ATTENDED DESIGN MEETINGS
WITH MR. RALPH LAUREN
Lisa was honored to be selected as one of the few employees to attend design meetings with Ralph himself. Lisa was also hired as the first ever Fabric Archives Manager for Ralph Lauren Corporation in a role created by Mr. Ralph Lauren.
RECEIVED BOOK
DEAL FROM WILEY
Hi I'm Lisa and I am the Founder and CEO of
Launch Your Collection.
Lisa landed a book deal from Wiley to write, Becoming a Fashion Designer, which published in English in 2013, in Mandarin in 2015, and in Arabic in 2019. Lisa interviewed 21 fashion legends for the book, including Manolo Blahnik, Daymond John, Ralph Rucci, Dennis Basso, Nanette Lepore (who also wrote the foreword), Reem Acra, Kay Unger, and more.
INVITATION FROM OSCAR
DE LA RENTA TO SUBMIT ORIGINAL DESIGNS
With no prior fashion illustration experience, Lisa taught herself some basics and created three original designs that were submitted for consideration: a floral sheath, gold embroidered ballgown, and black cocktail dress Oscar de la Renta selected Lisa's designs to use as inspiration for various looks at the Spring/Summer 2004 show at New York Fashion Week.
SELECTED FABRIC FOR
TERI HATCHER'S GOWN
While working as the Fabric & Trim Manager at J. Mendel, a French haute couture atelier in New York, Lisa hand selected the silk crinkle chiffon fabric for actress Teri Hatcher's custom J. Mendel gown for the 2005 Emmy Awards. Teri was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Desperate Housewives (ABC).
ADJNUCT PROFESSOR
AT THE SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT FSU
Lisa teaches an Apparel Entrepreneurship course as an adjunct professor at the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.
Our Story
A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER
We BRING YOUR
VISION to life
We exist to make the complex process of launching an apparel brand fun, seamless, and easy so you can launch with confidence and ease, while working with your own personal team of fashion industry experts who will guide you through the launch process so you can launch with success.
Back in 2011, I was sitting in my apartment on the Upper East Side in Manhattan finalizing the manuscript to my book Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) when I realized how many times I had heard about someone who was struggling to start their own apparel brand, who had no background in fashion, and had no idea where to begin.
I then had an epiphany.
Why not use all of the once-in-a-lifetime experience I had accumulated while working almost 20 years in the New York fashion industry to help fashion entrepreneurs just like you launch your own apparel brand?
It was at that moment that
Launch Your Collection was born.
Using our Learn as You Launch™ philosophy, my in-house creative team and I will guide, educate, and mentor you step-by-step through the launch process, so you can save time and avoid costly mistakes, and always have an expert and knowledgeable team by your side, every step of the way.
Welcome to launching made easy.
