In this episode, fashion-insider, host Kristen Cole catches up with In-Seam founder Ann Wehren on building the private marketplace platform and the future of luxury shopping. They touch on: Ann's fashion background in NY, why the wholesale-retail model is broken and how In-Seam is addressing it, the connectors (stylists, personal shoppers) powering behind-the-scenes luxury retail sales, new brands she's excited about, what's hot/ what's selling, why next-gen social commerce just may be the future, holiday shopping, differentiating core luxury customers vs. aspirational, and her venture capital fundraising. Kristen also shares what she's reading (Zadie Smith) and eating now in SoHo (bon jour, Revelie Luncheonette), the docs everyone's talking about, fashion news (Phoebe Philo's drop and NYC store openings), luxury campaigns she's loving (Bottega... ) and the feature editorial she's... not-so-much loving (yes, that one).
