It’s a competitive field but there’s always room for newcomers to achieve success in design, modeling, trend forecasting, photography, and the countless other facets of fashion. If you find yourself looking to enter this field, here are 5 areas to focus on to find success.Empathy—understanding and acting upon customer needs is the only way to stay relevant. Listen to the feedback and criticism of your customers and continue evolving your brand in ways that stay true to your purpose. Determination—you have to be willing to put your whole heart and soul into it because if you don’t, someone else will. It will take long hours to accomplish something worthwhile. The hours will pass anyways. Never stop challenging yourself. Grace—understand that...

In 2020 we saw the message of inclusivity get more attention than ever before and, this is a huge step in the right direction. I’ve noticed that many smaller brands do a great job of featuring models of all shapes, sizes, and skin tones, but many of the larger brands are lagging behind. This is something we’ve taken great care to incorporate into our brand from day one. We love showing off how our styles look in “real life” and having a diverse group of women show off our handcrafted styles is the best way to do that. In 2021 and beyond we think the bigger brands take note of the importance of equality in representation.

Team huddle. Circle on up! We know the turn into a new year often comes with pressured goals to be thinner and improve in a million ways. We’ll always gladly promote healthy goals, but pressured ones? That’s a big NOPE.So our female-led team crafted something we think is special and perfectly timed for all of you beautiful ladies. How about this for a 2021 goal: “New Year, Happier Me!” What if instead of embracing our usual goals for personal growth and betterment, we all acknowledged how much stress, and grace, and perseverance it took to juggle all the hats we wore in 2020? And what if we stepped away from our usual expectations and instead embraced the pursuit of utter...

Early on in our business, our team was setup at our first national wholesale trade show, hoping to catch the eye of small shops and large national companies who would be interested in carrying our products. We made friends with other vendors setup near us and the woman set up next to us who sold handmade apparel from Nepal left a lasting impression. Over the show we became fast friends, she had been in business for several years and shared so much advice as we were just starting out.One bit of advice has stuck with us, “What you’re doing in one year will be completely different from what you’re doing today.” Our founder Mandy didn’t fully comprehend this at the...

“I love your necklace!”“Thanks, it’s made from orange peels!”“…What? No way!”If I had an orange for every time I’ve heard this response I’d have an entire grove.Our Made From Fruit jewelry line is truly eye-catching, but usually, people don’t know what they’re looking at when they compliment it. The most popular pieces in this collection are the roses made from dried and twisted orange peels which can be brightly colored with natural dyes, and our necklaces that feature real coffee beans alongside açaí berry seeds. They’re modern, colorful, and incredibly unique and are a great conversation starter about the good that comes with styling sustainably.Our team is inspired by the women we partner with. In many of the countries in...