We act like it is the plague.
Like we are going to catch something if we do it.
FAILURE. THE ULTIMATE "F" WORD.
Last fall I had an idea for a new style of bag. I scratched it out on a piece of paper, made my measurements, laid out my fabric, cut it and sewed it together. Result? It was a total failure from what I had planned out on paper.
FAILURE.
I scrunched up my nose, (what I often do when I'm thinking) and looked at the bag. Nope, totally not my planned design. I didn't want to waste the fabric though, so I decided to put straps on it and just use it as my own personal bag.
So I sewed the straps on and held up the bag. And I'll be danged if this isn't what I saw.
My failed design was more beautiful than the bag I had planned out on paper.
I think my heart might have skipped a beat.
From my failure was born my entire 2012 Fall/Winter Collection. Truly beautiful bags that I am so proud to have created.
I'm not sure who decided "F-ing" was a bad word. Because let me say, I've had some of my best ideas happen after I "F-ed". When I "F-ed" and saw how something wouldn't work, I then figured out ways to achieve an even better end result.
Go and do. If you get lucky, maybe you'll even FAIL and get something better than you ever imagined.
