Growing up my dad had two vintage Christian Dior sweaters. They were gifts from my mom. Very tasteful, classy. My mom claims she bought them at a thrift shop but who knows she probably hustled the sales woman at Saks. When I was 11 my dad brought home catalogs he'd found at a house he was working at. Amongst those catalogs was one from Bergdorf Goodman. I admired every single page and fell in love with every trend and every designer and so my obsession started. Two things have driven me in life: my parents and the idea of having a future family of my own to make proud, but secretly I knew that the only way I would be able to afford those amazing designers was if I worked really hard. So I made good grades got into college and went to grad school. It was never about filling a void or about fitting in when I felt inadequate. It was about the love of fashion and the appreciation for it as an art form and as a way to express myself. Designing a dress and sowing is such hard work! Trust me, my mom and I made one over Christmas break and it was not easy. Needless to say my obsession got a little out of hand so now I've decided that in order for me to purchase anything else I have to meet my quarterly financial goal and make sure I've given my charitable contributions for the quarter. I will end this entry by leaving you with a few words to live by: if you cannot pay your credit card at the end of the month you cannot afford it! Put it back!!! Some of my shoes!!! :) I am a mad woman!!!
Growing up my dad had two vintage Christian Dior sweaters. They were gifts from my mom. Very tasteful, classy. My mom claims she bought them at a thrift shop but who knows she probably hustled the sales woman at Saks. When I was 11 my dad brought home catalogs he'd found at a house he was working at. Amongst those catalogs was one from Bergdorf Goodman. I admired every single page and fell in love with every trend and every designer and so my obsession started. Two things have driven me in life: my parents and the idea of having a future family of my own to make proud, but secretly I knew that the only way I would be able to afford those amazing designers was if I worked really hard. So I made good grades got into college and went to grad school. It was never about filling a void or about fitting in when I felt inadequate. It was about the love of fashion and the appreciation for it as an art form and as a way to express myself. Designing a dress and sowing is such hard work! Trust me, my mom and I made one over Christmas break and it was not easy. Needless to say my obsession got a little out of hand so now I've decided that in order for me to purchase anything else I have to meet my quarterly financial goal and make sure I've given my charitable contributions for the quarter. I will end this entry by leaving you with a few words to live by: if you cannot pay your credit card at the end of the month you cannot afford it! Put it back!!! Some of my shoes!!! :) I am a mad woman!!!
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