I’m back from a full day of buying yesterday! My dad drove us down to the showrooms and my mom and I went through and did the actual buying. It was so much fun getting to do this again, selecting the clothes is my favorite part of the process. And I got […]

Market week is coming up this weekend, and on Saturday I’ll be heading down to LA to buy from the Holiday collections. Today I made my all my appointments with the showrooms, starting around noon through the afternoon. This time around I’ll be visiting two showrooms as well as the Brighte ENK trade show […]

Whenever I’m conversing with sales reps trying to get linesheets or information about new lines to carry, I always try my hardest not to sound like I’m not completely new to this. I’ve been to fashion school, I know a little bit about this business, and of course, I want it to show, […]

Ugh, I swear sometimes trying to communicate with sales reps is like trying to pull teeth! I’m almost convinced they don’t want to sell their lines at times. All of the reps that I’ve purchased from so far are great, but I’m trying to talk with two at the moment to pick […]

 Okay, I’m sure you’ve all enjoyed checking out the new products on OohLaLuxe.com (right? right!), but don’t think I’m going to forget what we’re all really here for!  Building the boutique is a never ending process.   I actually did my 3rd photoshoot last weekend, and my last for a while here….and for that I’m […]

My mannequin drama ended last week. I found this company, Joslin Display who got a pretty silver headless female sent out to me in almost no time, while just about every other online retailer said I would’ve had to wait a week or two longer. I’m really glad I made the decision to […]

So the opening date I proposed before has come and gone.  I’ve had to delay the opening for two reasons; 1. I’ve had to send quite a bit of things back recently.  Always, always, ALWAYS check each garment, and check your invoices to make sure you weren’t charged for something you did not receive!  And […]

 I was sent this great question about planning your buying schedule, and I thought it would be helpful for any other future store owners out there:
Question:
I’m planning on opening a online fashion boutique in October and I’ve been learning a lot…your site has been so helpful! Thank you. I just realized that with the timing […]

Last weekend I got the chance to check out the Designers & Agents trade show in LA. I had been in the same area twice before but I didn’t even know this existed! It’s about four times larger than the Brighte market, and it takes place at the New Mart and the […]

I hope everyone had a fab easter!  I’ve got a big post with photos and a bunch of other stuff coming up at the beginning of next week, but I really wanted to update you guys with this first….
So far I’ve been shipped five orders from my five different labels. I didn’t have any kind […]