About us
About
How It All Began
Im.pact | ‘im-pakt\ is defined as :the force of impression of one thing on another : a significant or major effect. hub | ‘hub\ is defined as : a center of activity
After spending time in the Czech Republic in 2011 doing research, I was invited to tour the HUB, now ironically called the Impact Hub, located in Praha (Prague). It was an amazing experience and this concept as a catalyst for action and change has remained with me ever since. Bringing ideas and processes to action together forming a nucleus for success. Hence, now, the IFH, IMPACT FASHION HUB. Driving global apparel business models to empower whomever and wherever they do business and just by doing business.
The truth is the fashion industry has to get their house in order. Evidenced by the recent Covid-19 crisis, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Fashion act in many ways as value agents based on greenwashing not on substance. Many in the industry that purport CSR et al, turned their backs on the people who support them. CSR + Sustainability is a stellar combination for brands, highstreet and retail, a lethal combination for the people in the supply chain that work for 3 usd per day. The supply chain workers enrich the fashion industry at the expense of many things such as culture, family, health and lack of fulfilment. The solution is impact.
LeeAnn Teal
Founder
LeeAnn Teal
Sustainable Fashion has become a Bastardized version of what it was intended to be.
- LeeAnn Teal-Rutkovsky, aka author L.A. Teal (nom de plume) Founder, President and CEO of IMPACT FASHION HUB a 501 (c) (3) ‘Gifting back to the planet ‘.
- AUTHOR: Springer Peer Review Book Co-Author: Sustainability Challenges in the Fashion Industry
- AUTHOR: Lifestyle book “Passion for a Quickie” (Focus on the importance of enjoying the little things in life).
- Professor Business/Fashion 25+ years
- Globally recognized Bespoke Sustainable Designer-Hat Maker-Milliner.
- Inspired by tenure as CEO-President Naifa Maruf Foundation and based on interviews of women globally living in the periphery of the fashion industry supply chains, Wrote & Produced Micro-Documentary, “Making the Case for A Sustainable Fashion Accelerator: IMPACTable FASHION.
- Creator of compostable-upcycled hats, eco-ethical apparel & wraps
- Successful History of converting CAD designs to .STL files Implementing 3-D printing into design.
- Successful Scoby vegan Implementation of Scoby as a leather alternative which can be grown to size, enrich the earth at end of cycle.
- Conference Papers on topics from Cotton, Fashion Slavery , Culture and Fashion, et al to Chanel & Shiaparelli.
- International Sustainable Fashion/Keynote Speaker.
- Fashion Scholar Mentor … The London College of Fashion, LIM College, NYC , Adjunct & Capstone Professor at LIM College as well as monitoring internships at La Garconne, Calvin Klein, Kenneth Kole, Balenciaga, O the Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, IDIEL Showroom, Moddern Marketing, Haute Talk, Suno-Global, KOMAR, Jimmy Choo, Barney’s, Henri Bendel, Rebecca Taylor, Miram-Salat, Nautica, John Varvatos, Ralph Lauren et al
- Guest Lecturer in Sustainable Fashion, FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)
- Time spent learning her millinery sustainable design and production expertise in Switzerland and Italy were well spent and serves as a catalyst to her sustainable processes.
- Former Subject Matter Expert McGraw-Hill Publishing.
- Serves on many international sustainable advisory boards to include the 20013 keynote, Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research, ISSF, Mumbai & served as contributing editor of Savitarka/NEEF (National Ecology & Environment Foundation) an environmental NGO- UN affilitate, Mumbai/ International Advisory Board for GSFW, Global Sustainable Fashion Week, supported by the National Fashion League of Hungary, Lifestyle For Food Sustainable Living Magazine et al…
- Bespoke designs photographed by Victoria Magazine, Hartford Courant, Baltimore Sun, The Capital Gazette, numerous publications, produced designs for French shops, featured on NBC, Comcast Cable, Foxwoods MGM Grand Casino, Commissioned hat exhibitions @ Ritz Carlton and prestigious Lyman Allyn Art Museum
- A-list clients include a member of the Danish Parliament, Fortune 500 CEO’s, Hollywood and Broadway actresses, National Geographic Photojournalist/Explorers such as Lynn Abercrombie.
- Former producer Lifestyle cable television show, Just Off Mainstreet highlighting organic infusion into key lifestyle moments.
- As the designer for the Off-Broadway Show, ‘Unbeatable’ she, worked with 5-time Emmy Award Costumer John Schneeman who did Meryl Streep’s wardrobe in Devil Wears Prada, and John Travolta in Hairspray to develop the wardrobe.
Mission or vision statement
Mission
With a SME-entreprenuer focus creating impact fashion templates in global city hubs, accelerating sustainable fashion, anchored in the united nations SDG’s and centered on the supply chain’s suppliers, producers & policy makers activity.
Our Team
A little description about the team members you have.
DR. ORLANDO OJEDA
Board Member
Dr. Ojeda Is A Transportation Sustainable Logistics Executive Specializing In Latin America. Supply Chain Expert In Transportation. He Gives Back To His Miami Latino Community As An Adjunct Professor At Many Colleges There Teaching…
JAMES RUTKOVSKY, JR.
Board Member
James (J.P.) Has Lived In Providence Since Freshman Year Of College. He Is A Successful Sustainability Entrepreneur Developing Concept Restaurants In The Providence, Rhode Island Restaurant Scene.
MARY CAFFREY
Research Assistant
Mary Caffrey, BSc Environmental Sciences, Grantham, NH (USA)A Recent College Graduate Mary Focuses Her Work On Environmental Issues. Her Specialization Is Developing In Ornithology/Biology.
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