…a lack of clothing options for these women. It’s no secret that the fashion industry has a plus-sized problem. Sample sizes typically don’t cater to a model larger than a…
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She’s A Designer Who Craved Creative Freedom – So She Started Her Own Studio
When Floriane Schmitt finished her Master’s degree in fashion design, she couldn’t find the right company to work for. But she knew that creative freedom and freedom over her own…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – A World of Creativity
…are crafty — in every sense of the word — and their products, unique. Learn more about the innovative women behind these fashion, shoe and show businesses. Check out five…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Designing the Future
The entrepreneurial women behind the crowdfunding campaigns featured below are using design to create a more accessible, more sustainable future in various ways — from employing fashion design to advance…
Sellers, Marketers and Ambassadors, Oh My! Understanding 3 Popular Sales Strategies
Serial entrepreneur Janet Kraus has grown her fashion business, Peach, through direct selling and brand ambassadors. (Credit: Peach) Most people with a social media account have seen them: the posts,…
Jen Lewis of Purse and Clutch: Fair Trade Bags for Affordable Prices
…We are constantly fighting against the believe that Fair Trade products don’t have a place in the fashion world. We are partnering with fashion forward local publications to help get…
Seema S. Sahin: Modern Mary
Your Name: Seema S. Sahin Business Name: Modern Mary, a fashion brand for modern women Type of Business: Clothing & Accessories Business Location: Vienna, Virginia, United States Website www.modernmary.com Twitter…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – International Inspirations
…delivers fashions from Ghana, Nigeria and other African nations to its American customers. The idea is “to show the world that fashion from Africa is more than just a trend,”…
She Saw Opportunity in a Single Handmade Textile
…consumers aware of conscious and viable fashion. Sustainable and mindful living is our mantra. Every picture shared by our customers, who make our products part of their lives and special…
Diane von Furstenberg Launches New #InCharge Platform for Women’s History Month
Diane von Furstenberg is collaborating with Amazon for a Women’s History Month initiative dubbed #InCharge (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg has partnered with Amazon to showcase female-founded…
Ciara Stockeland: Mompreneur Franchises Designer Clothes From Fargo
…for starting: As a young mother I saw a need for fashion forward and comfortable maternity clothing in my community, so in 2006 (with no retail experience) I opened my…
Why Rent the Runway’s Founders Launched a Startup Accelerator for Women Entrepreneurs
…network they had when starting up. The pair “recognized the importance other women played in their founding,” she says. Indeed, they often turned to female colleagues in the fashion world…
Taking Charge in a Menswear World
…fashion. So she moved to Toronto after high school to attend the Fashion Academy of Merchandising and Design (only briefly — she called it “a joke”) before deciding to get…
Melissa Austria is Building the Retail Store of the Future
…adapt to two seismic trends now rattling the industry: online shopping and “fast fashion.” She says traditional retailers are burdened with too much inventory — which they have to buy…
Eileen Fisher Likes to Share Her Company With Employees Who ‘Do All the Work’
…stake in her company. The eco-conscious fashion mogul recently talked to CNN about how she implemented an employee stock ownership plan in which all 1,200 full- and part-time employees receive…