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2021: Year in Review

Fashion Business, Fashion Resources

I don’t know about you, but for me 2021 was one of the busiest years yet. I’m reflecting on what filled my workdays in 2021. I’m celebrating the milestones, analyzing what worked and what didn’t, and pondering the lessons I learned. Join me for a two-part Alison Hoenes Design 2021 year in review.

Embracing the Bodies of Strong-Shouldered Women with Daron Linton of Broads the Label

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Embracing the Bodies of Strong-Shouldered Women with Daron Linton of Broads the Label
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In episode 31, Broads the Label founder Daron Linton shares how she turned a life-long clothing struggle into a fashion business. Daron Linton spent most of her life thinking that sleeves are bullshit. A sleeved shirt, dress, or jacket has meant a day of tugging, puckering, and restriction all because genetics (and a love for […]

How Tee-shirts Can Change Lives with Meghan Forest Farmer of The Bright Factory

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Tee-shirts Can Change Lives with Meghan Forest Farmer of The Bright Factory
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In Episode 28, Meghan Forest Farmer shares her journey as a stylist turned ethical factory owner and how she founded The Bright Factory to restore dignity to formerly incarcerated women. Meghan Forest Farmer has woven her way through the fashion pipeline over the past 10 years, but currently works as a fashion stylist, both on […]

Wearing Clothes (and Running a Business) Out Loud with Julia Navarro of wear cOLor

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Wearing Clothes (and Running a Business) Out Loud with Julia Navarro of wear cOLor
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In Episode 27, I talk with Julia Navarro of Wear Color about the life motto that inspired her brand and how she’s created a business that fits her creativity, strengths, and values. Starting in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, wear cOLor is a clothing brand that allows for everyone to break the fashion […]

Making Loved Clothes Last with Alexis Giger of Little Cliff

How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
How Fitting: design a slow fashion business that fits
Making Loved Clothes Last with Alexis Giger of Little Cliff
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In episode 25, Alexis Giger talks about her career in fashion from design school, to working for fashion brands big and small, to starting her own mending business during the pandemic in order to make loved clothes last. Alexis Giger is a fashion designer and textile mender based in St. Louis, MO. She graduated in […]

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 […]

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