Mary Sue Papale

Co-founder
Ashbury Skies

Mary Sue Papale is co-founder of online fashion marketplace Ashbury Skies.

A forward thinking e-commerce executive, Mary Sue co-founded Ashbury Skies in 2011. Prior to this, she held senior merchandising and production positions in fashion footwear and accessories throughout her career. Her current focus is creating a shoe with a conscience and kick-starting the revolution of rethinking fast fashion.

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A Tale of a Ballet Flat, Boba Tea and Fast Fashion

This story is about a lesson learned in the shoe business from an unlikely source: a boba tea drink. At the time, it seemed like an innocuous event in my travels — just sharing refreshments with a vendor — but I later came to realize it was a pro... View More

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Confessions of a Former Fast Fashion Executive

I have been an executive for large fashion companies most of my career. I held senior management positions in buying and production in Footwear and Accessories for multi-chain retailers. It was not clear to me at the time, but truth be told, I played... View More

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