Real Life

The Journey To MOLLY: Showing In New York Fashion Week 2022!

NYFW is just around the corner and one of MOLLY's biggest career milestones is quickly approaching! Come with me as I share my experience securing a coveted spot at the Flying Solo 2022 NYFW show !

The Journey To MOLLY: What I'm Learning In My Quiet Period..

While I've spent many months getting things in order to release the first model of my debut collection- The GR Collection, there have inevitably been a few hitches and delays that I've had to face...

The Journey To MOLLY: Creating My First Fashion Editorial.

The idea to execute my first editorial for MOLLY came to me spontaneously during the course of a weekend getaway at a cabin. I was yet to receive my footwear shipment in Canada and was more focuse...

The Journey To MOLLY: Are We There Yet???

Yes, yes, yeees! And... no. After 8 months of working tirelessly on the first model in The GR collection–The GR1, 1 month awaiting my shipment, and nearly 2 weeks having to wait for clearance wi...

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...

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 Nega...

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 fu...

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...