent on local television in Charleston.

Speaking About:

  • Producing Fashion Shows
  • Introduction to Styling