About Us

Brand Assembly is a business platform and community built to accelerate fashion and lifestyle brands. Our mission is simple: help brands reach theirs.

TRADE SHOWS

Brand Assembly Show is a fashion and lifestyle trade show playing host to 250+ contemporary brands and 1,000+ buyers in an immersive environment designed to be both fun and efficient. Brand Assembly Show occurs seasonally in New York City and Los Angeles.

THE FACULTY

The Faculty is a full service, back of house hub that frees designers to focus on the creative stuff knowing that the business stuff is getting done. The Faculty provides a comprehensive suite of operational, logistical, financial, and marketing services. In other words, if you can’t do it (or don’t want to do it) we can do it for you. In addition, we share and obtain knowledge through our monthly panels and workshops.

OUR FOUNDER

Brand Assembly was founded in 2013 by retail veteran Hillary France. Prior to launching Brand Assembly, Hillary gained extensive experience in wholesale and retail buying at fashion brands including Diane von Furstenberg, Kate Spade, Rachel Zoe, Guess and Kimberly Ovitz. Hillary was selected to participate in the inaugural NYCEDC Fashion Fellows Program to promote fashion business and commerce in NYC and now serves as a mentor to NYCEDC Design Entrepreneurs. She is a graduate of Duke University.