…The Washington Post. “I mean, if they only see women in fashion, they’re going to only think about fashion. If they see women in sport, and it’s exciting, they’re going…
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Laurie Marsden: Web-Based Therapy For Women
…from meaningful work and experiences of connection. When I was younger I was a fashion model in NY, Paris, Milan, London and Germany. I spent 11 years as an international…
Escape to the Beach (or Anywhere, Really) with These Women-Centric Summer Reads
…in several critically acclaimed roles in films such as Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. 3 Anna: The Biography, by Amy Odell This comprehensive biography of the fashion icon is…
Women Make Millions of Dollars in Trucks, Tractors
Marsha Firestone Listen up, ladies. Want to make some cash? Forget fashion, fitness or beauty. The real money lies in non-traditional businesses — think trucking, warehousing and wholesale trade. That’s…
14 Stories Our Staff Loved Covering (and Reading) in 2021
…Are Offering Faith and Fashion This piece was smart, informative, and taught us something new by featuring several inventive Muslim entrepreneurs — whom we never get to hear from enough…
Susan Di Meo of Synderela: Modern Wedding Dresses
…New York, New York, U.S. Reason for starting: I wanted to change the way women think about fashion & to inspire other women & girls to chase their dreams &…
Polina Raygorodskaya: The Simplest Way to Book Bus & Train Travel
…Wanderu, I worked as a fashion model, and one of the aspects of modeling that really appealed to me was the opportunity to visit new places. I also had my…
How an Accidental Entrepreneur Created a $30 Million Online Business
…felt that her only option was to simply start — and start up — again. From that low point in 2010, she launched Showpo, a women’s online fashion boutique —…
What Is a ‘Capsule’ Wardrobe? Your New Best Friend as Offices Re-Open
…everything in a work-friendly capsule wardrobe will coordinate and make you look well put together,” says Harpa Grétarsdóttir, a fashion marketing specialist at Icewear, an Icelandic fashion brand with 15…
She’s Built an Innovative Jewelry App, Thanks to Social-Media Stars and Augmented Reality
…company in 2017. Through the Kollectin platform, fashion-forward influencers — who are mostly on Instagram — can create their own tiny boutique by choosing jewelry pieces from the 25 brands…
Nuba Elamin, Lynn Bugaari & Tetsi Bugaari of Buqisi-Ruux: Three Entrepreneurs Create a Shoe Brand to Celebrate the Women of Africa
…individuals and also as collectively. Lynn has a serious shoe obsession, Tetsi is very creative, artsy and has experience with the fashion industry while Nuba has deep rooted passion for…
Maja Svensson: ELSA AND ME
…got connected to the Garment District through a fashion designer friend who told me it was possible to make clothing without having a degree in fashion, as long as you…
Joan Duncan: Joan Duncan LLC
…for starting To inspire, direct & motivate new entrepreneurs in the fashion business. How do you define success? When my clients are successful…I’m successful. Biggest Success A student taking the…
She Wanted to Create a Lifestyle Brand for Women in Their Forties
…for all women over forty who have a, “passion for fashion, a love of travel, and are interested in owning or growing their business.” Today the Los Angeles, California-based entrepreneur is…
This College Student is Already A Serial Entrepreneur
Chloe Euale is still an undergraduate student in Ontario, Canada, but that doesn’t mean she’s new to entrepreneurship. She has helped to build tech start-ups and launched her own fashion…