How Fitting

By Alison Hoenes | women's apparel patternmaker

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Tired of clothes that don't fit from a fashion industry that doesn’t care? If you’ve set out to do better with your brand, How Fitting® is the podcast for you. Hear how relatable fashion design entrepreneurs fit their customer, lifestyle, and values, meet factories, and learn practical tips from experts so you can create a perfect fit in your fashion business. Hosted by freelance women’s apparel patternmaker Alison Hoenes.

Episode Date
Creating A Size Chart with Representation with Og Ajibe of Oge Ajibe
May 07, 2024
Reaching Profitability In Fashion Business with Laura Briggs of The Shortlist
Apr 23, 2024
Taking The Stage Boldly For Inclusive, Slow Fashion with Suzanne Vinnik of By Vinnik
Apr 09, 2024
Prioritizing Customer Research and Values To Shape A Modest Activewear Brand with Aja Cohen of Transcendent Active
Mar 26, 2024
Resortwear That Benefits The Natural World with Janet St Cyr & Diana Kerins of Bambina Swim
Mar 12, 2024
How To Source Fabrics As An Independent Designer with Jay Arbetman of The Sourcing District
Feb 27, 2024
Making Fashion Fit Your Way with Rivky Itzkowitz of Impact Fashion
Feb 13, 2024
The Future of On-Demand Production with Kirby Best of Bespoke Manufacturing Company
Jan 30, 2024
The Intimate Details of Lingerie Design And Start-Up Life with Kristen Anderson of KRSTN NDRSN and Iteration
Jan 16, 2024
Filling The Gap In Smart, Sustainable Closets with Sophie Kissling of UPPERCASE
Dec 05, 2023
Powerful Impact Beyond the Clothes with Sadie Burton of FRST John
Nov 21, 2023
Style Fit For The Petite Professional with Sopi Mitil of The Sopi Mitil Co.
Nov 07, 2023
The Basics of Timeless Slow Fashion with Emily Bracey of Juuney
Oct 24, 2023
Adding Color (and A Twist) to Midwestern Basics with Joie LaFrentz of Jola
Oct 10, 2023
Thoughtful Style that Petite Women Want to Wear with Jenna Loyal of Pro Hac Vice
Sep 26, 2023
Universal Design for All Abilities with Stephanie and Mary Cayten Brakefield of Brakefields
Sep 12, 2023
The Fat Success of Comfort and Good Fit with Marina Hayes of Peridot Robes
Aug 29, 2023
Setting a New Standard for Short-Stature (under 4’11”) Fashion with Chamiah Dewey of Chamiah Dewey Fashion
Aug 15, 2023
Outshining Skin Cancer in Style with Erica Sullivan Feggeler of Low Ultraviolet
Aug 01, 2023
Identifying and Connecting with Your Ideal Customers with Jane Hamill of Fashion Brain Academy
Jul 18, 2023
SEO For Fashion Brand Websites with Glynis Tao
Jul 04, 2023
Selling Your Products Without Selling Your Soul with Elizabeth Stiles
Jun 20, 2023
Real Style (And Happiness) Has No Size with Patricia Luiza Blaj of Loud Bodies
Jun 06, 2023
Scaling a Lifestyle Brand for Millennial Moms with Leah Longueville of Polished Prints
May 23, 2023
When Fitting Your Lifestyle And Values Means Closing Your Apparel Brand with Crystal Cave formerly of Poppy Row
May 09, 2023
Sustainable Underwear To Wear Slow, Compost Fast with Stacy Grace of KENT
Apr 25, 2023
Experiencing Fashion As Art And Creativity with Emma Rubinson
Apr 11, 2023
The Raw Truth Behind Fuller-Busted Sports Bras with Lizzie Gordon of B.X.M.
Mar 28, 2023
The Impact Of An African-Inspired Brand with Kahindo Mateene of Kahindo
Mar 14, 2023
Worthiness, Inclusivity, and Sustainable Fashion with Amanda Toy of Nicole & Rose
Feb 28, 2023
Being Called To Create “Decidedly Elegant” Workwear For Petite Women with Tigist Ketema of Tigist Petites
Feb 14, 2023
Growing Sustainably From Designer to Business Owner with Bianca Bellantoni of BELLANTONI
Jan 31, 2023
Achieving Big Dreams with Danny Burke and Brandon Winslow of MADE FOR ALL
Jan 17, 2023
Making Launching A Sustainable Fashion Brand Easier with Shannon Lohr of Factory45
Jan 03, 2023
Exploring Dreamy Fashion For Everyday Moments with Natalia Pavanelli of Wandwoods
Dec 20, 2022
Perfecting The Craft of High-End Tailoring with Keti McKenna of Ketivani
Dec 06, 2022
Focusing On The Basics, But Adding Flair with Allison Kittle of Betty x Bow
Nov 22, 2022
Finding Belonging In A Wool Coat with Anna Dougherty of Anna Gray Collection
Nov 08, 2022
Slowing Down To “Revive All Clothing and Materials” with Laura Fisher of Revivall
Oct 25, 2022
Merging Fashion And Tech To Build A Custom-Made Fashion Marketplace with Dana Todd of Balodana
Oct 11, 2022
Making Slow Fashion From Recycled Flowers with Melissa Hargus Pierce of Soul Studio
Sep 27, 2022
Telling an Imaginative Story Through Specialty Childrenswear with Claire Thomas-Morgan of Vivi Design Studio
Sep 13, 2022
Sewing Clothes to Keep Short Women From Being Overlooked with Miranda Sam of Shortlisted
Aug 30, 2022
