Fashion and Clothing Entrepreneur Interviews

Tina Wick's gathered inspiration for her Greenpurse accessories line from a variety of places, including a childhood business transaction. In this interview, read about how these disparate inspirations came together to form a successful business.

Semiha Manthei used her connections in Turkey to import beautiful organic clothing for her First Step Organic baby clothing website. Learn about the challenges of building an internet retailer first hand from Ms. Manthei.

Cleaning out her closet gave Rachel Sanches a business idea. Why not recycle her clothing into fashionable purses? Joy Fabiano was born!

Martha Mele'cio began selling organic t-shirts at outdoor events in 1998. Today she is the proud owner of Bangledox Clothing, an internet apparel and accessories company.

A million thoughts go through a person's mind as they wait for the train or subway in the morning. Lynne Lambert found her inspiration in NYC's MTA map!

When Lisa Maynard-Atem started her business, her accounts were overdrawn and she was being advised by everyone to get a regular job. Five years later she is realising her dream and silencing critcs. Read about the journey of Stylisa.

I have nothing to wear. It's a complaint common to many women, but Elizabeth Nill used her frustration with not finding suitable clothes to start her own design business.

Deena Ravella always found herself worrying about keeping her valuables safe when she visited the beach. So she invented Kyss Bags, a secure bag that locks both the contents and the bag to a larger item to deter theft.

Night sweats are the nemsis of chemo patients. Anne Best invented the DryDreams Sleepwear line for men and women across the United States who suffer from night sweats.

Alex Eaves had a strong belief in making the world a better place, so he put his business where his mouth is. His company STAY VOCAL recycles t-shirts destined for the dump into stylish new apparel.

It seems like everyone is making 'green' clothing today. TheNakedHippie's Adrien Edwards shares his company's principles for starting and running an eco-conscious clothing company.

We talk with the founder of YourNameUniversity.com about his personalized academic apparel company.

Johnny Earle turned a joke into a multi-million dollar business when he created his Johnny Cupcakes t-shirt. Read his inspirational story here.

Looking to start up a not-for-profit organization? Christy Annis provides some helpful tips on how she got hers up and running.

Britt Menzies may sell t-shirts at StinkyKids, but her real focus is teaching kids to be a force for goodness.

We interview the founder of Greatwood Underwear, a proudly black and gay entrepreneur named Jermelle F. Pitts. Everyone can benefit from these entrepreneurial insights.