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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
