Clothing Coulture

Consumer behavior and expectations have shifted drastically over the past few years, creating challenges and opportunities for brands and retailers.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane speak with customer experience expert Ruth Crowley about the urgency to move in a different direction to elevate the customer experience now.

“One of the biggest things we all have to do as designers, retailers, brand advocates, and storytellers is to accelerate the story to meet the current environment.”

Season 1 of Clothing Coulture was full of fashion industry innovators in technology, design, and social enterprise. The move to digital and shifting business models during this interesting era created many insightful moments.

In this episode, we explore the highlights from our deep-dive conversations that continue to connect our global community.

The fashion industry is constantly changing, recent downsizing and developments in technology have caused larger disruption. In order to remain competitive, it may be necessary for brands to access an outside perspective.

In this episode, Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane discuss the viability of consulting to grow a business. Learn why it’s important to hire a consultant that fits company values, the qualities needed, how to include your team in the vetting process, and how to measure success.

For more information on consulting, you can read Bret’s blog Consulting in the Apparel World on our website starsdesigngroup.com

The concept of 3D design technology is not new to the fashion world. It has been around for nearly 20 years, yet it wasn't until recently that the fashion industry started adopting the technology.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane speak with Sharon Lim, CEO & Co-Founder of Browzwear, about how fashion technology is changing the apparel industry.

The apparel industry is a global economy. Protecting workers' rights and safety is of the utmost importance. This is a complicated landscape as social compliance shifts from country to country, and region to region.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane explore how to navigate the process of social compliance in manufacturing and the impact on the welfare of a community and its people.

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Sustainability is an ongoing, core topic of interest around the world. With the apparel industry known as one of the most polluting contributors, it is critical to examine this conversation.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture hosts Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane explore the fundamentals of sustainability and the realistic challenges to overcome to protect our planet Earth.

Apparel manufacturing in the United States began declining in the early '80s as America began abdicating manufacturing, moving production overseas. Today, it is making a comeback in the states, alongside the technical foundations. Evolution St. Louis is paving the way to bring innovation and manufacturing back to the U. S. as the premier whole garment, high-tech knitting facility.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane speak with Jon Lewis, CEO/ Co-Founder of Evolution St. Louis. They discuss the history of manufacturing in the United States, how Evolution St. Louis is changing the game with their knitting process, along with their partnership with STOLL, one of the major 3D knitting factories, and more.

Innovation in the workplace is important to a company and its future. Creating space for employees to share ideas and adopting a spirit of evolution creates a positive atmosphere while generating a better understanding of where the company is going.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane discuss the difference between a brand-driven economy vs. a consumer-driven economy, the benefits of creating innovation in the workplace from leadership to including those around you to be a part of the conversation. This conversation provides leaders with insights to support future success by embracing a culture of innovation.

As a designer who uses her creativity as an agent of social change, guest Lula Mena talks about her journey into the fashion world and the five principles she lives by.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane learn how Lula Mena transformed the culture around being a working mother in El Salvador by creating sustainable home/fashion pieces.

Limitless to what they create, fashion designers are in many cases the hidden gems within the fashion industry. United Coulture, a fashion design community, was created to provide a face and opportunities to designers worldwide.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, host Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane welcome Alexandre Nicaud, fashion designer, founder of KSRT Studio, and member of United Coulure. Alexandre shares the realities of being a fashion designer, his key source of inspiration, and the importance of embracing your community.