When You Pass a Lemonade Stand, Don’t Drive By,Stop and Buy Some!

Posted on May 3, 2013 in Accessories, Apparel, Blog, Clothing, FashInvest Profile, Sustainable, Uncategorized

This past Wednesday, the FashInvest team were guest of Consensus Advisors at The Next Great Consumer Brand Showcase at the NASDAQ where twenty emerging and growth companies showcased to an audience of investors and advisors.  We had a chance to listen to Kevin Plank, CEO and Founder of Under Armour, who presented a powerful message on entrepreneurship, its necessity for our global economy `and encouraging a new generation to lead with innovation and courage, to explore the unknown, and create enterprises today that address markets and needs not yet recognized. This is exactly what he did when he started his global enterprise as a student and football player at the University of Maryland.  Mr. Plank presented his story of Under Armour (“UA”) and how his simple creation of a compression based spandex t-shirt to wick away perspiration from he and his fellow football players has grown to a nearly $2 billion dollar annual revenue global company with a market capitalization approaching $6 billion.

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Ethica: High Style Ethical Fashion

Posted on Dec 21, 2012 in Accessories, Apparel, Clothing, eCommerce, Launch, Sustainable

In the past ethical fashion has brought to mind ‘fashion-less’ clothing that may not exactly appeal to a luxury client, but Ethica, a newly launched online boutique devoted to high-style ethical fashion, is at the forefront of trying to break down that stereotype. Based in a LEED-certified green building in New York City, Melissa and Caroline Cantor founded the company to challenge popular notions of what ethical fashion looks like while courting high-end customers.

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YAK Apparel to Dress the Socially Responsible Consumers

Posted on Dec 5, 2012 in Accessories, Apparel, Clothing, E-Tailers, eCommerce, FashInvest Interviews, Social, Social Shopping, Sustainable, Uncategorized

Yak Apparel, a boston-based clothing and accessories company established in 2009 by Marion Surette and Sanjay Ranjit, co-founded a clothing and accessories line that specializes in wool hats as well as silk scarves. FashInvest would like to congratulate Yak Apparel for getting accepted into our annual capital conference, we also had the opportunity to sit down and interview the creatives behind the brand.

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Mamahuhu Columbia: Their Name Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

Posted on Nov 29, 2012 in Accessories, Advertising, eCommerce, Investors, Launch, Marketing, Media, Social, Sustainable

The Mandarin word ‘mamahuhu’ may translate to the words careless, casual, or vague in English but Carolina Rodriguez, Luis Moreno, and Jack Dorney are bringing a whole new meaning to the word with their brand Mamahuhu Colombia! The trio met in Shanghai, China at a coffee shop and mamahuhu became one of their favorite Mandarin words and the perfect name for their brand.

“Though the colloquial meaning is contrary to the quality we pursue, a more literal interpretation is ‘one half this, one half that,’ which we think applies perfectly to our blend of European and Colombian style,” they recently said on their Kickstarter project site.  “It’s also fun, memorable, and easy to say [or] spell in any language.”

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Handbag 101 Conference Teaches Accessories Designers How to Build Their Brands

Posted on Nov 12, 2012 in Accessories, Advertising, Blog, eCommerce, Individuals, Investors, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Retail, Social, Social Shopping, Sustainable

Handbag enthusiasts, retailers, consultants, brand managers and CEO’s alike, gathered together Friday Nov. 9, to discuss how to create successful handbag businesses at the Handbag 101 Conference held at LIM College in New York City. This event would be considered a dream for anyone dying to start their own brand but since few people got the opportunity to experience the wealth of knowledge given out that day, we here at FashInvest  are letting you in on all the secrets of how to create a sustainable handbag brand.

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“You’re never too Little to Make a Big Difference” with Who’s Little?

Posted on Nov 9, 2012 in Apparel, FashInvest Profile, Sustainable

“You’re only young once.” Sara Caterinicchia, designer and founder of Who’s Little?, has found that the most inspiring time in a girl’s life is when she’s a child, so why not cherish it? Caterinicchia founded her startup to savor the moment of youth and inspire other to share it with those in need. The philanthropic startup has created a concept, inspired by TOMS, that allows consumers to purchase fashionable dresses for their daughters. For every dress sold, a dress is given to a child in need.

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