Dress for Success: Reaching Women Worldwide and Thriving Locally

Dress for Success: Reaching Women Worldwide & Thriving Locally//GenPink

A Little About Dress for Success

Dress for Success is a worldwide not-for-profit organization with a mission of “promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support & the career development tools to help women thrive.” Girl power! Giving a woman the confidence and support she needs to gain economic independence is only part of what this fantastic organization boasts on their resume. Their employment retention programs may not be the flirty and fashionable side of their organization but quite possibly the most important. Helping more than 700,000 women find and maintain a rewarding career.

The Dress for Success organization has more than 125 affiliates in countries around the world that continue to help reach more women each year. Here in GenPink’s home state of Texas, Dallas is one of the official Texas affiliate locations and they are doing great things for the women of this community.

A Little About Dress For Success Dallas

I recently had the privledge of meeting one of the Dress for Success Dallas clients through a passion project of DFWstyledaily.com. The Meaningful Makeover project resulted in a video serious detailing the journey of one of Dress for Success Dallas’ clients. See how Kristen Becker rises above domestic abuse for her son and for herself.

In addition, a fashion show benefitting Dress for Success Dallas called Light the Runway was held poolside at the beautiful home of Faye Briggs.

Dress for Success// GenPink — Light the Runway Fashion Show host, Faye Briggs, with Event MC, D’Andra Simmons.
Photo Cred: WJN Photography

The evening was full of choreographed dancing, fun foods and fabulous fashions from local designers such as the Katydid Collection.

Dress for Success: Reaching Women Worldwide and Thriving Locally//GenPink — Marc Mattox, Katydid Collection Owner- Katy Messersmith Mattox, Stubbs Davis.
Photo Cred: WJN Photography

The climax of the Dress for Success Dallas Light the Runway event was of course the fashion show! It was a father/daughter themed show that really culminated the whole theme of focusing on things that make strong women. Daddy’s always are good influences and it sure showed with all the fantastic fashion we saw on the runway!