We hope your Pride Month has been full of love, happiness, and connection! We’re excited to share an employee spotlight from Jessi Adams, one of our assistant managers based in Twin Falls, ID. She chatted with us about what Pride means to her and shared some insights as a member of the LGBTQ community. Read on and stay tuned for more spotlights later this month!
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Soul and Strength – Celebrating Juneteenth
We are proud to have just launched our Soul and Strength collection, a curated selection of styles expressing freedom, hope, and progress. We connected with the models from our photoshoot and Leon Goodrum from Alone Again Studios, the designer of select items in the collection, to discuss Juneteenth and hear their personal insights.
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The Trevor Project – Supporting LGBTQ Youth
rue21 proudly supports our LGBTQ employees and customers. As we celebrate Pride Month with our 2022 Pride Collection, we’re committing $50,000 to The Trevor Project, an organization that provides free and confidential, 24/7 crisis counseling to LGBTQ young people. We’re honored to partner with this organization and bring awareness to issues facing LGBTQ youth today. We’d love to share with you all additional information about how The Trevor Project serves this community and encourage you to donate if you are able to support the cause as well.
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Made for All – Pride Collection 2022 & The Trevor Project Partnership
Pride Month is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to announce the drop of our 2022 Pride collection and our continued partnership with The Trevor Project! At rue21, we celebrate inclusivity and community as part of our core values and are proud to empower both our associates and our customers of all identities to express their authentic selves every day. Whether you’re a member of the LGBTQ community, are an ally, or are still learning, celebrating Pride Month is a way for us to celebrate and support our LGBTQ community.
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Earth Day 2022 – 3 Ways to Celebrate the SZNs
Happy Earth Day 2022, besties! Show some love to the planet with outdoor adventures that got you feelin’ like a total tree-hugger. We curated a few cute ‘fits made for vibing out with the OG homie, miss Mother Nature herself.
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At the Heart of rue21 – Store Associates Spotlight
Our team members in the field are truly the heart of our company. They connect irl with customers and communities on the daily to represent the values of our brand through all their hard work. We had the opportunity to spotlight a few outstanding store associates in honor of Women’s History Month coming to a close. We hope this series has inspired you to continue celebrating women every day!
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Meet The Lady Bosses Who Make It Happen – Women in Leadership at rue21
If history has taught us anything, it’s that women are unstoppable. The fight for equality in the workplace has been going strong for several decades and has made some incredible strides throughout the past few years. Women make up over 50% of the rue21 Senior Leadership team, which is something we’re incredibly proud about. But like any movement, the challenges female employees face to build their career, balance their personal life, and battle discrimination are still an everyday reality. Read more from women in leadership at rue21!
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Happy International Women’s Day 2022 – Inspiring Women of rue21
It’s finally here, besties – happy International Women’s Day 2022! We're sendin’ you all the positive vibes and empowerment on this important holiday and hope you’re out there living your best lives. To get the inspiration flowin’, we spoke to a group of wicked talented women from our very own rue21 team who shared their own thoughts on International Women’s Day, the role models in their lives, honest advice, and more. Let’s get into it!
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Celebrating Empowerment – International Women’s Day Collection
Let’s get it, girls! We’re only a week away from International Women’s Day 2022. Mark your calendars, we got some amazing stories coming up to share from incredibly inspiring women on our very own rue21 team. To celebrate girl power the right way, we’re dropping a super exclusive International Women’s Day collection. This line features all the boss babe icons you love including music legends, queens of the TV screen, and more. Keep reading to get the scoop on the collection from our VP of merchandising, Lindsay Teitz!
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Insights from our Style Icons – Black History Month
We‘re beyond lucky to work with such an incredible array of talented and inspiring creators with crazy good style from a range of unique backgrounds. In honor of Black History Month, we’re so excited to highlight a group of Black style icons we’ve partnered with to help launch our Black History Month collection. Keep an eye out for more conversations with our rue21 team members in celebration of this month and the new collection! Sydney Bell @sydneylbell What is your name and how would you describe your content? My name is Sydney Bell and I would describe my content as raw and authentic. My page is basically a journal of things…