Going After It with Mariko Ichikawa

On this week's episode, Jules and Madi chat with the fabulous Mariko Ichikawa, buyer-turned-designer. Mariko graduated from Penn and began her career in product development at Macy's (sound familiar?), soon becoming a buyer in the home department at Bergdorf Goodman. Feeling the need to spice things up, Mariko picked up and moved to Dubai, where she familiarized herself with a whole new international market, collaborating with colleagues from England, France, Lebanon, and Egypt, amongst others. Back in NYC, Mariko worked as a buyer for designer RTW at Barneys before creating her own line of beautiful, repurposed, authentic Japanese kimonos. Her designs have been seen on celebs like Karamo Brown of Queer Eye. Tune in to hear Mariko share how she continues to go after it through career ups and downs and her insanely contagious laugh. Follow her on Instagram @marikoichikawanyc and shop or browse her amazing designs at marikoichikawa.com.