In Dialogue: Liz Martucci

Our eighth In Dialogue feature is Liz Martucci of Elizabeth Suzann. Liz is not only our first feature of 2024, but she is also our first-ever recorded interviewee.

Liz Martucci is the founder and sole owner of Elizabeth Suzann, a utilitarian clothing company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Liz began Elizabeth Suzann in 2013 and has honored her design philosophy—rooted in art history, inherent form and functionality, and a deeply personal approach to dressing oneself—for over a decade. She was a leading designer and manufacturer during the genesis of made-to-order slow fashion. She was also a primary initiator of accessible and expanded sizing in the direct-to-consumer clothing market. Throughout her business’s lifetime, she has grown from a team of one in 2013 to 45 in 2020, subsequently downsizing in the wake of COVID-19. She has been featured in The New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Quartz, Cup of Jo, and more.

She has acquired endless wisdom as a business owner, and it is privilege to share a brief snippet of this wisdom with you.

I ask Liz the following questions:

From 2013 to 2023, what is one through line you see? In other words, throughout a decade of change, what is one aspect of Elizabeth Suzann you feel has remained consistent?

What is one expectation you had of yourself in the past that you no longer have?

If you have 60 minutes to observe any moment in Elizabeth Suzann’s history, what would you observe? You cannot change the moment, and you cannot change its outcome. You can only bear witness to it. You can divide your 60 minutes among however many events you wish.

If someone like me, someone who is a part of the Elizabeth Suzann community, could better understand one thing about you, what might you wish that would be?

Is there anyone, or anything, in your life who influenced you in a palpable way when you were first getting started?

What is one food-related habit, priority, or value rooted in your past, with family or close friends, that you wish to carry forward into the future? If there isn’t one, what might you start?

Listen to our conversation below.