Bridging the Gap in Bridal Fashion: Katharine Polk of Houghton Bridal and the Revolution of Wedding Gowns
Wedding Planning Decisions, This vs That with Kelly McWilliams
English - November 24, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHow To Education Arts Fashion & Beauty wedding bride engaged groom proposal destination married planner planning kelly mcwilliams Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Katharine takes us on her journey, moving from fashion school in Los Angeles to working with Badgley Mishka, and eventually launching her uniquely inclusive bridal line. In a world enamored with size zero, Katharine’s commitment to offering gowns from size zero to 30 plus, is a breath of fresh air.
Katharine shares her insights about the role buyers play in deciding what graces the bridal stores and how she decides when a collection is ready.
If you appreciate a designer that accommodates all sizes AND If you love the story behind a business name, you’re going to want to listen to this episode!
Special series season in partnership with Coded Agency
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Katharine Polk, a Los Angeles native received a degree in Fashion Design from FIDM in Downtown LA before being offered a position at Badgley Mischka Couture in New York City as Assistant Designer to Mark Badgley and James Mischka. Polk, worked closely with over 25 licensees to ensure brand cohesiveness from runway to the store floor. Polk went on to become a fashion editor and stylist freelancing at a London based publication and covered New York Fashion Week.
Est. in 2011, Polk Founded and was the Creative Director of Houghton NYC. Breaking boundaries in the bridal industry as the first brand to create Ready
to Wear for the bride and bring a fresh outlook to traditional bridal designs, Katharine lead the brigade with her brand Houghton.
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Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.
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