The Bay Wardrobe Collective exists because we kept having the same conversations over and over again. Among groups of costumers and friends, we all wished for the same: community and camaraderie in an often isolating and competitive industry, relevant, accessible educational resources, and the visibility and respect that our work warrants.

If it isn’t already there, sometimes you have to create it yourself! We made it our goal to develop the professional development curricula we wish we had and build out the spaces for connection that had been slowly forming over the years. When you feel like you’re not alone, you can take a risk. If you fall, you fall into a net of others that will catch you.

The dream is for Collective members to be motivated to do work at a higher caliber, empowered to advocate for themselves and those around them, and proactive in creating the professional life that they want. And, if in the process, some of this leads to lasting industry change, then we’d be extra thrilled.