Fashion – Advice from Experts

Loading...

Fashion

Jeremy Potvin

Toronto, Ontario

$150.0/min 5.0 34 $2.5/min

Life long entrepreneur. Tons of advice in the startup, apparel, and retail space. Success and failure, I know both.

Veronica Gledhill

New York

$250.0/min 4.9 35 $4.17/min

5 years as a Vogue Fashion Editor, 11 years of experience in fashion, luxury, beauty and top tier brands. I know exactly how to market and pitch a product or company to outlets like Techcrunch to more established outlets like the New York Times. I've worked as a consultant for luxury brands Estée Lauder, Gap Inc, Moda Operandi, MAC cosmetics, Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone and more. My work has been featured in Vogue, WWD, New York Magazine, Vogue.com, and W Magazine. I worked as the Senior Fashion Market Editor for New York Magazine, Online. I joined to re-launch the site and style and edit market features and fashion stories driven by runway trends. I also co-founded a beauty startup which I presently run: Stash Beauty, http://www.hellostash.com written up in Techcrunch, Vogue, InStyle, Elle, Allure and featured on Good Morning America.

Dara Elliott

San Francisco

$300.0/min 4.8 14 $5/min

Brand Strategist. Former Brand Founder. Previously led brand strategy for Sephora, Kendo Brands (LVMH's beauty incubator), Marc Jacobs Beauty, Drybar, and Swarovski. Digital marketing and growth at Trendalytics and Darby Smart. PR and influencer marketing at Bollare and Elle Communications. Hi, I'm Dara, a curiously inclined Brand Strategist with a penchant for ideating, storytelling, and problem-solving. I partner with early-stage founders to build brands that resonate. My domain expertise is in the consumer lifestyle space with a focus on fashion, beauty, and wellness brands. Applying an ethnographic, consumer-centric, and analytical approach to brand strategy, I study trends, human behavior, and data to get to the root of what makes your customers tick. Then, I partner with you to ensure every element of your brand strategy is fully aligned with your core values on both a business and personal level. I believe this is the foundation for building a brand that resonates, and a business that endures. Let's partner up to... - Refine your brand vision and message. - Clarify and find your ideal target audience. - Craft a PR-worthy, headline-grabbing pitch. - Identify strategic influencers and brand partners. I also advise software and tech companies who are on a mission to innovate and improve the PR, brand, and influencer marketing landscape. Let's keep in touch! I curate a weekly-ish newsletter on personal growth, branding, and entrepreneurship: http://darabelliott.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/darabelliott/ EXPERIENCE: - Brevity Brand (Founder) - Sephora - Kendo Brands (LVMH Beauty Incubator) - Marc Jacobs Beauty - Swarovski - Trendalytics - Darby Smart (Michaels, Gap) - Bollare Communications (Refinery29, Ruche, ThreadSence, Eberjey, JewelMint) - Elle Communications (Drybar, MAGIC Market Week, Teen Vogue)

Syama Meagher

Los Angeles, California

$300.0/min 5.0 7 $5/min

Founder at Scaling Retail (2008) I have successfully launched and scaled dozens of fashion brands. As a former at Barneys New York, Gucci, AHAlife, and Macy's I bring a rich knowledge base to my international portfolio of clients.

Michelle Lei

Vancouver, BC

$120.0/min 4.7 13 $2/min

Current Director of Materials for MEC. Former Sourcing Manager for Kit and Ace. Founder of athleticwear brand Light Activewear. Former Nike Global Sourcing & Manufacturing Lead based in Shanghai. Expertise in fashion, textiles, and startups.

Brooke Goldman

Los Angeles, CA

$100.0/min 5.0 7 $1.67/min

Founder of Guilty Pleasures- intimates, third start up. 15+ years experience in US manufacturing, sourcing, design, retail management, merchandising, branding at both corporate big box level and small stores. Expert at clothing design, production, brand creation, and marketing. Past Saks 5th Ave Exec, Nordstrom Management and on my third start up to date. Highly skilled in retail business, and merchandising. Knowledgeable in running branded social media campaigns, website design and brand launch strategy.

Susie Breuer

San Francisco

$150.0/min 5.0 15 $2.5/min

Industry expert in apparel product development for Klein, Lagerfeld and Hilfiger, author of 'Blue is The New Black - Fashion Startup task master, strategy builder, sourcing genius, lecturer, mentor. I'll add the fashion to your fashiontech

Louis Monoyudis

New York, NY

$250.0/min 5.0 3 $4.17/min

CEO @AlwaysFor Me (plus-size women's swimwear); former COO @Outer Places (digital media); former designer @Calvin Klein @Tommy Hilfiger @John Varvatos; Education @Harvard and @Parsons. Founder @Cut On Your Bias (crowdsourcing fashion/tech); Co-Founder @Bright Blue (luxury travel); Brand Strategy @Leo Burnett (advertising); Featured in New York Times, Mashable, Business Insider and more!

