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TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty Podcast

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Welcome to the podcast channel from TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty, where we bring you inspiring stories, retail insights and conversation from fashion and beauty's most influential business leaders. TheIndustry.fashion is the insights and intelligence destination for brands and retailers shaping the future of fashion. Visit TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty websites for breaking news, exclusive features and data insights. 

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'Human Truths' with Bastille Parfums and Avery Dennison

November 24, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

Beauty is booming... In 2022 the global beauty market – defined as skincare, fragrance, makeup, and haircare – hit $430 billion in revenue according to McKinsey and is expected to reach $580 billion by 2027. While this explosion in consumption provides enormous opportunity, it also presents beauty brands and retailers with a number of challenges, particularly within the supply chain. Inefficiencies in the supply chain and over-production can lead to wasted product before it even reaches t...

'Considerate Consumption’ feat Elemis & Avery Dennison

October 13, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Beauty is booming.  In 2022 the global beauty market – defined as skincare, fragrance, makeup, and haircare – hit $430 billion in revenue according to McKinsey and is expected to reach $580 billion by 2027. While this explosion in consumption provides enormous opportunity, it also presents beauty brands and retailers with a number of challenges, particularly within the supply chain. Inefficiencies in the supply chain and over-production can lead to wasted product before it even reaches th...

"Considerate Consumption’ feat Elemis & Avery Dennison

October 13, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Beauty is booming.  In 2022 the global beauty market – defined as skincare, fragrance, makeup, and haircare – hit $430 billion in revenue according to McKinsey and is expected to reach $580 billion by 2027. While this explosion in consumption provides enormous opportunity, it also presents beauty brands and retailers with a number of challenges, particularly within the supply chain. Inefficiencies in the supply chain and over-production can lead to wasted product before it even reaches th...

'Trust in Data to Balance the Stock' feat: Balance Me & Avery Dennison

September 26, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB

Beauty is booming… In 2022 the global beauty market – defined as skincare, fragrance, makeup, and haircare – hit $430 billion in revenue according to McKinsey and is expected to reach $580 billion by 2027. While this explosion in consumption provides enormous opportunity, it also presents beauty brands and retailers with a number of challenges, particularly within the supply chain. Inefficiencies in the supply chain and over-production can lead to wasted product before it even reaches the...

Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood, Co-founders, Collagerie

April 28, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood worked with some of the most prestigious luxury brands in fashion – from Marc Jacobs to Marni, Prada and Armani – and at the highest echelons of fashion publishing.  Their careers collided at British Vogue where Lucinda was its celebrated Fashion Director and Serena its Executive Market and Fashion Director.   After leaving the publication the pair caught up for coffee and hatched a plan to launch Collagerie, a platform that would combine their expertise in s...

Simon Parr, Owner, Heritage Brands Inc.

April 20, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB

Simon Parr’s Heritage Brands agency represents menswear brands with – or inspired by – heritage, including Gabicci Vintage, Tootal, Viyella 1784, Guards London, Real Hoxton and Dasmarca hats. Formerly a sales rep at BMB, he set up on his own in 2019 after getting a call from Gabicci to see if he’d want to be their sales agent. It was an opportunity he thought was too good to miss. Unfortunately, the pandemic dented his early business growth but he’s since gone on to make great strides suppl...

Dr Nina S. Naidu, Founder, Anokha

April 20, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB

Dr Nina S. Naidu is a New York-based plastic surgeon and the founder of Anokha. Founded in 2008, Anokha is a natural skincare brand born from a desire for environmental ingredients to achieve clinical results. The business recently launched in the UK for the first time, bringing its range of products to consumers via its own website. Nina speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at TheIndustry.beauty, about the inspiration behind Anokha, why the brand manufactures in small bat...

Anabel Kindersley, Co-owner, Neal’s Yard Remedies

April 06, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Anabel Kindersley is the Co-owner of Neal’s Yard Remedies, a British beauty and wellbeing brand known for its natural and organic skincare and bodycare products. The brand is also known for its ethical ethos and charitable initiatives.  Anabel, speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at TheIndustry.beauty, about why she purchased Neal’s Yard Remedies, her involvement in the business, the importance of natural and organic ingredients, and what drives its eco-friendly and charit...

