Fashion & Founders The Podcast

This week I spoke with Natalia, the founder of Bipty a fashion rental platform. She shares how she got started running around her college campus delivering clothes and how she built her business where it is today as they launch an app July 11th as well! Natalia has great advice for people who want to start their own business and get started renting out their clothes and have a great side hustle. S...

This week I interviewed Georgie Hyatt a London based entrepreneur. She was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Drapers 30 under 30 in 2022, for her fashion rental business Rotaro. Who What Wear featured her as one of “The Best Wardrobes in Britain."  Georgie’s fashion journey began at WGSN, a trend forecasting and analytics company. She then founded Rotaro, a UK based fashion rental company that off...

This week I spoke with Nora, the marketing manager at Colorifix. Colorifix is a business creating a natural dye solution through a biological process using bacteria as opposed to the toxic chemical dyes currently being used by most of the fashion industry. These dyes have multiple environmental consequences like water pollution which was the genesis for the founders of Colorifix to begin on this j...

This week I spoke with Michelle Gabriel an educator, researcher, and sustainability strategist in the fashion space.  We met at The Sustainable Fashion Forum back in April as she kicked off the conference with a workshop on policy. Michelle has been involved with the New York Fashion Act and in this episode shares her insight and breaks down the act.  Michelle shares her diverse range of experienc...

This week I am joined with two amazing leaders at Fashion Revolution on the US team, Kelly, who manages education and Madison who leads the community work.  Fashion Revolution is a nonprofit founded by Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013. Fashion Revolution has a global reach with teams all over the world and is a go to source for educating yourself on...

Introducing the first episode of my new series Fashion 3, 2, 1: News, Trends, and Vintage Finds This week covers 3 pieces of fashion news   1. Pre-loved luxury items being sold on TikTok Shop Is this a step forward for secondhand, or a step back for slow fashion? 2. Chanel’s legal battle with upcyclers Is there a way for fashion houses to work with upcyclers and resellers to give their products an...

Excited for this week’s episode and with Rachel Kibbe. We met at the Sustainable Fashion Forum in Austin in April and I’m so glad we had the opportunity to keep talking about her work. We discuss the Americas Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in March 2024 and the textile circularity portion Rachel wrote, incentivizing innovation in the US. Rachel is the CEO of Circular Services Group and American...

This week I spoke with Marika a content creator who shares her thrifted outfits on instagram. We talk about how social media has impacted shopping behaviors and outfit repeating, and our own personal style as we are flooded with content. From upcycled jumpers, a coach bag passed down from her mom, to a jacket she loved so much she actually bought it from her sister, which I find hilarious and some...

This week I spoke with Xyee, the founder of Fairycity. A luxury vintage boutique specializing in the most stunning clothes from lux French designers to rare runway Blumarine. She expertly curates pieces for girls around the world, with even Matilda Djerf following her.  With over 15K Depop followers, her pieces are not ones to miss. Definitely check out her instagram and depop for some incredible...

This week I am joined by Sarah, the founder of rental company Our Pinterest Wardrobe based in the UK. She is also a By Rotation ambassador and exemplifies how to you can still be sustainable as a fashion lover and even make money from it.  We talk all things rental fashion and Sarah offers tangible tips on getting started and the business side of renting out her closet.  Although somehow Sarah has...

If you’ve ever needed inspiration to pop into your first charity shop or thrift store I truly believe Jenn can convince you. Jenn shares so many wonderful stories about how fun secondhand shopping can be and how as a parent she shares this with her kids in a super special tradition she has created.  She also shares some really great tips on getting started secondhand shopping and the joy of the se...

I am joined today by Isabel, a vintage curator and seller based in New York City, who runs the brand 7drawers. Isabel shares her best tips of sourcing and authenticating vintage designer pieces from heels to handbags. Vintage designer handbags and heels are her speciality as you can see from the amazing array she has curated on her Depop page.  If you’ve ever wanted to get started selling or curio...

The Best of DC Thrifting with Vintage Lover and Curator Caroline Le. First episode of Season 2! Caroline Le is a vintage lover and curator with her own amazing collection of preloved pieces effortlessly styled. You can also shop her look as she runs her own pop ups at Ella Rue in Georgetown, DC. Caroline also shares some of her favorite vintage spots in Washington, DC that many people don’t know a...

Last episode of Season 1! Sheridan shares pieces that have travelled with her all over the world. She talks about the experiences she has created in her clothes and the memories her clothes hold, transporting her back to the places she’s been. After all, we are human beings first, not consumers. Sheridan embodies this and shares her mentality around clothing, shopping, and getting dressed in the m...

This week Charlotte Turner, a sustainable consultant and educator joins me. She discusses the joy in making her own clothes and the family influence. She tells the beautiful story behind her wedding dress, one with many layers and adorned in pearls. Thank you for listening! Instagram

This week, Maura, talks about what has inspired her bold and graphic sense of style from her art background to a desire to be heard. Fashion in an incredible channel to express your individual identity, who you are, how you wan the world to see you, and how you hope to see yourself. Thank you for listening! Instagram

This week, Lucy, my roommate joins me and we reminisce on our favorite memories and unsurprisingly we both can remember what we wore (often each other’s clothes). She talks about the fun and joy she gets from sharing clothes with people and recalls some of her most memorable pieces. Thank you for listening! Instagram  

Little hiatus since the last episode, but this week, Isabella, who is starting a sustainable and size inclusive denim brand joins us. She shares stories of shared pieces and the large significance that even the smallest pieces we own hold.  Thank you for listening! Instagram 

This week, Kirsty, a writer who definitely has a way with words discusses dressing in color for joy and culturally. She also talks about colonialism in the context of her own life and fashion.  Thank you for listening! Instagram 

This week features, Chloe, who studied sustainable fashion and is now getting a master's in luxury brand strategy. She talks about how some of the favorite things she has in her closet were her grandmother's, and the second life she can give to these pieces now. Thank you for listening! Instagram

First guest! This week Valeria, who works in PR and is a full time masters student, talks about different articles of clothing she’s worn for major moments in her life (good and bad). She’s also a big advocate for outfit repeating and the creativity making a lot of outfits from a little takes.  Thank you for listening! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interwovenstories.pod/

Hello and welcome to the first episode of Interwoven Stories! In this episode Victoria, the host, describes the reason for starting this storytelling series, explains the concept, and shares a couple stories of her own.   Thank you for listening! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interwovenstories.pod/