1. Bob Bland is the CEO of Manufacture New York, promoting "ethical work practices and sustainable fashion".
18 Facts About Bob Bland
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The daughter of two public school teachers, Bob Bland was born in 1982 in Northern Virginia.
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Bob Bland attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
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Bob Bland graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in fashion design.
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Bob Bland attended Pohick Church in Lorton, Virginia, and served as a youth minister at a summer youth work camp in 2005.
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Bob Bland worked on the design floor for Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren, and in parallel started her own label, Brooklyn Royalty in 2006.
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Bob Bland attempted to source production locally, but faced difficulties.
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In 2014 Bob Bland said that her line participated in four to five fashion week events since being founded.
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In 2012, Bob Bland founded Manufacture New York which operates a 160,000 square foot industrial plaza in Sunset Park, Brooklyn named Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles and Wearable Tech, and a work hive for independent designers.
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Bob Bland worked closely with congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and solicited grant money from NY city officials, receiving grants from the US Small Business Administration and the Growth Accelerator Fund, followed by a $3.5 million grant from New York City.
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Bob Bland served as the Washington National co-chair of the organization when it was incorporated.
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Bob Bland later criticized the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
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Bob Bland denied that such remarks were made at that meeting.
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In 2019, Bob Bland garnered criticism for sharing a Facebook post by Jewish activist Jesse Rabinowitz which equated anti-Islamic rhetoric from the "American Jewish establishment" with the anti-Islamic motivations of the perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque shooting.
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Bob Bland faced backlash for defending Mallory who chose not to distance herself from Louis Farrakhan after attending one of his events.
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Bob Bland married her high school sweetheart, Michael Foulger, in 2009.
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Bob Bland has two daughters, one born in 2011 and the other born shortly after the US election in 2016.
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Bob Bland says it gives her new perspective and reason to improve the world.