All of the Summer Pieces (I Didn't Write)

I realize that I haven't written a whole lot on summer style and, worse, that the last time I did I also confidently declared that I would publish at least one piece a week on topics ranging from summer skincare to style picks of mine to beach glamour and I let the ball drop. Well, no. I kicked the ball over the fence and pushed on. While most people here spend several months a year griping about our winters, I can't stand our summers. For at least three weeks this year, my homegirl in Texas was experiencing cooler weather than I was. Texas. and, 75% of the time, when going outside didn't feel like stepping into a bowl of soup, it was raining....

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My Production Crew Karma Must Change (Or: Man, Do I Hope Things Work Out With This Pattern Maker)

I've already touched upon some f the following in my Roots series but I have had phenomenal bad luck when it comes to hiring pattern and sewing help in Montreal. Phenomenal. A part of me thinks that this may be due to some of the things that happened with me very first crew. In 2003, when I was twenty-three, I created a cybergoth/rivethead line and I had a fantastic crew of three to help me make the patterns and assemble the clothing. at the time, I was still self-taught so they were actually more knowledgeable than I was and, because they believed in me and in what I was doing, they worked for free. I was able to give them each...

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