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The founders, Kimberly Borges, left, and Miriam McDonald show off this blazer, PWRFUL in Pink. This blazer has “buttery soft custom lining” that is durable and gorgeous.
Kimberly Borges and Miriam McDonald became best friends working long hours together selling cars. They became business partners over a common cause: pockets in blazers for women.
When they couldn’t find any on the market, they decided to make their own.
“While working together we came across the same problem over and over,” Borges writes in a blog piece. “How do we carry our stuff around? How do we stay ready for everything when we can't even carry the most essential things without lugging around a huge purse? And most importantly, who are our blazers representing? It certainly didn't seem like us.”
Their PWR WMN brand came to the marketplace. And, you guessed it, it’s full of pockets and, the two say, ideal for the strong feminine women who now have a seat at the proverbial table.
Your loyal, tried and true, never-going-to-let-you-down Navy Everyday Blazer. This is a PWR WMN staple. On the inside you’ll find artwork in the lining for a beautiful pop of color. And, of course, pockets.
“Our dreams come to life every time a powerful woman comes to us and lets us know how wearing her PWR WMN blazer emboldened her to be herself, and how having the pockets she deserves prepared her for success.”
The two also were recently named finalists for the inaugural Fort Worth-based EmpowHERment Pitch Competition, which will be held annually on Global Entrepreneurship Week each November.
PWR WMN, Boozy Bites, and Heralogie will vie for the $10,000 first prize will make their final pitches Nov. 17 at The University of North Texas Health Science Center HSC Next offices.
“We grew tired of never having the tools we needed to be 100% ready for business at all times because we never had the pockets for those tools,” Borges says. “We wanted clothes that helped us portray ourselves like the power women we are but also helped us close that deal because we were ready. So, we created PWR WMN.”