Yes, yes, yeees! And… no. After 8 months of working tirelessly on the first model in The Gemini Rebirth collection, The GR1, 1 month awaiting my shipment, and nearly 2 weeks having to wait for clearance with customs, I finally received all 250 handcrafted pairs! If you’ve read any of my earlier posts such asContinue reading “The Journey To MOLLY: Are We There Yet???”
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Let’s Talk Real Life: Reflecting On Failed Job Offers And Dealing With Redirections
During my design & discovery journey, I found myself in situations where I was overly eager to gain more knowledge and experience in various aspects of the footwear industry. This often led me to explore job openings ranging from lower levels to top tier positions in established brands. At some point, I would have killedContinue reading “Let’s Talk Real Life: Reflecting On Failed Job Offers And Dealing With Redirections”
The Journey To MOLLY: Creating An Online Presence, Building Brand Awareness & Dealing With Brand Features
While many are naturally inclined to the social scene online, I tend to shy away from it. It could be due to the fact that before I started my brand I never really felt the need to share details about my life with opinionated strangers or put myself out there, but nonetheless, I’m probably theContinue reading “The Journey To MOLLY: Creating An Online Presence, Building Brand Awareness & Dealing With Brand Features”
The Journey To MOLLY: Behind My 8-Month Prototyping & Production Phase
As you may have read in my recent post about manufacturing mishaps & plummeted partnerships, I made the decision to collaborate with my current manufacturing facility in the spring of 2020, and boy, has it been a huge learning experience. From creating and sending over a Non-Disclosure Agreement for the first time ever, to trustingContinue reading “The Journey To MOLLY: Behind My 8-Month Prototyping & Production Phase”
My Business, My Rules! Why Other People’s Opinions Should Not Affect Your Professional Choices.
I have had my fair share of conversations with other artists, friends, family and colleagues, but the discussions that inadvertently stand out to me are those of the Doubting Thomases and the Negative Nancys. I have this friend… let’s call him ‘Rex’. Now before I get into this, it is important to state that IContinue reading “My Business, My Rules! Why Other People’s Opinions Should Not Affect Your Professional Choices.”
Let’s Talk Real Life: Dealing With Mental Blocks & Emotional Burnouts
First things first: You’re doing amazing sweetie! Building a Footwear Brand from scratch, especially on your own, with no external help, can be the most draining and trying process, however fulfilling it may be. Since my decision to embark on this journey, I have done everything single-handedly and many a times, I have come crashingContinue reading “Let’s Talk Real Life: Dealing With Mental Blocks & Emotional Burnouts”
The Journey To MOLLY: Intellectual Property & Design Protection- My Take On These Necessary Pains
If you’ve taken the time out to read some of my older posts, you’ll find that one of my struggles with building a unique Luxury Footwear Brand is my fear of imitation. More times than none, fear is a good thing. It fuels you to overcome obstacles that would otherwise limit your goals and achievements,Continue reading “The Journey To MOLLY: Intellectual Property & Design Protection- My Take On These Necessary Pains”
The Journey To MOLLY: What’s Next?
To tell you the truth… I’m torn between finishing my six-piece debut collection- The Gemini Rebirth and trying my best not to get discouraged amidst this wreckage of a pandemic. Nonetheless, creating this collection has solidified a vivid direction of a broader design mission I might adopt moving forward- to create interchangeable footwear that isContinue reading “The Journey To MOLLY: What’s Next?”
The Journey To MOLLY: Manufacturing Mishaps & Plummeted Partnerships.
At the start of my Journey to Molly in 2018, I was straggling the fence about whether or not I would like my brand to remain exclusively one-of-one custom pieces or to mass produce and share these unique and intricate designs with a larger, still limited, number of sole lovers. It was one hell ofContinue reading “The Journey To MOLLY: Manufacturing Mishaps & Plummeted Partnerships.”
Real Life: Black Lives Matter & Footwear Design?? Why Your Brand Is Power!
If you are one of those who have been tuned in to the racial injustice issues being brought to light around the world then you are well aware of the turmoil and heartache that plagues communities majorly populated by black individuals and POC. If you aren’t/have chosen to ignore/remain silent about this very global issue,Continue reading “Real Life: Black Lives Matter & Footwear Design?? Why Your Brand Is Power!”
Mirrored Soles 