Developing Fashion That Fits Your Customer, Lifestyle, and Values with Ellie Wilcox, Xochil Herrera Scheer, Connie Bourgeois, and Alison Hoenes
Aug 16, 2022
Connecting Culture, Creativity, and Community with Erika Neumayer Ehrat of Rare Dirndl
Aug 02, 2022
The Power of Getting Dressed with Ashley Alt of Valt
Jul 19, 2022
Elevating Casual Classics with Morgan Shapero of Shapero
Jul 05, 2022
Designing with Compassion and Empathy with Sharae Averhart of MoraRae
Jun 21, 2022
Connecting Women To The Tailor-Made Wardrobe of Their Dreams with Nathalie of Dressarte Paris
Jun 07, 2022
After 5 Years In Business, Here’s What I’ve Learned About Working In Fashion
Jun 01, 2022
Designing for Function and Form with Olivia Mason of Olly Designs
May 24, 2022
Crafting A New Industry Future Through Artisan Fashion with Nazia Siddiqui of Transcend
May 10, 2022
Learning to Be Yourself and Make Sustainable Fashion with Lucy Murray of Luluna
Apr 26, 2022
Bringing Vintage Beauty to Modern Peculiar Souls with Victoria Cates of Potion23
Apr 12, 2022
Keeping It Cute, Comfortable, And Socially Conscious For Teen Girls with Rachel Thebault and Neda Talebian Funk of Woodley + Lowe
Mar 29, 2022
Using Your Gifts To Create A Brand Image with Marquita Chanel L’Vena Collection
Mar 15, 2022
The Fun & The Reality of Fashion Entrepreneurship with Laura Briggs of The Shortlist
Mar 01, 2022
For The Love Of Design and Custom Bridal with Janna Volmert of JM Couturière
Feb 15, 2022
Creating Meaning As A Mission-Based Small-Batch Factory with Terri Stipanovich of The Collective Thread
Feb 01, 2022
Growing a Slow Fashion Brand in an Online World with 22yr Old Designer Natalia Trevino Amaro of NTA
Jan 18, 2022
Workwear Designed for Community with KaLeena Thomas of J. Margaret Weaver
Jan 04, 2022
Lessons Learned as a NYC Sleepwear Startup with Elizabeth Frenchman of Fichu Bedwear
Dec 21, 2021
Embracing the Bodies of Strong-Shouldered Women with Daron Linton of Broads the Label
Dec 07, 2021
Adjusting Your Swimsuit Not Your Body with Alexa McNeal of Cedar & Sand Swim
Nov 23, 2021
Equality, Power, and Functional Pockets For All with Kimberly Borges and Miriam McDonald of PWR WMN
Nov 09, 2021
How Tee-shirts Can Change Lives with Meghan Forest Farmer of The Bright Factory
Oct 26, 2021
Wearing Clothes (and Running a Business) Out Loud with Julia Navarro of wear cOLor
Oct 12, 2021
Inspiring Wanderlust for the Petite Romantic with Nics Asawasudsakorn of Lovanie
Sep 28, 2021
Making Loved Clothes Last with Alexis Giger of Little Cliff
Sep 14, 2021
Embracing Your Unique Heritage and Creativity with Bhavana Jain of BHAV
Jul 20, 2021
Creating Reciprocal Relationships As A Vertically Integrated Brand with Rachel Faller of tonlé
Jul 06, 2021
Constructing Fashion From Costumes To Coats with Elizabeth Williams of Coat Check Chicago
Jun 22, 2021
Versatile, Camera-Ready Clothing You Could Sleep In with Xi Chen of Sonderlier
Jun 08, 2021
Sustainable Style For Every Day with Ashley Klein of Akala
May 25, 2021
Giving Yourself Grace As A Fashion Business Owner with Bria Evans of 31|25 the Label
May 11, 2021
Made-To-Order Classic Cocktail Dressing with Sheri Turnbow of Bespoke Southerly
Apr 27, 2021
The Quest For The Perfect Night’s Sleepwear with Alessandra Corona of River Left
Apr 13, 2021
Empowering Women Through Clothing Manufacturing with Krystle Marks of Lev Apparel
Mar 30, 2021
Dressing Modern Mommas with Magda Lasota Morales of MLM Brand
Mar 16, 2021
Growing A Fashion Brand Where Representation Matters with Vanessa Acosta of Wasi Clothing
Mar 02, 2021
Creating The Classic Dresses They Couldn’t Find with Audrey Cole and Mary Kunkle of Paris Bloom
Feb 16, 2021
Sizing Up The Glamour Of Life’s Special Occasions with Phyllis Brasch Librach of Sydney’s Closet
Feb 02, 2021
Turning An Art School Hobby Into A Thriving Fashion Business with Lydia Crespo of Argaman&Defiance
Jan 19, 2021
Activism and Education Through Fashion with Nasheli Juliana Ortiz Gonzales of Nasheli Juliana
Jan 05, 2021
Debunking The Fashion Myth with Emily Harris of Mrs. Emily
Dec 22, 2020
Launching a Size-Inclusive Brand with Crystal Cave of Poppy Row
Dec 08, 2020
Sun-Protective Clothing That Saves Lives with Christie Covarrubias of Sun50
Nov 24, 2020
Selling Custom-Made Womenswear on Etsy with Shanna Mellnick of Shanna Britta
Nov 10, 2020
The Future of Sustainable Garment Design with Mary Ruppert-Stroescu of RECLEM
Oct 27, 2020
Designing Artful Ease with Katrina Bennett of Katrina Z’Chori
Oct 13, 2020
Taking a Niche Fit to New Heights with Taylor McCleneghan of Taylor Tall
Sep 29, 2020
Giving Back As A Lifestyle Brand with Daphne Benzaquen of daph.
Sep 15, 2020
“Documentaries Made Me Do It” with Jessica Conick of Mount Indigo
Aug 18, 2020
Welcome to How Fitting
Aug 18, 2020