Vice Versa - Julie Gilhart | Copenhagen Fashion Week

Welcome to Vice Versa, our newest series spotlighting industry leaders and discussing positive change in fashion and the creative industries.

 

The series will give CEO Cecilie Thorsmark the opportunity to interview longtime supporters of Copenhagen Fashion Week about their careers, their thoughts on the fashion industry and how we can implement effective, thoughtful and responsible change.

 

For episode two, Cecilie interviewed Julie Gilhart, CDO & President of Tomorrow Ltd. & Tomorrow Projects.

 

Fashion industry veteran Julie Gilhart is President of Tomorrow Projects and Chief Development Officer of Tomorrow LTD. In 2011, she founded Julie Gilhart Consulting to connect and grow fashion brands with a desire to have a positive impact. Prior to establishing her firm, Ms. Gilhart was Senior Vice President Fashion Director at Barneys New York for 18 years, where she oversaw creative, design and business direction. Ms. Gilhart serves as jury member for multiple fashion prizes and sits on the boards of Parsons The New School for Design, Mulberry, and Tomorrow.

 

In discussion with Cecilie, Julie talks about her passion for discovering emerging talent in fashion, how she ended up working in the industry, and her optimism for the future; expressing her hope for the rising second-hand market, making way for the shifting mindset of consumers worldwide.