Anina Net

Beijing, China

$150.0/min 5.0 22 $2.5/min

Founder of 360Fashion Network, Anina specializes for the last 10 years in fashion technology. An expert in her field, she has created mobile fashion apps, interactive retail solutions, Virtual Reality shopping experiences, and pioneered smart fashion clothing and accessories for mass manufacture in China. Anina has a firm grasp on what technology the fashion industry's needs and is able to guide your brand to successful products and experiences.

Brian Jenkinson

Vancouver, BC

$200.0/min 4.8 6 $3.33/min

Apparel industry professional. Experience in wholesale sales, distribution, 3PL fulfillment, rep recruiting, trade show planning and more.

Michelle Roberts

United States

$200.0/min 4.7 6 $3.33/min

I help apparel startups navigate the apparel industry to get their line launched on time, within budget. I have 20 years' experience in developing and sourcing fabrics, trims, & garments, creating & maintaining testing protocols like CPSIA, RSL, and apparel performance testing, and I use that knowledge to help my clients save money on materials while launching their clothing line. The industry doesn't always make it easy, but my clients walk away from our call with extreme clarity around their apparel production calendar, sourcing options, their supply chains, and the product costing they'll need to see a profit. Apparel entrepreneurs can waste thousands of dollars and months of precious time due to poor decisions based on a lack of apparel industry knowledge, and I really hate it when that happens. I help my clients save thousands on material costs, shave weeks off their production calendars, and help them avoid costly incorrect material shipments from their suppliers. I help entrepreneurs understand not only the basics of apparel creation, but I also share detailed knowledge on how to get products launched in this industry as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. Have questions about apparel? Book a call today!

Daniela Kelloway

$150.0/min 5.0 6 $2.5/min

Founder + CEO, ClutchPR, Co-founder, BooknBrunch.com. Board member -Regent Park Film Festival. In one short phone call I'll help you locate the right DIY tactics that will get you 'free' (earned) press for yourself or your business. Once upon a time I owned a fast food old school burger joint. For 7 years it ran smoothly and I began to volunteer my time a the Toronto Film Festival in the press office. They hired me and for years I was a publicist. I launched my company over 10 years ago and haven't looked back. In between the burgers and the press I got my motorcycle license, started a business in the Caribbean, organized a block party for 20,000 people, became a film festival expert, project managed public concerts, marketed hotels and food startups, graced the cover of a magazine, became a certified yoga instructor, and joined a board. I also had three kids in under 5 years. ClutchPR has clients in arts, entertainment, tech, startups, travel, tourism and hospitality. We love helping startups get to where they want to be. Give me a call to see how I can help you. I won't bite, promise. I live to help others and support their entrepreneurial or artistic dreams.

Joanna Kinsman

San Diego, CA

$100.0/min 5.0 4 $1.67/min

Joanna Kinsman is the Founder & Designer of Kinsman Swim, a line of bikinis and resort wear, as well as hair accessories brand Kini Bands™. She is a passionate expert of fashion design, branding, marketing, social media, outsourcing, and startup businesses. Monetize your passion with a lean startup model.

Johnny Quach

Berlin

$150.0/min 4.5 15 $2.5/min

Experienced technology executive with a huge focus on growth, artificial intelligence, and building a high velocity growth culture. PS. I donate 100% of the money I make on here to charity. Present: Leading a team of 24 at a 500 person YC Winter 12 startup named Airhelp.com / I own product strategy and vision across tech and growth topics. Past: Director of Product at Rocket Internet Sr. Prod Manager at @Match Creative lead on @Softcard Co-founder of a lot apps in China (reached 1M users) Professional Poker Player for 2 years Fashion Creative Director 7 years

Drew Koven

los angeles, california

$500.0/min 5.0 6 $8.33/min

Executive roles at: Guess Jeans, Steve Madden Shoes, The Beach People, FreshDirect Online Grocery and Food, Melissa & Doug Children's Toys / Startup, Mentor, Investment, Operations & Growth for eCommerce, Fashion, Footwear, Apparel, Entertainment, Digital Media and Marketing, Food & Retail Innovation, Home Decor

Dani Greene

Washington, DC

$60.0/min 5.0 1 $1/min

Founder & CEO of Curated Luxe LLC from 2012/present, an online retail business selling on hand-picked iconic designer fashion from the 1970s through today. Also US Correspondent for FashionMag.com

Su Augusta Nyatedzu

London, United Kingdom

$60.0/min 4.8 2 $1/min

Founder of Luxx London fashion brand, techie girl, novice developer & super QA.

