Author: Amanda Curtis

#QUADRUPLERAINBOW Breaking The Internet & Learnings From Going Viral

by Amanda Curtis Luck is when opportunity meets hard work. As an entrepreneur, I’ve been working hard to make a better space for fashion at Nineteenth Amendment. I believe so much in our mission to do this, in our designers’ talent, and in giving everyone a voice through fashion but my biggest challenge is always reaching the rest […]

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Brand, Sweat, and Tears: How Much Does It Take to Start a Fashion Brand

  by Amanda Curtis How much does it take to start a fashion brand? Blood, sweat, tears, and between $300,000 – $3 million upfront.  Granted, it’s quite a range, but this is what it takes to launch a fashion brand in 2015 and there is no guarantee of success.  The risk is so high that 60% of […]

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Five Reasons the Fashion Calendar is Passé

by Amanda Curtis With the announcement that this will be New York Fashion Week’s last soiree at Lincoln Center and last year with Mercedes Benz as a sponsor, I decided to take a hard look at fashion week and ask, “Is NYFW getting stale?” Here are five reasons why I think it’s time for a fashion week overhaul. […]

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With The Right Tools, Creatives are Great at Business

by Amanda Curtis Stop calling creatives bad at business. Creative types who are driven and can execute are excellent at business. As a creative who spends a lot of time with business types, I hear all too often the perception that fashion designers are right-brained individuals who are not naturally good at business, which is their view […]

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