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Valuing The Longevity Of Clothing with Aiste Zitnikaite of Devinto

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Valuing The Longevity Of Clothing with Aiste Zitnikaite of Devinto
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In episode 104, hear how Aiste designs for longevity, how she’s learned to do better when it comes to sustainability over the years, and what still needs to happen to make ethical fashion brands viable in the long-term. With over a decade in business, Aiste knows what works and what doesn’t and openly shares her […]

Prioritizing The People (While Still Being Profitable) with Kat Williford of Pamut

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Prioritizing The People (While Still Being Profitable) with Kat Williford of Pamut
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In episode 99, Kat Williford recounts how her brand Pamut has shifted over the years to sustain her and now her team through cross-continental moves, hard times, and new family priorities. Kat puts people first, but doesn’t miss a beat on the creative or the financial aspects of her business either. Hear how her thriving business […]

Innovating Textile Prints For Fashion & Home with Heather Rose Rauscher of Patternier

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Innovating Textile Prints For Fashion & Home with Heather Rose Rauscher of Patternier
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In episode 97, Patternier founder and designer Heather Rose Rauscher gives us a tour of the intricate layers of her innovative artwork and business. Working in the industry for over a decade, she’s learned the rules of textile design. Now, with her own brand, she breaks them. Her luxury fashion and home pieces juxtapose vintage […]

Taking The Stage Boldly For Inclusive, Slow Fashion with Suzanne Vinnik of By Vinnik

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Taking The Stage Boldly For Inclusive, Slow Fashion with Suzanne Vinnik of By Vinnik
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In episode 91, hear how former opera singer Suzanne Vinnik designs bold, inclusive fashions that make women “feel seen” and encourage them to take up space for who they are. Knowing first hand what it is like to be exploited working in the arts, Suzanne runs her business differently. Her secret to success both on […]

The Basics of Timeless Slow Fashion with Emily Bracey of Juuney

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
The Basics of Timeless Slow Fashion with Emily Bracey of Juuney
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In episode 81, hear how Emily Bracey took what she learned in fashion school in a whole new direction that focuses on timeless, slow fashion, and ethical fashion in her brand Juuney. Inspired by her grandma June’s purposeful and resourceful closet, Emily creates basics that can go from a wedding to naptime and are made […]

Real Style (And Happiness) Has No Size with Patricia Luiza Blaj of Loud Bodies

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Real Style (And Happiness) Has No Size with Patricia Luiza Blaj of Loud Bodies
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In episode 71, Patricia Luiza Blaj shares how her own relatable struggle to find clothing in her size led her to start Loud Bodies – an ethical, sustainable, and inclusive brand that offers sizes 2XS-10XL. Patricia believes that you too deserve to be happy,  to wear beautiful clothes, and to be respected and represented by […]

The Raw Truth Behind Fuller-Busted Sports Bras with Lizzie Gordon of B.X.M.

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
The Raw Truth Behind Fuller-Busted Sports Bras with Lizzie Gordon of B.X.M.
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In episode 66, hear how Lizzie Gordon started a fashion brand making sports bras for bigger boobs after years of thinking “some bigger brand will be the one to make this”. Personally understanding the challenges women face trying to find sports bras in larger cup sizes, Lizzie set out to solve those challenges and she […]

The Impact Of An African-Inspired Brand with Kahindo Mateene of Kahindo

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
The Impact Of An African-Inspired Brand with Kahindo Mateene of Kahindo
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In episode 65, Kahindo Mateene shares the inspiration, ethics, and inside entrepreneurial journey of her namesake label Kahindo. With a focus on African textiles, her business is built to empower the women who wear her clothes and the women who make them.  KAHINDO is a New York based ethical fashion brand that is inspired by […]

Worthiness, Inclusivity, and Sustainable Fashion with Amanda Toy of Nicole & Rose

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Worthiness, Inclusivity, and Sustainable Fashion with Amanda Toy of Nicole & Rose
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In episode 64, Amanda shares how she started a sustainable fashion brand, Nicole & Rose, with the goal of making all women feel worthy, powerful, and included. From starting with just a dream of working in fashion to now running her own brand, Amanda’s journey is relatable and affirming. Amanda has loved fashion for as […]