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Catherine Weetman talks to Tamsin Chislett, cofounder of fashion subscription startup Onloan, which has grown strongly this year despite lockdown, and is now working with 25 fashion brands.
We find out why fashion subscription works so well for the customer and the brands, why Onloan’s customer base doesn’t fit typical demographics, and how Tamsin convinced those first few brands to come on board.
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Read on for more on our guest and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention.
Links we mention in the episode:
- Onloan’s website: https://onloan.co/
- Onloan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onloan.co/
- Tamsin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamsinChislett
- Episode 18 Eve Kekeh of Bundlee https://www.rethinkglobal.info/episode-18-eve-kekeh-of-bundlee/
- The modular shoe I mentioned was Ze o Ze by Daniela Bekerman http://design-milk.com/ze-o-ze-modular-shoes-by-daniela-bekerman/
- Episode 33 Greg Lavery of Rype Office https://www.rethinkglobal.info/episode-33-greg-lavery-of-rype-office/
- RePack, returnable e-commerce packaging available in Europe & N America https://repack.com
- Charlotte Morley of The Little Loop – The UK’s first rental marketplace for children https://thelittleloop.com
About Tamsin Chislett
Tamsin is co-founder of Onloan, a fashion rental subscription service. Onloan is the only UK rental company to partner directly with top contemporary fashion brands, focus on ‘elevated daywear’ (not primarily occasionwear), and do all garment care and logistics in-house.
For customers, Onloan offers a way to enjoy all the newness and variety of fast fashion, but without the waste, and with much better clothes.
Before Onloan, Tamsin worked in strategy consulting, investment, and for a Ugandan cotton factory which secured the first Fairtrade cotton certificate in East Africa.
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