Our Mission

Much more than a showroom, the New York Garment District-based Crescala Collective is a 13-year-old cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary creative community of designers, photographers, manufacturers, pattern makers, finance people, logistics experts, communications pros and more. With this vast network behind us, with out CEO, Jodi Sandman’s highly informed taste and will-learned market expertise, and with a proudly ideailistic commitment to fashion as a global force for unity and understanding, we accelerate the evolution and growth of high potential luxury fashion brands of conscience.

With a mission-driven commitment to creating opportunity equity for emerging designers of purpose and conscience, The Crescala Collective has nurtured, guided and propelled the business success of dozes of visionary emerging luxury designers from all over the world. We deliver the experienced and proven fashion business acumen, discerning creative eye, well-placed contacts and keen market insight that gets both young and established labels onto the racks and shelves of the most coveted retail establishments in the luxury fashion world.

We provide our client partners with a host of essential support and guidance, including:

  • Market-driven collection editing and curation

  • Creative branding and marketing planning and execution

  • strategic retail placement and selling events

  • Access to our proven like-minded network of photographers, models, factories, stylists, pattern makers, print designers, and more.

Today’s discerning luxury fashion consumers are increasingly attracted to brands of conscience and purpose; they care about how their garments are made and its impact on communities and the planet. The Crescala Collective provides elite retailers with expertly curated collections from an exclusive roster of high-potential aesthetically exceptional designers making a real, tangible commitment to sustainable development and bettering lives through fashion.

We welcome you to fashion’s next great era — together, we can make the worlds a better, more beautiful place. At the Crescala Collective, we see fashion differently.

What We've Achieved

  • Launched 22 seven-figure brands, including ALALA, Sergio Hudson, and FLEXPOWER

  • Forged a strategic partnership with Gen Art, relaunching with exclusive runway shows and immersive retail events in key markets.

  • Recognized by the United Nations Fashion and Lifestyle Network as a leader in sustainable and socially responsible fashion development.

  • Pioneered the concept of retail residencies, bringing our designers to major U.S. cities through experiential storefronts and curated brand moments.

  • Produced immersive Fashion Week activations, from editorial runway shows to custom brand environments that command attention and drive engagement.

  • Transitioned all Collective brands to sustainable, ethical factories, ensuring fair wages, environmental stewardship, and tariff-free production.

  • Built a national retail network of over 400 partners, including Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Anthropologie, and more.

  • Expanded into music and entertainment, managing and styling artists while building their brands through fashion—creating synergy between sound and style.