Linda Schlesinger-Wagner
Founder
Linda Schlesinger-Wagner (Owner/Founder):
After more than 30 years in the apparel industry, Michigan native Linda Schlesinger-Wagner, was inspired to create a brand that would speak to women on a very personal level. In 2009, skinnytees (TM) was born of both a personal and marketplace need, that would evolve the booming smooth-wear industry, into a collection of essential shapes that could be worn as versatile fashion pieces.
Women of all shapes and ages were looking for simple, sleek tops that were effortlessly stylish and most importantly, made them look and feel sexy!
As an apparel industry Vet, Schlesinger-Wagner quickly rolled out a complete line of essentials that would redefine the smooth-wear category, from the introduction of one silhouette, the seamless Camisole.
Prior to the launch of skinnytees, Schlesinger-Wagner successfully ran several fashion brands, including Rainbow Lollipop, a high-end children’s boutique, Annie’s Antics, a children’s knitwear collection and Annie M Designs, a women’s knit line.
Linda’s extensive experience spans various platforms of the fashion industry, from retail to design, manufacturing, wholesale sales, styling and consulting.
Linda is a long time and tireless advocate of women’s and children’s charities, actively working with a multitude of non-profits, such as The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Super Saturday, Make-a-Wish-Foundation, Pictures of Hope, and Living Witnesses, where she helped to publish “Living Witnesses, Faces of the Holocaust,“ a photo journal of 92 Detroit area survivors. With this project, she travelled the world with photographer Monni Must, creating four international books featuring Holocaust survivors.