Rosamund Muir, Founder & Designer, Rosamund Muir

April 05, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Rosamund Muir designs with women in mind, crafting shoes with an enduring spirit. Using strong women as daily inspiration, Rosamund celebrates female empowerment, producing luxurious handmade footwear that is comfortable, beautiful and designed to be worn with confidence. The experience of rushing around London combined with becoming a mother helped to shape the foundations of the brand, with Rosamund developing a deep understanding of the importance of a comfortable heel. She tells To...

Neal Heard, Creative Director, Lover’s F.C.

March 30, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

Neal Heard is the Founder and Designer of Lover’s F.C, a label born out of the fusion between football and fashion which has been sold in the likes of Urban Outfitters and Hanon, with past design collaboration collections including with YMC, Lyle & Scott and H&M. Coming up he’s got a couple of new unexpected design collaborations launching - with the Ministry of Sound and EA SPORTS FIFA, and he’s currently on the hunt for a permanent London store for Lover’s F.C. A respected author of ‘Tra...

Sarah Sklavenitis, Founder, Messiah & Eve

March 30, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Sarah Sklavenitis is the Founder of Messiah & Eve, a vegan brand that mixes  skin-loving ingredients with modern fragrance blends to offer a range of affordable luxury bodycare products. Sarah, speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at TheIndustry.beauty, about the inspiration behind Messiah & Eve, how she took the brand from concept to creation, her first trade show experience at Just Around The Corner and what she has learned since starting the business. Get breaking news ...

Nick Crook, Founder, Boardies

March 24, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

Boardies celebrates a world of creativity, travel and good times. Founded by Nick Crook, the privately owned London-based business creates unique swimwear influenced by experiences from around the world. The company has successfully navigated the challenges of operating a beach-focused brand in a pandemic world of reduced travel, and has continued to see successes globally, with new collections and partnerships, including a recent collection with historic London department store Liberty.  ...

Tiffany Salmon, Founder, Glow Hub

March 24, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

Tiffany Salmon is a beauty entrepreneur and the Founder of Glow Hub, a vegan skincare brand that provides targeted solutions and simple routines for the Gen Z beauty community.  Tiffany, speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at TheIndustry.beauty, about the inspiration behind Glow Hub, and the success social media - in particular TikTok - is having on the brand and more. Get breaking news as it happens and be the first to know when our podcasts go live by following:  INSTAG...

Allison McNamara, Founder, MARA

March 17, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Allison McNamara is TV host and fashion & beauty influencer who created the clean, algae-infused skincare line MARA.  Allison started her career hosting television and digital programs for outlets like Who What Wear, POPSUGAR, ABC’s Emmy-Award-winning Oscar red carpet pre-show, The Today show, and TV Guide Network.  She then took her experience to Refinery29 and ET Online where she created, hosted and produced beauty videos. But then the media-scape started to change, pivoting to social me...

Claus Lindorff, Founder & CEO, Ron Dorff

March 17, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Claus Lindorff began his career in finance in London before moving into advertising in Paris where he founded BETC Luxe – an agency specialising in fashion and luxury brands with clients including Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Jil Sander and Lacoste. Then, in 2012, he created his own brand, Ron Dorff, starting out with just five basic pieces which combined Swedish design and functionality with French style.  The brand’s statement Tees and sweats have been popular from the start, but upgrad...

Olivia Francis, Founder, Hamilton + Hare

March 10, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

Olivia Francis left her job with global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi to change the men’s underwear market with her Hamilton + Hare brand in 2014. She had been looking to buy boxer shorts for her brother, but just found a lot of poor quality and heavy branding.  She wanted to bring womenswear underwear standards to men, and that’s exactly what she did.    That quality has now evolved into loungewear, sleepwear, T-shirts, shirts, sweatshirts and even suiting – all sold out of her Mary...

