Co-founders Jennifer Hyman (Jenn)
and Jennifer Fleiss (Jenny)
met as sectionmates at Harvard Business School,
where over frequent girls nights, they became fast friends. During a trip home to New York City, Jenn watched her sister Becky struggle with a
Cut to: Cambridge, Massachusetts, several days later. Jenn told Jenny about Becky’s dilemma, and, this being business school, they started creating a company. With a "business plans are a waste of time" mentality, coupled with a series of iterative tests and formative meetings with top designers and retailers, was born in
‘closet full of clothes but nothing to wear’
moment. Becky had an upcoming wedding and wanted something gorgeous—Hervé Léger maybe, or Proenza—but her modest salary meant that everything high-end was out of reach. What if, Jenn thought, the Beckys of this world could have access to theirdream closet –
a new dress for every occasion?
And what if designers were able to get their pieces into the hands ofyoung, fashionable women
and build an addiction for designer fashion?Cut to: Cambridge, Massachusetts, several days later. Jenn told Jenny about Becky’s dilemma, and, this being business school, they started creating a company. With a "business plans are a waste of time" mentality, coupled with a series of iterative tests and formative meetings with top designers and retailers, was born in
