Join the Fashion Law Society and FAME Center for an exclusive conversation with designers about their careers in the fashion industry. Our panelists will share candid insights into their journeys—from the early days of sketching collections and navigating production, to managing the business and legal challenges of running a fashion brand.

PANELISTS

• Chris Gelinas — Apparel Designer at Coach. Gelinas has also worked at Balenciaga, Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs, and Theory, and ran his own acclaimed label, CG, for over a decade.
• Chelsea Cowan — Concept & Trend Director at Coach. Cowan began her career at Céline and Proenza Schouler and spent five years leading her own line, CF Goldman.
• Steven Schacht — Adjunct Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Menswear at FIT. Schacht is a contemporary director/concept designer/print artist who has made contributions in design and brand-development for Gap, New York & Company, Hudson's Bay, and Marks & Spencer, among others. He also founded his own eponymous label, Atom Designs, and has developed private label brands.
   

The discussion will be moderated by Professor Douglass Hand, partner at Hand Baldachin & Associates LLP, Adjunct Professor at Cardozo and NYU School of Law, and co-author of The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail.

For questions about the event, please contact cardozofashionlawsociety@gmail.com.