The Goldie and Lulu Team
Goldie and Lulu is a national sales agency representing premium to luxury womenswear brands. We strive to fulfill the brand vision and objectives of each client we represent by providing sales strategy, industry expertise, and personalized service through our highly skilled sales team.
Sales rep contact information can be found on the brand pages.
Andrea Gaines
Co-Founder
Andrea Gaines is one of Goldie and Lulu's Co-Founders. Having worked in all facets of the lingerie business (in wholesale and retail) Andrea started her career as a buyer of a national multi-store chain (Bonwit Teller); to VP of Sales for a niche lingerie manufacturer (Only Hearts); to a buyer for a NY regional chain of off-price specialty stores (Daffys) to Co-Founder of Goldie and Lulu.
She brings both her retail and wholesale perspective to all aspects of running the G&L business from working with the luxe and contemporary brands G&L manages and bringing their vision to the American market as well as making that vision resonate with all our specialty, department, and e-commerce accounts.
Linda Sagman
Co-Founder
Linda is one of Goldie and Lulu's Co-Founders.
Linda is a veteran of the intimate apparel and hosiery industry and started her career in the retail business which her parents and extended family-owned.
Linda worked as a buyer for May department stores and her experience includes developing private label programs as well as working with branded product in intimates , legwear, and sleepwear. Having bought for over 300 stores, she is keenly aware of the demands placed on today’s buyers in managing and owning their profit and loss and open to buy. After getting her MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business, Linda returned to the industry on the sales side helping buyers map out their delivery flow to maximize their budgets.
Lauren Brickman
Sales Director
Lauren Brickman manages multiples brands at Goldie and Lulu. She has worked with many wonderful and diverse brands over her career in intimates. Lauren has experience in all areas of wholesale from high end lines for department stores and specialty boutiques, to off price accounts and private label for chain stores.
Her time spent as a merchandiser has helped her realize getting the product into the stores is the first step then training the staff on the product and the brand is the second step to have the product be successful.
Wells Apparel Group
West Coast Sales Representatives
Wink and Ginny Wells manage select brands for Goldie and Lulu in the Western states. Since 1972, when Fred and Betty Wells launched the first of their intimate apparel foundation boutiques, the team has made it a priority to offer the best customer service and quality products to their customer base.
Wells Apparel Group was formed in the late 1980’s and provides sales support as part of our extended family of reps. Fred, Betty, Wink, and Ginny Wells are eager to serve as G&L's ambassadors in building your brand in the Western United States.
Jozette Deegan
Operations and Digital Manager
Jozette Deegan joined the Goldie and Lulu team in March 2019. She graduated with a degree in Business Management from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Jozette lives in Chicago, IL. Jozette works as our Operations and Digital Manager. She leads marketplace operations, CRM systems, and digital infrastructure for our 10+ brands. Through her past experiences, she brings strong expertise in operational efficiency and streamlining workflows. She is dedicated to supporting both her team and our customers.