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Emily Rinehardt
Emily Rinehardt is a fashion designer and the co-founder of Salvage Apparel Co. alongside best friend, Megan Rogerson.

 Website  : https://www.salvageapparelco.com/

 Instagram  : @salvageapparelco

 Facebook  : @ salvageapparelco

Life and Education
Emily Rinehardt is a fashion designer and co-founder of Salvage Apparel Co. located in Columbus, Ohio, alongside her best friend and alumni from the university Megan Rogerson. She is knowledgeable in designing Womenswear, Beachwear & undergarments, and upcycling Men's & Womenswear.

Career
Before founding Salvage Apparel Co., Rinehardt was an intern for Malvar= Stewart, where one of her tasks was producing swatch samples for clients. She worked with a zero-waste designer and experimented with different surface design methods, mainly concentrating on natural dying and felting. She later worked for the brand La Senza as an associate designer and was promoted to conceptual lead. Some of her responsibilities as an associate designer were to aid in the garment fit process, communicate any changes with vendors, and design garments, including swimwear, sleepwear, bras, and panties. Tasks as a conceptual lead included staying current with market shifts, macro trends, and customer mindset and researching and presenting contemporary colors, materials, prints, and other applicable trends. With a passion for sustainable fashion and wanting to help the environment by preventing clothes from entering landfills, Rinehardt and her friend Megan Rogerson would found salvage apparel in August 2020. Salvage Apparel co extends the life of secondhand clothing by redesigning and then reselling garments, all while reducing textile waste. They aim to eliminate the stigma that secondhand clothing is of poor quality and isn't as fashionable. Their upcycle designs are made from fabrics such as vintage, deadstock, and repurposed materials, with each garment being one of a kind.

Notable Moments

 * Rock the Runway Winner 2017: During her time at Kent State University fashion school, she, alongside classmate Rachel Weidner, won the Audience Choice award for Rock the Runway 2017: The Roaring 20's. They both received a Mood Fabrics shopping spree in New York City for their designs of the line "We're Pretty Girls, Floyd."


 * Sexy Oasis: A swimwear collection launch that was designed for La Senza. The collection was inspired by the Sexy Oasis concept, which was approved by the La Senza concept team. The collection's purpose is to empower women worldwide.


 * Wicked Wonderland: A lingerie collection that was designed for La Senza Holiday 2019. This collection was inspired by the Wicked Wonderland concept approved by the La Senza concept team.
 * Nourished: A collection that created pieces made from recycled materials and used eco-friendly dyeing methods to bring us closer to a closed-loop system. The fashion industry is known to be a huge contributor to environmental issues, and this collection aims to change that.


 * Prismic Wave: Power Of Women Collection
 * Sunny Afternoon: Rock The Runway Collection
 * Immersed: Columbus Editorial Society