New and Noteworthy in Fashion and Business

Textile eye candy

As you contemplate brunch, catch up on some new and noteworthy reading in fashion and business. Happy Saturday, folks!

NEWS

Train Your Brain To Be Optimistic (via Inc.)

5 Myths About Manufacturing Jobs (via The Washington Post)

When It Comes To Tech Startups, Do Women Win? (via Forbes)

4 Tips For Writing a Super Compelling Blog Post (via IFB)

Fashion Buys Into Social Tools (via New York Times)

EYE CANDY

Balmain
Balmain
Chanel.
Chanel

VIDEO

Behind the Scenes: Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 Campaign

100 Years of Style East London

Nicole Giordano

Nicole is the founder of StartUp FASHION, an online resource and community supporting for independent designers around the world with building their businesses. A deep love for the craft of fashion paired with an adamant belief that success is defined by the individual, led her to found StartUp FASHION, where she helps independent designers and makers screw the traditional fashion business rules, create their own paths, and build businesses they truly love. More than anything else, she’s in the business of encouragement and works every day to remind makers and designers that they have something special to offer the world and that they can, in fact, do this thing!