She. CREATED BY TAYLOR DZIEDZIC
DEDICATED TO ALL THE WOMEN WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR A WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE POWERFUL
“A MANAGER GAVE ME FEEDBACK THAT I WAS ‘OVERLY CONFIDENT.’ IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I WAS THINKING, HAS A MAN EVER RECEIVED THIS FEEDBACK?”
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“I’VE BEEN TOLD I DIDN’T GET A PROMOTION BECAUSE I NEED TO SMILE MORE.”
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10 FOREWORD 16 AIMEE SONG 22 PHOEBE PHILO 32 LINDSAY PEOPLES WAGNER 40 MUICCIA PRADA 50 NATALIE MASSENET
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64 SIMONE ROCHA 72 LEANDRA MEDINE 82 EVA CHEN 90 GRACE WALES BONNER 98 CHIARA FERRAGNI 106 NOTES & SOURCES
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FOREWORD
In 2018, The New York Times pointed out that there are fewer women among chief executives of Fortune 500 companies than there are CEOs named James.1
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Foreword Historically, the fashion industry has been dominated by female fashion designers. Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel were all among the architects of the luxury fashion industry. Present day, female fashion designers such as Phoebe Philo, Miuccia Prada and Grace Wales Bonner are influencing the way we dress. Despite that, of the 92 shows on the 2017 Paris Fashion Week womenswear schedule, fewer than 30 brands had female creative directors.2 The absence of women holding such roles may be attributed to how designers are discussed within the media— with women’s works described as practical
while male’s as complex art works.3 The fashion design industry kick starts the fashion cycle, and therefore sets the bar for the inclusion of women. One of the oldest American fashion magazines, Harper’s Bazaar was first published in 1867. Historically, women were granted access to careers within the publishing industry in hopes of creating a strong womanly-bond for female readers and currently, many women still hold these positions. Yet, considering the amount of women working within publishing, the top positions of publisher, chairperson, or CEO, still remain dominated by men.4
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The fashion industry is forcefully fuelled by the female consumer. Women account for much of enrolment in fashion schools, and dominate the sales floor in retail stores. Yet, this female-focused industry still seems to be a man’s world. Women are winning at achieving university spots and entry-level sales jobs, so how can it be that there are so few women in high power leadership roles? This is what She is hoping to discover. By examining the women within the fashion industry who do in fact defy the odds of attaining such roles. Fashion is a boundless industry— from designers, to entrepreneurs, to editors and bloggers. Thus, the women featured within this book fall into all types of categories holding various roles which are evolving every single day.
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How can it be that there are so few women in high power leadership roles?
This is what She is hoping to discover.
“IN A JOB INTERVIEW I WAS ASKED HOW I WOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE.”
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“MY BOSS TOLD ME THEY BROUGHT ME ON BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I’D BE NICE FOR CLIENTS TO LOOK AT. HE WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT A WOMAN COULD ACTUALLY BE GOOD AT THE JOB.” ANONYMOUS
Aimee Song Nearly a decade ago, Aimee Song’s now-full-time job was merely just a passion project.
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“When I first started, I was a freshman in college. I had two part-time jobs and I was going to school full-time,” recalls Song.5 Even after getting a job at an architecture firm, she continued to maintain her fashion blog as a hobby. Today, Song is a fashion ambassador for Chloé, Dior and Revolve while running her Instagram account with over 5 million followers.
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“Whether I have five followers or five million, I think it’s important that with that big of a number of followers, I have a social responsibility to raise awareness on certain issues and to use my platform in a better way and not for selfish reasons. Every day I’ve been thinking about what can I do more of that’s good. So I now have 5 million reasons to do better.”6 - Aimee Song
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Phoebe Philo
Idolized for representing how women actually live their lives, Phoebe Philo’s designs are carefully curated, minimal and perfectly cut. Philo’s iconic wardrobe staples are more than just their silhouette or colour— her designs give power to women by inspiring the women who wear them.
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Philo graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London in 1996. Shortly after, she started working at ChloÊ as Stella McCartney’s design assistant before succeeding her as creative director in 2001. After five years, Philo stepped down from her position. During this break from the fashion industry, she moved back to London to spend more time with family. Two years later, Philo returned to work and would create some of her most iconic designs.
