Our mission is to help students dress for success for upcoming interviews, presentations, career fairs, and other networking events.

About the Professional Wardrobe Studio (PWS)

We provide business formal and business casual wardrobe items to students at no charge for upcoming interviews, career fairs, presentations, and networking events. Students can select up to five items per semester. We have blazers, suits, slacks, dress shirts, dresses, shoes and more.

Schedule your appointment!

Address: Spencer Chemistry Building, Room 426

Alumni who have graduated in the past 12 months can also visit the PWS. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please email Career Services.

 

Support the Professional Wardrobe Studio

If you are interested in donating professional wardrobe items, please click the button below to check items we accept, guidelines, and to complete a donation form.

After completing the form, we will be in contact by email to arrange a drop-off time. Please note that we do not accept walk-in donations. If you are interested in making a monetary donation, please click the button below.  

Due to a large volume of wardrobe donations, we are only accepting suit jackets, sports coats, and blazers.

Clothing donations Monetary Donations

If you choose to donate to the studio, we thank you for your support to ensure every student has access to professional clothing for interviews, career fairs, and networking events.

If you have questions or are interested in partnering with us to organize a clothing donation drive, please email Destiny Peterson or call 816-235-1840.

 

Annual Blazer Drive

Help UMKC students dress for success at interviews, career fairs, and networking events by contributing to our Annual Blazer Drive. 

Blazer donations will be collected on Friday, December 13 from 8:30am-1:00pm in the Atterbury Student Success Center

Learn more!

 

Special thanks to the companies that have contributed to the Professional Wardrobe Studio:

  • 1898 & Co. | Part of Burns & McDonnell
  • Compass Minerals
  • Saint Luke's Health System Kansas City
  • Selection Garment & Co.