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In episode 26, Nics Asawasudsakorn shares about launching her petite-focused brand Lovanie and what inspired her to start a slow fashion brand inspired by wanderlust.
Nics is the founder of LOVANIE, a slow fashion brand for petite women. Lovanie pieces are designed to fit women 5’4″ and under and are made locally in Seattle from eco-friendly materials.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Nics’ journey from shopping fast fashion to starting a slow fashion brand
- The accelerator program that helped Nics launch her brand
- Nic’s vision for Lovanie at the start and how it evolved
- How Nics decided on the sizing for Lovanie
- What research Nics did before designing her first collection
- How Nics built an audience and newsletter list before even launching her collection
- The ways Lovanie incorporates sustainability
- How long it took to launch Lovanie from concept to product launch
People and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Lovanie website
- Lovanie email
- Lovanie on Instagram
- Factory 45 sustainable fashion brand accelerator program
- Seattle Made manufacturing resource database
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