>> AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALSO
CHEDDAR NEWS, EVERYONE, I'M
BAKER MACHADO IN NEW YORK AND
FANS OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF
NEW YORK ALREADY KNOW THE SHOW
IS JUST RETURNED FOR IT'S NEWS
THAT THE
NEWEST SEASON. ONE OF THE
SHOW'S BIGGEST STARS ALSO
MAKING SOME PRETTY BIG WAVES IN
THE BUSINESS WORLD ALSO LEAH
MCSWEENEY MUCH MORE THAN JUST
A HOUSEWIFE SHE ALSO RUNS MAJOR
BRANDS LIKE HER FASHION LINE
MARRIED TO THE MOB AND THE
COMPANY HAPPY PLACE THAT'S
FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLY SOURCED
SLEEPWEAR AND
HOME GOODS. SO JOINING US NOW
TO DISCUSS FURTHER IS NONE
OTHER THAN LEAH MCSWEENEY
HERSELF LEA SUCH A PLEASURE TO
HAVE YOU ON.
>> AND I'M DIANE RIGHT NOW THIS
SO EXCITING BEFORE WE GET TO
THE BUSINESSES I GOT TO ASK A
COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
HOUSEWIVES FIRST OFF I'M SO
HAPPY IT'S BACK BUT WE'VE GOT
TO TALK ABOUT YOUR CONVERSION
TO JUDAISM HOW'S THAT GOING SO
FAR.
>> IT'S
EXCITING IT'S SO MEANINGFUL AND
IT'S IT'S FUN ACTUALLY I GET A
LOT OF ENJOYMENT OUT
OF IT.
>> WHERE ARE YOU IN THE
CONVERSION SO FAR IN THE
PROCESS OR WE HAVE TO WAIT AND
FIND THAT OUT MICHELLE.
>> I'M YOU
KNOW, I'M.
>> STILL TAKING MY CLASSES,
THIS IS A LONG PROCESS. I MEAN
I THINK I COULD BE CONVERTED BY
THE HIGH HOLIDAYS, BUT ALSO
WELL, I'M NOT RUSHING. YOU
KNOW, I'VE RIGHT YOU KNOW, IT'S
JUST IT'S NOT
SOMETHING RUSHED. YEAH, I KNOW
WE ABSOLUTELY NOT LISTEN.
I'M MARRIED TO JAIL AND I KNOW
IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THIS
TO HAPPEN SO AGAIN IT BY THE
WAY I GOT TO TALK ABOUT AND THE
NEWS SHE YOUR FRIEND BRINGING
HER ON THE SHOW SOME MUCH
NEEDED DIVERSITY ON THE SHOW
WHICH
IS GREAT. WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE
SHE BRINGS TO THE SHOW BECAUSE
SHE'S OBVIOUSLY ALREADY
BRINGING IN THE DRAMA AND THE
SMARTS TO SHAW HAS SHE IS
OBVIOUSLY IT'S AMAZING THAT
SHE'S
THE BLACK THE FIRST WHITE HOUSE
LATE THAT'S JUST A HUGE LIKE
KIND
OF HISTORICAL MOMENT IN THE
HISTORY OF HOUSE LIVES AND
HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK. BUT SHE
HAS JUST AN
AMAZING PERSONALITY.
>> SHE'S FUNNY SHE DOESN'T TAKE
ANY YEAH HAHA.
>> ME LIKE SO DID YOU SHOW
WHERE THE ROADS I WAS LIKE SHE
SHOWED ME THE HAHA YOU KNOW
IT'S JUST AMAZING AT TO HAVE
SOMEONE.
>> THAT.
>> I HAVE MORE SIMILARITIES
WITH I GUESS BECAUSE WE'RE
CLOSER AGE AND WE HAVE
YOU KNOW SOME MORE SIMILAR
REFERENCES POINT OF REFERENCE
IS I GUESS IT'S JUST
IT'S AMAZING HAVING HER OF
BEING ON THIS JOURNEY WITH
HER TOGETHER.
>> OH ABSOLUTELY BY THE WAY
THAT'S GOING TO SLIDE BY THE
WAY AGAINST THE OTHER WOMEN
BECAUSE LISTEN I LOVE THIS
SUMMER MOUNT SO YEAH THERE IT
WAS ALWAYS SO INTERESTING
BECAUSE THERE WAS LITERALLY THE
20 YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
YOU AND THE OTHER LINE IS
EXACTLY EXACTLY SO YOU KNOW I
THINK THAT AND NOW THERE'S
SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE
THIS MORNING.
YEAH HAHA ALL RIGHT LET'S TALK
ABOUT A LOT OF THE STUFF YOU'RE
WORKING ON BECAUSE WE KNOW I'M
MARRIED TO THE MOB, A
HUGE BRAND, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG
TIME MARRIED TO THE MOB HAS
BEEN A BRAND FOR OVER
10 YEARS. WHAT I HEAR IS
THAT IS AMAZING CONGRATULATIONS
ON THAT THANK YOU WHAT DO YOU
ATTRIBUTE THAT SUCCESS TO SO
FAR TO
THAT BRAND OH GOD, YOU KNOW, I
THINK JUST HOLDING ON FOR DEAR
LIFE SOMETHING YEAH YOU HAVE TO,
>> I'VE HAD MANY UPS AND DOWNS
WITH WITH THE BRAND AND I JUST
NEVER
GAVE UP WITH IT EVEN THOUGH
THERE WERE TIMES WE'RE
DEFINITELY FELT LIKE GIVING UP
BUT
17 YEARS LATE I OWN A 100% OF
MY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, YES,,
THE BRAND AND HAS GROWN 240%
SAYS THE FIRST SEE THE FIRST
EPISODE. BUT I WAS ON WHICH IS
INCREDIBLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW
FEMALE STREETWEAR.
