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The co-lab career storiesBlair Levin Stroh - Celebrity Costume DesignerBlair Levin Stroh is a Costume Designer based in Los Angeles. Blair has worked on shows like American Idol, High School Musical the series and the recent remake of Bel Air. As a celebrity stylist, she has traveled and toured the world with Mariah Carey for over a decade.
On this episode, Blair talks with Dani Des Roches about her journey from Philadelphia to working with top fashion brands and celebrities.2024-07-3017 minThe co-lab career storiesDani Des Roches - Director of Sourcing Partnerships at NestDani Des Roches is a circular apparel designer and founder of Picnicwear, an apparel and accessories brand made in the USA from vintage and deadstock materials. Dani specializes in knitwear, having spent a decade designing sweaters for large retailers like Urban Outfitters and Express. Her most recent role is as the Director of Sourcing Partnerships at Nest, a non-profit that advocates and supports artisans and makers in the global handcraft sector. In her position, she supports the organization’s relationships with brands, designers, and retailers who are looking to source products from artisan and maker communities in the US and a...2024-07-2321 min
Conscious Style Podcast101) Demystifying Financial Sustainability in Slow FashionFinancial sustainability is essential for creating a more just, and sustainable, fashion ecosystem with thriving businesses that care about people and the planet. But how do you go about actually making money in this space, especially when you care about not overproducing? Money-making is a topic that is all-too-often taboo in the slow fashion space, but our panelists Dani Des Roches, Mahdiyyah Muhammad, Jacqueline Schumann, and Aiste Zitnikaite are unpacking their experiences, transparently, in this episode!Note: This is a recording from a Conscious Fashion Collective Membership panel discussion, so you may hear references to the membership...2024-03-1251 min
Sustainably LBDani Des Roches Designer and Founder of Picnicwear - Wearing Your Hope, Alchemizing Darkness Through Creating and DesensitizationAs we continue to watch horrors in mass play out through tiny screens, I think that it is important to maintain these conversations in the sustainable fashion space because we are all interconnected. While it is becoming more and more apparent that we need to speak truth to power and stand up for those who are silenced, the fashion industry is a part of that conversation. We cannot let late stage capitalism and greed steal our joy and hope.For this episode of Sustainably LB, I got to share space with Dani Des Roches Designer and Founder...2023-12-051h 04
Conscious Style Podcast91) Behind the Scenes: Fast Fashion Designer to Slow Fashion Founder with Dani Des Roches of PicnicwearWhat is it like to work as a designer for a fast fashion brand? And what is it like to build your own sustainability minded small fashion brand, from circular design practices to figuring out your pricing?That's what we're getting a glimpse into in this episode with Dani Des Roches, designer and founder of the upcycled brand Picnicwear, recognizable by its groovy 60s/70s aesthetic, bold and playful use of color, and most notably its use of vintage towels as its primary material. Before that, Dani attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New Y...2023-07-1157 min
Conscious ChatterDANI DES ROCHES OF PICNICWEAR ON STATEMENT PIECES + FUTURE VINTAGE OVER FUTURE GARBAGE In episode 229, Kestrel welcomes Dani Des Roches, the founder of Picnicwear, to the show. A slow fashion brand, Picnicwear is made by hand in NYC (almost) entirely from vintage and deadstock materials. “A statement piece doesn’t have to be a trendy piece per se — those descriptors can exist separately from one another. So just like a sustainable item doesn’t have to mean that it’s banal or it’s expensive, a statement piece can be special today, and still can be special 2 years from now, 3 years from now, 10 years from now.” -Dani Des Roches, Fo...2021-04-0648 min
That's my niche.Dani Des Roches, USA - Founder of Kismet Concept StudioYou can find Dani here:Kismet Concept Studio@kismetconceptstudio2020-07-191h 08That's my niche.Dani Des Roches, USA - Founder of Kismet Concept StudioYou can find Dani here:Kismet Concept Studio@kismetconceptstudio2020-07-191h 08