Finishing School – Polyvore

Continuing on my Polyvore tour of the Spring/Summer Holla Knits collection, today I’m tackling Finishing School!

Finishing School
Playing up the hello sailor aspect of the shaping of Katie Canavan’s Finishing School pattern, I use navy blue as my accent color with the swing skirt and striped flats. But not to be boring I’ll be grabbing my yellow tote bag as I head out the door.

In a While Crocodile – Polyvore

Inspired by what Emma Welford did for her blog tour stop, I wanted to try my hand at some hot Polyvore action.

In a While Crocodile

I’m having fun playing around with it! Though it’s quickly becoming clear how I consistently dress like a clown. I also don’t wear jewelry, and a big part of styling these polyvore boards is jewelry. I’m going with it, though!

Here I’ve got my In a While Crocodile tee with a high waist bright yellow pencil skirt, a big floppy red hat, pink flats, and cream sunnies. It’s really no wonder that women say to me often, ‘Wow, you sure are colorful.’

Sorting Through Fall/Winter Collection Pattern Submittions

The Fall/Winter submission call closed on Monday, so the week has been dedicated to sorting through submissions and trying to build the next collection.

Lots and lots and lots of packages!

I really hate this part. I’ve been writing rejection emails all week and it’s pretty terrible. I know how much I put into my submissions and how disappointed I am when I get rejected, so every email I send is pretty torturous. I just try to be honest and direct about why I’m not accepting each person’s design for the collection, and it takes time, and then before I know it three hours has gone by and I’ve only written four emails. Eventually I’m going to have to do a form letter, but until then submission deadline week is just going to be ROUGH.

The good news is that this means progress is being made on the new collection! The bad news is that if I give myself an ulcer I don’t have health insurance. Oy!