A Little Airy

The world has seen enough of big ol flowers and big ol tutus on toddlers. Ladies it your turn, sheer tutu inspired skirts are the next big thing.  Mark my words. Over the next couple years you will see more and more sheer skirts made of tulle, netting, and organza. These are photos from a buying trip I took to LA for Fall/Spring 2012 market. Sheer skirts are all the rage from European designers to American designers as well.  The skirts pictured will retail in the 200-300 range, a bit steep for what it is but I found these @ everyones FAVE online store, Modcloth.

 

Though these are not necessarily replicas of the ones I found, they posses the same sheer airy element that is going to be a major must have in the seasons to come.

Stock up on fun, colored, and patterned tights this fall so you can have them ready for Spring 2012!!!

Adventure Awaits

So cute and found here

I feel like a kid in a candy shop because tomorrow I am going to Los Angeles for the gift show. What a fantastic joy it is to anticipate my customers desires and order what I think they will like. It will be a long but fun day of exploring vendors and their wares," talking shop" with  store owners and buyers from all over the US, and of course designers. It's just a ball and I always, always, always, have some sort of unexpected fun.

You always stand a chance of running into an acclaimed shops buyer or see the suited up buyers of the majors, Norstroms, chain stores, Neiman Marcus, because we all go to the same places to get our merchandise. The Market as we call it, is a series of shows put on by designers and sales rep to show their up comming collections.

** At a later time I will tell you the difference between the Gift/Fashion/Shoe/Accessory Shows and Fashion Week Shows**

Once at a gift show I ran into Yana Syrkin owner and founder of Fifi and Romeo a tony little doggie boutique in Los Angeles. She was with her assistant at the time Tinkerbell. We had a great convo about the market, business,and of course doggie couture.

Another time at a regular fashion market I was sitting at The Tiara Cafe, enjoying lunch with my mom when a woman sitting with her daughter  leaned over the banquette to compliment our meal choice and decided to order the same. I told her she looked so familiar and went on to ask,"Are you a sales rep?" She say, "No, I'm a designer"

So I ask what line and she introduces herself as Danielle Clark designer of Frankie B denim and her daughter Frankie! I was beyond excited and we talked shop for a moment, ate lunch, said good bye, and went on.

It's little moment like those that make what I do exciting and so much fun. You never know who you'll run into. Especially for me a little shop owner in a littleish big town.