Today was one of those great big overwhelming fabulous days. All in one day I heard about collecting what motivates you- as in it might be something you use later. Which is really funny, because this is something I have had to fight in myself all my life- not to be a pack rat and I feel like I’ve done a pretty darn good job with that. Here I find out that all that crap was actually a good thing. On a side note- I’m really good at finding stuff when I need it. Gail Anderson was a hoot and reminded me of a very good friend which made me smile more while I was watching her.
I learned that it’s OK to be a kick ass swaggering female. I am good at what I do, which is really great design and I’m psyched to be doing it. Erin Sarpa and I should have coffee sometime. I like other kick ass women too.
I learned that when I come back again in another life I want to be Leatrice Eiseman. She gets to travel the world looking for inspiration and new trend with color for Pantone. She is the person along with a few others, that tell the WWD what’s in for the coming seasons regarding color. The Pantone color of 2010- Turquoise. I had my turquoise bag 2 years ago! I was feeling pretty smug about this fact. Kidding aside, I heard a lot of what I felt, which seems to be a continuing thread at this conference for me. Confirmation is a beautiful thing.
After the mellow fashion vibe from Leatrice, we found the complete polar opposite with Mike Perry. He had a stint with Urban Outfitters and I get the feeling he’s still wondering what hit him. He’s a kook and eclectic and just plain funky, but again, its the theme. He is authentic. Gotta love that.
After a day of all that yummyness, Cara and I had to call it a night with burgers and a bottle of wine and a really bad movie featuring one of my favorite bad asses- Benicio del Toro. We’ll forgive him the gory werewolf film.
Did I mention how much I love design?
