Ivanka Trump

My shoe partner had founded Nine West, so he really knew what went into making a shoe wearable and comfortable. And then you overlay that with great design. And we also created this... really comfortable, beautifully designed, super feminine product offering that was also affordably priced.

My shoe partner had founded Nine West, so he really knew what went into making a shoe wearable and comfortable. And then you overlay that with great design. And we also created this... really comfortable, beautifully designed, super feminine product offering that was also affordably priced.

So I think it was like the trifecta of those three things that made, I think it made it stand out for so many people.

So I think it was like the trifecta of those three things that made, I think it made it stand out for so many people.

So I think it was like the trifecta of those three things that made, I think it made it stand out for so many people.

So not being a designer, and this was true in real estate as well, I was never the architect. So I didn't necessarily have the pen and in fashion the same. I was kind of like a conductor. I knew what I liked and didn't like, and I think that's really important. And that became honed for me over time.

So not being a designer, and this was true in real estate as well, I was never the architect. So I didn't necessarily have the pen and in fashion the same. I was kind of like a conductor. I knew what I liked and didn't like, and I think that's really important. And that became honed for me over time.

So not being a designer, and this was true in real estate as well, I was never the architect. So I didn't necessarily have the pen and in fashion the same. I was kind of like a conductor. I knew what I liked and didn't like, and I think that's really important. And that became honed for me over time.

I would have to sit a lot longer with something earlier on than later when I had more refined my aesthetic point of view. And so I think, first of all, you have to have a pretty strong sense of

I would have to sit a lot longer with something earlier on than later when I had more refined my aesthetic point of view. And so I think, first of all, you have to have a pretty strong sense of

I would have to sit a lot longer with something earlier on than later when I had more refined my aesthetic point of view. And so I think, first of all, you have to have a pretty strong sense of

um of what resonates with you and and then as in the case of of my fashion business as it grew and became um quite a large business and i had so many different categories everything had to work together so i had individual partners for each category but if we were selling at neiman marcus we couldn't have a pair of shoes that didn't relate to a dress that didn't relate to a pair of sunglasses and handbags all on the same floor so you know in the beginning it was much more collaborative um

um of what resonates with you and and then as in the case of of my fashion business as it grew and became um quite a large business and i had so many different categories everything had to work together so i had individual partners for each category but if we were selling at neiman marcus we couldn't have a pair of shoes that didn't relate to a dress that didn't relate to a pair of sunglasses and handbags all on the same floor so you know in the beginning it was much more collaborative um

um of what resonates with you and and then as in the case of of my fashion business as it grew and became um quite a large business and i had so many different categories everything had to work together so i had individual partners for each category but if we were selling at neiman marcus we couldn't have a pair of shoes that didn't relate to a dress that didn't relate to a pair of sunglasses and handbags all on the same floor so you know in the beginning it was much more collaborative um

As time passed, I really sort of took the point on deciding, and this is the aesthetic for the season, these are the colors we're going to use, these are fabrics, and then working with our partners on the execution of that. But I needed to create an overlay that allowed for cohesion as the collection progressed. grew. And that was actually really fun for me because that was a little different.

As time passed, I really sort of took the point on deciding, and this is the aesthetic for the season, these are the colors we're going to use, these are fabrics, and then working with our partners on the execution of that. But I needed to create an overlay that allowed for cohesion as the collection progressed. grew. And that was actually really fun for me because that was a little different.

As time passed, I really sort of took the point on deciding, and this is the aesthetic for the season, these are the colors we're going to use, these are fabrics, and then working with our partners on the execution of that. But I needed to create an overlay that allowed for cohesion as the collection progressed. grew. And that was actually really fun for me because that was a little different.

You know, I was typically initially responding to things that were put in front of me. And towards the end, it was my partners who were responding to the things that myself and my team. But it's still, it's... You know, I always wanted to bring the best talent in. So I was hiring great designers and printmakers and copywriters. And so I had this, you know, almost like that conductor analogy.

You know, I was typically initially responding to things that were put in front of me. And towards the end, it was my partners who were responding to the things that myself and my team. But it's still, it's... You know, I always wanted to bring the best talent in. So I was hiring great designers and printmakers and copywriters. And so I had this, you know, almost like that conductor analogy.

You know, I was typically initially responding to things that were put in front of me. And towards the end, it was my partners who were responding to the things that myself and my team. But it's still, it's... You know, I always wanted to bring the best talent in. So I was hiring great designers and printmakers and copywriters. And so I had this, you know, almost like that conductor analogy.