{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Retail Remix","title":"How Frances Valentine Built a Viral Fashion Brand Around Women 50+","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1075,"description":"For years, fashion brands chased younger consumers online, but Frances Valentine has found its edge by doing the opposite. Building a vibrant, social-first brand experience around women 50 and up.\n\nIn this episode of Retail Remix (and the first hosted by new Retail TouchPoints Editor-in-Chief Kate Robertson), Kate sits down with Katherine Brodie, CMO of Frances Valentine, to discuss how the brand is scaling through video-first storytelling, creator-style content and a deeply engaged community built around color, joy and personal connection. Katherine shares how Elyce Arons — who co-founded the brand with her best friend, the late Kate Spade — has become both the face and personality of the brand across social media, why Frances Valentine treats content creation like its own production studio and how the company is balancing digital growth with expanding retail and wholesale partnerships.\nKey Takeaways\nWhy Frances Valentine has found major success by focusing on the underserved and highly affluent 50+ female consumer  \nHow Elyce Arons’ authentic social presence has become a powerful customer acquisition and engagement engine  \nWhy the brand treats social content and video production as a separate, always-on marketing track  \nHow Frances Valentine balances owned digital channels with retail stores and wholesale partnerships to deepen loyalty  \nWhy Katherine believes today’s marketers need to understand the full business picture — not just impressions and traffic  \nRelated Links\nExplore Frances Valentine’s colorful fashion and lifestyle collections\nGet more retail industry insights from Retail TouchPoints\nSubscribe and catch up on all episodes of Retail Remix","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C1sENdp39uqABVG62swhYhHJtUlW4KaRYcD-MRFgU-4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzc2MzYvMTU4MTM3/Nzc3MC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}