245 – Trailblazers – Designing for Inclusive Sizing

EXPERT PANEL: Designing for Inclusive Sizing With Jessica Kahan Dvorett (Merchandising and Branding at Gwynnie Bee), Becca McCharen (Designer at CHROMAT), and Polina Veksler (Co-founder/CEO at Universal Standard); Moderated by Don Howard (Executive Director at Alvanon). Introductory remarks by Rick Darling (Executive Director of Government & Trade Relations, and Corporate Sustainability at Li & Fung Limited), Janice Wang (CEO at Alvanon), and Deborah Weinswig (CEO/Founder at Coresight Research). About the Trailblazers Conference June 14, 2018: One Size Does Not Fit All: Inclusive Design & the Modern Consumer Niche markets like adaptive, inclusive and plus-size design are growing fast in a world increasingly more invested in empowering the underrepresented. Retail now has an opportunity to both increase profit margins while positively impacting the lives of millions of consumers with unmet needs. We look forward to further exploring these multibillion-dollar retail opportunities at this conference. Alvanon Trailblazers is an annual gathering of top entrepreneurs, creators and businesses discussing the big topics shaping and impacting the future of our industry. About Coresight Research and Alvanon CORESIGHT RESEARCH is a research and advisory firm that works at the intersection of global retail, technology and fashion. The firm has offices in the US, UK, China and India and specializes in crossborder retail strategies. ALVANON is an innovations company reinventing the way fashion works. We believe in empowering the apparel industry to change; in a desire to keep learning and improving; and that collaborative innovation is key to success in today’s rapidly changing world.

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