Season 2 Episode 005 - Embracing Simplicity and Prioritising Play with Faith Rowan Leeves
The Fashion Brand Clinic Podcast
Release Date: 11/07/2023
The Fashion Brand Clinic Podcast
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info_outlineWelcome to another episode of The Fashion Brand Clinic with me, Elizabeth Stiles!
Faith started her fashion career studying at London College of Fashion & launched a lingerie brand straight out of uni & moved to Australia. Amid a global pandemic, she was back in Brighton & Faith embraced the perfect moment to embark on her next creative journey.
Faith now spends weeks carefully designing dresses that will last and transcend fickle fashion trends with her customers in mind. Her favourite thing is to source fabric, it's her passion and what inspires her creatively. She uses natural new fibres from credible sources and deadstock fabrics.
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In this episode we discuss :
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How Faithâs passion for vintage fashion influenced her approach to her own brand to focus on creating high-quality, made-to-order dresses that align with her values as a sustainable fashion designer.
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The impact motherhood had on Faithâs business model and how it forced her to outsource, delegate and simplify her business model even further
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The consistency within Faithâs simple marketing strategy across Instagram and Email and how that has helped develop her business from 15k followers to 60k followers in under a year.
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