Joanna Jensen, Founder, Childs Farm

March 10, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

Joanna Jensen is the Founder of Childs Farm, a natural and eco-friendly skincare and haircare brand designed for babies and children.    Childs Farm was first launched as a solution to the sensitive and eczema prone skin of Joanna’s daughters.    Today, the brand’s growing range of products are available online and in-store at a number of major retailers including Boots, Waitrose, and Amazon.    Joanna, speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.beauty, about th...

Maria Chenoweth, Maria Chenoweth, CEO, TRAID & Co-founder, Charity Super.Mkt - the UK’s first multi-charity preloved pop-up fashion store.

February 10, 2023 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

Maria Chenoweth is the CEO of the TRAID charity, which has 12 stores in London, and Co-founder of the new sustainable retail concept, Charity Super.Mkt, the UK’s first multi-charity preloved pop-up fashion store. The pop-up store is currently located in the former Topshop unit at Brent Cross shopping centre, in collaboration with landlord Hammerson. It’s a format that has hit the ground running, and the initial four week period, from 27 January, has been extended to six weeks. What’s mor...

Dr Jane Leonard, Cosmetic Doctor & NHS GP

February 03, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Dr Jane Leonard is a GP and aesthetic doctor who recently appeared as an expert contributor to the revamped Embarrassing Bodies series on Channel 4 and has made it her mission to help young women, in particular, to find confidence in their looks and bodies. She regularly cautions against unnecessary procedures, unrealistic expectations and unqualified practitioners, but, at the same time, she is keen for the aesthetics industry to be recognised for the positive impact it can have on people...

Sach Kukadia, Founder & CEO, 7879

February 03, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Entrepreneur Sach Kukadia is perhaps best known for founding the UK’s first flash sales website, Secret Sales, with his brother Nish in 2007, which they sold in 2019 to Lifestyle Retail Group.  He is now firmly focused on his latest venture, gold and platinum jewellery business 7879, which launched in November 2021.  Having secured £5.5m in seed funding in November 2022, and with a pop-up space currently running in Harrods, Kukadia speaks to Tom Bottomley, Contributing Editor of TheIndustr...

Sabina Ranger, Founder & CEO, BELLA

January 27, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Sabina Ranger is the entrepreneur behind fledgling beauty brand BELLA, which is shaking up the cosmetics market (and Instagram) with its WANDERLASH Mascara that promises a false eyelash effect in just a few simple strokes. WANDERLASH is the first in a planned series of products that Ranger intends to launch in the world of beauty, with the stated aim of outperforming alternatives on the market.   Sabina tells Lauretta Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of TheIndustry.beauty, how her family’s busine...

John Snare & Rachel Kelly, Co-founders, Thought

January 27, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

John Snare and Rachel Kelly are the Co-founders of Thought, one of the UK’s earliest sustainable and ethical fashion brands.   Thought's focus is on creating a "circular economy", and over the years it has invested extensively in expanding the range of materials used.   The business boasts an impressive range of textiles compared to similar retailers, such as hemp, bamboo, and Seacell - a material made from harvested seaweed.   In this episode of the In Conversation podcast, John and Rach...

Mark Heyes, Guest Fashion Designer, Freemans

January 19, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Best known for his fashion styling advice on ITV breakfast show ‘Lorraine’, Mark Heyes is a British fashion stylist and designer.  Launching a partnership with online retailer Freemans, Heyes has created several collections aimed at the 40+ woman. It is the first collection Heyes has designed himself, based on years of styling TV celebrities and viewers alike.  He talks to Tom Shearsmith, News Editor at TheIndustry.fashion, about the importance of understanding your target demographic and ...

Vicken Arslanian, 'Re-founder', Commodity

January 19, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

Commodity is known for its unique approach to fragrance, giving consumers greater control over the intensity and projection of a scent through its innovative Scent Space concept.  The brand was first brought to life by a Kickstarter campaign in 2013, but was later purchased by Vicken Arslanian in 2019, who is also the founder of EuroPerfumes, a distributor for niche fragrances in the US.  Vicken speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.beauty, about his deci...

