The Future of Fashion by Vogue Business

After 10 years and taking her company public, Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake is stepping down as CEO. Taking her place this August is Elizabeth Spaulding, who joined the company shortly before the pandemic hit, rocking the online retailer’s business. Now, Stitch Fix is in rebound mode, and Spaulding is laying the foundation for the company’s next 10 years. Already, Stitch Fix has begun adding new features to its try-before-you-buy model that put e-commerce more at the centre; the goal is to build a new way to shop online that gives customers a range of options focused on personalisation. Spaulding joined the final episode of this season of The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast to discuss why media companies aren’t competition to commerce, the way people are shopping now and the overall health of the retail industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast, executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes speaks to Jenny Campbell, CMO of Kate Spade, and PayPal’s Greg Lisiewski on fashion’s outlook led by Gen Z trend setters. Gen Z set industry trends. That’s influenced how Kate Spade shows up online, what products are best-sellers and the e-commerce and retail strategies the brand invests in, says CMO Jenny Campbell. At the same time, the role of the CMO has changed, requiring insight over areas like customer service and clienteling to storytelling on platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Campbell joined Vogue Business ’s The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast along with Greg Lisiewski, PayPal’s VP and GM of global pay products, to discuss how e-commerce and retail are changing alongside this emerging customer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renzo Rosso is still building. The founder of Diesel and chairman of OTB, the Italian luxury group, led the acquisition of Jil Sander earlier this year and more M&A isn’t off the table. In seeking out brands that will be a fit for OTB, which he says is an alternative to the larger French luxury conglomerates, he looks for talent, creativity and “bravery”. (OTB stands for Only The Brave.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poshmark co-founder Tracy Sun joins the Vogue Business Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast to discuss an upcoming partnership with Snapchat that will broaden the company’s reach, its outlook on sustainability and the potential of working with brands directly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American Giant founder and CEO believes brands will begin to commit to materials like organic cotton and fair living wages for supply chain workers as government and customer pressure builds. As part of this shift, America’s apparel manufacturing industry will play a bigger role in the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Yes founder Julie Bornstein joined the Vogue Business Future of Fashion podcast to discuss launching her company during a pandemic, why she doesn’t consider Instagram a fashion competitor (it’s the ads) and how user data informs the shopping experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

H&M head of sustainability Pascal Brun joined The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast along with Ayesha Barenblatt, the founder and CEO of Remake, to discuss the merits of its sustainability strategy, as well as where improvements are needed. Degrowth is an essential part of any retailer’s sustainable model, Barenblatt argues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Munira Rahemtulla, the director of Amazon Live, joined the Vogue Business Future of Fashion podcast to discuss the talent, creative and brand work that goes into building out a live stream shopping arm of Amazon and ambitions to become the next QVC for modern customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast, Eileen Fisher and Fibershed executive director Rebecca Burgess, who works with brands to help them incorporate more sustainable materials into their businesses, join executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes and senior sustainability editor Rachel Cernansky for a conversation on how companies can navigate sustainability priorities at a faster pace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Dr Helen Crowley joins executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes and senior sustainability editor Rachel Cernansky for a discussion on her role at Kering, why luxury fashion has a duty to set responsible trends in regards to how fashion operates within nature and the ways the industry has set out to achieve ambitious goals related to regenerative agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Depop and TikTok, two platforms largely populated by Gen Z, function as two parts of fashion’s new pipeline. As trends take off on TikTok, they inevitably boom on Depop, a peer-to-peer seller platform for DIY and used wares. This week, Depop CMO Peter Semple and TikTok fashion influencer Tim Dessaint join executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes and trends editor Lucy Maguire to discuss the Depop-TikTok effect on fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of season 2 of The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast, Yoox Net-a-Porter chairman and founder Federico Marchetti joins executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes to discuss his new role and what comes next after the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of The Future of Fashion podcast, host Hilary Milnes speaks to Gabriela Hearst about the importance of sustainable design, how she focuses her energy on improving production through areas like transportation and raw materials, and why a shift away from the obsession with newness will make for a better industry overall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the penultimate episode of The Future of Fashion podcast, host Hilary Milnes speaks to Aiken and Rafe Petkovic, chief revenue officer at Klarna US, about fashion’s recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the eighth episode of The Future of Fashion podcast, host Hilary Milnes speaks to Eva Chen, director of fashion partnerships at Instagram, about what the app’s shifting role from social platform to shopping platform means for fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the seventh episode of The Future of Fashion podcast, host Hilary Milnes speaks to Regy Perlera and Luc Succes, founders of Seasons, about making the rental model work for menswear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the sixth episode of The Future of Fashion podcast, host Hilary Milnes speaks to Raissa Gerona, chief brand officer of Revolve, and influencer Kinya Claiborne about the year that changed creator marketing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Americas editor Hilary Milnes speaks to designer and Entireworld founder Scott Sternberg about his decision to shutter his first brand, Band of Outsiders, and write a new fashion playbook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 4, host Hilary Milnes speaks to Rachel Faller, the founder and creative director of Tonlé, Jessie Lee, a former fashion supply chain manager and Kim van der Weerd, former garment manufacturer, about the fallout of a pandemic that had disastrous effects on fashion’s supply chain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hilary Milnes is joined by two leaders from fashion in the US and the UK: Steven Kolb, president and CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion Council. They look back at fashion months this year and assess the existential questions about the existence of the fashion show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.