American Fashion Podcast

Techpacker.com Co-Founder Sayam Kochar and his wife, designer Daniella Samper-Kochar, talk about a tool that is changing how small and medium sized brands are able to communicate with their manufacturers. Charles Beckwith questions the moral implications of making a tool that facilitates outsourcing more production. Additionally, this episode features discussion of the new restricted press access list from WME-IMG for New York Fashion Week, the unpaid internship fight in the courts, modeling agencies fixing their rates, Conde Nast opening fashion colleges, DKNY erasing its past to make way for the Public School designers, and more.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

If you would like to comment on the show or the topics we discuss, you can leave a voicemail for us to play during a future episode at (646) 979-8709.

references:

* Ajaie Alaie

* How Lexus became the new sponsor of New York Fashion Week (Fortune)

* DKNY Wipes Its Social Media Accounts, Drops 'PR Girl' (Fashionista)

* Top Modeling Agencies Under Fire for Colluding to Fix Prices (The Fashion Law)

* Inside Condé Nast's Expanding Education Business (Fashionista)

* Will ‘Uber for Models’ Disrupt the Industry? (Business of Fashion)

* Removing the 140-character limit from Direct Messages (Twitter's Blog)

* Are Unpaid Internships Acceptable in Fashion? (The Fashion Law)

* Are Unpaid Internships Acceptable? (Business of Fashion / same author)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZg_ALxEz0

Recent and relevant news stories from WWD and Racked prompt commentary and analysis, including announced changes to New York Fashion Week, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and a study on consumer behavior. Listener Rachel Gregory calls in asking for trade show and market week advice.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

references:

• Study: Retailers Need a Multigenerational Marketing Approach (WWD / paywall)
• WME-IMG’s NYFW.com
• Style.com Tries to Get Readers Excited About VogueRunway.com (Racked)
• NYFW Will Be Less Commercialized This Time Around (Racked)
• Bed Bath & Beyond Bought Indie Marketplace Of a Kind (Racked)
• FirstView
• Now Fashion
• NYFW: The Shows Credential Requirements
• TPP Talks Face Critical Juncture (WWD / paywall)
• Big Bucks: Retail’s Top Earners (WWD / paywall)
• Sibling 
• Lou Dalton
• Todd Lynn

Recent and relevant news stories from WWD and Racked prompt commentary and analysis, including announced changes to New York Fashion Week, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and a study on consumer behavior. Listener Rachel Gregory calls in asking for trade show and market week advice.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

references:

* Study: Retailers Need a Multigenerational Marketing Approach (WWD / paywall)

* WME-IMG's NYFW.com

* Style.com Tries to Get Readers Excited About VogueRunway.com (Racked)

* NYFW Will Be Less Commercialized This Time Around (Racked)

* Bed Bath & Beyond Bought Indie Marketplace Of a Kind (Racked)

* FirstView

* Now Fashion

* NYFW: The Shows Credential Requirements

* TPP Talks Face Critical Juncture (WWD / paywall)

* Big Bucks: Retail’s Top Earners (WWD / paywall)

* Sibling 

* Lou Dalton

* Todd Lynn

Recent and relevant news stories from WWD and Racked prompt commentary and analysis, including announced changes to New York Fashion Week, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and a study on consumer behavior. Listener Rachel Gregory calls in asking for trade show and market week advice.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

references:

* Study: Retailers Need a Multigenerational Marketing Approach (WWD / paywall)

* WME-IMG's NYFW.com

* Style.com Tries to Get Readers Excited About VogueRunway.com (Racked)

* NYFW Will Be Less Commercialized This Time Around (Racked)

* Bed Bath & Beyond Bought Indie Marketplace Of a Kind (Racked)

* FirstView

* Now Fashion

* NYFW: The Shows Credential Requirements

* TPP Talks Face Critical Juncture (WWD / paywall)

* Big Bucks: Retail’s Top Earners (WWD / paywall)

* Sibling 

* Lou Dalton

* Todd Lynn

Why do we always come here. I do not really know.

Last week Seth and Charles interviewed the hosts of Fashion Is Your Business, and this week the tables are turned, with our own hosts in the hot seats.

Check out FIYB episode #45 for the whole story.

Why do we always come here. I do not really know.

Last week Seth and Charles interviewed the hosts of Fashion Is Your Business, and this week the tables are turned, with our own hosts in the hot seats.

Check out FIYB episode #45 for the whole story.

Why do we always come here. I do not really know. - Last week Seth and Charles interviewed the hosts of Fashion Is Your Business, and this week the tables are turned, with our own hosts in the hot seats. - Check out FIYB episode #45 for the whole story.

The team from the Fashion Is Your Business podcast is on American Fashion Podcast, and we’re on an episode of theirs (coming soon). Rob Sanchez (Ralph and Remington), Pavan Bahl (OS Fashion), and Marc Raco (The Hope Is Project) talk about their work and the first eight months of their fashion business and fashion technology-focused show.

references:

• Boxycharm
• FashInvest
• NY Fashion Tech Lab
• XRC Labs
• New Ideas From Dead CEOs
• FIT Library
• The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think
• Ralph and Remington
• Bonobos
• Warby Parker
• Rent The Runway

The team from the Fashion Is Your Business podcast is on American Fashion Podcast, and we're on an episode of theirs (coming soon). Rob Sanchez (Ralph and Remington), Pavan Bahl (OS Fashion), and Marc Raco (The Hope Is Project) talk about their work and the first eight months of their fashion business and fashion technology-focused show.

references:

* Boxycharm

* FashInvest

* NY Fashion Tech Lab

* XRC Labs

* New Ideas From Dead CEOs

* FIT Library

* The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think

* Ralph and Remington

* Bonobos

* Warby Parker

* Rent The Runway

The team from the Fashion Is Your Business podcast is on American Fashion Podcast, and we're on an episode of theirs (coming soon). Rob Sanchez (Ralph and Remington), Pavan Bahl (OS Fashion), and Marc Raco (The Hope Is Project) talk about their work an...