Laura Vinroot Poole owns Capitol, an internationally-recognized specialty store with locations in Charlotte, North Carolina and Los Angeles, California. For Laura Vinroot Poole, Capitol has never really been about fashion...it has always always been about the people. From the designers she meets on the road to the editors and friends she hosts in-store, Laura gets to know our guests on a deeper, more authentic level through What We Wore. For more information on Capitol, Laura Vinroot Poole, and future What We Wore guests, please follow @shopcapitol and @whatweworepodcast on Instagram.
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Laura Vinroot Poole owns Capitol, an internationally-recognized specialty store with locations in Charlotte, North Carolina and Los Angeles, California. For Laura Vinroot Poole, Capitol has never really been about fashion...it has always always been about the people. From the designers she meets on the road to the editors and friends she hosts in-store, Laura gets to know our guests on a deeper, more authentic level through What We Wore. For more information on Capitol, Laura Vinroot Poole, and future What We Wore guests, please follow @shopcapitol and @whatweworepodcast on Instagram.
Amy Larocca is an award-winning American journalist who spent two decades at New York Magazine. Her book, how to Be Well, takes a hard look at the wellness industry and its effects on women today.
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Marianne McDonald is the creative director of Citizens of Humanity and our first denim designer. She’s worked with denim both as an entrepreneur… starting her own collection… and also iconic brands like the Gap.
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Alissa Zachary worked her way through the fashion industry with respected brands like the Row, developing her keen eye for design. Alissa used her extensive experience and her innate entrepreneurial spirit to launch her own brand, High Sport, starting with the perfect pant.
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As my friend Gregg Renfrew re-launches her company and Anya Hindmarch visits our Charlotte store, I wanted to re-air this powerful conversation led by transformational coach, Ashley Wick.
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Clare Hornby is the founder and CEO of the UK-based ME+EM. Clare’s inspiring entrepreneurial story includes a mid-career pivot from advertising to fashion… and becoming a respected leader in an industry she knew nothing about.
Clare shares insights on resilience, innovation, and the power of understanding your customer's real needs.
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Tommy Ton is one of fashion’s first street style photographers. Tommy jumped into the industry at a pivotal time, when bloggers and fashion first collided. He is a pioneer of the integration of fashion and digital media and he was born to tell this story.
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Ellen Carey has been a part of the fashion industry for over 30 years — She has created a career out of supporting emerging designers and encourages everyone to find their own unique path within the industry.
Ivan Shaw is the former photography director at Vogue, for over twenty years, and an amazing orator of the stories and excitement of Vogue at the height of the magazine.
He shares a wealth of wisdom from his career at Condé Nast where he is now the Corporate Photography Director of Condé Nast and Visuals Editor for The World of Interiors.
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Pati Dubroff is an exceptional makeup artist who works with some of the biggest names in fashion and Hollywood. Her superpower is her ability to make women feel their most beautiful without ever “losing the person” underneath.
Mary Katrantzou is a London-based independent designer who has designed her namesake business for nearly 20 years and recently appointed Bulgari's first-ever Creative Director of Leather Goods and Accessories. Her story is an incredible lesson on focus, creativity and being responsible to your talent and your own voice.
Melissa Morris is the founder of a luxury leather goods company, Métier. Her unique way of coming to fashion through sculpture and business has created a completely innovative handbag.
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This special episode was recorded live from the Capitol courtyard with host Laura Vinroot Poole and designer Carolina Castiglioni. Carolina shares her incredible fashion industry legacy - her family started and later sold Marni - and how they are forging into the future with her collection Plan C.
Trish Wescoat Pound founded TWP after a winding journey through the fashion industry from Theory to her first brand, Haute Hippie. She is a testament to the full circle nature of life now partnering with Andrew Rosen of Theory, 30 years later.
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Clare Vivier of Clare V is a remarkable designer and entrepreneur who shares her journey from making bags out of her home to running stores across the country. She still runs her business out of Los Angeles, now with a team of 140 people.
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On this episode, Laura learns how Georgia Dant took her experience with iconic brands like Burberry and Rag & Bone and poured it into creating Marfa Stance, a revolutionary outerwear collection.
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Nili Lotan is an Israeli born, New York based designer. She climbed the ranks at Liz Claiborne, Ralph Lauren, and Nautica over 23 years before she began again, creating her namesake collection.
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Josh Patner has touched every part of the fashion industry. He has been a fashion journalist, a store owner, a designer, buyer, and even a professor. Josh’s story includes creating one of the most coveted brands of the 2000s, Tuleh.
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Stephanie Danan is a film producer turned fashion designer. With a little bit of money and no experience, she designed her collection, Co, that was quickly embraced by her clients and the fashion industry.
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Peter Cohen is a fashion industry enigma - he is an independent designer who has been successfully creating beautiful clothes from his atelier in Los Angeles for over 30 years.
Laura Vinroot Poole owns Capitol, an internationally-recognized specialty store with locations in Charlotte, North Carolina and Los Angeles, California. For Laura Vinroot Poole, Capitol has never really been about fashion...it has always always been about the people. From the designers she meets on the road to the editors and friends she hosts in-store, Laura gets to know our guests on a deeper, more authentic level through What We Wore. For more information on Capitol, Laura Vinroot Poole, and future What We Wore guests, please follow @shopcapitol and @whatweworepodcast on Instagram.
