Patterns, markers, samples, fabrics, notions – everything for the fall/winter 09 collection is now at the factory for production.
During the entire process, I have found one thing absolutely invaluable – having a UPS shipper’s account number. There is a lot of important stuff traveling back and forth and oftentimes you are asking third parties to do the shipping for you – you have to trust that they send it the right way (without racking up an insane shipping fee for you to pay later) and they are putting on the right shipping address. Having a UPS account number pretty much ensures you can keep an eye on all shipments, and god forbid, if you see through online tracking that one package might be heading to the wrong place, you can have it intercepted and re-routed. Why UPS and not FedEx? I cannot say that I have had any good enough experiences with FedEx for me to entrust them with anything important.
Over here, I’m working on the details for the webshop opening in October. And the sewing machine is out again as I begin sewing prototypes for spring/summer 2010. Considering how it’s been thunderstorming every afternoon over here in New York, I am definitely thinking about summer raincoats.