Jeremy Muijs, Co-founder, Grown Alchemist

January 13, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Jeremy Muijs is the Co-founder of Grown Alchemist. Through the understanding of cellular renewal and nutrient metabolisation, Grown Alchemist formulates products which it thinks represent a "new evolution in skincare".  The brand uses scientifically–innovative formulas that are capable of influencing the way the body repairs and regenerates the skin.  Muijs tells Tom Shearsmith, News Editor of TheIndustry.beauty, about its products, the science behind the brand, how he built Grown Alchemis...

Chris Griffin, CEO, Secret Sales

January 13, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Commercial visionary and pioneer of ground-breaking ecommerce solutions, Chris Griffin, and his Lifestyle Retail Group (LRG), acquired Secret Sales in March 2020. The aim was to move the business from an antiquated members-only flash sales website to a dedicated premium non-full price ecommerce marketplace for fashion, beauty and homeware - where brands can retain control of price, inventory and branding, while maintaining positive brand equity. In September 2022, Puma made Secret Sales its...

Jody Plows, CEO, Nobody’s Child

December 16, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

Established in 2015, Nobody’s Child is a London-based womenswear brand creating responsible clothing with materials that have a lower impact on the planet.    Jody first joined the company as CEO in March 2020, bringing years of experience from brands including New Look, F&F Clothing and Reiss.    Jody speaks to Sophie Smith, News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.fashion, about the benefits of launching at retailers like M&S and the effect social media has on a brand’s growth. Listen vi...

Lauren Bowker, Founder, The Unseen Beauty

December 16, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

With a background in material science and design, Lauren Bowker, Founder of The Unseen Beauty, entered the beauty market to help transform how people see, think about and express their beauty. The Unseen Beauty first launched with a hair colour, called Colour Alchemy, which adapts and changes colour in response to changes in temperature and sunlight. Most recently, the brand launched a reflective eye makeup product, called Spectra, that transforms under a phone camera's flash. Lauren s...

Rami Cassis, Founder & CEO, Parabellum Investments

December 12, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

Rami Cassis is an international dealmaker, investor, and operator. He leads Parabellum Investments, the family office he founded, which trades as a private equity firm. Cassis acquired Manchester luxury fashion retailer Hervia in May 2022 and intends to use Hervia as the foundation to form a new British fashion group. He speaks to Lauretta Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of TheIndustry.fashion, about his career to date as an investor, the reason why he acquired Hervia and wants to work with Briti...

Rochelle Humes, Founder, My Little Coco

December 05, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB

Rochelle Humes isn’t just a former member of girl group The Saturdays and a current TV personality, she is also a fully-fledged beauty business owner.  Her brand, My Little Coco launched in 2020 and is known for its ever-evolving range of family-friendly skincare and lifestyle products. In this episode of the In Conversation podcast from TheIndustry.beauty, Rochelle speaks to News & Features Writer Sophie Smith, about the inspiration behind My Little Coco, why she wanted to distance her na...

Lucy Litwack, CEO & Owner, Coco de Mer

December 02, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Lucy Litwack is one of the lingerie industry’s best known figures and her stellar career has taken in some of the biggest names in the business, including Victoria’s Secret, La Perla, XIX Entertainment (where she headed up David Beckham Bodywear), Bendon and Myla. Since April 2014 she has been CEO of London-based Coco De Mer, a brand she also owns. Lucy talks us through her career to date and what attracted her to Coco De Mer, a brand dedicated to the celebration of women and women’s pleas...

Donna Dia, Founder, The Beauty Beat

December 01, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

The UK’s first luxury consumer beauty event dedicated to women of colour takes place this weekend (Dec 3 - 4) at the Congress Centre on London’s Great Russell Street.  The Beauty Beat is the brainchild of luxury events specialist Donna Dia who took her 15 years of experience in the industry and her bulging contact book and put them to good use to conceive and launch this concept. The event has the backing not only of major names in beauty – from Laura Mercier and Nars to Boots and Revlon – ...

Charlotte Knight, Founder, Ciate London, Lottie London and Skin Proud

October 28, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Charlotte Knight is a beauty entrepreneur and the founder of Ciate London, Lottie London and Skin Proud. Her first brand, Ciate London launched in 2009 and Lottie London in 2014, and are both known for their range of makeup and nail products. In 2020, Charlotte then entered the skincare market with the launch of her third and most recent brand, Skin Proud. Charlotte, speaks to Sophie Smith, News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.beauty about her journey to launching three successful bus...

