I’ve spent the past several months developing complementary handwoven fabrics in India, designing new skirts, and creating a new loose, boxy pattern specifically to let those glorious large-scale Marimekko prints shine.

Now I’m sewing each one-of-a-kind piece myself, letting the fabric tell me what it wants to be.

And on September 19, I’m putting it all together.

My patternmaker and I connected when I had a retail space in St. Louis (where she is located). She invited me to be on her podcast in 2020, and then again this year.

Alison asks about my next goals in both episodes and it's pretty wild to hear the difference in my answers. In 2020, I was riding high, having just relaunched my business after navigating covid shutdowns. I had dreams of a retail space with onsite tailoring and consignment.

I'll let you listen to hear my answer in 2025. You can tell your girl has been through it. More accurately, you can tell I've learned a lot about what it takes to manufacture clothing and run a business.