TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty Podcast

Welcome to ‘Agility amid Uncertainty’ our latest podcast in partnership with international logistics company Advanced Supply Chain Group. In this series we will explore how six leading fashion retailers are managing their businesses in the face of some of the greatest disruption the world has experienced in a lifetime.  In this episode of ‘Agility amid Uncertainty’ the podcast, we speak to Ian Wat...

With 15 years of industry experience and 10 more in research and product development, Amanda Harrington launched her much-anticipated line of sunless tanning products in 2019.  Amanda’s career first began as a makeup and body artist, where she amassed A-list clientele and worked on the set of very popular films. With her 3-step tanning method, Amanda’s products aim to leave the skin hydrated, stre...

Crombie is one of the oldest brands in the world, with its origins dating back to 1805 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Its famous coats were once worn by the likes of Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy. The Beatles even arrived in America for the first time in 1964 dressed in Crombie coats. Unfortunately, the old company, which was owned by J and J Crombie Ltd, ceased trading at the start of the pandemi...

We bring you this special episode of the 'In Conversation' podcast that was recorded in front of a live audience at the Covent Garden Hotel on 28th April, 2022. Having met at University, Orla McCloskey and Henrietta Rix went on to establish their print-led contemporary womenswear brand RIXO in 2015. The brand’s vintage inspired style and unique take on print clashing soon became a cult h...

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast, we speak to Amy Smith and Ian Stewart from footwear brand TOMS Chief Strategy & Impact Officer Amy Smith oversees all aspects of the company’s corporate strategy and impact, including managing global giving partners, measuring the giving program impact, and leading TOMS Giving Trips.  Amy has previously held several management positions at Apple,...

Welcome to the The Bold Moves Academy podcast brought to you by TheIndustry.fashion in partnership with Klarna for Business . Here we speak to some of fashion’s disrupters about the bold moves they’ve made to drive the future of the fashion industry and inspire you to do the same. Being bold comes second nature to Isabella West, as she tells us in this edition of the Bold Moves Academy podcast “I...

Welcome to ‘Agility amid Uncertainty’ our latest podcast in partnership with international logistics company Advanced Supply Chain Group. In this series we will explore how six leading fashion retailers are managing their businesses in the face of some of the greatest disruption the world has experienced in a lifetime.  In this episode of the 'Agility amid Uncertainty' podcast in partner...

Anna Lahey, Founder of the ingestible beauty brand Vida Glow, discovered marine collagen in Japan – long before it became the major beauty buzzword that it is today. When Anna founded Vida Glow in 2014, collagen was hard to find in the West and there was little knowledge about its benefits for skin, hair and nails. Fast forward to today and Vida Glow has taken the world by storm – with one unit so...

Laura Roso Vidrequin is the Founder of the kidswear re-sale platform Kids O’Clock, which aims to introduce parents, and businesses, to the circular economy. Over the years, Laura has put on many different hats, working as a buyer, merchandiser and in communications, at the likes of Balmain, Net-A-Porter, Condé Nast, and most recently Harvey Nichols. Each new position helped her develop new skills,...

To skincare industry insiders the names Victoria Tydeman and Karen Harwood will be familiar but the brand Oodee may not be. Victoria made her mark in the beauty industry as the founder of vegan wonder-cream Steam Cream and Karen was managing director of the brand. But for the past four years the pair have been working away on a new, innovative beauty brand, which they call Oodee. Launched at the s...

Welcome to the The Bold Moves Academy podcast brought to you by TheIndustry.fashion in partnership with Klarna for Business . Here we speak to some of fashion’s disrupters about the bold moves they’ve made to drive the future of the fashion industry and inspire you to do the same. Let’s face it, there have been times when we’ve all looked in our lingerie drawer and felt less than proud of its cont...

Husband and wife duo Stephen and Margaret de Heinrich de Omorovicza founded the skincare brand Omorovicza at the turn of the millennium, after Stephen introduced Margaret to the baths his family built in Budapest.  The couple observed the healing powers of the waters on their skin and decided to create a skincare brand that would replicate it - harder than it sounds.  Today, the brand is sold at a...

