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Our CEO, Joanne Crevoiserat, has been recognized by TIME as one of the most influential people of 2024! The 2024 TIME100 list recognizes the impact, innovation and achievement of the world’s 100 most influential individuals. This recognition is a testament to Joanne’s leadership and her ability to stretch what’s possible for our people, our brands, and the fashion industry at large. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJ4W3EHT Congratulations, Joanne, on this well-deserved honor! 👏 #OurTapestry #TIME100

For the fifth year in a row, Coach and kate spade new york partnered with WindowsWear to find the next generation of talent. The 2024 WindowsWear Mentorship Program had college students participate in a design challenge to create unique pop-up experiences and store activations, followed by an awards ceremony at our NYC HQ where they toured our space, learned more about our brands and products, and presented their projects to Tapestry and WindowsWear teams. Congratulations 🎉 to the design challenge first-place winners, who will receive paid internships with Coach and kate spade new york this summer! A special shout-out to our second- and third-place winners as well, who also took home prizes. Coach 🥇 1st place - Abbie Cardenas, University of Hawaii at Manoa  🥇 1st place - Andreas Caballero, College for Creative Studies 🥈 2nd place - Valentina Rojas, FIT 🥉 3rd place - Sara Castellanos, Sheridan College Kate Spade 🥇 1st place winner - Morgan Rogers, SCAD 🥈 2nd place - Sharanya Saripalli, The New School 🥉 3rd place - Christian Hooser, The New School #OurTapestry

Earlier this month, we proudly welcomed 130 new store employees in Japan during our annual initiation ceremony for new graduates - our largest cohort to date! We want to thank all the Tapestry teams involved who made this important milestone a success.    The ceremony – which celebrates recent college graduates starting their careers with us at Coach and kate spade new york stores across the country – included a welcome event, presentations from regional leaders about their Tapestry career journeys, interactive onboarding sessions, and brand-based training programs. Now, they're in our stores welcoming and providing customers with the best brand experiences!    #OurTapestry

Congratulations to our Coach (Re)Loved & Repair Workshop located in North Bergen, New Jersey for achieving Gold-level TRUE Zero Waste Certification!   Here’s what that means: ➡️ This certification is granted to facilities who divert at least 90% of waste generated from landfills through different channels such as recycling, reuse, repair, composting, and more ➡️ By extending the life of our materials and products, the Coach (Re)Loved & Repair Workshop has achieved over 95% landfill diversion rate ➡️ The TRUE Zero Waste Certification further validates the work we have been doing to advance the circular economy through Coach (Re)Loved For the last 30+ years, the Coach Repair Workshop has served as the North America hub for all Coach repair services, and since the introduction of Coach (Re)Loved to the facility in 2021, we’re able to give pre-loved and damaged Coach products a second life. So what’s next? We’re inspired by this progress and continue to work toward achieving zero waste at our North America corporate sites, which include our offices and fulfillment centers. Learn more about TRUE Zero Waste Certification, Coach (Re)Loved, and the various programs and initiatives in place at the Workshop in our Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/e49-yqSu   #OurTapestry

Congratulations to the Stuart Weitzman team on the recent launch of their partnership with Mercado Global, a women’s empowerment and ethical fashion non-profit, to release a limited-edition ikat print jacquard textile for the brand’s Spring 2024 collection. Available across several silhouettes including slides, heels, and sandals, the collaboration combines centuries-old tradition with modern design: the fabrics were handcrafted by women artisans part of Mercado Global’s partner Indigenous artisanal communities in Guatemala who draw upon centuries-old traditions of dyeing and loom weaving. This partnership represents a powerful step in the fashion industry towards a future where ethical production meets elevated design. View the collection at stuartweitzman.com, and visit Stuart Weitzman on LinkedIn to learn more about the detailed techniques that went into creating this unique fabric: https://lnkd.in/dtFnRBnb #StuartWeitzman

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” ― Maya Angelou   We’re grateful to our EmpowHER employee business resource group (EBRG) for continuously championing the women of Tapestry globally. EmpowHER – which was launched to create a space for the intersectionality of womanhood with respect to unique identities, needs, and lived experiences – hosted events and activations around the world focused on empowerment, advocacy and creating community throughout Women’s History Month, including:   • A special Unscripted speaker event featuring Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Moms First • An inspiring panel discussion on ‘Leading with Love’ with Viviane Paxinos, CEO of AllBright, Nicola Rae-Wickham (ICF Coach) and Ella Vize • Professional development and wellbeing workshops, networking events, and even a group improv class   Scroll through to see some of our favorite moments! And thank you to the EmpowHER EBRG & leads, panelists, participants, members and allies for making March a Women’s History Month to remember. #OurTapestry

Coach’s SVP of Global Visual Experience, Giovanni Zaccariello, has lived by a very specific motto throughout his career: “If you like what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” In our latest Success Story, Gio shares how taking a big risk led him to a fulfilling and unique career that continues to evolve. Swipe for lessons he's learned over the years on taking ownership of your career. #OurTapestry 

Customer data holds powerful information, and when paired with the right research, the insights can help strengthen the emotional connections between consumers and brands. To better learn about Tapestry’s consumer-centric, data-driven approach to innovation and brand growth, The Business of Fashion spoke with Noam Paransky, Alice Yu, Fabio Luzzi and Jennifer Yue: https://lnkd.in/gAc2m5sq This case study provides an in-depth look at how we’re creating more meaningful customer connections through data. Here are some key takeaways:  💡 Start with the problem consumers need solved – not the data.  💡 Utilizing data should be built into the way teams work.   💡 Data doesn’t live in a vacuum; it continuously needs to be reviewed and tested to unearth what works best for the company’s audience.   #OurTapestry 

At Tapestry, we’re committed to developing the next generation of talent.   Through the Coach Foundation’s Dream It Real program, our teams in China hosted over 400 students for a three-day professional development experience dedicated to inspiring confidence and authenticity. In collaboration with the China Youth Development Foundation, a Dream It Real partner, students at the Communication University of China participated in career workshops with Coach employees, peer-to-peer mentorship, Coach store visits, conversations with Tapestry and Coach executives, and last not but not least, a mock fashion show.             Initiatives like Dream It Real help provide the resources and opportunities needed for the next generation of young people to discover their potential and achieve their dreams. Thank you to the Coach Foundation, and to all our Coach and Tapestry volunteers, who made this recent event possible!   #DreamItReal #OurTapestry

It was pencils up for future designers here at Tapestry during Career Discovery Week!   We recently had the pleasure of hosting 20+ students from New York City's High School of Arts and Technology for an immersive day of design and retail education. Curriculum included: ✏️ A look at the day-to-days and career journeys of our cross-functional teams ✏️ A tour of our Atelier for a behind-the-scenes look at how products come to life ✏️ A Product Design Challenge testing what they learned by ideating new products for our brands, tying in sustainability and women’s empowerment Career Discovery Week, led by Partnership for New York City and WeLoveNYC, provides thousands of NYC-based high school students with exciting hands-on career experiences outside of the classroom. Thank you to all our Tapestry volunteers for making this year’s #CareerDiscoveryWeek a success! #OurTapestry #TapestryGives