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For the next 10 years, Phoebe Philo would be creative director of Céline, carrying over her affinity for menswear into her work. For a brand that originally had no recognizable silhouette, Philo was able to reinvent the brand by her design influence, redefining Céline as Parisian chic. In a 2014 Vogue Festival interview, Philo said, “When I came to the house, I had an idea of what I thought
the core values of Céline should be. Céline had no recognizable silhouette, no famous historic designers, it hadn’t been licensed out in the Seventies and Eighties as many other brands had. I’ve never really looked into archives anywhere I’ve worked, actually… I feel, like it or hate it, it doesn’t matter, I just like it to be strong. I think it’s worth doing something differently.”7
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Phoebe Philo has always used her popularity within the fashion industry to profess her beliefs on feminism. She has criticized the sexualization of the female body within fashion, which ultimately has had great influence on her designs.
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The oversized coats, lofty turtleneck sweaters and white Stan Smiths have become a uniform for sophisticated women everywhere. A power uniform created by Philo, seen throughout her runway and the outfits she wore to take a bow after her shows.
“I felt it was time for a more back-to-reality approach to fashion — clothes that are beautiful, strong and have ideas, but with real life driving them.” - Phoebe Philo
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“Philo was the perfect definition of the brand, while also being their best advertisement.” Phoebe Philo redefined the course of fashion by guiding women towards a more practical way of dressing. She quit the top position at Chloé in order to spend more time with her family. She also refused to relocate her family to Paris from
London when she got the Céline job. She prioritized her family over her career. It’s nearly impossible to not think of Phoebe Philo when you think of Céline. Philo was the perfect definition of the brand, while also being their best advertisement.
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Lindsay Peoples Wagner With her vision, Teen Vogue has redefined itself to mix fashion, politics and social issues while emphasizing inclusion.
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As one of the youngest and only prominent black editors within the fashion industry, Lindsay Peoples Wagner has maintained a strong focus on race, politics and inclusive representation throughout her career in fashion. In university, one of her professors suggested she apply for an internship with Teen Vogue to work in their closet over winter break. After graduation, she returned to the magazine as an employee. In 2018, after working various roles at other publications, Peoples Wagner assumed the role of editor-in-chief at Teen Vogue.
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Having worked her way up from intern, to assistant, and now executive, Peoples Wagner radiates confidence — “I’d like to think that if I continue to make these changes and continue to implement these things, and show black girls with cornrows and Afros on covers, that maybe she would feel more included than I did,” she said. “That, to me, is success.”8
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Miuccia Prada “Years before anyone was talking about female empowerment through fashion, Miuccia was assiduously designing clothes that spoke to our need for beautiful things to wear, while simultaneously celebrating and confounding what it means to be a woman in today’s world.” -Anna Wintour 9 40
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“Prada was fighting for women’s rights in skirts and Yves Saint Laurent.”
Miuccia Prada, known for her hyper-intelligent and trendsetting designs, is the co-chief executive officer and lead creative director of the Italian fashion label, Prada. Miuccia took over the family-owned luxury goods house in 1978, and has been managing the company for over 40 years. Before entering the family business,
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Prada has always been a free-spirit and has never conformed to societal norms. While completing her PhD in political science at the University of Milan, she became a member of Italian Communist Party. While her colleagues wore jeans and sneakers, Prada was fighting for women’s rights in skirts and Yves Saint Laurent. 10
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“Fashion is her weapon of choice, and she knows how to force a double take.” “Fashion is her weapon of choice, and she knows how to force a double take”, says Vogue.11 Her first design, released in 1984 was an instant classic. The Prada Backpack was made out of an industrial-weight nylon and featured a utilitarian design.
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During the 1980s, the Prada Backpack went against everything that was considered luxury. Prada explains that she “hated all the bags that were around. They were so formal, so lady, so traditional, so classic.”12 Hence, inspiring the creation of the Prada Backpack. Also known as the nylon ‘Vela’ bag, it perfectly represented fashion-meets-function, by transforming a once, functional waterproof
fabric into something new and luxurious. It took the infamous bag 10 years to be considered an “It Bag”, however current day, the nylon material used for parachutes in the military is still heavily used within collections. Prada redefined the idea of luxury— it no longer had to be about the thread count or how many crystals were used. Luxury could be something new.
