American Fashion Podcast

The iconic travel brand has nimbly branched out into new categories under the leadership of a new Creative Director, Victor Sanz, who talks about the Tumi brand's legacy and future in this candid interview.

A great sweater can be everything, and that's where former tennis star Lady Melissa Percy, a.k.a. Missy, is placing her bet to launch an English country sports-inspired womenswear line called Mistamina in the U.S. market.

https://www.mistamina.com/

It seems certain extremist animal rights groups have been handing politicians big bags of money in exchange for some very aggressive new policies in America's major cities. You might agree that mink should be off the menu, but the inclusions of leather and shearling in the proposed bill don't seem to make a lot of sense, and what are the suppliers supposed to do with the products they already have or have on order? Where is this coming from, and where is it going to take us?

AFP hosts Charles Beckwith and Cathy Schepis sit down with The Accessories Council's president Karen Giberson and members John Petkanas, owner of Jonevon Furs; Regina Gelber, VP of Product Development and Sourcing at Envisage Group; and Samantha Ortiz, president of Reich Furs.

reference:

• https://accessoriescouncil.org/
• https://www.reichfurs.com/blogs/news/nofurban-an-update-from-reich-furs
• https://www.truthaboutfur.com/blog/new-york-fur-ban-furriers-fight-to-save-sustainable-industry/
• https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/opinion/opinion/fashion-is-thriving-without-fur.html

The celebrated and award-winning designer, who served as design director at J. Mendel for a number of years, talks about how he arrived at producing his eponymous collection, Bibhu Mohapatra, as well as branching off into making jewelry, giving back at home, supporting traditional artisans, his ethical approach to fur and sustainable materials, and his educational path that includes a Masters degree in Economics.

Steven Birnbaum has been a bridal designer for over 40 years. He provides bespoke wedding designs for clients from a New York City atelier.

http://www.stevenbirnbaumbridal.com/ 

Joseph Abboud keeps busy running design for his namesake label, Men's Wearhouse, and the Jos A. Bank brand. He manufactures his collection domestically at a factory in New Bedford. But how did he get to here? Listen and find out.

https://www.josephabboud.com/

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With high-end streetwear's star showing no sign of waning, and his bespoke clients including the likes of Gabrielle Union, Michelle Obama, Evan Turner, and Beyonce, designer Romeo Hunte is riding a strong wave of success and notoriety but navigates the business cautiously.

Fashinnovation is a conference series covering trendy topics at the intersection of fashion, technology, and compassion. Jordana Guimarães, a fashion publicist, is the co-founder, along with her husband, who has a background in technology entrepreneurship.

https://fashinnovation.nyc/

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Reaction to the strange news that the Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator will be shuttered at the end of June, along with news from The Accessories Council, a reminder about the NYC Fair Trade Coalition's Global Fest event coming up on April 26th, and Charles asks for input on his upcoming trip to The Copenhagen Fashion Summit.

https://bkaccelerator.com/pratt-institutes-5-year-experiment-in-changing-an-industry-moves-on/

https://www.nycfairtradecoalition.org/

http://copenhagenfashionsummit.com/

https://accessoriescouncil.org/

“These people are creatives. They want to create, they want to get their product out there and talk about their product, yet they have to spend most of their time doing these things that they don’t want to do.” – Brand Assembly CEO Hillary France

http://www.brandassembly.com/