-Life as a Fashion Designer | Brand Founder-
Introducing
Ian Urquhart is an Arizona based fashion designer / founder of a new clothing brand. His line Ignis Clothing is all about representation, creativity and being bold.
Professional Background
Despite Ian being just twenty-two years old, he and his work have been attracting attention. Aside from doing hits with news media outlets, Ian has his first runway show scheduled for New York Fashion Week later in the year.
Ignis Clothing
His brand Ignis Clothing is focused on dismantling perfectionism in order to promote free thinking and artistry. Ignis itself means fire in Latin and fits the metaphor of creative thought being a bit like the spread of flames; sometimes unpredictable yet all the same, a beautiful phenomenon if harnessed.
As a young fashion designer, Ian has been and continues to be busy. He and his brand have seasonal clothing drops that he designs and prints himself.
Charitable Endeavours
Further, Urquhart also donates 25% of his profits to the Hansen Foundation of Education, which is an organization focused on building classrooms for children in Kenya.
Reasons to Listen
This talk provides a look into what it is truly like to be a newly minted fashion designer and what it takes as far as starting up a fashion brand from the ground level.
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those interested in fashion and learning more about what it takes to launch a business within this space
- those curious about becoming a fashion designer themselves and how they too could get started
- those who are looking for a dose of inspiration to fuel themselves towards chasing their own dreams
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- the nuanced meanings of fashion and why such perspectives matter when building one’s own brand
- how Ian comes up with ideas for new clothing lines
- what lead him into fashion in the first place
- what his social cause element of his business means to him and why it became a part of his model in the first place
- how Ian and his clothing brand battles back against notions of perfectionism
- the practical elements of running your own fashion brand
- the challenges of operating a fashion brand
- what this entrepreneurial journey has meant to him thus far
- some of his aspirations for Ignis
- a validating story for Ian and his clothing brand as far as it resonating with others
- future possibilities for him, his brand and the fashion industry as a whole moving forward
- much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“Everyday it’s something new that is coming out of the woodwork and inspiring me in some way to design for function and fashion.”
-Ian Urquhart
Check out the Video Conversation:
For those who desire to view the full video conversation of this discussion, you can do so via Youtube.
Discover More
For those interested in learning more about Ian and his clothing brand Ignis, be sure to check out the company website. You can also find him on the following platforms:
Keep Listening!
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