We are so fortunate to have Recruiting Account Director for Fashion, Pooja Sachan, on our EB team. With over 20 years of experience in apparel design, technical design, and product development, we asked Pooja to discuss her perspective on the fashion industry as well as her opinions on sustainable fashion. This is what she had to say:
Be Right with the TIME and you will be right with the TRENDS!
In today’s world where trends and styles change by the second, we all must take some time and think.
What is right for us? What is good for us? Will this be right for our planet and the next generation? Will this be good for our planet and our future generations?
As a mother, I want to let my kids know that life is full of opportunities, and we should make something great out of every experience! Together, we can fight adversity and find the cool, creative, happy side of life, despite the pain of dealing with extreme hardships. I want to tell them not to let our trials and tribulations define us, but to have hope and find beauty!
As a designer, I was fortunate enough to study and work with some of the amazing people in the industry and be inspired to create garments that are beautiful both inside and out. Not just good-looking designs is what makes a brand, but it’s the joy, love, and connection with people and nature that life gives it life!
With my last brand, we aspired to design with a purpose… To make you feel good, do good, & be good.
For 20 years I have continued to work in the industry, and am fortunate to represent and partner with brands that are defining, understanding, and making responsible fashion a trend!
My very first project as a Fashion Recruiting Account Director with Emerging Blue was to work with the Creative Director at Bolt Threads to help him grow his team of designers. As I dug deep to understand the company and their Brand DNA, I grew more and more in love with it!
Bolt Threads is “A BRAND INSPIRED BY NATURE. DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE.” They are a ‘material solutions company with nature as [their] inspiration.’ and they ‘invent cutting-edge materials for the fashion and beauty industries to put us us on a path toward a more sustainable future.’
‘Through innovative collaborations with world-class brands and supply chain partners,’ Bolt Threads is on a mission to ‘create way better materials for a way better world.’
Their recent collaboration with brands like Stella McCartney, Lululemon, and Adidas makes it very real and available to masses!
I love their vision:
“We envision a world where we don’t have to deplete or pollute our forests, oceans, and rivers to benefit from nature’s secrets.”
Read more about Bolt Threads and their sustainable mission here.
Also, check out this great video on sustainability in fashion.
Pooja Sachan
If you’re interested in connecting with Pooja and learning more about her recruiting experience for apparel design, technical design, and product development, please reach out to us at info@emergingblue.com.