This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Joe’s Blackbook Scholarship, and despite the restrictions of the pandemic there were still over 100 submissions, and, according to Sean Kwon, Special Projects Manager for Joe’s Blackbook, the quality of the students' works has only gotten more impressive. Typically judging involves inviting a cohort of...
Aug 17, 2020
This is the second in a two-part report providing insight from recruiters and human resources leaders who have been invited for the latest in a series of sold-out salons hosted by Joe’s Blackbook. Part One yesterday detailed modern demands for flexibility, the cultural/generational divide, the widening candidate pipeline, social media...
Nov 1, 2019
Introducing the third in his series of salons, Joe’s Blackbook founder Joe Medved, a connector in the fashion/retail/tech space, imagined the evening to be “a casual fireside chat” on all things HR and talent recruitment. But in the warmly lit minimal upper level of Lululemon Soho Loft the heat is produced by the panel of industry gatekeepers...
Oct 31, 2019
Joe’s Blackbook scholarship, the non-profit initiative created by Joe Medved to support emerging design talent, has another successful year in the books. The 2019 competition’s Final Round party was held at the Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels wine bar in lower Manhattan last Thursday. While the DJ entertained the mingling guests plucked from all...
Apr 29, 2019
Six students gathered onThursday in Manhattan for the final of the Joe’s Blackbook scholarship contest 2018. The competition annually awards $10,000 each to one menswear student and one womenswear student. A womenswear panel of judges from the industry––senior designer from Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, Anne Kathryn Rohr, Carol Song from Opening...
May 1, 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...
As New York Fashion Week Men’s merges into Women’s, and Raf Simons and Tom Ford are the names of the moment, it’s easy to forget the emerging talent who have their eyes fixed on future runways and one day becoming the next Raf or Tom. But Joe Medved chooses this high spot on the fashion calendar to throw his annual silent auction to raise funds...
Feb 13, 2018