Stylish Women Footwear
Living in italy teaches me to slow down and smell the spaghetti (vegan of course)...especially in August of every year. The country shuts down, i mean SHUT DOWN. ..factories, stores, restaurants, bakeries, municipal services have a skeleton crew for emergencies; the city becomes a ghost town. In some cases even post offices have reduced days. They flock to the sea to crowd elbows with the rest of the population (and a few northern sunlovers) to spend hours on the roadways, and eventually to work on their famous dark brown italian tan. This is all fine and good when i'm one of them that are going away; but i'm one of those who stayed in the empty town. Planning production when factories/vendors close is not an enjoyable task. The mad rush to get everything done for the August Rush is...shall we say...hair raising? i have 3 grey hairs to prove it.For Fall i'm offering some beautiful biodegradable suede maryjanes, and thigh high boots (stay tuned to the website, am working on it!) and booties in brocade...i was so pleased with myself until i had to order materials. Thanks to the economic downturn, vendors don't stock materials that i was looking for. i was crestfallen!!!The clock was ticking-3 more weeks til the August closure. what to do? it put my visualization skills to the test. Extreme test! I had to select the material, make the protos and order production yardage before even having even touched the material. Because the factory is closing in August and i have to go into production as soon as they come back from holidays (it takes another 2 weeks to put their head back on). No time to waste. Needless to say, i prayed a lot during this period.Now the task is done- miraculously the samples turned out better than it had anticipated. i cried when the box came in because i was afraid of what i would find. Now we'll just have to get the factory to fire up the the equipment and get them made. Here is a little sneak preview...unsure what my fave is yet.. cant' wait for weather to turn cool so i can take them for a spin.
ps: I am of the school that does not like to scour the fashion magazines as a full time occupation; i don't want to be brainwashed by the mass media. Opting instead for a dose of real inspiration, having the collection represent how i see the modern woman. Well whadya know! the Cuissard (aka thigh high boots) are all the rage this season. Kailia proudly offers our version. Have you seen Prada's fishing boots up practically to the waist? but that's made from some poor ol' cow's back. You can have all the style without wearing someone's mother on your feet. Compassion is the sign of REAL style!
ps: I am of the school that does not like to scour the fashion magazines as a full time occupation; i don't want to be brainwashed by the mass media. Opting instead for a dose of real inspiration, having the collection represent how i see the modern woman. Well whadya know! the Cuissard (aka thigh high boots) are all the rage this season. Kailia proudly offers our version. Have you seen Prada's fishing boots up practically to the waist? but that's made from some poor ol' cow's back. You can have all the style without wearing someone's mother on your feet. Compassion is the sign of REAL style!
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