jay allen
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Hi Guys,
It's been a while since I posted and thought I should bring you up to date. I've decided to take a break from the fashion business for a while. After spending the better part of 2 years learning everything from scratch, developing my techniques, struggling with the business stuff......I'm broke. About a month ago a job offer came out of the blue, and after a couple weeks of sleepless nights, I decided to take the job. The job requires me to be away from home a significant part of the week and will not allow me to continue this venture as a full time thing. I'm tearing down my shop and moving it back to my home (garage)....we'll see what happens from there. I hope to continue exploring the many ideas I have but for the time being I need to focus on the job I have accepted.
This project has been a pretty wild ride. I went from not knowing anything to hanging in some of the best boutiques in the world. Unfortunately....I wasn't hanging in enough of them. At the end of the day you need to make a living.....at least I do. Unfortunately I have not been able to do enough business to sustain this project any longer as a full time thing. I've learned many hard lessons, had a few major dissapointments, but ultimately wouldn't change a freakin' thing. I wanted to do this.....and I did it to the absolute best of my ability. I didn't "give it a shot", or nibble around the edges......I completely immersed myself in the business without regard to what might happen.
I'd like to say a special thanks to Fok for all of the effort he put into this. The truth is....without his help it never would have got off the ground. I'll always be grateful for the many phone conversations we had over the last year. He kept me from making a complete mess of this....as well as being a great sounding board. My office is in MA so you can be sure we'll be hooking up from time to time to talk about the business. Thanks again Fok....
As for the rest of you guys......I really appreciate all of the support. I've received hundreds of encouraging emails from the guys on SF. Not to mention all of the shirts and hoodies you've bought. I can't thank you enough for telling me the truth about my product, and offering constuctive criticism alonng the way. Jeremy.....thanks for bringing together such a diverse and intersting community. If I'm ever in your part of the world dinner is on me.
Anyway.....I'll be lurking, you can't get rid of me that easily. If things change, or I work out a way to continue producing my line.......you guys will be the first to know.
Thanks for everything.....
Best,
Jay
It's been a while since I posted and thought I should bring you up to date. I've decided to take a break from the fashion business for a while. After spending the better part of 2 years learning everything from scratch, developing my techniques, struggling with the business stuff......I'm broke. About a month ago a job offer came out of the blue, and after a couple weeks of sleepless nights, I decided to take the job. The job requires me to be away from home a significant part of the week and will not allow me to continue this venture as a full time thing. I'm tearing down my shop and moving it back to my home (garage)....we'll see what happens from there. I hope to continue exploring the many ideas I have but for the time being I need to focus on the job I have accepted.
This project has been a pretty wild ride. I went from not knowing anything to hanging in some of the best boutiques in the world. Unfortunately....I wasn't hanging in enough of them. At the end of the day you need to make a living.....at least I do. Unfortunately I have not been able to do enough business to sustain this project any longer as a full time thing. I've learned many hard lessons, had a few major dissapointments, but ultimately wouldn't change a freakin' thing. I wanted to do this.....and I did it to the absolute best of my ability. I didn't "give it a shot", or nibble around the edges......I completely immersed myself in the business without regard to what might happen.
I'd like to say a special thanks to Fok for all of the effort he put into this. The truth is....without his help it never would have got off the ground. I'll always be grateful for the many phone conversations we had over the last year. He kept me from making a complete mess of this....as well as being a great sounding board. My office is in MA so you can be sure we'll be hooking up from time to time to talk about the business. Thanks again Fok....
As for the rest of you guys......I really appreciate all of the support. I've received hundreds of encouraging emails from the guys on SF. Not to mention all of the shirts and hoodies you've bought. I can't thank you enough for telling me the truth about my product, and offering constuctive criticism alonng the way. Jeremy.....thanks for bringing together such a diverse and intersting community. If I'm ever in your part of the world dinner is on me.
Anyway.....I'll be lurking, you can't get rid of me that easily. If things change, or I work out a way to continue producing my line.......you guys will be the first to know.
Thanks for everything.....
Best,
Jay