If you follow your passion, you're Lynn

She said yes to every opportunity to gain experience in the cutthroat fashion industry. Today, she runs her own luxury handbag business and intends to "change the world of fashion, one hand-stitched handbag at a time."

Meet Lauren Cecchi '11, '12, CEO and creative director of Lauren Cecchi New York, an Italian leather handbag and accessories company. LCNY's classic designs grace runways and fashion magazines. And Lynn's fashion and retail students intern there, too.

Learn more about how the brand got started, and what inspires it to continue.

As an undergraduate student studying business administration, Lauren attended fashion weeks in New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. She also interned at Bloomingdale's and worked as an event planner at Mar-a-Lago before returning to complete her MBA. Discover what other students and alumni recently have done in the world of fashion and design.

Whether you're interested in starting your own business—like Lauren did—or diving deeply into the fashion industry like these students, iPad Pro allows you to do more with your studies in the classroom or on the go.

Browse programs that helped alumni like Lauren get started in the real world.