Fashion & Founders The Podcast

How to Rebrand, Build Confidence, and Start that Business with Cass Dimicco

September Reset Guide. Fall Reset. How to become a founder. Why Aureum stopped selling jewelry.  Cass Dimicco joins Victoria Smith, host Fashion and Founders to break do

Who Will Win Fashion Tech?

What does the future of fashion tech actually look like and which companies will survive it? What is fashion tech? How to work in fashion tech? What companies get investm

How to Turn a Personal Brand Into a Real Business with Alexis Barber

How to build a personal brand, make money as a content creator, and turn an online audience into a real business.  In this episode of Fashion and Founders, host Victoria

Inside Copenhagen Fashion Week: Invites, PR, Events

How to get invited to fashion week, what I wish I knew before attending my first fashion week, who gets invited to fashion shows? Inside Copenhagen Fashion Week SS27. Wh

How Ganni Became a Global Brand

How did Ganni become a global name? Is Ganni a sustainable fashion brand? What innovation is needed for fashion brands? Recorded live at Copenhagen Fashion Week at 1Hote

How Fashion is Forecasted with WGSN Head of Consumer Forecasting

What is trend forecasting? How are fashion trends predicted? How do brands predict what consumers will want years before it happens?  In this episode, we go inside WGSN,

Luxury Business Secrets with LVMH Chairwoman

What business school won’t teach you about luxury. How do you work in luxury fashion? This is inside LVMH's playbook.  This week, I'm joined by Pauline Brown,

Hervé Léger Creative Director Michelle Ochs: How She's Bringing the Brand Into a New Era

What does a creative director in fashion do? How do I get a job in fashion? What is fashion school actually like? Hear from Michelle Ochs, the Creative Director at Hervé

Morgan Riddle and Cherry Beagles: The Female Fan Economy and 400 Club

This week on Fashion and Founders, I'm joined by Morgan Riddle and Cherry Beagles, co-founders of The 400 Club, a community redefining sports through the lens of fas

Make a Career out of Taste with VP of Partnerships at ShopMy

This week on Fashion and Founders Podcast, I’m joined by Caley-Rae Pavillard, VP of Partnerships & Business Development at ShopMy. If you've spent any time around cr

Answering Your Biggest Fashion Career Questions: Solo Episode

This week, I’m answering your questions in a solo episode. I asked you to send in your biggest questions about working in fashion, founder tools, networking, fashion tech

LoveShackFancy: Fashion Editor to Empire with Rebecca Hessel Cohen

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Rebecca Hessel Cohen, founder of LoveShackFancy. They discuss how Rebecca went from working as a fashion editor at Cosmopolitan t

The Brand Behind Acquired Style’s Viral Bachelorette Trip: Swan Beauty

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Colby Mitchell, founder of Swan Beauty, the AI beauty tech startup that went viral after sponsoring Acquired Style’s bachelorette

The Future of Beauty with Glamsquad founder Giovanni Vaccaro

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Giovanni Vaccaro, co-founder of GlamSquad, to talk about the future of beauty and how access is changing everything. What used to

Building a Brand That Means Something: Sali Christeson Founder of Argent

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Sali Christeson, founder and CEO of Argent, to discuss what it really takes to build a fashion brand over the long term. Sally sh

Vestiaire Collective: the $1 Billion Resale Platform

In this episode, Victoria sits down with the Chief Business Officer of Vestiaire Collective, Klemen Drole. They discuss how the company evolved from a niche resale platfo

The Business of Being an Influencer with Hannah Lizzy

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Hannah Krohne, Hannah Lizzy on TikTok, a fashion creator who turned TikTok into a launching point for her career. Landing roles a

CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund: What It’s Really Like to be a Finalist

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Ashley Moubayed, founder of Don’t Let Disco and a CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund finalist. They discuss her journey from building the br

OOTD: Viral Fashion Content Strategy

In this episode, Victoria sits down with the team behind OOTD, one of the fastest-growing fashion media platforms capturing street style around the world. What began as c

Matilda Djerf: Behind the Brand

In this episode, Victoria sits down with Matilda Djerf, the founder of Djerf Avenue, to discuss how she built one of the most recognizable aesthetics in modern fashion. T