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With Aging and Fashion Business, The Only Constant Is Change with Julie Corwin of Birdie & Claire

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With Aging and Fashion Business, The Only Constant Is Change with Julie Corwin of Birdie & Claire
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With age, comes wisdom – and also change. Women 50+ years old are often overlooked by the fashion industry, but Birdie & Claire founder Julie Corwin celebrates style at every age. As these women go through transitions in their lives and bodies, Julie’s business has changed as well. In episode 107, Julie shares how her […]

Making The “Right” Next Move For Your Brand with Kristen Chester of Casa Danu

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Making The “Right” Next Move For Your Brand with Kristen Chester of Casa Danu
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In episode 103, Kristen Chester shares the beautiful moments and the uncertain realities of growing a fashion brand. She started Casa Danu after surviving breast cancer which transformed the way she thinks about clothing. Her mission with the brand is to help women feel more alive and more like themselves no matter what they are […]

The Price Of Making Sustainable Fashion The Norm with Selina Ho of Recloseted

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The Price Of Making Sustainable Fashion The Norm with Selina Ho of Recloseted
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In episode 96, we ask the question: is it possible for fashion brands to be both sustainable and profitable? My guest, Selina Ho, the founder and CEO of sustainable consultancy Recloseted, paints a picture of what a renewed fashion industry could look like and what it would take to get us there. She shares practical steps […]

Prioritizing Customer Research and Values To Shape A Modest Activewear Brand with Aja Cohen of Transcendent Active

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Prioritizing Customer Research and Values To Shape A Modest Activewear Brand with Aja Cohen of Transcendent Active
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In episode 90, hear how Aja Cohen left her big corporate fashion career for a lifestyle – and fashion business – that put relationships and her values first. Transcendent Active is helping women embrace who they are and move confidently toward their goals. Her modest activewear designs aren’t just covering, but also comfortable, sustainable, and […]

Filling The Gap In Smart, Sustainable Closets with Sophie Kissling of UPPERCASE

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Filling The Gap In Smart, Sustainable Closets with Sophie Kissling of UPPERCASE
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In episode 84, UPPERCASE founder and designer, Sophie Kissling, tells us what she’s learned, the mistakes she’s made, and the smart choices she’s made throughout her career as a designer and personal stylist. She now weaves her experience seamlessly into smart closet services – including wardrobe edits and the UPPERCASE line that fills the gaps […]

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 […]

Adding Color (and A Twist) to Midwestern Basics with Joie LaFrentz of Jola

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Adding Color (and A Twist) to Midwestern Basics with Joie LaFrentz of Jola
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In episode 80, Joie LaFrentz shares all the thoughtful decisions that go into designing for Jola, her line of colorful basics with a twist . Learn how she balances design, production, sales, and admin for her business all from remote Iowa.  Joie LaFrentz was born and raised in Iowa and has always had a love […]

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

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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 […]

When Fitting Your Lifestyle And Values Means Closing Your Apparel Brand with Crystal Cave formerly of Poppy Row

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When Fitting Your Lifestyle And Values Means Closing Your Apparel Brand with Crystal Cave formerly of Poppy Row
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In episode 69, Crystal Cave gets real and honest about her decision to close Poppy Row – the inclusive and sustainable apparel brand she started in 2018. She shares what changed over the years in the business and in her personal life and why closing the brand is NOT failure, but growth. Crystal Cave is […]