Hello again everyone! Things have been a bit dead around here recently and honestly it’s because I haven’t made much noteworthy progress. Of course, that will all end probably in January or February when it’s time for me to start building the site (which should launch shortly after that).
Most of the Spring collections […]

Who likes the new layout? I do! It’s simple, but the colors are cute.
I just thought I’d check in with you guys and let you know how things are going with the boutique. Not too much is happening right now.  Buying is closing for the Spring collections of most lines so I […]

Someone on the fashion spot once told me that all your buying plans pretty much go out the window once you actually get to the showroom.  That could not be any more true.
So this weekend is market week, and the Los Angeles Fashion, Gift & Home show at the California Market Center.  Actually it got […]

There’s so much that goes into opening a business. When I wrote my business plan, I realized it. Just to launch this boutique alone I’ll need to….

Obtain merchandise, obviously.
Find a photographer who will take decent pictures of that merchandise.
Secure an ecommerce site.
Design the ecommerce site (which I will be doing on my own)
Get packing […]

“The hardest part is getting the lines you want. Sales reps are really snobby; some didn’t even answer my emails at all!”
That’s what another poster on TheFashionSpot.com told me, in a nutshell. She too is launching an online boutique, and she answered a whole lot of questions for me.
Actually, let me back things up […]

Aah, the first post. I usually hate writing these but I think this one will be pretty fun, so here goes. My name is Kim, I’m 22 years old and I’m launching a boutique. You may know me from one of my other blogs; I run Girls Talkin’ Smack which is a […]