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Natalie Massenet
Credited for changing the way designer fashion is retailed, Natalie Massenet started it all from her Chelsea flat, pregnant with her first child and using her bath to stow the renowned, NET-A-PORTER packaging
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After discovering a market for selling luxury goods online and the opportunity to merge content and commerce— the idea for NET-A-PORTER was born. Launching in June 2000, it was the first luxury retailer that displayed outfits in an editorial format while allowing consumers to easily buy in just one click. “People always say to me, ‘You’ve strived to redefine retail’ but the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines,” she told The Observer. “From the start we were always trying to blend the two, to buy [clothes and labels] in the same way a fashion editor would choose them.”13
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During the launch, many designers were convinced that people would not buy luxury goods online because the experience would never be the same as visiting a real store. However, Massenet believed that women were looking for a unique experience. Present day, NET-APORTER is just that. Having more than 800 of the world’s most coveted designers and new arrivals on the site three times a week, NET-A-PORTER is the premier luxury fashion destination.
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Natalie Massenet has been described as ‘fashions favourite self-made success story’ and Massenet herself has become another unique aspect of the company. Vanessa Friedman, fashion critic for the New York Times, explains, “As a mother, mogul and style-setter, she became their aspirational figure, and they shopped on her site because they wanted to be like her; they wanted a slice of her life, and her taste. People buy brands because they buy, in large part, what a brand stands for. The product or, in this case, the site, represents a set of values and an identity.”14
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“As a mother, mogul and style-setter, she became their aspirational figure, and they shopped on her site because they wanted to be like her.” - Vanessa Friedman
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After a decade and a half, Massenet announced in an eloquent statement that she would be stepping down from her role at NET-A-PORTER. “My entrepreneurial drive is as strong today as it always has been, and my passion for innovation will continue to be my greatest guide in business.�15 In 2018, she co-founded Imaginary Ventures, a venture capital firm. She has invested in some of the most sought-over start ups in the fashion and beauty world, including Glossier, Reformation and Mejuri, among others.
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Jenna Lyons, founder of J.Crew told Women's Wear Daily: "The word visionary is lofty, overused. Somewhat abused. There are few people who can really see something that doesn't exist. Create it. Explain it. And get others to follow. Natalie Massenet is, in fact, that visionary.� 16 62
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Simone Rocha With only a few collections, Simone Rocha made her mark in the fashion world with her signature sense of subversive femininity.
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Rocha’s designs challenge the preconceptions of femininity— pairing ruffles, sugary hues and floral prints with revealing cut-outs and sheer panels. Graduating from Central Saint Martins, she went on to captivate audiences at London Fashion Week.
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“I want my clothes to give the feeling of wearing something remarkable.” “I want my clothes to give the feeling of wearing something remarkable. I don’t want to constrain or distort the silhouette or make something ugly. I think that a really feminine piece can be interesting and inspiring.” says Rocha.17 Women in this generation have new attitudes, and more women want to express themselves in more individual ways, with the new-found realization that you can wear anything you want to.
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Leandra Medine
A blog titled Man Repeller might make a few headsturn, but as Leandre Medine puts it, “My blog is not about repelling men — it’s about good fashion.”18
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Medine launched Man Repeller in 2010 while in her junior year at the New School studying journalism, in hopes of using her blog as a portfolio piece for job opportunities in the future. Her blog posts quickly generated a cult following by her daily fashion wisdom titled, “trends that women love and men hate.” Medine’s posts all gave the same Man Repeller attitude— to dress like a Man Repeller is to not dress for men, and not even for other women, but strictly for themselves— with no regard for what other people think.
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“It’s much more about a woman feeling comfortable in her own skin, and we’re using fashion as the vehicle to discuss this sense of self-confidence”
“I feel very much like the Man Repeller ethos isn’t about fashion,” Medine says. “It’s much more about a woman feeling comfortable in her own skin, and we’re using fashion as the vehicle to discuss this sense of self-confidence.” 19 Today, Man Repeller posts about fashion while also covering stories on current events, lifestyle and feminism.
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Medine defines the act of man-repelling as "outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans,
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overalls, shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.�20 And isn’t that something all women want to be inspired to do? To dress to impress themselves.
