Hope For Flowers Fall 2021 Ready-to-Wear

Tracy Reese’s Detroit-based label Hope for Flowers is one part clothing line, one part platform. She’s splitting her time between designing seasonal collections and building out two major programs: One will train local sewers and craftspeople as apprentices in her studio, with the goal of eventually being able to make custom, hand-finished Hope for Flowers pieces entirely in Detroit. The second will offer art and music classes to local children, many of whom no longer have access to those courses in school as a result of the city’s 2013 bankruptcy. It’s hardly a surprise to hear that art was Reese’s favorite subject growing up, but her enthusiasm goes beyond establishing a creative outlet for kids. She believes creativity is also critical to Detroit’s future, and that with the right support, the city can become a bigger destination for art, fashion, music, theater, and more.