Matthew Leinonen

Columbus, Ohio Area

$120.0/min 5.0 0 $2/min

Merchandise Planning expert with an emphasis on process development and execution.

Lauren Cecchi

New York, NY

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

CEO and Creative Director of Lauren Cecchi New York, a luxury handbag line made in New York City. Fashion lover and expert.

Sharon Jensen

Milford NH

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder of Embrace Your Wardrobe. I am also a Color Me Beautiful Consultant. I help women express their inner beauty through their clothing and makeup choices. Solve wardrobe and fashion pains. Declutter your closet and can take you shopping for the perfect outfit for a special occasion or everyday wear.

Faz Yasin

London

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Tech Startup Entrepreneur, Super Start-up Consultant. Specialising in Fashion Tech, AI, AR,Execution and Growth Strategy

T-Shirt Magazine

Kearny, NJ

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Over the years we’ve helped several brands achieve milestones throughout their unique journeys. Our guidance has lead brands to getting product placements on actors, musicians and athletes, exhibiting at major trade shows, and releasing debut collections. With a background in apparel design, web design and development, and leading roles with multi-million dollar startups and Fortune 500 companies, we’ve gained over a decade of experience. Our solid grasp of the apparel design and production process came from our hands-on approach to learning the business. Through our own clothing brand we’ve acquired distribution deals with nationwide retail chains such as Zumiez, and sold products through major online retailers like Karmaloop and Asos. We’ve helped over 10,000 brand owners through our critically acclaimed book, “Launch a Kick-Ass T-Shirt Brand”.

Lynn Le

Portland, OR

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder/CEO of Society Nine, the brand for the fight in every woman. Former associate at Portland Seed Fund. Former retail environments design for one of the biggest sports brands in the world. Krav Maga brown belt. Former kickboxing instructor. Hip hop junkie.

Dean Hau

London Los Angeles

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

I am a fashion stylist, photographer and Editor I have stylied for countless fashion magazines, music videos, advertising campaigns, red carpet, I am currently the founder and fashion Director of 7th man magazine.

Anna Akbari

San Francisco, CA

$175.0/min N/A 0 $2.92/min

PhD in sociology; former professor in the Media, Culture, Communication department at NYU and former professor at Parsons. Expert on human/technology relationships, virtual identity and visual self-presentation, image, the body, (digital) happiness, visual culture, fashion, and beauty -- all of which I approach as a social scientist and with a sociological/psychological perspective. Founder of Sociology of Style, writer, entrepreneur, innovation consultant to large companies, keynote speaker. Karaoke enthusiast.

Michelle Quinn

United States

$300.0/min N/A 2 $5/min

AWARD winning Public Relations & Marketing Professional with over 10 years experience. Established record of securing high value top-tier media placements, building clients brands as both industry leaders and encouraging consumer brand loyalty. Working with both small business owners and internationally recognized brands. Building out and monitoring several social media 'communities' for clients, again ranging from small start-ups to large international companies. With a high engagement rate, established presence and voice, customers enjoy noticeable results through strategy and engagement.

Nils-Petter Lovgren

Los Angeles

$250.0/min N/A 1 $4.17/min

Over 10 years of experience in the creative communication industry, working for cutting edge ad agencies like KesselsKramer, Fallon and Wieden+Kennedy. Created campaigns for Cadbury, Diesel, 55DSL, MTV, Maximus Vodka, The Prince's Charity Foundation, Amnesty and more.

Josh Sexton

Irvine, Ca.

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder & CEO of Hiiro Media & A Public Speaker. Assisting such brands as UPS, Starbucks & SBOJi Facewear.

Sarah Jacobelli

New York, NY

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder/Owner/Designer at www.CHICASUAL.com; I have experience in design, sourcing, manufacturing, sales, e-commerce, marketing, and social media. I'd be happy to answer your specific questions in these areas as well as recommend the free resources and tools which I used to start my own business.

