As many of you know I am in South Korea right now teaching English to middle school students, (today is the last day of school!) so there are many things going on in the States that I am missing that I would love to attend. Prime example:

To all my fabulous readers please go out and support Claire. I am a big fan of hers and I think that what she has done for brining the best and the tressed in Urban Fashion is amazing and inspiring. And if you can't attend but know a few good fashionistas in the LA area drop them a line about this event, and this blog! I am sure it will be fun. Click here to read about her Meet and Greet in NYC.

Break out the Evian , drop the top, and crank up the Traveling Music! Also dont forget to take pictures. Since I can't attend I will be living vicariously through you all! Happy Travels

The debut issue of Style-ology Magazine (tab above) is out and so is my first published article! I wrote the section "Fashion Candy", a section that features up and coming international designers and haute spots.

For this first edition Thai designer Nuj Novahkett and Brazilian designer Ivan Anguilar were featured. Below are my favorite pieces from the two collections:

Time is drawing closer to the start of the Fall Quarter at FIDM in LA and I am excited and nervous. One of my greatest fears after acceptance was not just paying for school but also being one of the few students who is not straight out of high school. I have a BA and am not so fresh out of college either so with this experience under my belt I wondered how exactly does this Professional Designation program work and how did someone who has been where I am headed handle this situation

Well through the previously mentioned Fashion Industry Network I was connected with Staci Rutherford of The Handbag Report. Staci has built an amazing business and website by using amazing Connectors and trusting her internal Road Map. She was willing to share her story and FIDM/LA experience with us and I hope this helps and inspires other Prof Des students the way it has helped and inspired me. And if you are a reader of this blog and are considering FIDM I definitely recommend contacting the school and getting a counselor to help you along, but it's great to hear it from someone who has actually been there. So for this edition of Road Maps...you know the drill:

My Road Map has been a roller coaster rather than a straight path to the finish line. From Hampton,VA to Washington, DC to Columbia, SC to Los Angeles, CA to Philadelphia, PA and back to Columbia, SC, you would begin to wonder if my life had any direction. My interest in fashion began at a young age. At that time, I was unaware of the many areas of fashion and careers associated with it. Eventually I abandoned my plans to attend law school, gave into the passion that burned inside me and went to fashion school. As my vision became more clear, my Road Map was constantly changing.

In a previous post I made the comment that you have to be willing to fail because when you are willing to fail at something you love you ultimately succeed. Well....Mme Co Co Chanel agrees totally. I came across this quote:

“Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."

How great is that? To be seconded by Chanel? But since she said it first I will say to be in the liked-mind of Chanel.
So I decided to dedicate this post to quotes by the great Co Co Chanel that may help push you along your journey...Enjoy!

• “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

• “Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.”

• “I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.”