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Becoming a Designer of Supply Chains with Emily Harris of Mrs. Emily

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Becoming a Designer of Supply Chains with Emily Harris of Mrs. Emily
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Emily Harris started out as a designer of clothes, but recently, she says she’s become more of a designer of supply chains. Over the fifteen years since starting her brand Mrs. Emily, Emily has produced her signature elastic-waist skirts in different ways – sewing them herself to order, working with a seamstress to stock a […]

Why Handwoven Fabrics Are More Relevant And Easier For Independent Designers To Get Made Than Ever Before with Jackie Corlett of Motif Handmade

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Why Handwoven Fabrics Are More Relevant And Easier For Independent Designers To Get Made Than Ever Before with Jackie Corlett of Motif Handmade
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In today’s world, technology has woven its way into nearly every aspect of our lives and work. The fashion industry is always looking for ways to make things faster and automate work that always used to be done by humans – but not Jackie. She’s been working with hand weavers in Bangladesh for over three […]

Designing A Life & Business You Love (Even Through Change, Loss, and Challenges) with Doug Phillips and Liz DeBraber of Conscious Clothing

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Designing A Life & Business You Love (Even Through Change, Loss, and Challenges) with Doug Phillips and Liz DeBraber of Conscious Clothing
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Rose and Doug Phillips asked: “how can we spend every day, together, doing what we love?” Their answer was Conscious Clothing. For two decades they built their business on this premise – even building the gorgeous, sun-filled Michigan studio where their team of ten designs and makes each piece of organic and natural fiber clothing.  […]

Taking Smart Risks For The Family Business with Gina Kuyers & Margot Adams of Luxeire

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Taking Smart Risks For The Family Business with Gina Kuyers & Margot Adams of Luxeire
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Work smarter, not harder. That is what the high achieving women who wear Luxeire’s technical tailored button-ups are doing and what mother-daughter co-founders Gina Kuyers and Margot Adams do in their business as well. (Okay, sometimes they are working smart and hard). In just five years, they’ve grown the brand to 7 figures. They’re self-funding […]

How To Build Trust With Customers As a New Brand With Niche Fit with Neha Samdaria of AAM The Label

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How To Build Trust With Customers As a New Brand With Niche Fit with Neha Samdaria of AAM The Label
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We’ve all been burned by an online clothing purchase that didn’t live up to its promised fit and quality. It is no wonder that women who don’t fit standard-size charts are hesitant to purchase from a new brand online. This is the challenge that AAM The Label CEO and founder Neha Samdaria has overcome within […]

Orchestrating Change in Concert Attire For Classical Musicians with Mercedes Smith of Blackstrad

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Orchestrating Change in Concert Attire For Classical Musicians with Mercedes Smith of Blackstrad
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Classical music is rooted in rich history, formality, and tradition – but does the musicians’ concert attire still have to be? Blackstrad founder and professional flutist Mercedes Smith thinks it is time for a change of pace in performance wardrobes. In episode 110, hear how she is designing new concert black attire that resonates with […]

The Adventures Of Outdoor Apparel Entrepreneurship with Suzi Zook of Alta Reina

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
The Adventures Of Outdoor Apparel Entrepreneurship with Suzi Zook of Alta Reina
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Which is the bigger adventure: alpine skiing or starting a fashion brand? For Alta Reina founder Suzi Zook, they each provide their own set of thrills and challenges. In episode 108, Suzi tells of the peaks and valleys of starting her outdoor apparel brand made to fit tall women. From navigating sustainable sourcing of performance […]