Fashion Made

Gumdrop has been founded on a closed loop recycling process and is the first company to make an entire shoe from would-be waste chewing gum. Shaun Licence joins Fashion Made to discuss how changing consumer behaviour is essential to closed-loop recycling, as well as share some provocative facts about mankind's problem with waste and how we can find solutions.

We are joined by Alvaro Pin Hurtado to discuss the journey that HATCH has been on to get to this point where they can start to have game changing conversations with brands. The Digital Showroom is certainly going to make hugely positive changes, and they must strive forwards to accomodate how relationships between fashion brands and wholesale customers may change in the future.

Marcus Chung joins Fashion Made to discuss ThirdLove's approach to finding the perfect fit for their bras. As the first company to offer trademarked half sizes they have a lot of demand planning and inventory challenges, and as VP Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Marcus is the perfect man to explain how they overcome these hurdles.

50th Episode Special:

In this week's bumper episode we feature a detailed discussion with the founder of digital fashion house, The Fabricant. After a stellar year in which they sold the first digital garment on blockchain, Kerry tells us all about running a thriving start-up in this brave new world as well as giving us the detail on the infamous sale earlier in the year.

Kristen Fanarakis is founder of the L.A. made, classically inspired clothing line Senza Tempo Fashion. As a previous Wall Street trader her financial expertise is valuable on its own merits, but combine that with her desire to make long-lasting, season-less clothing that's good to the planet and you've got a rare case of fashion's triple bottom line at work.

As the Senior Vice President of Global Product Services at Kohl's, Rajiv Malik has a large remit. He joined us during PI Apparel New York to lay out some of the most important ways in which he and his team are driving operational efficiency whether that's digital product creation, e-commerce, enabling end-to-end or measuring success.

We had the pleasure to be joined by Juan Carlos to discuss the overlapping worlds of 3D garment construction and computer animation, why it's better to understand in analog before you apply those skills in digital, and what opportunities there are for young 3D designers today.

Queen of Raw Founder & CEO, Stephanie Benedetto, joins Fashion Made to discuss the rapidly growing online market for deadstock fabrics, particularly with companies looking to boost their sustainability efforts.

We had the pleasure to sit down with Dan Frith to hear all about the world of 3D at IKEA. It's interesting that they are viewed as leaders in this field, indeed they are advanced in comparison to many retailers, yet they still feel they have a long way to go in this seemingly infinite digital landscape.

Erik joined Fashion Made to discuss the various ways that Crocs approaches digital intelligence to make the entire value chain more efficient. We also touch on how the entire fashion industry must move away from a calendar based model in order to move into a new era.