“I always loved drawing and wanted to create something in that field.” Goal achieved. Manon Fischer, 25 years old and graduate of Kedgehas just launched her pole dance clothing business, Les Polettes.
The young graduate discovered a taste for entrepreneurship in high school, during an architecture internship. She chose Kedge, after her eco prep, for its design school which speaks to her artistic fiber. “At school, I learned the basics of starting a business and project management,” she summarizes. During her internships, she develops her creative skills and her autonomy.
It’s with a friend, a student at Edhec, that she decides to launch a business. “She practiced pole dancing and had the idea of creating suitable, comfortable and pretty clothes.” In November 2022, the two friends joined the Kedge incubator, which supported them free of charge for a year. “Professionals gave us advice and helped us see if we were going in the right direction.”
“Now we will have to sell!”
Manon decides to dedicate her end-of-study internship to her project. But she also has to overcome several challenges, notably that of finding the clothing workshop. “We crisscrossed France to find it. And when the boxes arrived, we looked at each other and thought: ‘Now we’re going to have to sell!'”
Things accelerate in September 2023, when they meet their first clients. “It’s an accomplishment when we see that a woman feels good in our clothes.” The next goals? Find funding, launch a website and a second collection. The adventure goes on.