INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
someone was telling me what to do every day
After a shout-out from Jay Leno, Minkoff spent the next eight months making T-shirts on the floor of her apartment and quit her job to start
designing full time.We caught up with Minkoff to learn more about how she grew her brand into a global fashion company with the help of her
edited for brevity and clarity
A Technology News Room: What gave you the energy and drive to become an entrepreneur?Rebecca Minkoff: Long story
My mom would sell these cast covers, like decorative covers for people with broken arms at the flea market
And I was like, I am going to have a booth here
So I made all these tie-dye shirts and no one bought anything but it was just this idea of like, I can make something I can sell
My mom always taught that
When I wanted a dress, she taught me how to sew a dress instead of buying the dress