Private White V.C. owner, James Eden

October 27, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

During the height of the Covid pandemic, Private White V.C. owner James Eden won a government contract to supply PPE for the NHS, turning part of the brand’s Manchester factory in to a working production line to help the cause. The additional specialist equipment that had to be brought in has since been repurposed, and is now making an-ever growing jersey collection, adding to the company’s excellent made in Manchester outerwear.  The brand’s popular factory visits are also now fully back o...

Private White V.C. owner, James Eden

October 27, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

During the height of the Covid pandemic, Private White V.C. owner James Eden won a government contract to supply PPE for the NHS, turning part of the brand’s Manchester factory in to a working production line to help the cause. The additional specialist equipment that had to be brought in has since been repurposed, and is now making an-ever growing jersey collection, adding to the company’s excellent made in Manchester outerwear.  The brand’s popular factory visits are also now fully back o...

Bold Moves Academy with Haeni Kim, Founder, Kitri

August 31, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Welcome to the The Bold Moves Academy podcast brought to you by TheIndustry.fashion in partnership with Klarna for Business. Here we speak to some of fashion’s disrupters about the bold moves they’ve made to drive the future of the fashion industry and inspire you to do the same. Haeni Kim was an early adopter of the Bold Move. At the age of just 12 years old she upped sticks from her home in South Korea to come to London to train to be a ballet dancer. When she came to the reluctant conclu...

Gym+Coffee Co-founders, Niall Horgan & Diarmuid McSweeney

August 22, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

Gym + Coffee is one of Ireland’s fastest growing lifestyle brands. Founded in 2017 by a team of friends with backgrounds in media, marketing and retail and a shared passion for combining fitness and community, the brand began with a core collection of hoodies.  It has since expanded into a fully-fledged activewear collection for men and women and, as well as its international e-stores, now has physical retail stores in Ireland as well as in strategic locations throughout the UK. It has also...

Jamie O’Banion, Founder & CEO, BeautyBio

August 10, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Jamie O’Banion is the Founder and CEO of BeautyBio, a results-driven and science-based brand known for its range of skincare and haircare products.  Having grown up in the skincare industry and learning from her biochemist father, Jamie saw a need in the retail space for clinical-grade skincare developed for plastic surgeons and dermatologists.  Today, the US-based brand is sold at a number of leading UK retailers including Harrods, Cult Beauty and Selfridges.  In this episode of the In C...

Nayna McIntosh, Founder, Hope

August 09, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Nayna McIntosh brings Hope – both literally and metaphorically – to women and the fashion industry. After a high flying career that took in some of fashion retail’s biggest brands from Next to George at ASDA and Marks & Spencer, McIntosh took a step back at the age of 50 and decided to establish her own brand. Hope, named after Nayna’s mother, is unapologetically aimed at women in the 50-plus market who have been neglected by mainstream retailers but who still want stylish, comfortable clot...

Simon Comins, Chief Commercial Officer, Superdrug

August 04, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

Simon Comins is the Chief Commercial Officer at Superdrug. Having worked his way up from the shop floor, he has an extensive career history at the health and beauty retailer.  In his role as CCO, which he was appointed earlier this year, Simon works to ensure Superdrug stocks the most exciting selection of accessible health and beauty products on the high street.  In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna for Business, Simon, speaks to Sophie Smith, News & F...

Jason Kirk, CEO & Co-founder, Kirk & Kirk.

July 27, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna for Business, Contributing Editor Eric Musgrave talks to Jason Kirk, CEO & Co-founder of eyewear business Kirk & Kirk. Jason created Kirk & Kirk to present fashionable individuals with the opportunity to find unbranded, bold and elegant eyewear to suit their specific style. Jason grew up surrounded by optics. He runs the business side of Kirk & Kirk and regularly visits their factory in France for in-person quality ch...

