D’Wayne Edwards never set out to be a designer or an educator, and encountered a number of what seemed at the time like closed doors (like not being able to go to college or having awards rescinded) throughout his life. But somehow, these roadblocks actually led him to major opportunities, such as leading footwear design at Nike and Air Jordan and re-opening a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) as a design school.
“We [have to] look at our journey through a lens of, ‘What did I learn from that moment when I thought it was a bad thing?,” Edwards tells Fashionista. “It reminds me of a quote Nelson Mandela once said, ‘I never lose. I either win or learn.’ I believe everything happens for a reason. We just may not find out at that moment.”
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