Sophia Christina Amoruso (geboren am 20. April 1984 in San Diego) ist eine amerikanische Unternehmerin, die mit m Internethanl von Vintage-Mo sehr erfolgreich war. Zunächst nutzte sie dafür eBay, später grünte sie ihren eigenen Online-Store Nasty Gal, mit m sie einen Jahresumsatz von 100 Millionen Dollar erzielte. Im Jahr 2016 erklärte das Forbes Magazine sie zu „einer r reichsten Selfmafrauen Amerikas“ (America’s richest self-ma women).
Sophia Amoruso hat griechische, portugiesische und italienische Wurzeln und wur im griechisch-orthodoxen Glauben erzogen. Als Teenager litt sie unter pressionen und ADS und wur teilweise zu Hause unterrichtet. Als Jugendliche und später nach ihrem High-School-Abschluss jobbte sie bei Subway or als Verkäuferin. Sie führte ein nomadisches Leben und hielt sich durch Dumpster Diving und Landiebstähle über Wasser. 2003 wur sie in Portland, Oregon, beim Diebstahl erwischt und zu einer Strafe verurteilt, woraufhin sie nach eigenen Angaben nicht mehr stahl.
Kurz darauf ließ sie sich in San Francisco nier, wo sie Kurse am Community College besuchte und als Rezeptionistin und Security-Frau r Acamy of Art University arbeitete.
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Mit 22 Jahren begann Amoruso 2006 unter m eBay-Shop-Namen Nasty Gal Vintage gebrauchte Gegenstän und Kleidung zu verkaufen. Die Ware bekam sie angeblich aus Altkleir-Containern or Secondhandlän. Amoruso betrieb erfolgreiches Social Marketing, inm sie das soziale Netzwerk Myspace nutzte, um weitläufig auf ihre Angebote aufmerksam zu machen.
2008 verließ Amoruso eBay und grünte mit Nasty Gal einen eigenen Online-Shop, in m sie neue No-Name-Mo im Vintage-Look anbot. Zwischen 2011 und 2012 vervierfachte sich r Umsatz von 24 auf 100 Millionen Dollar. Bei Facebook hat r Shop rund 1, 2 Millionen Fans, bei Instagram fast doppelt so viele (2, 3 Millionen), Amorusos Account hat 450.000 Follower. 2015 schied Amoruso bei Nasty Gal als CEO aus. 2016 melte das Unternehmen Insolvenz an.
Zu n Grünn r Insolvenz schwieg Amoruso weitgehend, in einem Artikel in r amerikanischen InStyle schrieb sie später, es habe eine Reihe von Klagen und Entlassungen gegeben, die das Unternehmen geschwächt hätten. Die britische Boohoo Group kaufte das Unternehmen im Februar 2017 für 20 Millionen Dollar auf, um es zu konsolidieren, und betreibt es seither weiter.
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Heute betreibt Amoruso die Frauen-Website girlboss.com, produziert einen Podcast und leitet die Girlboss-Foundation, die kreative Frauen in Mo, sign, Kunst und Musik finanziell unterstützt.
Wegen ihres Führungsstils wur Amoruso mehrfach kritisiert. Unter anrem verklagten sie vier Mitarbeiterinnen und ein Mitarbeiter. Sie behaupteten, ihnen sei wirrechtlich gekündigt worn, als sie schwanger wurn bzw. Elternzeit nehmen wollten. Zu n Vorwürfen äußerte Amoruso sich nie öffentlich. Das Unternehmen wies die Vorwürfe von sich.
2014 veröffentlichte Sophia Amoruso ihre Memoiren unter m Titel #Girlboss. Im Jahr 2017 sente Netflix die erste Staffel r Serie Girlboss mit dreizehn knapp halbstündigen Epison. Die Hauptrolle spielt Britt Robertson. Amoruso war neben Charlize Theron Koproduzentin r Serie. Auf die Insolvenz s Unternehmens geht die erste Staffel nicht ein.This site uses cookies. Select Block all non-essential cookies to only allow cookies necessary to display content and enable core site features. Select Accept all cookies to also personalize your experience on the site with ads and partner content tailored to your interests, and to allow us to measure the effectiveness of our service.
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Begins with the following disclaimer: “What follows is a loose retelling of true events... Real loose.” That constant reminder is a crucial one: The show may be based on
Bestseller written by Nasty Gal’s founder and former CEO Sophia Amoruso, but it’s as stylized and surreal as the six-inch platform boots and lamé jumpsuits Nasty Gal stocks.
