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Women with Purpose
Akris has always been about women. Women who create, lead, inspire and dare. Women who wear confidence, make their own...
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Akris was founded by my grandmother in 1922 as an apron atelier because raising two boys was not enough for...
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Woman with Purpose: Suleika Jaouad
What do you do when your life suddenly turns dark? You turn it into a creative act. New York Times...
Learn moreWoman with Purpose: Claudia Steinfels
Entrepreneur Claudia Steinfels proves art is often more of a passion than a profession. After years auctioning some of the most spectacular...
Learn moreWoman with Purpose: Sandy Edgerley
Sandy Edgerley’s impressive career first as a consultant for Bain & Co., next as the founder of the real estate...
Learn moreWoman with Purpose: Yukako Yamashita
Yukako Yamashita has steadily built up her career for 12 years since she began working in the art industry. After...
Learn moreWoman with Purpose: Jeong Sun Ah
Jeong Sun Ah is one of the most loved female musical actors in Korea right now. Making her debut on...
Learn moreA Woman With Purpose: Karola Kraus
Growing up with the artist Martin Kippenberger at the dinner table, it seems inevitable that you end up in the...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Alice Dearing
Alice Dearing is one of the world's top swimmers and a true game-changer in the sport. Alice is also co-founder of the Black...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Casey Fremont
An advocate of the power of art, Casey Fremont’s mission is to make art free and easily accessible across the...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Tania León
A presence in the American music scene for over 50 years, Tania León has always done things her own way....
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Diandra Donecker
While museums exhibit more and more artworks by women, they are still underrepresented and underpaid in the art industry. In...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Paula Polito
Women are more educated, more successful and more outspoken than ever. Yet many, in fact forty-eight percent, are still leaving...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Naho Okamoto
An elegant fusion of modern jewelry, unique materials and Japanese craftsmanship, that is what Naho Okamotoˈs passion is all about....
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Dame Stephanie Shirley CH
“Who would have thought that programming the black box for the supersonic Concorde was done by a bunch of women...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Indra Nooyi
Akris Woman with Purpose, Indra Nooyi, has proven that with talent, hard work, and determination, you can make it to...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Julie Kent
How do you follow up a career as one of the most celebrated ballet dancers in the world? Become the...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Darlene Boytell-Pérez
Women in the arts are still not seen and heard, and Darlene Boytell-Pérez is on a mission to change it....
Learn moreInternational Women’s Day 2022
This International Women's Day, we celebrate with you and Akris Women with Purpose, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Amri Kibbler, Brita Fernandez...
Learn moreA Woman with Purpose: Vanessa Kingori
Vanessa Kingori knows all about the challenge women face in those hallowed spaces of boardrooms and power. Being a true...
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