Click ... Click ... Snap!

We've successfully completed the shooting of all garments that will be contained in our Look Book.  The online site for this book has been created and will be available for viewing the last week of September ... for launch during Fashion Week San Diego. 

We've also sent the hard copy of the look book to print ... we anticipate having the book in hand within the next two weeks.  Lot's of photos ... a few words ... all on glossy paper ... we're pretty excited!

Our Final Press Conference for Fashion Week San Diego is this evening at Roppongi in La Jolla, CA.  It is during this PC that another Sneak Peek from our 2014 Collection will be released to the Press and General Public.  We're excited about this release ... as it's a completely different look from the overall feel of the rest of the collection.  It's attached to this update ... kind of a pre-release of a pre-release  ;)

The countdown to our Travel Date is official ... less than 30 days' remaining.  We will be posting updates on our social media pages all through the next month as we get closer and closer to the runway debut.

Enjoy your week!

=) Caryn

Photo Shoot - Day 1

Today's shoot ... successful and completed!

My deepest gratitude goes out to La Bottega in Vancouver, WA, Barbara Hill Photography, and Beigeblond for the incredibly awesome work they put in to pull this off. It's not every Sunday that folks are willing to roll out of bed at 6am to help create something amazing! And let's certainly not forget Crystal and Deanna ... my two beautiful models ... without them ... well ... the clothes would still be hanging on the rack.

Additional thanks to my amazing husband ... he managed to help keep it all together so we could do this.

And finally ... to Harmony Art Organic Design for the incredible fabrics, Hourglass Footwear for the omigod pumps, Wasataylor & Steamed Circus for the accessories, and Neema Bags for the spot-on handbags.

While I cannot release shots of the actual garments until they have been released at Fashion Week San Diego, I can release this test shot that we did ...

Cheers!

I've been a bit remiss ...

Being wrapped up in the planning and preparations for a super big event ... a person tends to get a bit overwhelmed ... and forgetful.  Some days ... REALLY forgetful.

And in the last 45 days ... WOW!

So much planning ... so many trips back and forth to San Diego ... and then the sudden planning of having my daughter come out for the summer ... the Sponsors' page for the website kinda got shoved to the back burner just a little bit.

With just a smidge over 3 months remaining before the release of our Spring 2014 Collection, I finally had a moment to get everything up to date on the site.  YAY!!!

So, with no further ado, here is a listing of our amazing Sponsors ... for their help and generosity I am eternally grateful ... because my Spring 2014 Collection wouldn't be a complete collection without their help!

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing GOTS Certified Organic Textiles for the creation of our SS14 collection

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing discontinued textiles for the creation of accessories for our SS14 collection

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing discontinued fabric samples for the creation of our SS14 collection

Hourglass Footwear
Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing custom designed footwear for our SS14 collection

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing exclusive jewelry designs to complement our SS14 collection

Neema Bags by RH
Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing exclusive handbag designs to complement our SS14 collection

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing exclusive hair & makeup design for the lookbook production of our SS14 collection

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing exclusive photography services for the lookbook production of our SS14 collection

Proud sponsor of Second Star Designs for 2013 Fashion Week San Diego
providing an excellent location for the lookbook production shooting of our SS14 collection