The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star and Sutton Brands Founder Hosts 5th Annual Women Pioneers of Circular Fashion Honoring Susan Rockefeller, Julia O'Mara and Kristy Caylor



NEW YORK, NY, September 22, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On September 10, 2026 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, and fashion entrepreneur, Sutton Stracke brought together leading voices from fashion, entertainment, design and sustainability for the 5th Annual Women Pioneers of Circular Fashion, held during New York Fashion Week at the Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance. The annual celebration, hosted by Stracke and her circular fashion house Sutton Brands, honored Susan Rockefeller, entrepreneur, conservationist and Founder of Musings Magazine; Julia O'Mara, Co-Founder and COO of Pickle; and Kristy Caylor, Founder and CEO of Trashie.

Now in its fifth year, Women Pioneers of Circular Fashion recognizes women who are helping move the fashion industry toward a more circular economy through entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable practices. The evening featured a preview of Sutton Brands' Green Label and circular-fashion retail experience, a live performance by the Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance, and an intimate gathering of fashion, entertainment and sustainability leaders. The event was also filmed for Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Stracke has made circular fashion an increasingly important part of her work beyond her television career. Through Sutton Brands, she is focused on keeping beautiful clothing in circulation through curated collections, retail experiences and take-back partnerships that connect designers, consumers and the infrastructure needed to keep garments in use and out of landfills. The September 10 celebration also marked the opening of the Name'Em City Pop-Up Tour, a five-city retail experience bringing Sutton Brands' circular-fashion concept to New York, Nashville, Dallas, Charleston and Chicago through spring 2027.

"Every year we set aside one evening in New York for the women actually doing this work," said Sutton Brown, Founder of Sutton Brands. "Susan, Julia, and Kristy have each solved a different piece of the same problem — how you get clothing moving again instead of sitting unworn. This industry has no shortage of conversation. These three have volume."

THE 2026 HONOREES

Susan Rockefeller — Entrepreneur, conservationist and Founder of Musings Magazine, Rockefeller has used storytelling and advocacy to encourage a more thoughtful relationship with what we make, consume and value.

Julia O'Mara — Co-Founder and COO of Pickle, O'Mara is helping transform the traditional concept of fashion ownership by creating a shared approach to closets and clothing.

Kristy Caylor — Founder and CEO of Trashie, Caylor has helped make clothing take-back more accessible by creating systems designed to encourage consumers to move unwanted clothing out of their closets and back into circulation.

Previous Women Pioneers of Circular Fashion honorees include Rachel Kibbe, Sarah Barnes and Dana Thomas.

The New York celebration welcomed a notable group of entertainment and fashion personalities, including fellow RHOBH stars Erika Jayne and Tracy Tutor, designer Brian Atwood, The Real Housewives of London star Juliet Mayhew, model Lance Stefanakis, GURUS Fashion Director Nolé Marin, KJ Dillard, model Victoria Pousada Kriendler, and influencers Kay Dudley and Tay Dudley. The event was presented in partnership with The Return, GURUS, Graham 100—celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Martha Graham Dance Company—Sutton, Est. 1971, S&M Wine Co., J.T. Meleck Distillers and Berkeley College.

ABOUT SUTTON BRANDS

Co-Founded by Sutton Brown, formerly known to television audiences as Sutton Stracke, Sutton Brands is a circular fashion house built on the belief that beautiful clothing should stay in circulation. Through curated collections, retail experiences and take-back partnerships, Sutton Brands works to connect designers, consumers and the reverse-logistics infrastructure necessary to keep garments in use and out of landfill.

The company's sustainability philosophy emphasizes longevity, reuse, repurposing and more conscious consumption, offering an alternative to the traditional linear fashion model.

Learn more: Sutton Brands Sustainability
Sutton Brands: SuttonBrands.com

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