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Eva Chen
After a decade of using her skills at leading magazine publications like Lucky and Teen Vogue, Eva Chen became Instagram’s first head of fashion partnerships
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Her story doesn’t start there though. While pursuing pre-med studies at Johns Hopkins University, Chen had a feeling that medicine wasn’t the right fit. After a summer internship in New York City at Harper’s Bazaar, Chen decided to pursue a future in fashion and began freelancing at Lucky magazine before graduating from
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Hopkins in 2001. While working an assistant role at Elle magazine, Chen was also completing her master’s degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2005, Chen started working for Teen Vogue where she held various roles for eight years, including the magazine’s beauty editor.
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During her years as editor, she gained a reputation of being proficient in social media. With over 1 million Instagram followers, Chen is well known for her #evachenpose shots, which showcase her daily pair of shoes and handbag while in the back of a New York City taxi. As Instagram’s head of fashion partnerships, Chen works closely with representatives from across the fashion industry to strategize different storytelling methods, as Instagram is becoming a key place for advertising for fashion labels and retailers.
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As someone who held various roles within the fashion industry and a not-so-common entry into the industry, Chen says, “The lesson in all of this is: Have faith. The job may not come immediately, and things may change unexpectedly, but if you’re approaching everything you do with a passion from deep inside of you, with some hard work, it will all fall into place.”21
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Grace Wales Bonner Although she never intended on designing for women, there is no shortage of female customers wanting to wear a Grace Wales Bonner design
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Her brand, Wales Bonner launched in 2014 following her graduation from Central Saint Martins in London. Less than a year later, Bonner had won the LVMH Price for Young Designers. The prestigious award is seen in the industry as the start for talent to supply the company’s major design houses, including Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Dior. Nonetheless, it was the start for her success. Her label, Wales Bonner, can be found in Dover Street Market and Selfridges.
She has lectured at Parsons School of Design in New York, been profiled by Vogue and has even had her work displayed at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. More recently, Bonner was invited by Maria Grazia Chiuri to collaborate with Dior to interpret the New Look silhouette for the 2020 Resort Collection, and Meghan Markle wore a Wales Bonner design for the first official portrait with her husband, Prince Harry and their newborn son, Archie.
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“People would say I was black, and black people would say I was white — it wasn’t something that held me back but it was definitely interesting. I had to negotiate an identity.”
Bonner is a Londoner with Jamaica and English heritage, yet she never really thought about her racial identity until she was in secondary school. “People would say I was black, and black people would say I was white,” she explains. “It wasn’t something that held me back but it was definitely interesting. I had to negotiate an identity.”22 This, in part has influenced her collections where she explores representations of black male sexuality and identity.
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Although she now designs for both men and women, she first made her name with menswear. She explains, “I got into menswear at an exciting time,” she says. “My work is about male representation and there is a fluidity, boundaries are opening up. I think people are communicating sensuality and femininity on more of a spectrum. That’s much more in the cultural consciousness and it allows things to be understood in a different way.”23
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Chiara Ferragni 10 years ago, her blog titled the Blonde Salad was created for fun— featuring topics on travel, beauty, and of course, fashion
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Present day, Chiara Ferragni manages a €30 million business while being one of the most influential people in the fashion industry. When Ferragni first started her blog, she was attending Milan’s Bocconi University for a degree in law. Within a couple of years, New York Magazine introduced her as “One of the biggest breakout street-style stars of the year.”24
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“I’m happy because I’m proud of the person that I am and I’m happy that people can see that and find it inspiring in their own way.” The do-it-yourself attitude to make your dreams real is integral to Ferragni’s success. Once asked why she thinks people follow her on Instagram, she responded, “I hope it’s because I’m very honest, very transparent, and I think, hopefully, I can be a good example. Seeing that I succeeded,
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they can get a source of inspiration or a source of energy that tells them: ‘I should try it as well.’ That’s the most powerful thing. I’m happy because I’m proud of the person that I am and I’m happy that people can see that and find it inspiring in their own way.”25
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Having 19 million Instagram followers, being on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list twice, and the subject of a Harvard Business School study is not easy, and takes a lot of hard work. Chiara Ferragni is one of only a handful of high-profile Italian businesswoman, and power within Italy is an indictment of Italy’s political class and power is still very much in the
hands of men. Making Ferragni an inspiration for many young women in Italy and all around the world. Being based in Italy, she always thought of it as a disadvantage compared to other bloggers. However, when she first went to the United States in 2013 she was struck by how, if she had been born American, she “would not have had to strive so hard.” 26
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