

WWD Voices
Fairchild Fashion Media
Welcome to WWD Voices, where you will find news, commentary, and industry insights as well as behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion apparel, retail, luxury, and beauty. Hosted by WWD editors with special guests.
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Nov 25, 2024 • 37min
A Handbag Designer's Next Act
Emily Blumenthal, founder of Handbag Designer 101, The Handbag Awards, and all-around handbag industry connector, chats with WWD Voices host Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, about the business of bags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 2024 • 17min
Dick's Sporting Goods
In this special episode of WWD Voices hosted by FN, Emily Silver, chief marketing officer and chief athlete experience officer at Dick's Sporting Goods, chats with FN senior business editor Shoshy Ciment about the retailer's strategies for marketing this holiday season. In addition to her projections for consumer shopping trends in footwear and beyond, Silver discusses how Dick's is imbuing more humor into some of its campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 2024 • 25min
Gap Inc. President & CEO on Reinventing an American Icon
In this panel discussion at WWD's Apparel & Retail Summit on October 29, Richard Dickson, Gap Inc. president and CEO talks with Booth Moore, WWD executive editor, west coast, about revitalizing the beloved brands under the Gap umbrella. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 2024 • 25min
Catching Up With Coco Rocha
In this episode of WWD Voices, Coco Rocha, a legendary name in the modeling world, chats with WWD Executive Editor Arthur Zaczkiewicz to discuss her 20-year career. Rocha discussed her current ventures, shared her thoughts on the evolving fashion industry and gave an update on her advocacy work with young models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 8, 2024 • 19min
What Will Trump 2.0 Mean for the Fashion Industry?
We’ve seen this movie before. Or have we? Kate Nishimura of Sourcing Journal chats with Lauren Parker of Fairchild Studio on what a second Trump presidency might mean for apparel, footwear, textiles and retail when it comes to tariffs, trade and taxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 2024 • 34min
P448 Adds Invasive Python Skins to its ‘Project Sustainability’
Wayne Kulkin of StreetTrend LLC and P448's Sabrina Cohen and Lori Sigismondo chat with Fairchild Studio's Lauren Parker on how the Italian sneaker company is helping to restore the Florida Everglades' ecosystem by removing invasive Burmese Pythons for their skins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 2024 • 27min
How One of Rothy's Top Execs Grows a Company Responsibly
Dayna Quanbeck, Rothy’s COO, CFO and president, chats with Footwear News' Nikara Johns about the company’s plans and how she juggles often competing responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 22, 2024 • 18min
Fashion Steps Deeper into the Metaverse
WWD Voices host Arthur Zaczkiewicz welcomes Morgan Evans of Metaverse Studio Karta to discuss the transformative fusion of digital environments and traditional branding and the limitless opportunities the metaverse holds for industries from fashion to automotive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 16, 2024 • 20min
How a Perfect Hair Day Created a Billion Dollar Business
Carolyn Aronson, the Latina founder and CEO of It’s a 10 Haircare, chats with Lauren Parker of Fairchild Studio about transforming the hair of millions of women, and transforming herself (a former foster child and hairdresser) into a trailblazing billionaire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 15, 2024 • 22min
Women in Power - Navigating the Intersection of Leadership and AI: A Journey in Innovation and Legacy
In this special episode of WWD Voices, Jenny B. Fine, editor in chief of Beauty Inc and executive editor, Beauty at WWD, interviews Jane Lauder, chief data officer and executive vice president, Enterprise Marketing at The Estée Lauder Companies, on the mainstage at the fourth annual WWD x FN X Beauty Inc Women in Power event in New York, on the intersection of leadership and AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices