Joe’s Blackbook Announces Winners of Scholarship 2018

Inside Lululemon Lab in lower Manhattan’s Bond Street, two panels of judges pore over the projects of the six finalists in the Joe’s Blackbook 2018 scholarship contest. They are shielded by screens from the prying eyes of the mingling guests in the front of the store who nibble bites catered by neighboring Il Buco, and sip tequila and rosé. The womenswear judging team is comprised of Anne Kathrin Rohr from Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, Carol Song of Opening Ceremony, Bryn Taubensee & Claire Sully from label Vaquera, and Joyce Lee of Madewell. The menswear panel consists of Lululemon’s Ben Stubbington, the design duo behind Abasi Rosborough, Martin Andersson from Theory, designers Tim Coppens, and Siki Im, and John Caruso of GAP. This is the eighth year of the Joe's Blackbook Scholarship, which has so far been responsible for giving out over $150,000 in scholarships. Abercrombie & Fitch donated $10,000 for one of this year’s prizes, and American Eagle, Urban Outfitters, Ralph Lauren, Gap and Victoria’s Secret contributed to the second.