Vivek SP

Bangalore, India

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Cofounded Styletag (raised $12 M, built Integrated fashion commerce), Ex Infy, Nordstrom, Entrepreneur, Seed investor

Graziella Ventura

New York, New York

$60.0/min N/A 2 $1/min

Ms. United States 2008, Dancer/Singer/Actress, dance & fitness professional, certified personal trainer, image consultant & geek. www.graziellabaratta.com

Kath Purkis

Sydney Area, Australia

$100.0/min N/A 4 $1.67/min

I am a tech & fashion Entrepreneur. I started my first company www.leblackbook.com.au at 21 years old & now at 27 I'm tackling my latest start-up, www.herfashionbox.com I am passionate about creating businesses that engage with consumers beyond a standard transaction.

Elizabeth Njoroge

Maryland

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Energetic Digital Media Analyst. Founder of Liznoir Media. Social Media and Writing Advisor. Photography enthusiast and a lover of fashion and beauty products.

Heather Schuck

Austin, TX

$100.0/min N/A 2 $1.67/min

Experienced Entrepreneur | Brand Strategist | Innovation Specialist | I teach start-ups and small businesses how to become relevant in the marketplace by challenging them to create a brand story so compelling that the world can't help but share it.

Stephanie Thomas

Greater Los Angeles Area

$60.0/min N/A 2 $1/min

Disability Stylist & Blogger. 20 year disability fashion enthusiast! Social entrepreneur answering your questions about dressing with disabilities or rehabilitative aids like casts and crutches.

Ethan Lipsitz

Greater Los Angeles Area

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Los Angeleno, Entrepreneur, Designer - Passionate about human connection, community development and providing the opportunity for customers to playfully control factories.

Nataliya Makulova

Barcelona

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Founder of Balanced Fashion, Fashion Tech and Sustainability Consultant, Community Organizer and Blogger.

Kearsten Walden

Norfolk, VA

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

VistaGraphics, Inc.: Web Marketing & Promotions Manager | H&R Block- District: Marketing Coordinator | Cape May County Herald: Graphic Artist | La Buena Vida, Inc: Creative Marketing Director | Xotic Eyes & Body Art- Creative Assistant RVA Fashion Week- Creative Director

Sharon Haver

New York, NY

$1000.0/min N/A 0 $16.67/min

Want to pick my fashion stylist brain? Have branding questions? I’ve packed 3 decades of fashion stylist prowess into my robust style mentoring course www.cest-chic.me and on www.FocusOnStyle.com. Clarity is great place to get my professional & concise answers to your personal & specific style questions. My free guide to chic is a great place to start for general style tips: http://www.focusonstyle.com/passport-to-french-chic/ Style Mentor / Fashion Expert / Website Founder / Stylist / Online Course Creator / Style Editor / Fashion Advice Columnist I’m the fashion mentor to grown-up women, just as they are, to refine their chic + ageless style so that they can confidently pull their look together every day with ease! You may know me as a style entrepreneur and founder of FocusOnStyle.com, where I share my fashion stylist tips to everyone online since 1999. As the creator of the C'est Chic Crash Course, I help women think like a stylist and rule their own personal chic with my step-by-step style mentoring system based on my three decades in the style industry. As a leading New York fashion stylist my work ran the gambit from styling Vogue covers with major jewels and couture clothes to making polyester sweats look great in ads so that you would actually want to wear them. Somewhere in between, I also styled catalogs and ads for top department stores, big name brands, magazine editorials, and the de rigeur celebrity and supermodel. I got into styling because I felt a boost in my self-confidence when I dressed well and wanted to share that with other women rather than the fantasy that I was creating on the set... ... because my heart is with the everyday woman, like you and me. So I brought my behind the scenes insider tips and tricks to women everywhere with my Focus on Style fashion advice column on the Scripps Howard News Service that was distributed to 400 newspapers each week. The print column in combination with my B.B.A. degree in Marketing and entrepreneurial spirit lead the way for bootstrapping FocusOnStyle.com, now in its 16th year online, as your online style guide to can-do chic.... way before the job description "fashion blogger" was ever coined. All this has brought me a wealth of opportunities including starring in my own national Macy's TV commercial (it was a stadium sized green screen studio and Zoe Saldana was in the same campaign series). I've been featured in an anthology lifestyle book alongside other writers like President Jimmy Carter and Gloria Steinem. As a fashion and style expert, I have been featured in probably hundreds of television, radio, print, and online media outlets such as Real Simple, CNN.com, Martha Stewart Radio, Oprah.com, ELLE magazine, WeightWatchers.com, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, WebMD, Disney Family.com... the list goes on from the first time I was a guest on The Joe Franklin Show, back in the day talking about old Hollywood glamour. I guess it's fair to say... I have a well-versed background. So, if you want to talk about how to boost your style to make the most of what you've got by mastering your personal C.H.I.C.™ that brings to light your unique and polished style which suits your personality, values, and body so you can stop feeling overwhelmed and underrated, and shine, well then, I'm your go-to style expert! You can find my bio here: http://www.focusonstyle.com/about-sharon-haver/

