Press

Press

Press and editorial

MOGSki is a Connecticut-based winter footwear and accessories brand, founded by Lizanne. Pieces are handmade in Inner Mongolia in natural shearling, hair-on hide and fur, in small batches.

What we can provide

  • Interviews with founder Lizanne
  • High-resolution product imagery
  • Editorial samples
  • Styling pulls
  • Product information and pricing
  • Material, sourcing and craft background

Press assets available on request. Please include your outlet, the story and your deadline.

Three story angles

01

Inner Mongolia to Connecticut

A founder story built on lived cold-weather experience rather than a trend forecast.

02

Natural individuality

Natural markings make each piece visually different rather than mechanically identical.

03

Winter dressing as a visual object

A collection positioned between expressive fashion footwear and real cold-weather dressing.

Close detail of a MOGSki boot showing natural hide texture and hand-finished trim

Recognition

Second place

Innovate to Grow

UConn CCEI, University of Connecticut

Second place

Pitch Night

UConn Entrepreneurship, University of Connecticut

Finalist

Innovation Quest

UConn CCEI, University of Connecticut

Fellow

CCEI Summer Fellowship

Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Coverage

Drawing from her experience with cold Mongolian winters and night-time UConn equestrian classes, Gaofei Zhang created MOGSki.University of Connecticut

Press inquiries

Interviews, imagery, samples and styling requests. We answer press directly.

gaofei@mogski.com