Brands In Action

Victor Lytvinenko / Raleigh Denim

Episode Summary

Meet one of the most instinctively brilliant marketers I’ve ever met. Victor Lytvinenko has no formal training as a marketer, but he and his wife Sarah have built one of the leading lights in the fashion and apparel worlds, Raleigh Denim Workshop, by practicing something they call Marketing Anarchy.

Episode Notes

Meet one of the most instinctively brilliant marketers I’ve ever met. Victor Lytvinenko has no formal training as a marketer, but he and his wife Sarah have built one of the leading lights in the fashion and apparel worlds, Raleigh Denim Workshop, by practicing something they call Marketing Anarchy.

00:55 - Victor Intro

01:29 - Victor & Sarah’s Background

04:46 - Transition from Nobu to denim

06:46 - People’s knowledge of textiles in NC

07:51 - Narrative of Raleigh Denim bringing textiles back to NC

09:42 - Responsibility for manufacturing in Raleigh

12:51 - How being named to The Fashion Designers of America changed things

15:36 - What you learned from New York store

20:56 - Articulation of the brand

26:50 - How would you change a big brand if Raleigh Denim got bought out

30:30 - Art through Raleigh Denim

35:28 - How do Raleigh Denim jeans fit so well

41:15 - Show Us Your Jeans campaign

43:00 - Snake Eat Tail

45:32 - Non-Profit Wolf

47:51 - Safety is risk and risk is safety

49:59 - Next ten years for Raleigh Denim