American Fashion Podcast — exploring innovation and sustainability across the industry

Mimi Prober, designer at Mimi New York, talks about her work, and her unique brand philosophy that involves making old things new again.

resources:

* follow Mimi New York on Instagram

* Marigay McKee Makes Surprise Exit From Saks (BoF)

* Legendary Buyer Maria Luisa Poumaillou Dies (BoF)

* Patron of The New (store)

* ODD (store)

* Owen (store)

* Ten Over Six (store)

* New York Fashion Week Leaves Lincoln Center (WWD / paywall)

* Kanye West and Damon Dash Confirm Purchase of Online Streetwear Retailer Karmaloop (Fashionista)

* What Does It Really Take To Start A Fashion Brand (Fashionista)

* How to Start a Successful Clothing Brand: Luck or Innovative Product? (Maker's Row)

To find more episodes of the series or search for a specific guest, refer to our Episode List page. If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you're interested in partnering with us or sponsoring the series. Our email address is [email protected] and our voicemail line is 646-979-8709. You can find American Fashion Podcast on Facebook, on Instagram @americanfashionshow and on Twitter @afpod. To sign up to attend our live shows, visit the Live Shows page. Thanks for listening!

Mimi Prober, designer at Mimi New York, talks about her work, and her unique brand philosophy that involves making old things new again.

resources:

* follow Mimi New York on Instagram

* Marigay McKee Makes Surprise Exit From Saks (BoF)

* Legendary Buyer Maria Luisa Poumaillou Dies (BoF)

* Patron of The New (store)

* ODD (store)

* Owen (store)

* Ten Over Six (store)

* New York Fashion Week Leaves Lincoln Center (WWD / paywall)

* Kanye West and Damon Dash Confirm Purchase of Online Streetwear Retailer Karmaloop (Fashionista)

* What Does It Really Take To Start A Fashion Brand (Fashionista)

* How to Start a Successful Clothing Brand: Luck or Innovative Product? (Maker's Row)

To find more episodes of the series or search for a specific guest, refer to our Episode List page. If you would like to be a guest on the show, there is a Be A Guest page. You can find press coverage of the show on our Press page. There is also a Media Kit if you're interested in partnering with us or sponsoring the series. Our email address is [email protected] and our voicemail line is 646-979-8709. You can find American Fashion Podcast on Facebook, on Instagram @americanfashionshow and on Twitter @afpod. To sign up to attend our live shows, visit the Live Shows page. Thanks for listening!

Mimi Prober, designer at Mimi New York, talks about her work, and her unique brand philosophy that involves making old things new again. - resources: follow Mimi New York on Instagram Marigay McKee Makes Surprise Exit From Saks (BoF)

Mimi Prober, designer at Mimi New York, talks about her work, and her unique brand philosophy that involves making old things new again.

resources:

* follow Mimi New York on Instagram

* Marigay McKee Makes Surprise Exit From Saks (BoF)

* Legendary Buyer Maria Luisa Poumaillou Dies (BoF)

* Patron of The New (store)

* ODD (store)

* Owen (store)

* Ten Over Six (store)

* New York Fashion Week Leaves Lincoln Center (WWD / paywall)

* Kanye West and Damon Dash Confirm Purchase of Online Streetwear Retailer Karmaloop (Fashionista)

* What Does It Really Take To Start A Fashion Brand (Fashionista)

* How to Start a Successful Clothing Brand: Luck or Innovative Product? (Maker’s Row)

Leo Bonanni of Sourcemap. talks about how his company is helping large and small business find each other and track their materials and products in transit around the globe.

Also in the studio, Manufacture New York CEO Bob Bland, and VP of Sustainability and External Affairs, Patrick Duffy. Bob talks about the Manhattan Garment District and its systematic dismantling by real estate developers, and Patrick discusses the support system Manufacture New York is creating for those manufacturers being pushed out to move into MNY's new Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech at 850 Third Avenue in Brooklyn.

Bob asks, "what really makes a garment district?" Is it simply a place, or is it a community of people with skills with access to resources for their craft?