Linda Ferguson

Victoria, BC

$100.0/min N/A 3 $1.67/min

As a Fashion Designer I wear many hats. I design custom clothing for women that enhances their unique body type, I provide Image and Wardrobe consultations and teach women how to build a wardrobe, and I host a monthly Frump 2 Fabulous event that teaches women all about their body type, hair styles that flatter their face shape and so much more. Plus I also speak professionally on teaching women how important their appearance and clothing is, to their immediate success in the workplace. For decades I have been designing clothing for women because my objective is to help women of all ages and dress sizes look their best - regardless of their age or dress size. Because Looking Good is all about Line, Proportion and Balance! You just need the tools and then you are on your way to greatness.

Catherine Storing

Greater Boston Area

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Have a very important interview and have no idea how to dress? Need feedback on your suit, hair, make-up? Want to know what questions to ask during the interview process? Need to know How to dress for the 1st and 2nd interview? Need to learn more about the industry you are entering and how to dress like them? If you need help with all of the above, I am the coach for you. I love to give my gentle but precise advice and feedback. Image and career coaching is what I do. Set up a call and let's get you ready for the corporate job or business. I am able to provide business and image coaching both men and women. Executive Business Coach specializing in corporate and business image. I help executives and entrepreneurs define their personal style and to dress for the life they want. Call me with your business/corporate executive image questions. I can also answer startup questions. Are you ready to look the part? To get to the corner office or take your business to the next level? Give me a call and let's make it happen.

Hannah Yakobi

Toronto

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I'm an award-winning journalist and communications specialist. One of my main specialties is consulting work for brands ranging from multinationals to small businesses. I also own and run the largest digital fashion magazine in Canada, with 250,000+ readers every month. Throughout my career, I have written for the National Post, OK! Magazine, Canwest/Postmedia newspaper network and dozens of publications worldwide. I have also worked for many corporate clients, including Estee Lauder and Gambate! Communications Consultants. Over the past 14 years, I have interviewed and photographed countless fashion and entertainment icons, including Dean and Dan Caten, Isaac Mizrahi, Kate Winslet, Kate Beckinsale, Mariah Carey, Enrique Iglesias, Deepak Chopra and Bryan Adams. I speak four languages and have lived in six countries. I have also taught at Carleton University and have done guest presentations at Centennial College and the Academy of Design.

Lesley Scott

Portland, Oregon Area

$60.0/min N/A 4 $1/min

Lesley is the editor of Fashiontribes.com, a longtime indie blog about style with a pop culture slant. An eccentric 5.0 futurist, she explores the deep trends & hot technologies shaping life today & tomorrow in “The Future of You" (2014) . As host of the offbeat Fashiontribes Daily podcast, she delves into the intersection of fashion, pop culture, actual culture...and just enough zombies to keep things interesting.

Victoria Graci

Florida

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Podcaster and aspiring author covering various topics such as life, self-help, mental health, life purpose, success, drug addiction, relationships etc.

Vera Viviona Wang

$300.0/min N/A 4 $5/min

Fashion startups, outsourcing, manufacturing, strategizing, launching, branding, social media marketing, email marketing, business in China

Suzanne Blons

Boulder, Colorado

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

I am The Beauty Shaman! Former international model turned celebrity makeup, hair, wardrobe stylist and beauty writer; practical magician, educator, and beauty bad-ass

Christoph Dahn

Freiburg Germany

$175.0/min N/A 0 $2.92/min

Ethical and Social Business specialist and serial Entrepreneur. Consultant at Greenblut. Christoph helps your Social Business get profitable fast. If you want to create new ways of doing business and provide opportunities for people who live in the developing world, you have to make sure that your business is profitable. Greenblut is a marketing consulting firm focused on providing growth strategies to Ethical and Social businesses.

Rachel Small

New York

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Editor and writer. I aim to locate contemporary art and design within pop culture as a whole.

Pranav Vora

Washington D.C. Metro Area

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder/CEO Hugh & Crye, online retailer of better fitting menswear, based in Washington, DC. Marketer, strategist and avid tennis player.

Mark DiMuzio

New York,NY

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder of a successful clothing line started with less than $50k funding and launched it into (All doors) Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Fred Segal, and Lord and Taylor, and Isetan its 1st season. Heavy focus on sales strategy and cheap ways to grow business, UNC- Wilmington alumnus. NYC currently.