Design Methodology Series - Fashion - Interview Tracy Reese

In this powerful conversation, fashion icon Tracy Reese shares her journey from Detroit to New York, building a globally recognized brand, and ultimately returning home to launch Hope for Flowers — a sustainable fashion business with deep community roots.  From developing prints by hand to designing for real bodies and real lives, Tracy opens up about the values driving her brand Hope for Flowers sustainability, longevity, and beauty that lasts.

Did you know: 80% of garment workers are women—and 80% of them live below the poverty line. Tracy doesn’t just talk about fashion. She’s working to change its systems from the inside out.

 Learn how she balances artistry and business, the quiet resistance of rejecting fast fashion, and what circular design can teach us about the future of making.

Hear Tracy reflect on:

• Her Detroit upbringing and the influence of her creative family
• Navigating and challenging the fast fashion industry
• Building an ethical, community-driven design company

• Her design methodology and mission to empower the next generation through arts and sustainability education Whether you're a designer, entrepreneur, or just curious about what truly ethical fashion looks like—you don’t want to miss this one.

 

Special thanks to Ashley Green and Design Core Detroit for making this connection possible. If you haven’t already, check out the incredible work Design Core is doing for the Detroit design community right here on LinkedIn.

 

🌱 “It’s not about reinventing the wheel—it’sabout refining it with purpose.”

 

👗 Learn how she balances artistry and business, the quiet resistance of rejecting fast fashion, and what circular design can teach us about the future of making.

 

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