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Comms Women Initiative Promoting and Celebrating Works by and about Comms Women
*This page is dedicated to supporting young comms professionals and publishing their reports/works to give them a platform to share their work and get the work promoted. This can hopefully, advance the CVs of students who contribute to this page. This is open to all students regardless of where they are based and regardless of the course they are taking.
RESEARCH REPORTS
2025
The University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, undergraduate summer Fashion PR course (APR 490-901).
Hermés: A Study of Heritage, Craftsmanship, and Global Influence
Bella Ceto, Gabbi Wilson, Madison Martin, Addie McCrary, Kinsey Mitchell, Belle Moody, & Maddie Ross
Chanel: An Evolution of a Pioneering High-Fashion Brand
Schuyler Noordhoff, Lucy Hodges, Adrie Hunt, Sarah Vance Harrison, Oriana Helfrecht-Kannady, Maggie Hill & Maddie Tooker
Peyton Abbott, Cloie Musumecci, Ana Barrickman, Mary Brown, Rachel Roth, Ashley Morris, & Grace Bennett
Olivia Mack, Grayce Kilkenny, Rachel Kosienski, Sydney Kolea, Ashley Luhrs, Alexandra Peeples, and Emme Walsh
Emily Emerick, Mary Douglass Evans, Sydney Graeter, Harper Hanley, Anna Niccolini & Louise Stuardi
Behind the Seams: How the Timeless Designer Brand Dior Came to Be
Halle Harman
2024
The University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, undergraduate summer Fashion PR course (APR 490-901).
Inside Chanel: The Public Relations Campaign that Reintroduced Chanel by Olivia Taylor, Tesh Diggins, Kaitlyn Dinwiddie, Maryanna Mays and Jamie Ryan
Smoke and Glamour: The Role of Fashion in the ‘Torches of Freedom’ Tobacco PR Campaign by Palmer McColl, Audrey Battaglini, Sasha Hull, and Chloe Wade
Gucci’s Campaigns: Utilizing PR to Promote Brand Values by Alexa Sikola and Palmer Hayes
Balenciaga’s Campaigns (2023-2024) by Emma Tanner
The University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, undergraduate Fashion PR course (APR 490).
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Fashion Industry: Fast Fashion to Couture by David Ash, Beven Beckham, Carson Bresler, Bella Governale, Camryn McGaha, Sidney Powers, Sofia Rodriguez, and Emma Willy
Fashion Industry Trends Research Report: 2024 by Faedra Charlton-Perrin, Adriana Pirrello, Lillian Alterman, Mollie Poff, Holley Jackson, and Maggie McKay
An Analysis of Fashion Trends (fashion magazines) by Olivia Alarcon, Natalie Hailer, Hailey Kutche, and Elle Pasternik
Fashion Public Relations in 1970: A Media Analysis of The New York Times by Caroline Raley, Adam Philippe, Peyton Williams, Celine LeBlanc, Maddie Parsonnet, and Morgan Butler
Crisis and Fashion by Audrey Reynaud, Alexandra Thomas, Endia Witherspoon, Jada Dudley, Janeé Hill, Natali Arms, and Taylor Arduino