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Michigan Small Business Restart Program in action


  • Pictured is Jessica Hill, owner of OMONI Boutique, located in Uptown Bay City, just south of downtown along the riverfront. OMONI, the Korean word for mother, focuses on honoring the beauty and strength of all women while pushing the boundaries of fashion, little by little. It's a passion project Hill is grateful to be able to continue, thanks to grant assistance awarded to her small business by Bay Future, Inc. Hill launched the boutique to pay homage to her late mother and out of a desire to create a safe space for women to have fun and freely express themselves through fashion. (Provided Photo)

    Pictured is Jessica Hill, owner of OMONI Boutique, located in Uptown Bay City, just south of downtown along the riverfront. OMONI, the Korean word for mother, focuses on honoring the beauty and strength of all women while pushing the boundaries of fashion, little by little. It’s a passion project Hill is grateful to be able to continue, thanks to grant assistance awarded to her small business by Bay Future, Inc. Hill launched the boutique to pay homage to her late mother and out of a desire to create a safe space for women to have fun and freely express themselves through fashion. (Provided Photo)

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    Pictured is Jessica Hill, owner of OMONI Boutique, located in Uptown Bay City, just south of downtown along the riverfront. OMONI, the Korean word for mother, focuses on honoring the beauty and strength of all

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Pictured is Jessica Hill, owner of OMONI

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Fashion Insiders Strive for Change With Action, Not Words

In sharing their views about “Culture, Style and Politics” on Wednesday afternoon, four fashion insiders didn’t just discuss the systemic change that is needed for social justice and racial equality, but also how individuals and corporations can work toward that.

Led by Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi, the virtual talk was part of IMG’s NYFW: BTS series and it featured designer Victor Glemaud, IMG model Precious Lee and curator Kimberly Drew.

Glemaud spoke of the discrimination and mistreatment he has faced in the fashion industry since starting his career at the age of 19 as an intern for Patrick Robinson. The designer helped and protected Glemaud, and also offered him guidance about whether he should accept certain jobs and salary packages. “Perhaps I haven’t been thrown into the ocean as a lot of people have. But nevertheless the difficulty of being one of the only ones at a show in Europe

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