Downtown Depot: Andie Day
In this episode of Downtown Depot, Baylor professor and entrepreneur Andie Day tells the story of Mary Claret, her contemporary women's clothing company that specializes in comfortable linen wear, and delves into the curriculum and thought process behind her Apparel Design and Merchandising classes. Before the interview, show host Austin Meek discusses urban density with Act Locally Waco's Ashley Thornton, bids Fixer Upper a thankful farewell, and previews two new downtown developments.
0.38: What Works Cities initiative from Bloomberg
1.37: Ashley Thornton talks about the Chamber's trip to Cincinnati
4.27: Fixer Upper announces its finale
5.20: Brazos Commons and Milo All Day developments
6.39: Andie Day's history in Waco
Host Austin Meek with Andie Day
8.44: Growth in Waco since her college days
9.11: Curriculum for Apparel Design and Merchandising
10.40: How to think about high fashion
12.52: Her students preparing for life after school
13.55: The origins of Mary Claret
16.40: Fear of starting out
17.25: Her first Mary Claret piece: a linen hoodie
18.45: Pre-orders, crowd funding as a business model
19.16: Ease of opening a business in 2017
20.58: The idea behind Mary Claret's designs
22.50: Her process
24.09: Silobration!
26.21: Gather opening downtown
27.07: Why doing business in Waco right now is great