FASHION

DOLCE & GABBANA SUPPORTS FUTURE DESIGN TALENT WITH POINT SCHOLARSHIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

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by KRISTOPHER FRASER

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COURTESY of KP MCGREGOR CONSULTING

Dolce & Gabbana is continuing its commitment to supporting young talents, and this time they are helping make college more affordable for LGBT students. The fashion brand announced on International Coming Out Day 2022 on October 11 they have established the Dolce & Gabbana Point Scholarship. 

Dolce & Gabbana will collaborate with the Point Foundation, the largest LGBTQ+ scholarship granting organization in the United States, to sponsor a four-year scholarship in fashion or related fields in accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. The Point Foundation has a history of granting substantial scholarships to LGBTQ+ students, increasing accessibility to college for students who, on some occasions, are left homeless after coming out to their parents and being rejected. 

Applications for the scholarship open on October 26. The recipient will be announced in June 2023, with the scholarship starting September 2023 for the 2023 to 2024 academy year. 

Dolce & Gabbana has always been a longstanding supporter of educational initiatives. The fashion company has been a supporter of Humanitas University in Milan, Italy, which supports selected MedTech students, an innovative degree program in medicine. 

In addition to supporting future fashion design students, Dolce & Gabbana has also been throwing their support behind young up-and-coming designers. In February of this year, the brand announced their support of Korean fashion designer Sohee Park and her label Miss Sohee. Park’s dressed Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, and Bella Hadid, and having the support of Dolce & Gabbana only helped to further catapult the designer’s burgeoning fame.

This past Milan Fashion Week, Dolce & Gabbana threw their support behind another up-and-coming designer, Matty Bovan. Bovan has been on the radar of the fashion industry since his graduation from the prestigious Central Saint Martins school in 2015. Bovan’s collection for Dolce & Gabbana debuted during Milan Fashion Week.