STREETWEAR IN GENERAL RIGHT
IT'S MUCH MORE POPULAR NOW THAT
IT'S PART OF
MAINSTREAM CONVERSATION AND IN,
2004 IT WASN'T BUT FEMALE
STREET WHERE IS STILL SUCH A
SMALLER MARKET THAN MALE
STREETWEAR
SO OBVIOUSLY HAVING THIS
PLATFORM AND YOU KNOW HAVING SO
MUCH MORE VISIBILITY HAS HELPED
GROW THE BRAND SO MUCH BECAUSE
THERE'S SO
MANY MORE EYES ON IT WELL ON
TOP OF ALL OF THAT I MEAN I'M
ASSUMING YOU'RE REFERENCING THE
PANDEMIC IS EVERYBODY'S AND
SWEAT PANTS ALL THE TIME.
EVERYBODY WANTS
TO KNOW LIKE WHAT ARE THEY
GOING TO START DRESSING UP AS
WHEN THEY GO BACK TO THE OFFICE
TO ALMOST THINK THAT THIS SORT
OF CASUAL LOOK IS HERE TO STAY
BECAUSE OF
THE PANDEMIC.
>> EXACTLY SO YOU KNOW THAT'S
WHAT I'VE ALWAYS MADE IS LIKE
CHILL WHERE SO.
>> I KNOW THAT LIKE BRAND THAT
WE'RE SELLING DRESSES AND
THINGS LIKE THIS OBVIOUSLY
SALES SLOWDOWN BECAUSE WHO'S
WEARING A PARTY DRESS IN THE
YEAR 2020 NOBODY. BUT THERE'S
ALWAYS GOING
TO BE THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO
BE A REASON TO BUY A T-SHIRT OR
A PAIR OF SWEAT PANTS YOU AND A
LOT OF MICE.
GRAPHICS ARE LIKE TONGUE IN
CHEEK SAYINGS AND I THINK IT'S
KIND OF LIKE NOVELTY SOME
PEOPLE LIKE BUYING THEM FOR
GIFTS OR YOU THINGS LIKE
THAT SO. YES, SO IT'S JUST
EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT
WITH THE BRAND LUCKILY AND
WE'RE DROPPING SOME ACTIVE
WHERE WE JUST DROP SOME
ACTIVEWEAR NOW DROPPING MORE
ACTIVE WEAR ON INSIDE
THE 8TH ON THE 18TH AND I'M
REALLY PROUD OF THAT STUFF IT'S
GREAT IT'S LIKE REALLY AWESOME
BRICKS AND VERY FUNCTIONAL AND
GREAT TO WORK OUT AND I WORK
OUT THE STUFF ALL
THE TIME I'M WELL THOUGH THAT'S
GREAT SWISS I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR OTHER BRAND ALSO
BECAUSE LOOK AT WHY DO ONE
BRING WE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE
BRANDS, I MEAN YOU'VE GOT
YOU'VE GOT HAPPY PLACE WHICH IS
A SUSTAINABLE BRAND.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT ONE WHAT MADE YOU
WANT TO GET INTO THAT.
>> YEAH SO YOU KNOW I THINK
THAT OBVIOUSLY.
>> WE ARE DEALING WITH A
CLIMATE CRISIS WE ARE DEALING
WITH SO MANY ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES AND THE GARMENT INDUSTRY
IT IS KIND OF A WASTE ALL
INDUSTRY SO I KNEW I WAS GOING,
TO START A NEW COMPANY IT HAD
TO BE SUSTAINABLE WHICH MEANS
THAT WE ARE PART OF YOU KNOW
WE ARE FACTORIES ARE SOLAR WE
USE RECYCLED WATER WE ARE PART,
THE SCOT PROGRAM WHICH PAYS YOU
KNOW WAGES THAT ARE
THAT ARE YOU KNOW THE SUN AND
IT KEEPS FARMERS
IN BUSINESS. SO AND ALSO I
THINK THAT HAVING MOB FOR 17
YEARS.
YOU KNOW YOU WANT SOME YOU WANT
TO DO SOMETHING NEW LIKE I HAD
TO LIKE JUST
MY CREATIVITY. I THINK HAVING A
SLEEPER GRAHAM FIRST OF ALL I
MEAN IT'S MAYBE I SEEM LIKE AN
X SUGAR, BUT ACTUALLY IS LOVE
BEING COZY AT HOME.
>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
ROAD. SO IT WAS JUST KIND
OF PERFECT.
>> POOL OF ALL THE HOUSEWIVES
YOU THINK WOULD LOOK THE BEST
IN YOUR YOUR STUFF.
BESIDES ME LIKE OUT OF
ANY HOUSE.
>> YEAH LIKE RAMONA TO PULL OFF
SOME OF THIS
>> I'VE GIVEN THEM ALL ROADS
THEY ALL WARNED THEM THEY LOOK
AMAZING.
>> I HAVE A GREAT COLOR PALETTE
IT GOES WITH IT, EVERYBODY AND
IT'S UNISEX AND WE'RE DROPPING
SOME NEW AVERAGE ROSE SOON SO
IT'S GREAT. YEAH, I CAN'T
WAI