Podcast Episodes

'A great way to get everyone's attention': Anifa Mvuemba on the Instagram Live show that turned heads

Putting on a digital fashion show isn't especially revolutionary.

But Anifa Mvuemba, the founder of Hanifa, gave her Instagram Live show a novel twist…

5 years, 5 months ago

Sarah Ahmed on making Warp+Weft's future 'pandemic-proof'

Speaking for her corner of the fashion industry -- luxury denim -- Warp+Weft founder Sarah Ahmed said that discussions around racial issues should on…

5 years, 6 months ago

Trina Turk on getting political: There's a lot of 'stick to fashion'

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Trina Turk's self-named fashion label made 15% of its sales through e-commerce.

But with Neiman Marcus' filing for ba…

5 years, 6 months ago

Knix founder Joanna Griffiths: 'The next legacy brands are being created in real time'

Womenswear brand Knix has already gone through the painful transition to DTC that other clothing companies are being forced into during the pandemic.…

5 years, 6 months ago

Toms' Amy Smith: 'We've inspired many, many companies to be purpose-driven'

Protests continue around the country and world three weeks after George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. This new instance…

5 years, 6 months ago

'This is the moment for black designers': Anna Sui on fashion's cultural and creative shakeups

Fashion designer Anna Sui thinks the industry is overdue for a reckoning, in terms of diversity.

"This is the moment for black designers and companies…

5 years, 7 months ago

Richer Poorer CEO Iva Pawling on the company's abrupt shift to DTC: 'We had to rebuild and restructure overnight'

In a three-week period shortly after the pandemic outbreak, Richer Poorer sold three times as many sweatpants than in all of 2019.

That was a small pa…

5 years, 7 months ago

Brideside CEO Nicole Staple on navigating the postponed wedding season

Brideside co-founder and CEO Nicole Staple predicts there will be a wedding boom as the threat of coronavirus subsides. "We are seeing pretty overwhe…

5 years, 7 months ago

Designer Alejandra Alonso Rojas: 'No one is going to judge us for whatever decisions we take right now'

Designer Alejandra Alonso Rojas is taking these uncommon times as permission to question the industry she operates in.

“I think I’m going to come out …

5 years, 7 months ago

Frame co-founder Jens Grede: 'We have to bring back manufacturing to the United States'

Jens Grede's denim-first fashion line, Frame, was growing fast until the pandemic hit. The company has 10 stores and had planned to double that numbe…

5 years, 7 months ago