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| The Citrus Tote by SK WiLBUR |
Originally, I was designing a collection that was comprised mostly of leather. It was an extension somewhat of my Holiday pieces with a little flavor from the Scandal collection thrown in for good measure. I'm not sure why I was still in that creative mind space because neither one of those collections did well for me at retail. I guess I was stuck. But as I was shopping the Garment District one day, I came across a roll of this incredibly eye-catching cotton canvas in a shade of total lemony freshness that beckoned to me. I didn't know what I was going to do with it, but I knew I had to have it. After some contemplation and deliberation, I decided to turn the fabric into a tote. The reaction among my friends and family was so positive that I was inspired to see what other silhouettes I could create in the heavy canvas. Eventually, I scrapped everything I was previously working on and decided to focus on the new aesthetic in combinations of canvas and leather. What has resulted is a spring collection filled with clean lines and bold, ebullient colors. That's why I am calling it HAPPY.
After my successful crowdfunding campaign that ended on March 28, the Happy collection
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| The Young Americans Clutch by SK WiLBUR |
quietly debuted last week on www.skwilbur.com. My cousin was featured in the music video for Pharrell's global dance anthem, Happy. And that was pretty exciting. But then I started thinking about all of the other dance songs with "Happy" in the title and I was thrilled to discover Ella Fitzgerald's version of "Get Happy" and it really spoke to me on a very visceral level. Great horns and awesome vocals make me wanna swing. So as the temperatures start to climb, the flowers begin to bloom, and we emerge from the very arctic winter, I want to wish everybody a very joy-filled spring. Come on and let's get HAPPY together!
Peace & Fashion!
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| Peace & Victory in Fashion's Name |
