Episode 18: Designing For Your Community with Dina Akel

Welcome to Episode18 of The Diva Life Show™: Designing For Your Community with fashion designer, producer and award-winning entrepreneur and community leader, Dina Akel.

Guest Bio:

Dina Akel, founder of Vieira Luxe, a high quality occasion-wear boutique, is a passionate fashion designer and fashion show producer with a decade of bridal industry expertise. Dina's entrepreneurial spirit led her to address a critical gap in the fashion world: sustainable solutions to overstock and discontinued designs. Through Vieira Luxe, she has created a business model where clients enjoy high-end affordability, retailers recover costs, and designers sustain growth. Her mission to redefine luxury by offering off-the-rack designer pieces that celebrate inclusivity, sustainability, and empowerment.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Why are inclusivity and community so important to Dina’s approach to fashion?

  • How has Dina created her own unique sustainability model in her business?

  • How does Dina help women step out of their comfort zone to try new designs?

  • How did Dina produce New Hampshire’s first ever fashion week?

  • What’s is Dina’s advice for someone nervous about going after their big goals?

  • What was it like for Dina to be a judge for a young start-up pitch fest?

  • Why does Dina feel it’s important to include family when shopping for bridal gowns?

 

To learn more about Dina Akel and her impressive achievements as fashion designer, entrepreneur and community leader, click here. https://www.vieiraluxe.com/

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