Real Life

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...

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 a...

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, an...

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 fulf...

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 i...

The Journey To MOLLY: What's Next?

To tell you the truth... I'm torn between finishing my six-piece debut collection- The GR Collection and trying my best not to get discouraged amidst this wreckage of a pandemic. Nonetheless, ...

Oh, Molly... Where Have You Been?

As some of you know, last year ended on a ghostly note.I faded off all social media platforms- this blog, my personal Instagram (even Pinterest) and retreated back to my introspective ways for som...

The Journey To MOLLY: Unveiling My First Pair of Handmade Shoes & Dealing With Creative Block.

The last time I bared my soul, I was stuck on the disappointment of not having my very first pair of shoes finished AND having to deal with not living up to my own expectations. I have a deep-ro...

The Journey To MOLLY: Why I Put A Pause On Shoe-Making.

Shoemaking has given me a totally different perspective on life. These days I tend to feel a lot more purposeful and optimistic when I wake up. Not that I wasn't at all to begin with, but it's pre...

Real Life: The Struggles Of Building A Footwear Brand

Starting a business could either be the single most terrifying thing on the planet or the most liberating thing. After years of expressing my love for shoes through conceptual sketches and proof o...