Keynote Speaker · Author · Fashion Activist
Fashion is how I start the conversation.
20+ years using design as a force for change. Co-founder of Humanize My Hoodie, founder of Iowa's first fashion house, and author of Fashion Activist. I speak to colleges, students, educators, companies and conferences, and leave every room believing they have the power to change their world.
50+
Fashion shows produced
1st
Fashion house in Iowa
285+
Foot Locker stores
30+
Countries traveled
Pick your message
Signature talks
Trauma, Triumph and Hope
My flagship keynote on healing, resistance and leaving a legacy.
Fashion as Protest: Humanize My Hoodie
How one hoodie became a national movement for dignity and justice.
Build a Brand with Values
Starting a fashion line, a fashion house and a profitable business on purpose.
Design, Dream, Disrupt
For students: find your voice and create as only you can.
Keynotes · workshops · panels · hands-on print experiences · virtual or in person
I teach every week: Fashion Technology at City High, youth programs at Wright House, and design partnerships with Warner Music Group.
The book
Fashion Activist
My Life as a Designer, Dreamer, and Disrupter
Where it started: a kid from Iowa with a big dream.
My memoir and a rallying cry for change in fashion. Pair a talk with the Become a Fashion Activist workshop, a 6-week or 6-month program, virtual or in person.
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Send your event date, location, audience and format, and I'll follow up to talk details.
Or email directly: adwright78@yahoo.com
Junior Achievement Hall of Fame Entrepreneur of the Year · Featured by NPR, Politico, Essence and The Guardian