A new day, a new adventure.

Today my son started Preschool.

This is a photo of him about 15 minutes after he was born.

Today he walked into a class room that would be the first of many that he would see and play in over the next 12 years. I hope his day was filled with laughter and happiness. Because each of mine have been since he was born. Here's to you Silas. May tomorrow be just as fun.

A day in the life...

Today was my first day back in a week or so. And also my Birthday.

Last week was in HK working on perfecting the F11 line...in stores near you soon!!

While I was there, I was also looking at my first SP12 protos...at a trade show near you soon.

I also did a bit of soul searching, and trend shopping.

Then off to NYC to talk shop with my partner in crime.

Thursday we leave for Seattle to look for vintage pieces to round out my ideas for F12.

It never stops, thank goodness!

A few sneak peaks from the F11 line. Can't wait to see this hit the floor in September!

Watch it grow...

Day 7, hour 136.

I just wrapped up the first round of sketches of the girls line. I am feeling the 60's influence in the A-line dresses. I am loving the subtle western details from the same era. Concept turning to reality is truly my favorite rush! These amazing sticks were a source of inspiration for my mind set this season. Keep growing your creativity and make something new each day.

Keeping up with the Jones's...

During the F11 ENK show we were definitely keeping up with the rest. Our booth ROCKED! We had a great front row spot at the show. And as we all know, it's all about location, location, location. This was our best season to date! Thanks ENK & NYC.

Trying out my mobile blogging skills...

1950's prints

vintage finds

palm springs chic

cowboys

Spring 2012 Inspirations.

Off and running...back wards.

So....it is funny to me that I am just now sitting down to post a blog about Spring 2012. And, as you can see the last post was written when I was beginning Spring 2011. As you can guess, it's been a bit busy around here. The craziness has been good! We truly feel that we are onto something with this year with our brand! We have been featured in numerous publications, we have doubled our store accounts, and also brought on a new sales rep. Things are off and running.

As I begin to design Spring 12, I am refocusing on our successes, and also looking a bit back onto our beginnings. It may sound weird to look backwards to move forward, but hey that is where it all began...with a gut feeling and an idea. That should always be the focus.