American Fashion Podcast

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Episode 201: Donna Karan Jan 11, 2019

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The icon, Donna Karan, interviewed in the event space at her Urban Zen store in Greenwich Village, NYC, December 2018.

Urban Zen – https://urbanzen.com/
Urban Zen Foundation – https://urbanzen.org/

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Episode 200: Resonance Is Building Fashion Technology That Actually Matters Jan 10, 2019

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Speed to market, dead inventory, fabric minimums, inflexible machines and processes, disconnection from customer needs and wants… all solved? All solved in an ethical sustainable manner?! That’s the assertion from Lawrence Lenihan and Joseph Ferrara, Co-Founders of Resonance Companies, and, yes, they have proof of concept. They’ve selected seven brands to test with so far, but what they’re doing is scalable, and it’s quite possibly going to change everything.

We recorded this interview with a live audience at their offices in Chelsea and were joined on the mic by Lawrence and Joseph, as well as Project Runway All Stars alum designer Daniel Vosovic, whose new brand The Kit is a collaboration under the Resonance Companies banner, as you’ll hear all about in the show.

A short event recap video: https://vimeo.com/310797445

https://vimeo.com/310797445

Episode 199: The Retail Apocalypse Will Continue Until Morale Improves Dec 19, 2018

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Robin Lewis (The Robin Report) and Jan Rogers Kniffen (veteran retail executive and a regular contributor to CNBC) are back to weigh in on the continuing rapid bloodbath and rebirth cycle that defines the current retail environment. Recorded with a live audience at a Retail Marketing Society lunch and learn networking event.

Episode 198: 198 – Susan Hull Walker, Pilgrim of Textiles Dec 07, 2018

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Susan Hull Walker is the Founder of Ibu. We interview her about her global artisan textile network and mission to save the skills of distant artisan communities that are threatened by the pressures of global development.

Ibu: http://www.ibumovement.com/

Episode 197: Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Ann Roth, with Giovanni Lipari Nov 26, 2018

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Ann Roth is the costume designer behind such celebrated films as The Hours, Cold Mountain, Mamma Mia!, The Birdcage, Postcards From The Edge, The Day of The Locust, and Midnight Cowboy. She received the Academy Award twice, for her work on The Talented Mr. Ripley and The English Patient. Ann has been a mentor to our other guest, Giovanni Lipari, who is currently the costume designer on the AMC Original Series Into The Badlands. This interview brings out the shared perspective of the veteran designer and the new leader, with implications across entertainment and fashion.

Ann Roth – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744778/
Giovanni Lipari – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2269417/

Episode 196: 196 – Big Lives Puts A Merchant Back In The Driver Seat Nov 21, 2018

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Our guest, Samantha Alston is the founder of Big Lives, a company creating exclusive curated retail experiences that feature fantastic emerging designer brands.

Big Lives – https://biglives.co/

Episode 195: 195 – Jordan Wiseley Is Strapped Manufacturing In L.A. Nov 13, 2018

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L.A.-based brand Strapped was founded by creative director and television personality Jordan Wiseley, who finds inspiration in the culture around motorcycles and vintage Americana. With a cult and celebrity following already built on the release of a single leather jacket, Jordan discusses his plans for Season One of his show, or brand, or business empire. Really, it’s all of those things, and you don’t want to miss this interview.

Strapped – https://strappedmfg.com/

Episode 194: 194 – Malia Mills – Making Swimwear In New York City For 25 Years Nov 13, 2018

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Malia Mills celebrates her company’s 25th anniversary this year. She is in the studio with her production director, Libby Mattern, talking about how she has run a small business, launched her own stores, operated her own factory, and made a post-9/11 strategic withdrawal from wholesale. Libby discusses her non-profit sewing school, Course of Trade.

Malia Mills / https://www.maliamills.com/
Course of Trade / https://www.courseoftrade.com/

Episode 193: 193 – Where Are We With Eco-Friendly and Fair? Nov 06, 2018

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A discussion of ideas from two new sustainable fashion books, Sustainable Fashion: Governance and New Management Approaches, a collection of essays edited by Sarah Margaretha Jastram and Anna-Maria Schneider, as well as Eco-Friendly and Fair: Fast Fashion and Consumer Behaviour, also a collection of essays, edited by Mark Heuer and Carolin Becker-Leifhold.

In the studio, we have Mark A. Heuer, PhD, Associate Professor of Management, Susquehanna University; Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram, Hamburg School of Business Administration, Dr. Jürgen Meyer Chair of International Business Ethics and Sustainability, Department of Strategy & Leadership; and Zara Berberyan, Research Assistant, Hamburg School of Business Administration, Department of Strategy.

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Episode 192: 192 – Washington’s Sudden New 25 Percent Tariff On Handbags Oct 24, 2018

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Accessories Council President Karen Giberson discusses the devastating effects of Washington’s new trade policy, and what you need to know about it.

https://accessoriescouncil.org/

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