Podcast Episodes

Mack Weldon CEO Brian Berger on the perks of selling sweatpants DTC

Sweatpants are a best-seller for Mack Weldon in normal times. But unsurprisingly, they're especially popular now, as many Americans have seen their c…

5 years, 8 months ago

Designer Nicole Miller: 'The whole fashion calendar is going to change'

Fashion designer Nicole Miller knows her brand is best known for its dresses, and she sees the pandemic as one more reason to diversify her product l…

5 years, 8 months ago

Morgan Lane founder Morgan Curtis on the different challenges facing swimwear, lingerie and sleepwear

For apparel sales, under the pandemic, different items are suffering different fates. Swimwear sales are at a halt, while lingerie and sleepwear are …

5 years, 8 months ago

The Arrivals co-founder Jeff Johnson on the silver lining behind lowered sales

If much of the retail industry is feeling squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic, outdoor apparel may be especially hard hit.

"It's been kind of a mix,"…

5 years, 8 months ago

For Rebecca Minkoff, the pandemic accelerates the business's pre-existing plans

For Rebecca Minkoff, the coronavirus pandemic is a chance for her namesake business to accelerate pre-existing plans.

That starts with reexamining the…

5 years, 9 months ago

Ramy Brook Sharp on why the future of the company is DTC, no matter how long the pandemic lasts

Ramy Brook Sharp opened a brand flagship store in Manhattan last fall, before the coronavirus pandemic shut down just about every brick-and-mortar st…

5 years, 9 months ago

Rebag founder Charles Gorra: 'We compete against idleness'

For Charles Gorra, whose company Rebag has bought and sold luxury handbags since 2014, the competition isn't Hermès or Louis Vuitton. "We like to say…

5 years, 9 months ago

Gorjana's founders on growing a profitable jewelry business: 'No home runs here'

Jewelry company Gorjana is growing, self-funded and profitable, but its founders insist that it was a slow and tricky road. "No home runs here," Gorj…

5 years, 9 months ago

[TREND WATCH] We Wore What founder Danielle Bernstein on making the move from influencer to fashion designer

For our final episode of Glossy Trend Watch: Influencer Edition, senior technology reporter Katie Richards sits down with Danielle Bernstein of We Wo…

5 years, 9 months ago

Amanda Uprichard on how her namesake brand is handling the coronavirus epidemic

Amanda Uprichard's namesake fashion company has quickly reshaped its supply line to work in a world living with the coronavirus.

"Now, we make maybe 9…

5 years, 10 months ago