Mr. Joe Zee comes home |
“[Fashion] schools don’t want to address business too deeply in their curriculum. My guess is that they think it will compromise creativity. I don’t know what they really think. But I do think understanding the business of the industry allows [designers] to be more successful.”
“Retail is tough. It’s getting harder and harder for retailers to take a risk. They want proven entities. You have to prove to them that you have some level of following. Designers have so many more avenues, now more than ever, to create a buzz. Social media can help be a big part of that.”
“It would be smart for a designer to have that broader business person as a partner. I look at someone like Marc Jacobs who is incredibly creative and so smart, but he has Robert Duffy who is a very astute, smart, innovative businessman. Robert can take care of all the business while Marc can be creative. You’ll see in the show that a lot of it is finding that right person.”
Me & Joe Zee |