Fashion Originators with Stephanie Irwin

Latest Episodes:

How to design a fashion career (and business) you'll love ft. Rockett Fashion Sep 21, 2020

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Today I have the joy of chatting with my lovely friend Eleanor Rockett (of Rockett Fashion) about how to design a fashion career and business you'll love. Alongside having her own business, Eleanor is also the COO of XYZ Exchange, and an educator on Intellectual Property at UAL.

Rockett Fashion is a fashion consultation service offering support and advice for independent fashion designers and brands. Having sustainability at the core of everything she does, Eleanor helps brands grow without relying on the outdated fashion calendar / wholesale model.

Today, I’m going to be chatting with Eleanor not only about how she built a fashion career on her own terms, but also how WE can grow our fashion careers and businesses outside the outdated fashion week calendar -- fashion, what’s next?

Follow Eleanor:

Instagram - @rockettfashion

Website - www.rockettfashion.com

Swim XYZ - website

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Why you NEED to care about copywriting ft. fashion copywriter @katieramsingh Aug 03, 2020

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This week, I have the joy of speaking with Katie Ramsingh – THE fashion copywriter extraordinaire! With 9+ years experience copywriting for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Farfetch and Harvey Nichols, Katie is the go-to for copy that’s sophisticated (but find-able on google).

During the episode, she’ll be sharing her story, her secrets, and how great copy just might be the breakthrough you need for your fashion career or biz!

Follow Katie Ramsingh:

Instagram - @katieramsingh

Website - katieramsingh.com

To keep up-to-date with everything Fashion Originators:

For podcast updates - www.fashionoriginators.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/fashionoriginatorspodcast For Facebook updates - www.facebook.com/fashionoriginators

Why fashion NEEDS to amplify BIPOC voices ft. @fashnminorityrpt Jul 27, 2020

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This week I have the joy of chatting with Daniel Peters, the founder of menswear brand Your Samples Collective and the Fashion Minority Report. The Fashion Minority Report is an initiative that helps fashion companies facilitate the inclusion and representation of BIPOC. During the episode, Daniel shares his thoughts on fashion brands responding to BLM, and what practical strategies we can implement to amplify minority voices.

Recommended media:

Girl, Woman, Other

Follow Fashion Minority Report:

Website (add your signature to the pledge)

Instagram - @fashnminorityrpt

To keep up-to-date with everything Fashion Originators:

For podcast updates - www.fashionoriginators.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/fashionoriginatorspodcast For Facebook updates - www.facebook.com/fashionoriginators

How to build your fashion empire ft. @thefashioncultivator Jul 20, 2020

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Today I have the joy of speaking with Leah Hanrahan, the founder & CEO of The Fashion Cultivator. Through her company, Leah applies her 12+ years experience in fashion buying for the likes of Topshop and ASOS to help her clients build their dream fashion empires. In this episode, we’ll be discussing how to empower yourself through finally creating an impact-driven brand.

Follow @thefashioncultivator:

Instagram

Website

Leah's AMAZING clients

To keep up-to-date with everything Fashion Originators:

For podcast updates - www.fashionoriginators.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/fashionoriginatorspodcast For Facebook updates - www.facebook.com/fashionoriginators

Why the fashion business NEEDS UX design ft. Max Kaplun (SSENSE, Glossier, ADAY) Jun 30, 2020

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Today I have the joy of speaking with Max Kaplun, the UX Design lead at fashion e-tailer SSENSE and the founder of DynamicMTL, and One&All Conference. In addition to being a UX leader in fashion ecommerce, he has also worked on projects for the likes of Glossier, ADAY and The Honest Company.

During the episode, Max reveals why your fashion business needs UX design. In particular, I quiz him about UX best practice for fashion brands, and how we can use UX to take our careers and businesses to the next level.

Follow Max:

Website

Instagram

To keep up-to-date with everything Fashion Originators:

For podcast updates - www.fashionoriginators.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/fashionoriginatorspodcast For Facebook updates - www.facebook.com/fashionoriginators

Want to influence a NEW fashion career platform? Jun 21, 2020

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On this week's episode, I'm excited to share that I am doing some research on the fashion job market for a new fashion career platform, focusing on job seekers and established professionals.

If you fall into either of these categories, I would LOVE to hear from you. Simply fill out the quick 6 question survey that applies to you, and send me an email if you'd be interested in partaking in some usability testing!

Fashion Job seeker (age 18-27, looking for entry-level roles): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3ZFVD7H

Established fashion professional (non entry-level):

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G82YM3G

Email me to be a usability tester:

stephanieirwin@fashionoriginators.com

Why unpaid internships are a PROBLEM ft. Fashion Workie founder Jun 15, 2020

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Today I have the joy of speaking with Andrew Loader, the founder of fashionworkie.com, on why unpaid internships are a problem!

If you’ve ever looked for a fashion job, then you’ve probably been on his site. All the big brands post their internships and jobs there, and it’s a go-to for everyone in the industry. I’m thrilled to be chatting to Andrew, who has a background in PR and graphic design before starting fashion workie.

In this chat we’ll not only be talking about his journey to starting fashion workie, but we’ll primarily be covering his thoughts on the fashion job market and what he has seen throughout the years, and his thoughts on finding a job in fashion during the coronavirus.