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Podcast: Powerful Ladies® Podcast
Episode: Designing the Future of Fashion | Mikelle Drew-Pellum | F.I.T. Professor, Designer & Entrepreneur
Description: Mikelle Drew-Pellum is a fashion designer, educator, entrepreneur, and adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. With a career that’s taken her from freelance designer to working with brands like Hanes, Champion, and C9, she’s now shaping the next generation of designers while running her own fashion education business. Mikelle shares her journey into the fashion industry, how she found her niche in activewear, and why she believes technology and smart buying will define fashion’s future. She talks about teaching digital fashion design, the realities of working in the industry, and how creati...