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Constructing Fashion From Costumes To Coats with Elizabeth Williams of Coat Check Chicago

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Constructing Fashion From Costumes To Coats with Elizabeth Williams of Coat Check Chicago
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In episode 22, I talk with Elizabeth Williams – founder, designer, and patternmaker behind the outerwear brand Coat Check Chicago. Elizabeth shares her journey from costume seamstress to New York fashion designer, to fashion professor and how the skills she gained through all these experiences now help her run her own brand. Elizabeth Williams resides […]

Versatile, Camera-Ready Clothing You Could Sleep In with Xi Chen of Sonderlier

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Versatile, Camera-Ready Clothing You Could Sleep In with Xi Chen of Sonderlier
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In episode 21, Xi Chen, the founder and designer of Sonderlier, shares how she started her fashion brand on the idea that comfortable clothes should still be cute. She’s not alone in that belief as shown by the Kickstarter campaign for her first collection that reached 212% funding. Xi Chen is the Founder and Designer […]

Sustainable Style For Every Day with Ashley Klein of Akala

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Sustainable Style For Every Day with Ashley Klein of Akala
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Ashley Klein, the founder of sustainable brand Akala, joins me for episode 20 to talk about how and why she started her own brand after working in the fashion industry across varying roles from design to e-commerce. Ashley lives in Seattle with her husband, with baby on-the-way! Akala is currently her side hustle, as she […]

Giving Yourself Grace As A Fashion Business Owner with Bria Evans of 31|25 the Label

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Giving Yourself Grace As A Fashion Business Owner with Bria Evans of 31|25 the Label
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Bria Evans, the owner and designer of 31|25 THE LABEL, joins me in episode 19 to share what she’s learned about running a fashion business, staying grounded in her purpose, and how she’s giving herself grace in the process. 31|25–THE LABEL is a Women’s clothing brand where all garments are made-to-order. Bria’s been designing since […]

The Quest For The Perfect Night’s Sleepwear with Alessandra Corona of River Left

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
The Quest For The Perfect Night's Sleepwear with Alessandra Corona of River Left
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In episode 17, Alessandra Corona, founder and designer behind the sustainable sleepwear brand River Left, shares how her personal search for the perfect nightgown snowballed into a full-fledged fashion brand and how that sometimes-messy process has stretched her knowledge, grown her network, and even landed her in major publications less than half a year after […]

Dressing Modern Mommas with Magda Lasota Morales of MLM Brand

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Dressing Modern Mommas with Magda Lasota Morales of MLM Brand
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In episode 15, Magda Lasota Morales – mom of two and founder of MLM brand – shares her story of starting a fashion brand and designing the “Little Breastfeeding Dress” after failing to find breastfeeding-friendly clothing that met her standards and worked for her lifestyle as a modern mom. “I live in Los Angeles with […]