Three Designers On What it Takes to Run an Independent Label in 2025

For the March 2025 issue of the magazine, Vogue Runway’s Nicole Phelps gathered three of the industry’s bright stars: Diotima ’s Rachel Scott, Colleen Allen , and Julie Kegels , to ask them about the realities of being their own boss and navigating a fashion industry that seems to not always value its female talent . On today’s episode, the three designers join Phelps to discuss their role models, the ways in which the industry can better support up and coming designers, and what their idea of success looks like. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices