FSW Conversations

In this episode, FSW co-publisher Jessica Quillin talks with fashion PR and branding guru, Alison Lowe, MBE. As a serial entrepreneur and business mentor, she is well known as the founder of Felicities, a fashion branding and PR agency that supports, educates, and nurtures young creative talent.

Alison is the author of the book “How to Start Your Own Fashion Label - the Definitive Guide,” which became an Amazon No.1 bestseller. She has acted as a marketing consultant to brands across the globe and is the Director of Careers and Enterprise for the School of Arts and Creative Industries at the University of East London. Alison was awarded an MBE for Services to the Fashion Industry in HRH The Queen's Birthday Honours 2017.

Throughout the conversation, Alison discusses the imperative for critical business skills among fashion designers and what is missing from most fashion educational curricula. She makes the argument for why the industry needs a fashion-centric MBA program to educate designers on how to run a fashion business. Alison also reflects on her experiences receiving an MBE and meeting Queen Elizabeth II.

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In this episode, FSW co-publisher Jessica Quillin sits down with Aliza Licht, award-winning marketer, two-time author, personal branding expert, podcaster, and founder of Leave Your Mark. She was the original social media influencer as DKNY PR Girl.

Throughout the conversation, Aliza speaks about how her experiences in fashion and luxury marketing shaped her future work as a brand strategy and marketing expert and mentor. She also dives deep into why it is important to control your own narrative and other practical tips on personal branding from her second book “On Brand.”

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In this episode, FSW co-publisher Jessica Quillin talks with Clare Tattersall, the founder of Digital Fashion Week, about the future of fashion and technology. The conversation covers all the events happening at the upcoming Digital Fashion Week events in New York, Paris, and Milan in February. Clare also dives deep into the value of digital fashion and the possibilities it offers to bring about a better, cleaner future for fashion and the planet.

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We are proud to announce the launch of the new Fashion Strategy Weekly podcast, “FSW: Conversations.” In this podcast, members of the FSW team chat with decision-makers, makers, doers, and thinkers about on how strategy, economics, tech, and sustainability impact fashion, luxury, and the experience economy.

Our inaugural episode, which was recorded in October 2023, features textile artist and sustainable designer Mira Musank of Fafafoom Studio. In this conversation, FSW publisher Jessica Quillin and Mira talk about everything from the vision behind Fafafoom Studio and her design work to innovative fashion tech tools like AR and VR to social communities like FashionSocial.host on Mastodon.

For now, this podcast is free, like all FSW content, and will be available soon on major podcasting platforms.

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