The WindowsWear Mentorship Program connects brands with students from around the world! Brands present brief ideas to students to identify top talent, and students submit projects to win paid internships and prizes from Coach and Kate Spade!
Congratulations to all the winners!
COACH | MEET THE WINNERS
Finalists designed a strategy that included at least 10 ideas to fuel retail growth and stay top of mind for Gen Z. Their goal for this project was to create an emotional connection with the Coach consumers, and to create a world where they can express themselves.
Coach selected 4 winners who had the opportunity to present their project to the Tapestry Global Visual Experience team, Talent Acquisition team, and WindowsWear team, who selected two 1st place winners, one 2nd place winner, and one 3rd place winner that will win paid internships for the summer 2025 and other prizes from the brand.
1st place
Sophie Rosen, Savannah College of Art and Design
Juhyeon Park, School of Visual Arts
2nd place
Sarah Chun, Parsons School of Design
3rd place
Isabella Calderon, Berkeley College
All the finalists that were not selected as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive a Coach gift valued at $50 and a letter congratulating them on their submission signed by Sponsor’s VP, Global Visual Experience, and/or other leaders.
KATE SPADE | MEET THE WINNERS
Winners designed a strategy that maintains the unique personality of the brand while they evolve away from novelty and storytelling and focus on building a stronger base of core handbags, acquiring new and younger consumers, and elevating the brand. For this project they thought beyond the windows and in store experience.
Kate Spade selected 3 winners who had the opportunity to present their project to the Tapestry Global Visual Experience team, Talent Acquisition team, and WindowsWear team, who selected a 1st place winner, 2nd place winner, and 3rd place winner that will win paid internships for the summer 2025 and other prizes from the brand.
1st place
Emma Wilson, College for Creative Studies
2nd place
Nadya Al-Hakimi, Wayne State University
3rd place
Sophia Rand, New York University
All the finalists that were not selected as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive a Kate Spade gift valued at $50 and a letter congratulating them on their submission signed by Sponsor’s VP, Global Visual Experience, and/or other leaders.
ABOUT
WindowsWear’s Mentorship Program connects brands with top students from around the world! Brands create student projects to identify talent through generating new & innovative ideas. Students submit their projects and win unique opportunities. If you are a brand or school interested in participating, please contact us mentorship@windowswear.com. Brands that have participated include Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, and Longchamp. See winners from 2021 and 2020.