Welcome to this episode of The Modernist. A podcast dedicated to empowering your modern individual. In this episode, we welcome, and meet Eileen Willett. Born in Vancouver to Japanese parents, Eileen trained in fashion between Paris and San Francisco before settling in London to work at Nicole Farhi, where she helped grow the menswear brand.
She launched the multi-award-winning brand, Cucumber Clothing with her Co-founder Nancy Zeffman in 2017, making ‘luxurious clothing for everyday’, using ultra-soft technical fabrics. She was shortlisted for the 2020 Asian Woman of Achievement Awards. Eileen is Founder of the East Asian Girl Gang, a regular speaker on female entrepreneurship, slow fashion and diversity, particularly through an East Asian lens, in the workplace. She co-hosted i:Entrepreneur’s Wednesday Live, a series of interviews with diverse entrepreneurs and is an Allbright and FRA mentor.
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