Fashion Career Lab

Mathias OHREL is a well known Headhunter in the fashion and luxury industry, with more than 14 years of experience. I wanted to talk to Mathias and understand his personal journey and get a sense of what makes a great headhunter today. In this conversation, Mathias tell us about the vision on which is has built his company, why he is now going beyond fashion and entering the world of culture &...

Salomé a été pendant plusieurs saisons comme la Retail Merchandiser Monde, Accessoires & PAP chez Saint Laurent. Aujourd’hui, elle est la fondatrice de Matrimoine Invest, une entreprise spécialisée dans la gestion de patrimoine pour les femmes. Salomé met son expertise et sa pédagogie au service des femmes, afin de les aider à réaliser leurs rêves. Dans cette conversation, Salomé nous explique...

Christine PHUNG relance sa marque éponyme après plusieurs années de pause. Avec 20 ans d'expérience au sein de diverses maisons et marques, Christine revient sur l'évolution du rôle de Directeur/trice Artistique:  du DA star, du DA bicéphale Business / Créatif et du DA Communiquant.  On découvre ainsi  l’importance du Management dans la construction d’un projet créatif et  pourquoi il est importan...

Eduardo RIEL is the product manager at Nodaleto, the shoe brand loved by all the fashionistas Edu comes from Honduras and his journey is unbelievable. Starting by his start in Engineering in Italy, to his studies at Singapour to finally arrive to Paris. His story is full of turns and twists, with plenty of insight on how to break in the fashion industry. For example, why he said no to Saint Lauren...

Aujourd’hui, j’ai le plaisir de recevoir Jenny CHAMMAS et pour moi, c’est un épisode très particulier (un cadeau vous attend, donc lisez jusqu'au bout) Jenny c’est un peu ma rôle modèle dans l’univers du coaching et de l’accompagnement. Et c’est en suivant ses pas que j’ai moi-même construit cette nouvelle phase de ma carrière professionnelle. Mais qui est Jenny CHAMMAS ? Et bien, c’est l’une des...

Today, I have the great pleasure to receive Christelle BAKIMA She is a fashion professional working in PR for one the french fashion tech company: ARIANEE. If you haven’t heard about them, I highly recommend to check it out an discover what are they doing regarding the new generation of customer relationship, using web 3 and NFT. However today, my conversation with Christelle won’t be about her ro...

Today, I have the great pleasure to receive Jiahao LI He is currently working at Celine as Product Data Analyst. Prior to this job he has held positions at L’Oreal, in the luxury division and at Luxurynsight, the leading smart data platform on luxury brands, markets  and  consumers. I highly recommend their podcast, they have great conversation with the leaders of our industry. If you are like me,...

Today, I have the great pleasure to receive Laure MESSIAH - Former buyer at KITH Paris What would you do if you had to start your dream job as a buyer, in charge of opening a new store in the fashion capital of the world, few weeks before Covid and the months long Lock down ? How would handle that pressure ? Well, that is exactly why I wanted to talk with Laure. At that time, Laure was the buyer f...

Today, I have the great pleasure to receive Steven PASSARO Steven is a menswear designer, who after several years in different fashion houses, decided to launch his own brand in the middle of COVID. He has been showing his collection at Paris Fashion Week for few season now, and he is recognized for his capacity to offer a more sensitive and delicate wardrobe to mens. His designs are based on the...

Today, we gonna talk about one of my favorite topic: Leadership And there is no one better to talk about this than Laura Brown Laura and I are friend, and we go way to back to our time at the Institut Français de la Mode And from day 1, I have noticed her charisma and her capacity to lead people. Along the year, she has been able to do so, in a large diversity of environment Sometimes inside well-...

Aujourd’hui, j’ai le plaisir de recevoir Laurent COULIER Laurent est un jeune restaurateur, qui va ouvrir très prochainement sa cantine dans le 10ème arrondissement de Paris. Le Café Rhubarbe sera un lieu convivial, avec une carte qui changera chaque semaine selon les arrivages de produits et les saisons.  Un lieu vivant, incarné par Laurent, où se mélangeront aussi bien les recettes familiales qu...

Today, we gonna talk about one the most important challenge that our industry has to face: sustainability And when I though about this topic, the first person I wanted to talk to was Hester Vanacker. Hester is one my former student and I have helped her design her path into our industry. And from day1, what has always surprises me was her passion and dedication for sustainability. Every time she t...