Suzanne Duckett, Founder & CEO, Onolla

July 15, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

Suzanne Duckett is the Founder & CEO of Onolla, an expertly curated beauty, skincare and fragrance retailer.  Duckett, a Journalist and Editor with over three decades of experience at some of the most successful magazines in the world including Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping, founded the business after becoming frustrated with the lack of transparency between journalists and consumers.  Onolla offers consumers a unique line-up of Duckett’s favourite products that, in her words, “embrac...

Michael Doughty, Co-founder, Hylo

July 15, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Built on the philosophy of having a minimal impact on the planet, footwear brand Hylo is aiming to revolutionise high performance trainers.  Launched by a trio that includes ex-professional footballer Michael Doughty, Hylo’s footwear has a 42% reduction in carbon footprint compared to the industry standard running shoe.  The products are largely created from sustainable corn fibre and organic cotton, with an end goal of creating an entirely sustainable and recyclable shoe.  Doughty talks ...

In Conversation with Frédéric Fekkai

July 08, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Provence-born and Paris-trained, Frédéric Fekkai opened his groundbreaking namesake salon atop New York’s Bergdorf Goodman Department Store, creating the concept of beauty hospitality and revolutionising the industry standard for hair stylists.  Fekkai is now continuing his legacy with a new mission to create the cleanest, most sustainable haircare that delivers salon performance to every customer. His salon-grade, EWG-compliant formulas are all clean, vegan, silicone-free & cruelty free an...

Simon Brown, CEO, Joe Browns

July 07, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna for Business, we speak to Simon Brown,  CEO of  Joe Browns.  After leaving school at 18, Simon Brown travelled the world before returning to the UK to establish fashion retailer Joe Browns. The carefree spirit of Joe Browns’ clothing range is the perfect representation of Simon himself.   Launching originally as a mail order business in 1998, Joe Browns has grown to become a Yorkshire fashion giant. The company now o...

Alison Lloyd, Founder & Creative Director, Ally Capellino

July 04, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Alison Lloyd founded Ally Capellino in 1980 and was one of the first contemporary British designers to really crack the Japanese market in the early ‘90s.  She’s had a busy year this year so far, with a collaboration with Barbour on jackets and bags and a pop-up space in Selfridges for her new packable bag collection.  In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna for Business, Alison talks us through her colourful career in fashion and all her latest projects. ...

Michele Scott-Lynch, Founder, Boucléme

July 01, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Michele Scott-Lynch is the Founder of Boucléme, a plant-powered haircare brand designed for the curly hair community.  The brand was created after Michele felt there was a lack of products in the UK that really catered towards her curly hair, especially for black men and women.  Today, Boucléme’s range of haircare products are stocked at a variety of leading retailers including Boots, Selfridges, Cult Beauty and M&S.  In this episode of In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna f...

Nick Robertson, Founder, ASOS: Bold Moves Academy Live at Soho House

June 27, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB

Welcome to the The Bold Moves Academy podcast brought to you by TheIndustry.fashion in partnership with Klarna for Business. Here we speak to some of fashion’s disrupters about the bold moves they’ve made to drive the future of the fashion industry and inspire you to do the same. Nick Robertson is the Founder of online fashion and beauty retailer ASOS and was CEO of the Ecommerce giant from 2000 - 2015. Robertson made the boldest of moves by launching ASOS at a time when online shopping st...

Rasmus Brix, General Manager UK & Ireland, Pandora

June 23, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna, we speak to Rasmus Brix, General Manager UK & Ireland at jewellery company Pandora, which is known for its charm bracelets. Founded in 1982 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the business now counts the UK as its second biggest market. As Rasmus explains, the size of the jeweller is quite “mind blowing”, with almost half of women in the UK and Ireland owning a Pandora piece of jewellery, he still sees a significant opportunity ...

Maria Grachvogel, Founder, Maria Grachvogel London

June 15, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

Maria Grachvogel created her first collection when she was just 14. Obsessed with the idea that clothing can transform your body, your mood and your confidence she experimented with innovative cutting techniques and always kept the woman who wears the clothing front of mind. Her approach to design which celebrates the woman first and puts joy and well-being into the design process has created many iconic pieces that have been worn by celebrities including Emma Thompson, Scarlett Johansson a...

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