Rebecca Minkoff: Building a Household Name Fashion Label

What fashion week is really like. How to work in fashion. What to wear to a fashion interview. In this episode, Victoria sits down with designer and founder Rebecca Minkoff to break down what it really takes to build a fashion brand and keep it alive through industry curveballs. Rebecca shares how an internship led to her first break, the celebrity moment that helped launch her label, and why success is a slow build of momentum over time. They dive into the business realities fashion school doesn’t teach like costing, pricing, profitability, and why she believes founders should bootstrap before raising money. Rebecca also pulls back the curtain on the true cost of Fashion Week, navigating fast fashion copycats, using AI to pitch and work smarter, and the resilience required to play the long game. Follow Fashion & Founders: IG: https://www.instagram.com/fashionandfounders/ Substack: https://fashionandfounders.substack.com/ Website: https://www.fashionandfounders.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fashionandfounders ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/shop/fashionandfounders Job Board: opportunities in fashion, tech, and more. https://fashionandfounders.substack.com/t/job-board Follow Rebecca Minkoff: IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaminkoff IG: https://www.instagram.com/beckyminkoff Fashion Career Playbook: https://fashionandfounders.substack.com/p/the-fashion-career-playbook-part Rent the Runway: Use code: RTRXVSMITH50 and get 50% off your first month! https://www.rent