American Fashion Podcast

Interviews with accessories designers Niki English and Mary Lai, Vancouverist Some Product designer Dave Briker, reps Tanya Sheikh and Ivan Gilkes of Aikaz Showroom (who also run the Meatpacking District boutique In Support Of), transformable garment designer Gail Travis of NFP (watch Aeric Meredith-Goujon’s NFP transformation video, “Ravel”), VOS designer Jasmine Etoile Aarons, Bill Smolen of We See Beauty’s MAKE cosmetics line, and Capsule founder Edina Sultanik… all from the floor of the Capsule New York Women’s Ready To Wear trade show.

references:

• A Détacher
• Tia Cibani
• The Lion’esque Group
• Norma Kamali
• Hussein Chalayan
• Issey Miyake
• Mana Products

On the show floor at the Capsule New York Women’s Ready To Wear trade show during New York Market Week. Interviews with Bob Bland (Manufacture New York) and designer Karolyn Pho. Seth and Charles discuss whether a designer can create a brand identity that traps them in a non-creative space. How do you use a trade show booth to communicate with wholesale buyers? Seth talks sales strategies.

“I couldn’t translate that press from the shows into dollars.”
– Karolyn Pho on skipping NY Fashion Week

references:

• H Fredriksson
• Gemma Redux
• Rachel Antonoff
• Karolyn Pho
• Sourcing at MAGIC
• Manufacture New York
• SWILL
• Designers and Makers (Seoul, South Korea)
• Noah Kim Fashion
• NAMM Clothing
• 6AM Clothing (Brennan Manuel)
• IndieSource
• Tranoï (Paris trade show)
• KTZ

Retailers Jennifer Mankins (Bird), Jill Wenger (Totokaelo), and Steven Alan talk with moderator Lauren Sherman of Fashionista about independent retail and the forces compelling small boutiques to diversify with e-commerce. The American Fashion Podcast team is on site at the Capsule Womens RTW show in New York this week, look for our booth in Row A.