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Connecting Culture, Creativity, and Community with Erika Neumayer Ehrat of Rare Dirndl

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Connecting Culture, Creativity, and Community with Erika Neumayer Ehrat of Rare Dirndl
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In episode 49, Erika Neumayer Ehrat shares how she’s built a niche business – Rare Dirndl –  creating fashion-forward styles that still honor traditions to help American women celebrate German culture. “I started Rare Dirndl in 2010 because, as an active member of the German community in Chicago, I was so disappointed to see that […]

The Power of Getting Dressed with Ashley Alt of Valt

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
The Power of Getting Dressed with Ashley Alt of Valt
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In episode 48, Ashley Alt shares her story of how getting dressed helped her feel more like herself after a time of difficult mental health, and how she’s now started a fashion brand, Valt, to help other women do the same and find joy in dressing up. Ashley is a writer + fashion designer based […]

Elevating Casual Classics with Morgan Shapero of Shapero

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Elevating Casual Classics with Morgan Shapero of Shapero
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In episode 47, Morgan Shapero shares how after over 20 years working as a designer in NYC, she relaunched her own brand Shapero in 2021 – and how that experience provides both freedom to design and do business her own way as well as new skills that help her in her day job. Morgan Shapero […]

Designing with Compassion and Empathy with Sharae Averhart of MoraRae

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Designing with Compassion and Empathy with Sharae Averhart of MoraRae
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In episode 46, Sharae Averhart, the designer and business owner behind the plus-size petite fashion brand MoraRae, shares the role fashion has played in her life and career and how through all her experience, she has learned to approach fashion design with compassion, empathy, and problem solving. Hi! I’m Sharae, the owner and designer behind […]

Why Fit Matters For Your Brand

Fashion Business, Fit

There are many reasons why I think fit is important. It is certainly important for your customers. It is important to me as a patternmaker, too, as I care about making quality and well-thought-out clothing. Fit is even important when you look at the business side of running your brand.

Crafting A New Industry Future Through Artisan Fashion with Nazia Siddiqui of Transcend

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Crafting A New Industry Future Through Artisan Fashion with Nazia Siddiqui of Transcend
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In episode 42, Nazia Siddiqui of Transcend shares her vision for a new normal for the fashion industry focused on ethical, sustainable, and artisan crafted clothes that puts the people at every level of the production chain at the forefront. In this episode, you’ll learn: People and resources mentioned in this episode: Do you want […]

Learning to Be Yourself and Make Sustainable Fashion with Lucy Murray of Luluna

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Learning to Be Yourself and Make Sustainable Fashion with Lucy Murray of Luluna
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In episode 41, Lucy Murray of the streetwear brand Luluna shares how a stressful job and complete hair loss led her to start sewing – and then start her own fashion brand. Lucy is the Founder, Designer and Creator of Luluna – an ethical brand for fun, quirky clothing. In this episode, you’ll learn: People […]

Bringing Vintage Beauty to Modern Peculiar Souls with Victoria Cates of Potion23

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Bringing Vintage Beauty to Modern Peculiar Souls with Victoria Cates of Potion23
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In episode 40, Victoria Cates gives us a peek into the creative dollhouse of her whimsical, vintage-inspired slow fashion brand: Potion23.  Victoria Cates, Owner and Designer of Potion23, was born and raised in New York, earned a degree in fashion design at the Beverly Hills Design Institute in Los Angeles, and now calls St. Louis […]

Keeping It Cute, Comfortable, And Socially Conscious For Teen Girls with Rachel Thebault and Neda Talebian Funk of Woodley + Lowe

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Keeping It Cute, Comfortable, And Socially Conscious For Teen Girls with Rachel Thebault and Neda Talebian Funk of Woodley + Lowe
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In episode 39, Rachel Thebault and Neda Talebian Funk, the co-founders of Woodley + Lowe, talk about how they keep it cute, comfortable, and socially conscious for their inclusive and sustainable Gen Z fashion brand. Neda Talebian Funk comes from a background in start-ups, fitness and retail companies. She began her career as an equity […]

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