Fashion Month Edition: Dora Maar CEO Lauren Wilson on leveraging NYFW's marketing opportunities
Sep 8, 2023
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The CEO of a luxury retailer discusses leveraging marketing and networking opportunities during New York Fashion Week. They also explore the benefits of fashion week, including networking, brand partnerships, and organic marketing. Additionally, they discuss leveraging muses in the fashion industry and the changing landscape of fashion.
Fashion Week has become more accessible through social media, changing how people consume it.
Dora Maar leverages Fashion Week as a marketing opportunity to boost brand awareness and find potential brand partners.
Deep dives
The Evolution of Fashion Week
Fashion Week has evolved with a more diverse crowd attending shows, including influencers. The accessibility of Fashion Week through social media has changed the way people consume it.
The Role of Dora Marr in Fashion Week
Dora Marr, a consignment-focused platform, plays a significant role in Fashion Week. The platform curates muses who showcase their style and connect with designers. Dora Marr's Musas to the Lens initiative captures and shares street style in real-time.
The Benefits of Fashion Week for Dora Marr
Fashion Week is a valuable marketing opportunity for Dora Marr, boosting brand awareness and attracting new muses. The platform also uses Fashion Week to network, find potential brand partners, and expand its audience.
It’s a new era for fashion month, where designer collections are just one piece of the pie. As brands across price points and specialties aim to compete in the increasingly competitive retail landscape, more are taking advantage of the opportunity and approaching it strategically. They’re cutting through the noise with innovative marketing tactics, introducing new commerce plays and leveraging advanced digital capabilities to best showcase their products. In this podcast series, running throughout Fashion Month Spring 2024, Glossy and influential leaders are breaking down the evolution of the experiential event, as driven by technology.
First up is Lauren Wilson, founder and CEO of Dora Maar, the luxury e-tailer that allows shoppers to buy from the closets of fashion icons. Along with sharing New York Fashion Week's importance to her evolving business, she discusses her plans for taking advantage of marketing and networking opps throughout the week. This episode was recorded amid bustling NYFW, in Showfields' NoHo location.