NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- This spring, the GM Design Group: KENAR, Womyn, Garfield & Marks and Pleinair, are joining together as Title Sponsors to help raise awareness for Dress for Success and Clean Your Closet Week by providing low-income women with key fashion items for the workplace.
If everyone would get involved with a cause, even in the smallest way, the world would be a better place. The GM Design Group and their close family of brands KENAR, Womyn, Garfield & Marks and Pleinair know the need and importance of giving back. Using their unique group of brands the GM Design Group creates up-to the minute styles in the highest quality fabrications, addressing every woman's fashion needs.
Dress for Success helps low-income women make tailored transitions into the workforce. Since launched in 1996, Dress for Success, has assisted more than 50,000 women. During the week of March 17th - 24th, 2001, Dress for Success will celebrate Clean Your Closet Week in over 60 major cities throughout the world.
For the past three years the GM Design Group: KENAR, Womyn Garfield & Marks and Pleinair have worked closely with Dress for Success and Clean Your Closet Week. The GM Design Group understands the changing definitions of business appropriate dressing. Whether it's tailored suits from Garfield & Marks, casual separates from Womyn, no nonsense travelwear from Pleinair or contemporary fashions from KENAR, the GM Design Group offers clothing for every woman and her work environment. Annually they donate over 1,000 suits to this worthy cause and have witnessed the lasting effect and overwhelming appreciation of their clients.
Help women help themselves by aiding Dress for Success and the GM Design Group: KENAR, Womyn, Garfield & Marks and Pleinair. Spread the word -- It's time to clean your closet! During the week of March 17 - 24 Dress for Success will help raise awareness and donations of interview suits with a week of suit drives, events and parties. These suits symbolize faith, strength, confidence and the ability to succeed.
For more information about how to participate in Clean Your Closet Week, visit www.dressforsuccess.org
Dress for Success and Clean Your Closet Week are registered trademarks owned by Dress for Success Worldwide.
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