Fashion Originators with Stephanie Irwin

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#30: What fashion business consultants really do Ft. Elizabeth Stiles Oct 05, 2018

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Elizabeth Stiles is a freelance fashion business consultant with over 10 years of industry experience. Having grafted at companies like Arcadia Group and ASOS, Elizabeth uses her fashion business connections and knowledge to empower independent brands. Whether you're stuck in a creative rut, or you're looking to start from scratch, Elizabeth is your go-to for fashion business know-how.

Recently freelance, Elizabeth reveals what fashion business consultants really do (and how you can become one).

Recommended media:

"The Power" -https://amzn.to/2HbUaWn
"Multi-Hyphen Method" -https://amzn.to/2RunZaI
Freelance income plan -https://bit.ly/2ObJSNW
"Start With Why" TED Talk - https://bit.ly/1fQ1qY0
Fashion Business Education episode -https://bit.ly/2PdpwQF
BoF Musa Tariq Course -https://bit.ly/2Cu90JC

Follow Elizabeth Stiles:

www.elizabethstiles.co.uk

www.instagram.com/elizabethstilesuk

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#29: Make fashion technology useful with Interlaced founder Kristina Dimitrova Sep 21, 2018

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On episode #28 of Fashion Originators, I chat with the founder of Interlaced, Kristina Dimitrova.

Interlaced is a fashion technology media and events platform that highlights developments in the future of fashion. Whether you want to stay up-to-date on the latest fashion business news (via her site), or create a fashion technology runway show, Kristina is your go-to.

For this week’s episode, I’ll be learning from Kristina about not only her founding story, but also her thoughts on the future of fashion technology and fashion business content.

Recommended media:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Choice-Factory-behavioural-biases-influence/dp/085719609X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537531449&sr=1-1&keywords=richard+shotton+the+choice+factory

http://cutecircuit.com/

Follow Interlaced:

https://www.interlaced.co/

https://www.instagram.com/weareinterlaced/

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#28: The rise of fashion memes with anonymous Instagram @fashionassistants Aug 31, 2018

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On episode #28 of Fashion Originators, I spoke with the anonymous founder of fashion meme account @fashionassistants about the rise of fashion memes.

Daily, @fashionassistants shares hilarious fashion memes (and follower-submitted confessions), about what it's really like to work in the fashion styling business.

With over 19K followers, and press attention from the likes of Harpers Bazaar and WhoWhatWear, @fashionassistants creates content that resonates with fashion stylists around the world.

During our chat, @fashionassistants and I not only discussed their founding story, but we also discussed fashion's relationship with social media and activism (and how we, the people, can use Instagram to create change).

Please note: the audio of this interview has been altered to protect the identity of my guest.

Recommended media:

Book - The Pianist

Instagram accounts to follow:

Term definition:

Follow @fashionassistants HERE

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- Steph

#27: Make sustainable fashion covetable with Antibad founder Agatha Lintott Aug 09, 2018

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On episode #27 of Fashion Originators, I spoke with Agatha Lintott, the founder of sustainable fashion online shop Antibad Store. Aiming to reshape the perception of sustainable fashion, Antibad is your one-stop shop for sustainable style. Founded in 2017, Antibad is a curated shop and journal for earth and human friendly vintage / new fashion.

During our chat, we not only covered Agatha's fashion career background, but we also explored the world of sustainable fashion shopping, and how Antibad makes sustainable fashion covetable.

Recommended media:

Sapiens

Reverberation Radio

Follow Antibad:

https://www.antibadstore.com/

https://www.instagram.com/antibad/

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- Steph

#26: Gain the business skills you need with Fashion Business Education founder Frederica Boateng Jul 27, 2018

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Welcome to Season 2 of Fashion Originators!

On episode 1 of Season 2, I spoke with Frederica Boateng, the founder of Fashion Business Education. Please note that this episode was recorded several months ago, and her fashion business platform can be found HERE. Sign up is free!

This week, I had the pleasure of chatting with Frederica Boateng, the founder of Fashion Business Education. Serving as fashion's first social learning platform, Fashion Business Education helps fashion entrepreneurs gain the business skills they need to succeed.

During our chat, we chatted all about building her fashion business platform, Frederica's impressive fashion background (LCF lecturer, Oxford) and how fashion business know-how is less available than we think.

Recommended fashion media:

Follow Fashion Business Education:

https://www.fashionbusinesseducation.com/

https://www.instagram.com/fashionbusinesseducation/

https://www.facebook.com/fashionbusinesseducation/

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Podcast art: the incredibly talented Alice Druitt !

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#25: Fashion Originators Season FINALE and exciting news! Jun 02, 2018

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On #25 Fashion Originators Season FINALE, I'm sharing some exciting news -- and a few changes I will be implementing for season 2.

