Spring 2012 finished, now what?

Each season, I fall in love with my collection.  Maybe it is because I get more comfortable in trying new things or maybe it is because I am more comfortable in being myself.  I stopped listening to what I should do and started to listen to what my heart was telling me.

Spring 2012 is beautiful and romantic.  Imaginative and creative.  The best part is showng all the months of hard work at fashion week.

Sadly, I had a planned surgery that I had been waitlisted for months.  The surgeon offered only 2 dates - one would be while I was supposed to be in New York for press preview to meet with all the editors of major publications there or...during fashion week in LA.

There was no possible way of doing fashion week just 2 days after surgery.  My heart was so sad.  I ended up choosing NY.  They say that there is always next season but it still saddened me.

New York was successful with meeting familiar and some new faces.  You just hope that your collection fits in with their stories and editorials.  If anything, it is about making contacts.

The collection is now at the showroom in LA for market week.  The prices are high because I believe in quality, creating jobs in the US and it takes a lot of time to create pieces by hand.  Some things just aren't possible to be sewn by machines.  It's like owning wearable art.

My surgeon unfortunately got sick himself and cancelled 2 then 4 weeks of surgeries.  I'm now waitlisted again on a list driven by priority.  I do think everything happens for a reason so all I can do is take it in stride and believe that good things are coming.