

Fashion & Founders The Podcast
Victoria Smith
Fashion & Founders is a media platform exploring how fashion is actually built. Hosted by Victoria Smith, the show sits at the intersection of fashion, technology, and capital spotlighting the founders, investors, and operators shaping the industry’s next era.Through long-form conversations, we go beyond trends to unpack fundraising, manufacturing, resale, AI, sustainability, career, and the evolving business of fashion. This is where fashion’s builders speak, share, and connect.
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Feb 22, 2024 • 31min
10. The Best of DC Thrifting with Vintage Lover and Curator Caroline Le
The Best of DC Thrifting with Vintage Lover and Curator Caroline Le.First episode of Season 2! Caroline Le is a vintage lover and curator with her own amazing collection of preloved pieces effortlessly styled. You can also shop her look as she runs her own pop ups at Ella Rue in Georgetown, DC. Caroline also shares some of her favorite vintage spots in Washington, DC that many people don’t know about where she has found one-of-a-kind pieces. Follow Caroline!Ig: @vintagebycaroTikTok: @carolinemailanFollow Interwoven!Instagram: @interwovenstories.podTiktok: @interwovenstoriesShare your own stories about vintage, thrifted, preloved, secondhand, rental, and any meaningful pieces you have!Thank you for listening!

Feb 15, 2024 • 32min
9. Finding Meaning in Experiences not Things
Last episode of Season 1! Sheridan shares pieces that have travelled with her all over the world. She talks about the experiences she has created in her clothes and the memories her clothes hold, transporting her back to the places she’s been. After all, we are human beings first, not consumers. Sheridan embodies this and shares her mentality around clothing, shopping, and getting dressed in the morning to be ready for any activity. Thank you for listening!Instagram TikTok

Aug 24, 2023 • 35min
8. Family Ties: Handmade Clothes and Priceless Pearls
This week Charlotte Turner, a sustainable consultant and educator joins me. She discusses the joy in making her own clothes and the family influence. She tells the beautiful story behind her wedding dress, one with many layers and adorned in pearls. Thank you for listening!Instagram

Jul 31, 2023 • 37min
7. Making a Statement Through Maximalism
This week, Maura, talks about what has inspired her bold and graphic sense of style from her art background to a desire to be heard. Fashion in an incredible channel to express your individual identity, who you are, how you wan the world to see you, and how you hope to see yourself. Thank you for listening!Instagram

Jul 7, 2023 • 41min
6. Shared Clothes and Memories with Friends
This week, Lucy, my roommate joins me and we reminisce on our favorite memories and unsurprisingly we both can remember what we wore (often each other’s clothes). She talks about the fun and joy she gets from sharing clothes with people and recalls some of her most memorable pieces.Thank you for listening!Instagram

Jun 29, 2023 • 37min
5. The Significance and Celebrations our Items Hold
Little hiatus since the last episode, but this week, Isabella, who is starting a sustainable and size inclusive denim brand joins us. She shares stories of shared pieces and the large significance that even the smallest pieces we own hold. Thank you for listening!Instagram

May 26, 2023 • 34min
4. Dressing in Color for Joy and Culture
This week, Kirsty, a writer who definitely has a way with words discusses dressing in color for joy and culturally. She also talks about colonialism in the context of her own life and fashion. Thank you for listening!Instagram

May 11, 2023 • 20min
3. The Sustainable Luxury of Second Hand Fashion
This week features, Chloe, who studied sustainable fashion and is now getting a master's in luxury brand strategy. She talks about how some of the favorite things she has in her closet were her grandmother's, and the second life she can give to these pieces now.Thank you for listening!Instagram

May 3, 2023 • 42min
2. A Publicist on Outfit Repeating for Milestone Moments
First guest! This week Valeria, who works in PR and is a full time masters student, talks about different articles of clothing she’s worn for major moments in her life (good and bad). She’s also a big advocate for outfit repeating and the creativity making a lot of outfits from a little takes. Thank you for listening!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interwovenstories.pod/

Apr 25, 2023 • 10min
1. Introduction and a Greetings and Goodbyes Jacket
Hello and welcome to the first episode of Interwoven Stories! In this episode Victoria, the host, describes the reason for starting this storytelling series, explains the concept, and shares a couple stories of her own. Thank you for listening!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interwovenstories.pod/


