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Michael Kors Celebrates The Spirit Of Community With New Employee-Led Campaign
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Michael Kors is happy to unveil the Watch Hunger Stop 2020 campaign, entitled 
FOOD IS LOVE – SHARE YOUR HEART, fronted this season by a diverse collective of 
the brand's own employees.

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Leaning into the renewed sense of connection and spirit of community inspired 
by the global pandemic, Kors looked closer to home to cast the talent for his 
latest Watch Hunger Stop campaign, the brand's long-running philanthropic 
initiative in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). 
Renowned for starring a long list of celebrity ambassadors including Kate 
Hudson, Halle Berry and Lupita Nyong'o, this year's campaign instead focuses on 
Michael Kors employees from across all levels of the organization, individuals 
who volunteered to further support the cause by stepping in front of the 
camera. 

The resulting imagery, shot by Menelik Puryear against brilliantly colored 
backgrounds and accented with still photos of fruit and vegetables, is an 
exuberant, heartfelt expression of collaboration and commitment by Team Kors. 
The staffers are pictured wearing the special-edition Watch Hunger Stop 2020 
designs: a white, 100% organic cotton LOVE T-shirt, $40; and a blue denim tote, 
$58, made with 25% Repreve(R) recycled polyester. Both are adorned with a 
specially designed red love heart patch. All profits from the sale of the tee 
and tote go to WFP.*

"The idea behind Watch Hunger Stop has always been to connect communities—to 
share and focus our resources, our voices and our attention to solve the 
problem of hunger. Now, in the face of this global pandemic, we see just how 
interconnected we all are, and this reinforced my belief that we all want to do 
good and make a difference in the world," says Kors. "Casting and photographing 
our employees for this campaign was very special. People talked about their 
pride in working on Watch Hunger Stop over the years, and their eagerness to 
help those in need."

Engagement is crucial in the march toward Zero Hunger, and this year's Watch 
Hunger Stop campaign includes innovative and inviting social media 
initiatives.  A special Instagram camera effect (also known as a "filter") 
called "Share Your Heart," allows each user to join the community and spread 
the love. Each post using the "Share Your Heart" filter triggers a donation of 
50 meals to WFP.* The filter can be found on the @michaelkors Instagram profile 
in the filters tab. The brand also continues to encourage people to "Wear It 
and Share It". Each selfie, video or "Reels" post to a public Instagram account 
with the LOVE t-shirt or tote and the hashtag #WatchHungerStop, will result in 
a donation of 50 meals to WFP.*

Now in its eighth year, Michael Kors' Watch Hunger Stop campaign is focused 
specifically on helping WFP provide much-needed school meals to children in 
food-insecure regions of the world. It's exciting to announce that this year, 
Watch Hunger Stop reached the major milestone of delivering 20 million school 
meals through WFP's school meals program—an achievement made possible by the 
extraordinary support and generosity of friends all over the world. The brand 
looks forward with pride and optimism to achieving WFP's goal of Zero Hunger.   

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT 

The LOVE T-shirt and tote will be available online and in select Michael Kors 
Lifestyle stores globally from the 1st of October, 2020. Michael Kors will 
donate all profits from every LOVE T-shirt and tote sold through official 
Michael Kors channels to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)* to 
support children in need. Throughout the month of October, Michael Kors 
customers can make a donation to WFP at select Michael Kors stores around the 
globe. Just $5 feeds a child in school for one month. Or go to 
WatchHungerStop.com and follow the on-screen link to donate to WFP directly 
(select countries only).

For more information, please visit the following:
Michael's World: http://www.michaelkors.com/michaelsworld 
@MichaelKors on Instagram + Instagram Stories: 
http://instagram.com/michaelkors   
@MichaelKors on IGTV: https://www.instagram.com/michaelkors/channel/?hl=en 
Michael Kors on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/michaelkors 
Michael Kors on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/michaelkors 
Michael Kors on Facebook Messenger: m.me/MichaelKors  ( 
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@MichaelKors on Twitter: http://twitter.com/michaelkors 
@MichaelKors on Weibo: http://weibo.com/michaelkors 
Search for "Michael Kors" on Weixin and WeChat
Search for "Michael Kors" on LINE Japan
Search for "Michael Kors" on Kakao Korea

To purchase the LOVE t-shirt or tote, visit www.watchhungerstop.com  
To learn more about WFP, visit http://www.wfp.org 
World Food Programme on Facebook: www.facebook.com/worldfoodprogramme 
World Food Programme on Instagram: www.instagram.com/worldfoodprogramme  
@WFP on Twitter: twitter.com/wfp ( 
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*PROGRAM DETAILS: For each Watch Hunger Stop LOVE T-shirt or tote purchased 
from a Michael Kors retail store or official Michael Kors website, Michael Kors 
will donate 100% of profits (equivalent to the average value of 100 meals or US 
$25) to WFP. For each Watch Hunger Stop LOVE T-shirt or tote selfie posted to 
an Instagram public account tagged with #WatchHungerStop, Michael Kors will 
donate 50 meals (equivalent to US $12.50) to WFP. For each selfie posted to an 
Instagram account using the "Share Your Heart" filter, Michael Kors will donate 
50 meals (equivalent to US $12.50) to WFP. Michael Kors will donate up to two 
million meals to WFP through 9/30/2021. All funds raised will be donated to WFP 
USA, a 501(c)(3) US charity that supports the programs of WFP. WFP does not 
endorse any product or service.

About Watch Hunger Stop
Watch Hunger Stop, established in 2013, raises funds and awareness to help 
achieve a world with Zero Hunger. The brand's partner in the effort is the 
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and funds go to support WFP's school 
meals program. In 2015, Michael Kors was named a WFP Goodwill Ambassador; in 
2016, he was awarded the McGovern-Dole Leadership Award by WFP USA for his 
dedicated efforts to highlight and alleviate the crisis of hunger.

About Michael Kors 
Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories 
and ready-to-wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently 
produces a range of products under Michael Kors Collection, MICHAEL Michael 
Kors and Michael Kors Mens, including accessories, ready-to-wear, footwear, 
wearable technology, watches, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael 
Kors stores are operated in the most prestigious cities in the world. In 
addition, Michael Kors operates digital flagships across North America, Europe 
and Asia, offering customers a seamless omni-channel experience. 

About the World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian 
organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity and supporting a 
sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the 
impact of climate change.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. You should not place 
undue reliance on such statements because they are subject to numerous 
uncertainties and factors relating to the operations and business environment 
of Capri Holdings Limited (the "Company"), the global fashion luxury group 
behind Michael Kors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which 
are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements include 
information concerning the Company's possible or assumed future results of 
operations, including descriptions of its business strategy.  These statements 
often include words such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," 
"anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions.  The 
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on 
assumptions that the Company has made in light of management's experience in 
the industry as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current 
conditions, expected future developments and other factors that it believes are 
appropriate under the circumstances.  You should understand that these 
statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve known and 
unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although the Company believes 
that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you 
should be aware that many factors could affect its actual financial results or 
results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from 
those in these forward-looking statements.   

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dinesh Kandiah
Division Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications
MICHAEL KORS
T: 917.934.2427
E: Dinesh.Kandiah@michaelkors.com 

SOURCE  Michael Kors (USA), Inc. 
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