Danielle Vermeer
@daniellevermeer
Co-Founder & CEO of Teleport. Writer of Goodwill Hunting, a newsletter hunting the best pre-loved fashion finds, insights, and jobs. 11+ years of buying no new clothes.
Danielle Vermeer
"The unsustainable season-by-season overhaul would give way to designers releasing remixes of their creations and those of others, while smart contracts ensure that creators can share in the value their ideas are generating downstream."
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • In the Future of Fashion, Everyone Gets Paid
The opportunity in Web3 is to leverage tokens and the underlying decentralized tech to build and bootstrap these new networks.
Femstreet • The New Creator Economy
Today, consumers currently have a bifurcated experience in discovering vs. shopping fashion online. In general, either platforms are optimized for discovery/inspiration or for shopping. But Gen Z is demanding more: they want authentic content alongside niche communities and easy, more sustainable shopping experiences.
Danielle Vermeer • Goodwill Hunting #21: joining a startup
social commerce and
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journals.sagepub.comIn an age of uneasy affluence, luxury is becoming less and less about collecting highly prized items and possessions. “Today we live in the age of conspicuous egalitarianism. The trick is to signal discernment while conveying everyman casualness.” The new lessons of luxury 👉 https://t.co/2kb5QMLsrL
Liked Tweetstwitter.comCustomers say they want to be ethical consumers, buying vintage and upcycling on Depop. Reformation calls itself the most sustainable option other than being naked, while Eileen Fisher has pledged to use “sustainable materials” in 100 percent of its products. Yet what sustainability actually means in this context has become increasingly nebulous.
The Cut • Can Fashion Designers Really Learn to Be Sustainable?
Not all attention and views are created equal.
- Attention is cheap . It’s easy to grab. Even easier to fake. The impact: revenue doesn’t scale.
- Intention is hard to gain . It takes consistency and purpose. It takes connection with your audience. The impact: revenue has a higher ceiling than you can imagine.”