Today we released part two of our interview with fashion industry titan, Fern Mallis. Known as the “godmother of fashion” and founder of New York Fashion Week, her career spans decades as a fashion consultant, author, former senior vice president of IMG Fashion and former executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. In addition to running Fern Mallis LLC, she currently hosts the popular 92nd Street Y “Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis” series where she has interviewed over 70 leaders in fashion. 

Outside of the fashion industry, she has raised millions of dollars for AIDS and breast cancer research. Tune in to hear how Fern’s relationship-building approach to business helped her shape her career and the fashion industry!

Today we released part one of our interview with fashion industry titan, Fern Mallis. Known as the “godmother of fashion” and founder of New York Fashion Week, her career spans decades as a fashion consultant, author, former senior vice president of IMG Fashion and former executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. In addition to running Fern Mallis LLC, she currently hosts the popular 92nd Street Y “Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis” series where she has interviewed over 70 leaders in fashion. 

Outside of the fashion industry, she has raised millions of dollars for AIDS and breast cancer research. Tune in to hear how Fern’s relationship-building approach to business helped her shape her career and the fashion industry!

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Today we released part two of our interview with Fashion entrepreneur, Aidan Meany. He’s the founder and CEO of Found Surface, a Cleveland-based factory specializing in apparel and soft goods.  Aidan leads the company’s innovation in digital knitting—blending technology with traditional craftsmanship to create high quality and sustainable goods. 

Before Found Surface, Aidan launched Impossible, an experimental art store and project space that became a creative catalyst in Cleveland’s art and design community. 

Aidan is becoming a major player in the field of fashion manufacturing, so join us for this motivational and informative interview!

Today we released part one of our interview with Fashion entrepreneur, Aidan Meany. He’s the founder and CEO of Found Surface, a Cleveland-based factory specializing in apparel and soft goods.  Aidan leads the company’s innovation in digital knitting—blending technology with traditional craftsmanship to create high quality and sustainable goods. 

Before Found Surface, Aidan launched Impossible, an experimental art store and project space that became a creative catalyst in Cleveland’s art and design community. 

Aidan is becoming a major player in the field of fashion manufacturing, so join us for this motivational and informative interview!

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Valentina Caprini.  She’s a jewelry designer, artist and teacher based in Florence, Italy.  She comes from a long line of tailors and seamstresses, and studied at the Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School in Florence.  

Valentina founded Linfa Studio Gallery in 2019 and has given lectures on jewelry-making around the world. Her designs incorporate the ancient filigree technique of weaving metal threads, into what she describes as “wearable art.”  

If you are looking for inspiration in building your arts studio, you won't want to miss Valentina's interview! ​​​

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Valentina Caprini.  She’s a jewelry designer, artist and teacher based in Florence, Italy.  She comes from a long line of tailors and seamstresses, and studied at the Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School in Florence.  

Valentina founded Linfa Studio Gallery in 2019 and has given lectures on jewelry-making around the world. Her designs incorporate the ancient filigree technique of weaving metal threads, into what she describes as “wearable art.”  

If you are looking for inspiration in building your arts studio, you won't want to miss Valentina's interview! ​​

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with fashion entrepreneur Aimon Ali. Her rich background includes being a fashion runway show producer, stylist and creative director. After moving from Toronto, where she worked in the Canadian fashion industry, she moved to Cleveland where she launched Fashion Talks, a boutique fashion services and events agency with a footprint in Cleveland, NYC and Toronto. ​

Today we released part one of our interview with fashion entrepreneur Aimon Ali. Her rich background includes being a fashion runway show producer, stylist and creative director. After moving from Toronto, where she worked in the Canadian fashion industry, she moved to Cleveland where she launched Fashion Talks, a boutique fashion services and events agency with a footprint in Cleveland, NYC and Toronto. ​

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with New York-based fashion designer Gita Omri. She's an Israeli-American fashion designer who focuses on inclusive fashion design for women. Her intensive design process is made doubly rigorous given the range of sizes for which she creates. Gita fits every garment in several measures before the pattern is finally graded for production. Her brand's mission is to reintroduce fashion as a tool to enhance one's confidence and self-esteem—so we hope you'll tune in to hear how Gita uses her creativity and passion to help empower women to "present themselves  to the world in their true form with pride, acceptance, and authenticity.

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with New York-based fashion designer Gita Omri. She's an Israeli-American fashion designer who focuses on inclusive fashion design for women. Her intensive design process is made doubly rigorous given the range of sizes for which she creates. Gita fits every garment in several measures before the pattern is finally graded for production. Her brand's mission is to reintroduce fashion as a tool to enhance one's confidence and self-esteem—so we hope you'll tune in to hear how Gita uses her creativity and passion to help empower women to "present themselves  to the world in their true form with pride, acceptance, and authenticity.x