Threading the Needle: A Fashion Designer’s Guide to Successfully Launching Your First Collection with Kadeem Alphanso Fyffe on the 84th episode of the Paul Cardall podcast.

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(76 pages) also available in Audio form read by the author.

ABOUT KADEEM

Kadeem Alphanso Fyffe, is a Jamaican-American fashion designer, consultant, and author. He designs under his own label: Kadeem Alphanso Fyffe | New York, and also serves as the Head of Design/Consultant for multiple start-ups, across various Active + Ready-To-Wear categories. His design work has been featured in People, Cosmopolitan, She’s Single Magazine, Medium, Fashionista, and USA Today; he was named to Out Magazine’s 2020 Out 100 List.

Fyffe studied Studio Art as well as Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at the University of Richmond and completed his graduate studies in Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design. He holds a certification in womenswear design from Istituto di Moda Burgo, - Milan, Italy. He has a decade of international experience as a Fashion Designer and Visual Merchandiser for brands including Michael Kors, Burberry, Lyssé, PVH, and Marc Jacobs. His most prominent roles were Head of Design at WOLACO, and Design Director at CopperFit - his activewear collections are currently sold nationwide at DICK’S Sporting Goods, Barry’s Bootcamp, Equinox, and other major retailers.

In his capacity as a Design + Production Consultant, Fyffe has helped several designers and entrepreneurs launch their first collections by taking their creative vision from initial concept to market. In March 2023, he completed a teaching series hosted by Indigo Soul NYC - Threading the Needle: Taking Your Artistic Vision from Initial Concept to Market, which provided a detailed roadmap for individuals looking to launch a new product or apparel collection, and served as the inspiration for him to release his first book.

Born in Queens, NY, raised in Durham, North Carolina, Fyffe currently lives in New York City.

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ABOUT OUR HOST 

Steinway & Sons endorsed Paul Cardall as one of the world’s finest pianists. His albums have debuted No. 1 on 11 Billboard charts. Often categorized as Classical, Christian, New Age, and Holiday, the independent artist has been streamed 3 Billion times making him one of the most listened to artists of our time. 

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