Let me share a little secret with you. 🤫 When I started my dream job in the fashion and luxury industry, I thought I had it all - an awesome job title, legendary company, meetings with designers and brands, travelling to all major fashion weeks, great team, and exciting new missions every day. But here's the kicker - I felt like complete garbage for almost four months and thought about quitting e...

- Lisez jusqu'au bout un cadeau vous attend à la fin :) !!!! Vous rêvez de travailler comme chroniqueuse mode et écrire des livres ? Vous vous imaginez avec un compte instagram connu par les professionnels et reconnu pour la qualité de ses analyses ? Alors, je pense que le parcours d'Yvane va vous plaire :) Sinueux, tortueux et peu conventionnel, vous allez découvrir comment la passion pour l'Hist...

Today, I will share with you 1 framework and 3 strategies to think about your next career move. It’s fundamental concept that I teach to all my clients. So my recommandation for you, it’s to start using those 3 activities and see what you come up with. What new opportunities or career scenarios you are able to imagine. And most important, start developing a more proactive approach to your life and...

Do you have a “Chess Mindset” ? ♟️ I am telling you this way of thinking can change your life… and career!  What is the "Chess Mindset" : The capacity to plan several moves ahead in order to get to your objective.  I wanted to kick off this season 2 with Ikerne, because she illustrates this concept perfectly. Ikerne is one of my former student and she now works in Mexico as a freelance for a fashi...

My name is Lucas SILVA EDWARDS, I am a Career strategist and Executive coach and I am please to announce that FASHION CAREER STORIES is back for a second season, starting next week. If you are new to this podcast, let me tell you what we trying to built in this community. With more than 10 years of experience in the fashion and luxury industry, here in Paris, France.  And thanks to my large divers...

Discover my journey in the fashion and luxury industry thanks to this conversation with Lala Drona. In this episode, we will cover: my back ground, my origins and how my family has been a great source of inspiration my early experience in the industry and the challenges I had to overcome what are my tactics and strategies to succeed in a new position what fashion represents for me and how it has b...

Happy International Women's day to all of you !! For this episode, I invited a women who embodies the energy of the day. She is a women of the world, a free spirit who creates her own path and overcome the challenges of life with resilience, grit and creativity. My conversation today is with Helena BAJAJ LARSEN, founder of her eponym brand and currently working at Iris Van Herpen’s creative studio...

Vous rêvez de travailler à l'intersection de la mode, de la musique et de la culture ? Aujourd’hui, j’ai le plaisir de recevoir Moriba KONE. Moriba est le fondateur de l’ Etat de la Culture , où il analyse plusieurs fois par semaine ce qui se passe dans l’univers de la mode, de la musique, du gaming et de la culture dans sa plus grande diversité. Présent sur Instragram et Tiktok, il a su réunir en...

My conversation today is with Isabela APARICIO, Worldwide Retail Merchandiser at Celine. I am very pleased to release this episode because in my opinion, the role of retail merchandising it’s one of the lesser known despite the fact that it seats at the heart of the business of fashion. We can dream about cloth, accessories and glamour but at the end of the day, it’s the retail merchandiser that w...

Vous rêvez de travailler dans le dept image d'une maison de mode ou d'une marque de luxe ? Vous n'avez aucun contact et ne savez pas comment vous y prendre ? Dans ce nouvel épisode de FASHION CAREER STORIES, je reçois Sellia NEMASSOA, qui travail dans le dept Image et production de l'une des plus prestigieuses marque de luxe française. Venant de Créteil, Sellia n'avait aucun contact dans cet indus...

Today I have the pleasure to receive Habib GUABINTANI,  my good friend and school mate, but also one of the youngest Dior Men Store Director on the 5th avenue in NYC. Habib it’s an exemple of Integrity, Resilience and Work Ethic.  At 25, he set his mind and decided that he will become the Dior Men Store Director on the 5th avenue in NYC by 30 years old. And guess what, he made it ! In this convers...

My guest today is Yalin SHU, she is the Creative content coordinator at Rimowa .  Before that Yalin hold several positions in Marketing in China. Now she is making her dream to work in on the top European Lifestyle Luxury brand come true. In this conversation, you learn what it really takes to leave home and pursuit your dream to work in the fashion & luxury industry. We will also cover how to...

Today i have the pleasure to receive Ana Xenia ENE PIENESCU, founder of AXEP, a new type of accessory brand that “creates fine jewelry independent from the body”. Each piece is elegant, sophisticated and in some way intellectual. Wish is really refreshing in the current context of fashion. My advice: visit the website www.axep.co and check the instagram @axep.that   Ana Xenia is a seasoned leather...