Diane von Furstenberg on Building a Business in a Man’s World
Drive from The Business of Fashion
Release Date: 08/31/2018
Introducing ‘The Debrief,’ a New Podcast hosted by Lauren Sherman
Drive from The Business of Fashion
In this weekly series, BoF’s chief correspondent will go behind the scenes of the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry. Fashion has the ability to move markets, shake up cultural norms and even transform society. But who — and what — are the forces driving major change? We’re answering that question on The Debrief, a new weekly podcast series from The Business of Fashion, where we go beyond the industry’s glossy veneer to understand how the fashion business is evolving, from the inside out. Hosted by BoF’s chief correspondent Lauren Sherman, The Debrief will be your...
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Everlane’s Michael Preysman on 'Balancing Time, Customer and Product'
Drive from The Business of Fashion
Michael Preysman shares his experience of building Everlane from the ground up and putting sustainability and something he calls 'radical transparency' at the centre of his business model and operations.
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Eileen Fisher Reflects On 35 Years of Implementing Sustainable Thinking
Drive from The Business of Fashion
As a sustainability pioneer long before ‘sustainability’ became an industry buzzword, Eileen Fisher and her eponymous brand have been pushing the boundaries for decades. Here’s what she’s learned.
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Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien on ‘Taking Greed Out of the Equation’
Drive from The Business of Fashion
Brendon Babenzien’s streetwear brand Noah focuses on values and collaboration instead of profit margins and competition.
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Ganni’s Nicolaj Reffstrup on Measuring Ecological Impact Effectively
Drive from The Business of Fashion
Having turned the Danish womenswear brand from a virtual unknown to a global trendsetter, Ganni's founder discusses how his tech background fuelled his approach.
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Reformation's Yael Aflalo On Finding a Sustainable Focus
Drive from The Business of Fashion
BoF meets Reformation Founder and CEO Yael Aflalo, who created her brand in 2009 around the idea of upcycling, after years of frustration battling with inefficiencies of the fashion wholesale system.
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Tim Brown on Allbirds' Sustainable Footwear Revolution
Drive from The Business of Fashion
In episode 1 of the new season of Drive, delivered by DHL, the Allbirds co-founder and co-CEO discusses how his high-risk strategy has created a sustainable brand that is disrupting the established footwear market.
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Welcome to Season 2 of Drive
Drive from The Business of Fashion
In a new season of our entrepreneurship podcast series, we hear from six of fashion’s most dynamic sustainable entrepreneurs — Allbirds’ Tim Brown, Eileen Fisher, Everlane’s Michael Preysman, Reformation's Yael Aflalo, Ganni’s founder and Noah's founder — to hear what it takes to make successful businesses sustainable.
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Rent the Runway’s Jennifer Hyman on Realising Radical Ideas
Drive from The Business of Fashion
In episode seven of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Hyman tells BoF how she executed her radical idea and attracted 10 million members to her platform.
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Tom Chapman on Growing MatchesFashion
Drive from The Business of Fashion
In episode six of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, co-founder Tom Chapman reveals how he and his wife grew a single store into a global e-commerce business valued at over $1 billion.
info_outlineIn Episode 2 of BoF’s new podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, the entrepreneur shares the highs and the lows of her forty-five-year career, and how she used factory scraps to create the first iconic wrap dress while pregnant, delivered by DHL.
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