Designer Robert Rodriguez Designs Exclusive Shirt to Benefit MANA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MANA, a National Latina Organization and the United States’ oldest and largest Pan-Latina women’s organization announced today that Cuban-American Los Angeles-based designer Robert Rodriguez has teamed up with Nordstrom to design a limited-edition shirt that will be sold exclusively at the fashion specialty retailer from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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The shirt, which will feature a draped silhouette, a black lace overlay, and feather embellishment on one shoulder, will sell for $225 – with all after-cost proceeds benefiting MANA’s Hermanitas® program, which mentors and advocates for Latina adolescents. The limited-edition shirt will be available at 38 Nordstrom stores nationwide and online.
“We are very grateful for the confidence Nordstrom has shown in our work with Latina youth and equally proud they are promoting the work of Robert Rodriguez, a Latino designer,” said Alma Morales Riojas, President and CEO of MANA. “When consumers go to Nordstrom and purchase Rodriguez’s limited-edition shirt they will be contributing to the futures of hundreds of young Latinas across the country.”
MANA appreciates Nordstrom’s partnership in the past, and welcomes this opportunity during Hispanic Heritage Month which highlights the work of Cuban-American designer Robert Rodriguez.
About MANA: MANA, A National Latina Organization, is a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC. with chapters across the country; it is the oldest national Latina membership organization in the United States. MANA, whose mission is to empower Latinas through leadership development, community service, and advocacy, envisions a national community of informed Latina activists working to improve the quality of life for all Hispanics. MANA also has the only national Latina mentoring program for girls 11 to 18, known as Hermanitas®.
SOURCE MANA: A National Latina Organization
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