On this weeks episode of the In Conversation podcast we speak to Lucy Greenwood, Co-founder of Brighton based clothing brand Lucy & Yak.  Known for its vintage inspired dungarees, Lucy & Yak has grown into a thriving ethical business and now sells a range of fashion via its online store, physical retail store and on Depop.  Depop was in fact where the brand's journey first began about...

Beth Butterwick is one of the high street’s best known leaders with a career that takes in some huge names including Gap, Marks & Spencer, Bonmarché, Karen Millen and, now, Jigsaw. During her career Beth has pretty much seen it all but, like the rest of us, marshalling in a business through a global pandemic was new to her but with the mantra “never waste a good crisis” in her mind, she led th...

Welcome to the The Bold Moves Academy podcast brought to you by TheIndustry.fashion in partnership with Klarna for Business. Here we speak to some of fashion’s disrupters about the bold moves they’ve made to drive the future of the fashion industry and inspire you to do the same. When it comes to Bold Moves, taking on a market dominated by global giants is right up there, and is not one many of us...

Monika Blunder is a Los Angeles based makeup artist and the brain behind her eponymous beauty label. She was born and raised in a small mountain town in Austria and moved to America at the age of 23 to pursue a career in the makeup industry. Her leap of faith paid off and she studied under master makeup artists including Kevyn Aucoin and Paul Starr . Today Blunder has established herself as an in-...

Welcome to ‘Agility amid Uncertainty’ our latest podcast in partnership with international logistics company Advanced Supply Chain Group.   In this series we will explore how six leading fashion retailers are managing their businesses in the face of some of the greatest disruption the world has experienced in a lifetime. When it comes to an example of Olympic-level agility in times of uncertainty,...

Aromatherapist Michelle Roques-O’Neil has been working with oils, aromas and fragrance for over 40 years. With her own company Therapie, Michelle has introduced and transformed lives through the physical and mental benefits of aromatherapy and relaxation techniques.  Not only is she an aromatherapy legend, she possesses a wealth of expertise in everything from re-patterning to reflexology and reik...

Pour Moi Founder Michael Thomson sold his Meatloaf, Paul McCartney and Prince autograph collection to start his women’s lingerie business in 2005, having previously worked in the lingerie department at M&S. He firmly believed there was a market for lingerie for the fuller figure, particularly bra cup sizes. It turns out he was very right. Swimwear followed in 2007, sportswear in 2017 and cloth...

Founded by sisters Lauren and Sarah Murrell, By Sarah London was created out of an inspiring story.  Sarah first developed the plant based skincare range to repair her sister's skin when she was recovering from leukaemia.  After a life-saving stem cell transplant from Sarah, the sisters teamed up to launch By Sarah London with the purpose of transforming emotional wellbeing for stressed skin....

London landlord Shaftesbury, whose 16-acre estate covers much of Seven Dials, Soho, Carnaby, Fitzrovia and China Town, takes pride in curating its prime location neighbourhoods ensuring each has a distinct community feel with an array of international brands, independent brands, pop-up shops and other engaging experiences. Another key aim for Shaftesbury is to promote a sustainable future for reta...

Back in the 2000s, the UK fashion market was the birthplace of some of the most innovative and trailblazing businesses in fashion e-commerce, now 20 years later it is leading another industry revolution – fashion rental.  Just before the pandemic hit, a number of start-ups were born offering a conscious consumer a whole new way of enjoying fashion that had nothing to do with buying and owning it....

Shira Feuer is the Chief Marketing Officer at makeup and skincare brand Trinny London.  Founded in 2017 by Trinny Woodall, Trinny London aims to make consumers all over the world rethink their makeup and skincare routines.  The company has seen tremendous growth, generating millions of sales by developing accessible and innovative products. Portable and stackable, the entirely cream-based makeup r...

Laney Crowell is the Founder of US-based clean beauty brand Saie.  Launched just three months before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saie has carved out a space in the beauty industry with its strong brand positioning that combines clean formulations and fashionable packaging.  The company has also gained fame with its unconventional product launches - in one notable example, Laney’s 99-year-o...

Founded out of Los Angeles by two Swedish branding experts, then based in London, with no experience in making product and inspired by French style icons of the 1970s, FRAME doesn’t appear to make any sense at all on paper. And yet, from the moment it arrived, the denim market was shaken up for good. And for the better.  10 years ago, at a time when it felt like the last thing the world needed was...