Women with Purpose
A celebration to the Women with Purpose in your life
Akris has always been about women. Women who create, lead,
inspire and dare.
Women with Purpose is part of the foundation that Akris, as a fashion house, was built on.
The family business of Akris continues to honor Women with Purpose who champion ambition, aspiration, advancement.
Women with Purpose is a league founded in the spirit of celebrating women across the globe who dedicate their time, work and energy towards improving the lives of individuals, communities and industries, and make a change for a better.
Our #WomenWithPurpose create change and have the drive, and passion to see it through. They are committed to making a difference, to push for progress; they are the future of innovation.
Women who wear confidence, make their own decisions and distill their look into an effortless appearance that speaks in a whisper, yet still commands a room.
Female leaders with a daring vision for change, who are working actively to create equality, inclusivity and diversity.
Women who simultaneously inspire, challenge and empower you, who act as a mentor to seed, breed and build confidence and therefore pave the way for others.
Founded by a woman in 1922, Akris began with Alice Kriemler-Schoch’s fondness for textiles and entrepreneurial vision.
Albert Kriemler has always had a deep understanding of the fact that strength and charisma can be enhanced and expressed through the way women dress.
Founded by a visionary woman, Alice Kriemler-Schoch, Akris has been working with and for women with purpose since 1922.
He has devoted his professional life to making a woman feel her best self through what she wears – determined and at ease.
The fabrics he chooses, the sleek silhouettes he designs, the tailoring he crafts, the fashion message he communicates are all dedicated to this purpose – evolving a woman’s power and charisma.
Brita Fernandez Schmidt
Kaori Nakano
Fernanda Canales
Manuela Beer
Stacey D. Stewart
Amri Kibbler
Marie de France
Monette Chaya
Marian Wright Edelman
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
Hannah Strafford-Taylor
Teddy Quinlivan
Alice Kriemler-Schoch