Jun 18, 2017
Kells Barnett has been surrounded by fashion his whole life,
designing & sketching clothing since 17 Kells knew his calling was
in fashion. Growing up in the business and getting a hands-on
learning experience, Kells gained the knowledge of the fashion
industry at an early age & became an integral force in business and
marketing to eventually claim the title of Director of Marketing at
custom clothier, 5001 FLAVORS, and its bespoke retail expression,
Harlem Haberdashery.
Graduate from Dowling College with a BA and M.B.A; Kells has been
extremely instrumental in helping brands grow their business with
effective marketing and sales initiatives. “I already knew fashion,
I continued on to college to learn about business,” says Kells, and
with his hard work and contributions to the fashion industry, as
well as, the social services field, Kells was honored as Top 40
Alumni at Dowling College [2009]
Kells’ true passion is working within the community with many
charitable organizations in which he takes great pride in. As a
global citizen for change, he volunteers countless hours a month to
working with the mentally-disabled, the homeless and
underprivileged or underserved populations through active work with
non-profit organizations.
In 2013 Complex Magazine featured him in the Harlem Rising G-Shock
watch feature.
Kells recently launched #TakeCareOfHarlem – a social media hashtag
call-to-action campaign created to promote community endeavors.
Kells sits on the board of Y.U.N.G Harlem. Was awarded [2013] with
the Community Spirit Award by MMPCIA, awarded, The Official
Certificate of Recognition From The Mayor's Office [2015]
Future endeavors include the launch of #ArtLivesinHarlem &
additional intra-borough campaigns i.e. [#TakeCareOfTheBronx,
#TakeCareOfBrooklyn, #TakeCareOfQueens] which will serve as a gear
up for #TakeCareOfNYC – a core-centric program based around
communities to help promote arts, music and entrepreneurship.