Podcast
What We Wore
Hosted by Laura Vinroot Poole · EN
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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157. Melissa Morris | Redefining the Handbag
Jun 12, 202500:41:37Summary readyMelissa Morris is the founder of a luxury leather goods company, Métiwe. Her unique way of coming to fashion through sculpture and business has created a completely innovative handbag. Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary156. Brett Heyman | Fashion Meets Cannabis
Apr 29, 202500:38:15Summary readyBrett Heyman of Edie Parker is an energetic entrepreneur who started with handbags and is now passionately forging her way into the cannabis business.
Summary155. Carolina Castiglioni | Live at Capitol
Apr 15, 202500:33:18Summary readyThis 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.
Summary154. Trish Wescoat Pound | A Winding Journey
Mar 12, 202500:45:32Summary readyTrish 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.Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary153. Clare V | Starting Small
Dec 30, 202400:43:28Summary readyClare 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.Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary152. ARCHIVE | Georgia Dant of Marfa Stance
Oct 29, 202400:50:38Summary readyOn 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. Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary151. ARCHIVE | Nili Lotan
Oct 23, 202400:40:33Summary readyNili 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.Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary150. Josh Patner | Everything But A Super Model
Oct 1, 202400:45:05Summary readyJosh 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.Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary149. Stephanie Danan | Film to Fashion
Sep 17, 202400:36:27Summary readyStephanie 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. Find us on Instagram: @whatweworepodcast @shopcapitol@stephaniedanan@co Or on the web: www.shop-capitol.com
Summary148. Peter Cohen | A Hungry Eye
Sep 3, 202400:33:58Summary readyPeter 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.
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