39. Is it Possible to Build a Fully Circular Fashion Brand? with Anne Warren Founder of Next Season

39. Is it Possible to Build a Fully Circular Fashion Brand? with Anne Warren Founder of Next Season

Author: Victoria Smith January 19, 2025 Duration: 38:55
Hello and welcome back to Fashion & Founders The Podcast. My name is Victoria Smith and this week I was joined with Anne Warren, the founder of Next Season. Next Season turns old, damaged, unwanted sweaters into one-of-a-kind knitwear, reducing textile waste. Anne used to work in tech as a product manager with a background in mechanical engineering and always had an interest in fashion so during covid began experiment and asked herself, is it possible to create a completely circular fashi...

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