Lisa S.
Founder of Launch Your Collection LLC, Author of Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley), Adjunct Professor of Apparel Entrepreneurship, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University
- Role
- Founder and CEO at Launch Your Collection Llc
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lisa S.
Lisa Springsteel Dupré is the acclaimed author of Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley), a book that has been published worldwide in English (2013), Mandarin (2015), and Arabic (2018). She is also the founder of Launch Your Collection, LLC, a bespoke apparel launch consultancy for fashion entrepreneurs and public figures. We invite you to visit to discover our signature apparel launch program, the only one of its kind that offers every essential service needed for a successful launch using our Learn as You Launch philosophy.In addition to her entrepreneurial ventures, Lisa serves as an adjunct professor at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University, where she teaches Apparel Entrepreneurship to undergraduate students. With a distinguished 19-year career in the New York fashion industry, she has worked with renowned brands such as Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Banana Republic, J. Crew, and J. Mendel.
Experience
Founder and CEO
Jul 2012 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US
Launch Your Collection is a one-stop apparel launch consultancy for both emerging and bespoke (celebrities and public figures) apparel brands and the only one in existence that offers every major service needed to get launched in one place. Founded by the author of the book, Becoming a Fashion Designer (Wiley) and a 19-year New York fashion industry veteran who has worked for Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, and J.
Education
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, Fashion Merchandising
1993
Fashion Institute of Technology
Continuing Education Courses, "Designing a Line" and "Fashion Speaks"
1999 — 1999
Skills
- Sportswear
- Wovens
- Social Media
- Private Label
- Management
- Retail
- Mood Boards
- Photo Shoots
- Social Media Marketing
- Technical Design
- Luxury Goods
- Creative Direction
- Trims
- Trend
- Emerging Fashion Designer Consulting
- Trade Shows
- Illustration
- Styling
- Standard Operating Procedure Implementation
- Knitwear
- Product Development
- Target Costing
- Textiles
- Fashion
- Sourcing
- Brand Development
- Fashion Writing
- Draping
- Fashion Shows
- Fashion Design
- Apparel
- Fashion Illustration
- Wholesale
- Sketching
- Fabric Development
- Global Sourcing
- Tech Packs
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