1 Year of By Smith!

By Smith's Spring 2011 photo shoot was a success!

Each and every outfit looked fabulous on our model, Ashley.

She did a great job and I could not be more pleased with the way the pictures turned out.

I will share some of the pictures later on.

Last week my business celebrated its first anniversary!

I have had a very busy year with many ups and (some) downs, but for the most part I have had a good year. My mom keeps telling me that I must have an angel on my shoulder and I am really starting to think she’s right.

As I look through pictures, I can see how my business has grown over the past year...
There have been some big changes and I am excited to see how things are continuing to expand.

I've learned that when I go with my gut feeling it’s normally the right choice. My Dad has always said to go with my gut when it comes to making decisions - and finally, I have learned to do
just that! This year has been a year full of trial and error, and I truly believe that I have learned a lot about myself.

So now, I will leave you with a summary of By Smith after one year of business:

First off, we changed our name from “Smitten by Smith” to “By Smith” (ah so much cleaner).

We have opened over 40 accounts from the south east, to The Virgin Islands and back up to
NJ.

We made an appearance in Charleston Fashion Week.

We got a mention in Women’s Wear Daily.

I've put 25,000 miles on my poor Jetta.

I've eaten one too many meals at Chick-Fila to count.

I lost 5 lbs.

We attended 4 Apparel Marts in the great city of ATL and 1 in NYC.

Then I gained 5 lbs.

I was invited to participate in Gen Art Fresh Faces as a Fashion Top Emerging Designer (wahoo).

Then I lost 5 lbs again.
We made an appearance on MTV’s fashion forward reality show “The City”
(great pensive shots of me pondering with my finger upon my face, ha).
Lastly, I joined a showroom in Atlanta and now have a fabulous sales rep named James!

That’s a wrap for year 1… I wonder what will next year be like?