EP 13: Creating a Made-to-Order Brand in the Middle of a Pandemic with Yasmina Ossai

Happy New Year designers!  We are back to resuming our weekly schedule. Thank you so much for your patience with us, as you saw the end of 2020 was (amazingly) busy with new launches going on but in 2021 we’re only going to get better! Our aim this year is to support you to the fullest and be a source of inspiration - that’s it. That’s the tweet. This week we are joined with Yasmina Ossai (@yao.mina), a womenswear fashion designer from London who’s brand, Minanovski (@minanovski), launched right in the middle of the UK’s first lockdown. Originally on the path to be a lawyer, Yasmina stumbled into the fashion world when she had a wedding to attend in 2019. She didn’t want to pay a ghastly price for a mandatory traditional garment so she decided to make her outfit herself. Using YouTube she taught herself how to sew and the rest is history. Join us as we speak about overcoming your fears, launching during a pandemic, and how a MTO brand runs on a pre-order system. If you love this episode please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with somebody who’ll appreciate today’s message. -- To learn more about Yasmina and Minsanovski: Shop Minanovski - www.minanovski.com Minanovski’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minanovski Yasmina’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yao.mina -- Follow The Entry Platform for regular doses of fashion, mindset, and business gems on Instagram! @theentry_platform For day to day posts of my life and BTS of my brand, follow me on Instagram - @iamrebeccatembo Subscribe to my YouTube channel - Rebecca Tembo Purchase Stumbling into Personal Branding: Lessons from 2020 here. Purchase The Entry Productivity Planner here. Follow me on Twitter - @iamrebeccatembo

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