True Religion Partners with Fashion Scholarship Fund

“I’m extremely proud of this exciting new program,” said Theresa Watts, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at True Religion. “Mentorship and DEI initiatives are core values to the True Religion brand.

Providing these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to young talent in partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund is something we hope to continue doing for a long time.” In its inaugural year, True Religion has identified El Camino College, an LA-based community college that has a high population of students from underrepresented backgrounds.

El Camino sends many students on to both the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and Otis College of Art and Design, two fashion schools in the Los Angeles area.

The scholarship is aimed at nurturing and providing professional and educational access to an awarded student who otherwise might not have a path to these career building experiences. Fostering young talent is a key pillar of True Religion, most notably with its recent collaborations with young creatives…