To stay up-to-date, be sure to follow me below:

Newsletter! - www.fashionoriginators.com

Instagram! - www.instagram.com/fashionoriginatorspodcast

Facebook! - www.facebook.com/fashionoriginators

Thank you so much for all of your support and kind words, and I look forward to sharing fresh content with you in July!

-- Steph

Artwork: Alice Druitt

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#24: The Psychology of Fashion with its founder Anabel Maldonado May 11, 2018

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On episode #24 of Fashion Originators, I spoke with Anabel Maldonado, the founder of The Psychology of Fashion. Specializing in fashion psychology, Anabel has contributed to publications such as The Business of Fashion and Marie Claire.

Alongside contributing to other publications, Anabel was also the Editor-in-Chief of CoutureLab.com. Very recently, Anabel has founded a new platform - The Psychology of Fashion – which explores why we wear what we do, and the relationships between emotions, personality and aesthetic – using psychology as her lens for analysis.

During our chat, we focused on building your brand as a freelancer, and the psychology that drives our industry.

Marc Manson – ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524924829&sr=1-1&keywords=the+subtle+art+of+not+giving+a+fck

www.instagram.com/fashionassistants

www.instagram.com/diet_prada

Follow Anabel: http://www.anabelmaldonado.net/ http://www.tpof-thepsychologyoffashion.com/

https://www.instagram.com/anabelmaldonado/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/thepsychologyoffashion/

Check out Lyst, THE global fashion search platform I love.

Your life will never be the same:

https://www.lyst.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lyst/

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Artwork: Alice Druitt

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#23 Find your DREAM fashion intern with Find Your Intern founder Jasmine MacPhee Apr 27, 2018

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On episode #23 of Fashion Originators, I chat with the founder of Find Your Intern, THE fashion intern platform, Jasmine MacPhee.

After realizing that an internship-exclusive, modern, digitally-native, community-driven platform didn’t exist (HOW), Jasmine created Find Your Intern to fill this gap.

During the show, we chat all about Jasmine's background at fashion publications such as Cosmopolitan and Harpers Bazaar, and how to navigate the oversaturated world of fashion internships (as both a business or an applicant).

Recommended media:

www.couriermedia.co/

Follow Jasmine:

www.instagram.com/findyourintern

www.findyourintern.com

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#22: The future of fashion podcasting with Jodi Muter-Hamilton of Black Neon Digital Podcast Mar 30, 2018

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On episode #22 of Fashion Originators, I chat with the founder of Black Neon Digital Podcast, Jody Muter-Hamilton.

After founding luxury swimwear brand, BLACK NEON, in 2008, Jodi has since kicked ass in tech, working for the UK’s most innovative mobile messaging platform Novastone, and creating a fashion messaging App in 2014, which later became a white label solution for larger retailers. With over 20 years experience in fashion retail, management, marketing & PR, she also consults for fashion business who wanna kill it in the industry.

During the show, we chat all about Jody's consulting work, background and her podcast. Additionally, we also delve into a discussion on the future of fashion podcasting -- and why we need more people in the space.

Recommended media:

Sarah Corbett, 'How to be a craftivist' -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Craftivist-Art-Gentle-Protest/dp/1783524073/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522434827&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+be+a+craftivist&dpID=51F3yJdrgqL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

Utelier episode - https://soundcloud.com/fashionoriginators/20-make-your-fashion-designs-a-reality-with-utelier-founder-dessy-tsolova

Gary Vaynerchuk book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crushing-Great-Entrepreneurs-Business-Influence/dp/0062674676/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522434787&sr=1-1&keywords=crushing+it+gary+vaynerchuk

Mark Leruste - http://www.markleruste.com/

Follow Jody: https://www.instagram.com/blackneondigital/

https://www.blackneondigital.com/

https://twitter.com/digitalneon

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#21: The business Of fashion fabrics with Martin White Of Crescent Trading Mar 18, 2018

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On episode #21 of Fashion Originators, I chatted with Martin White, one of the founders behind Crescent Trading --THE best place to buy luxury fashion fabrics.

A fashion industry fixture for the last 25 years, Crescent Trading supplies fabric for television, film and theatre companies alongside legendary designers like Christopher Raeburn, Vivienne Westwood and the young Alexander McQueen. In addition to their prestigious history, Phillip and Martin are also passionate about GIVING back to the London fashion and textile scene. Whether it’s through student sponsorships or interviews like today, their focus on sharing knowledge is something I aspire towards myself.

On the episode, Martin and I discuss the founding of Crescent trading, the importance of fashion students, the principles of building a successful fashion business, and what YOU need to know about fabric. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed doing it!

Follow Crescent Trading: www.crescenttrading.com

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