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Nasty Gal has been plagued with problems. First came the allegations that Amoruso had shifted her efforts from the fashion company she built to promoting her best-selling memoir (and herself); former employees began leaving scathing reviews on Glassdoor. Then, in September 2014, the layoffs (and lawsuits) started.
Amoruso stepped down as CEO of Nasty Gal in January 2015, funding for the company slowed, and even more employees were laid off. By November 2016, Nasty Gal had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; UK retailer Boohoo acquired the company this past February. Of course, none of this is depicted in season 1 of
, which focuses on Sophia (played by Britt Robertson) as she gets her start “flipping clothes” on eBay and, later, launches her own website. Should
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Get renewed for further seasons, it’ll be fascinating to see how — if at all — the show portrays Nasty Gal’s downfall.
Paints a fairly flattering picture of Sophia overall. Brash and foulmouthed, the character is flawed — but the audience is clearly meant to root for her throughout, which sometimes feels problematic. Had Amoruso not been personally involved in the project, I wonder if the screenplay might’ve had a little more bite (for the better).
True. In her memoir, Amoruso notes with “zero pride” that she used to steal everything from rugs to books, so it makes sense that
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True and true; and yes, she really did take the latter gig for the health insurance so she could have a hernia removed. But at the real-life Academy of Art University, I doubt Amoruso ever had a boss as delightful as Rick (Norm Macdonald), who steals every scene he’s in.
Sophia with many costume pieces for the character, all [of which paid] homage to her look IRL, ” Fisher says. “Her grandmother’s Greek Orthodox silver cross, since Sophia wore that necklace proudly and often back in the day; dozens of brutalist and ‘70s vintage silver rings, as she always had an eclectic mix on each hand; the sleek denim jumpsuit; a turquoise baby cord bomber that I copied right from one of [Amoruso’s] Polaroids; the sexy red denim ‘70s jeans that Britt struts around in at the beginning of the show; a Victorian lace blouse that mirrored a similar piece in Sophia’s closet; a rhinestone-encrusted denim shirt inspired by a recent Instagram of [Amoruso] — those are a few of my favorite examples.”
The first item Sophia ever sold on eBay was a vintage leather jacket she bought for nine dollars and sold for over $600.
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False. According to her book and multiple interviews she’s given over the years, the first item Amoruso actually sold on eBay was a stolen book (although, to be fair, Sophia does shoplift a copy of
“That scene was written very specifically, and as I understood, it is a fictionalized version of one of Sophia [Amoruso]’s experiences, ” Fisher says, noting that show creator Kay Cannon’s script called for an East West moto jacket. “In order to honor her vision, I went on a quest. I checked with all the vendors in town who deal in ‘70s leathers, turned to eBay, and finally found that metallic beauty at vintage dealer Brian Cohen’s exquisite atelier in Hollywood.” Fisher calls the jacket “the most significant costume of the show, ” as it “embodies both Sophia’s magic and moxie.”
Get to see Sophia uncover two Chanel jackets at a thrift store, buy them for $8 apiece, and sell them for over $1, 500, another prime bit from the book.
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True. However, that DailyCandy writeup came in July 2008, after Amoruso had launched Nasty Gal’s website — not in June 2007, when she was still selling on eBay.
Sophia once rushed from San Francisco to Marin County to deliver a vintage wedding dress to a customer in time for her walk down the aisle.
Works best when it steps away from its source material and incorporates an imaginary plotline or two, and Sophia’s mad dash to deliver this dress makes for one of the show’s strongest episodes.
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Piece by designer Sue Wong, which Fisher bought in multiples. “Because of [production] requirements, we couldn’t actually use a singular and delicate vintage gown, ” Fisher says. “It’s not practical to use, for instance, an actual vintage gown that might disintegrate during the first take!”
True — and yes, Amoruso actually “bought a bot, ” i.e., used illegal friend-adding software to increase Nasty Gal’s reach. (No word on whether her real-life BFF’s feelings were hurt when Amoruso bumped her out of her Top 8 to make room for Marc Jacobs.)
Back in her eBay days, Sophia angered her fellow vintage sellers, who took issue with her high prices and focus on ’80s styles.
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. “Nasty Gal Vintage showed up, guns blazing, out of nowhere, and in no time it was one of the most successful stores in its category. It upset a lot of the other sellers that my stuff was going for so much, so the forums collectively decided that the only explanation for my high sales was that I was shill bidding, which is when someone creates a fake account to bid on their own auctions and force up the prices.”
Indeed, the show’s 10th (and best) episode revolves around a vintage fan forum where other sellers are taking aim at Sophia’s business practices. Jokes about GIFs and internet trolls are involved, and it’s a
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