Despite mentioning it in the opening, we did not get around to discussing streetwear or the recent Karmaloop deal.

references:

* Karmaloop

* Design Trust For Public Space

* Save The Garment Center

* Maggie Norris Couture

* Bibhu Mohapatra

* Selfridges presents Agender

Leo Bonanni of Sourcemap. talks about how his company is helping large and small business find each other and track their materials and products in transit around the globe.

Also in the studio, Manufacture New York CEO Bob Bland, and VP of Sustainability and External Affairs, Patrick Duffy. Bob talks about the Manhattan Garment District and its systematic dismantling by real estate developers, and Patrick discusses the support system Manufacture New York is creating for those manufacturers being pushed out to move into MNY's new Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech at 850 Third Avenue in Brooklyn.

Bob asks, "what really makes a garment district?" Is it simply a place, or is it a community of people with skills with access to resources for their craft?

Despite mentioning it in the opening, we did not get around to discussing streetwear or the recent Karmaloop deal.

references:

* Karmaloop

* Design Trust For Public Space

* Save The Garment Center

* Maggie Norris Couture

* Bibhu Mohapatra

* Selfridges presents Agender

Leo Bonanni of Sourcemap. talks about how his company is helping large and small business find each other and track their materials and products in transit around the globe. - Also in the studio, Manufacture New York CEO Bob Bland,

Leo Bonanni of Sourcemap. talks about how his company is helping large and small business find each other and track their materials and products in transit around the globe.

Also in the studio, Manufacture New York CEO Bob Bland, and VP of Sustainability and External Affairs, Patrick Duffy. Bob talks about the Manhattan Garment District and its systematic dismantling by real estate developers, and Patrick discusses the support system Manufacture New York is creating for those manufacturers being pushed out to move into MNY’s new Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech at 850 Third Avenue in Brooklyn.

Bob asks, “what really makes a garment district?” Is it simply a place, or is it a community of people with skills with access to resources for their craft?

Despite mentioning it in the opening, we did not get around to discussing streetwear or the recent Karmaloop deal.

references:

* Karmaloop

* Design Trust For Public Space

* Save The Garment Center

* Maggie Norris Couture

* Bibhu Mohapatra

* Selfridges presents Agender

Retail, supply chains, and e-commerce strategies... Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce throws a little party for Manufacture New York and local fashion makers, called "Meet The Makers," and American Fashion records this episode in the middle of it. Andrew Livingston of Knickerbocker Manufacturing spoke on a panel with Manufacture New York's own Bob Bland, and you can hear him back in Episode 32. But we wanted to talk to the other person on the panel, Brooklyn Industries CEO and Co-founder Lexy Funk. The conversation with her dives deep on retail, supply chains, and e-commerce strategies. Also, Manufacture New York team members Dr. Amanda Parkes and Steven Capozzola drop in and talk a bit about fashiontech, wearables, and Made In USA developments.

"Sometimes what's happened is we've increased the price and its sold even better. So, pricing is a very elastic concept. I think one always has to think about who is purchasing it, and the psychology behind the purchase, rather than the economics going into [a product]." - Lexy Funk, Brooklyn Industries

references:

* Exodus Designs and Printing

* Ringly

* Amanda Parkes on Why Wearable Tech is About More Than Gadgets

Retail, supply chains, and e-commerce strategies... Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce throws a little party for Manufacture New York and local fashion makers, called "Meet The Makers," and American Fashion records this episode in the middle of it. Andrew Livingston of Knickerbocker Manufacturing spoke on a panel with Manufacture New York's own Bob Bland, and you can hear him back in Episode 32. But we wanted to talk to the other person on the panel, Brooklyn Industries CEO and Co-founder Lexy Funk. The conversation with her dives deep on retail, supply chains, and e-commerce strategies. Also, Manufacture New York team members Dr. Amanda Parkes and Steven Capozzola drop in and talk a bit about fashiontech, wearables, and Made In USA developments.

"Sometimes what's happened is we've increased the price and its sold even better. So, pricing is a very elastic concept. I think one always has to think about who is purchasing it, and the psychology behind the purchase, rather than the economics going into [a product]." - Lexy Funk, Brooklyn Industries

references:

* Exodus Designs and Printing

* Ringly

* Amanda Parkes on Why Wearable Tech is About More Than Gadgets