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Less Glam Side -Meet the Maker Day 7

03.07.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

The less glam side of working in fashion


Turning something you love into your career or business means becoming intimately aware of its dark sides. I think what people assume about me when I say I have my own line vs who I actually am rarely matches up. Maybe they think fashion is 24/7 meeting models, editors, and playing with fabric – but inevitably when I talk about the deeper reasons I started my own line – alluding to racism, nepotism, and sexism in the workplace or environmental and ethical questions I had that made me leave, well I am often left feeling isolated and like a real downer. I will admit when I was in wholesale the pressure got to me, I didn’t feel human and felt the need to “appear glamorous”, it was emotionally isolating. So I drifted away from friends who saw press articles as hallmarks of success and deftly avoided conversations about debt or mental health.

I am self financed which means I had a small savings, a loan from family to secure a bank loan (both since paid back) and an amount of credit card debt my husband and I are almost done paying off now after many years of wondering how we’d make it.


Everybody wants to be there for the champagne but no one really wants to know how you’re paying for it.


Part of me is scared to say that… but part of me is relieved to get it off my chest & let every aspiring designer know the potential personal toll doing this might take on you.


If you’re lucky to have credit and you choose to use it you might struggle. If you’re lucky enough to get backers you might have a very limited time to succeed & make their money back (few do) before they close your doors. If you’re lucky & get into a major store they might not pay after 90 day (typical terms are you ship before getting paid) who will pay your bills? I’m lucky to be where I am today, embracing the slow track, struggling to find my self worth outside my ability to produce.

To see the original post the less glam side on instagram – click here

We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!


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Full Time or Part Time – Meet the Maker Day 6

03.06.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

Between the Sheets Basic Play Bralette

Shift your focus and many things become clear.

Full time! I’ve been consciously taking time to enjoy our new home and my independence, bc I wasn’t always good about work/life balance. I realized it didn’t make sense to be an entrepreneur if was my own worst boss.

When I became an entrepreneur wearing a million hats it felt like everything was on my shoulders, and for a time I moved forward on sheer force of will. I was the maker of all decisions I was closer to my passion but also the new to me challenges of sales, marketing, customer service, web design, and financing… in meeting the demands of my not so favorite things I lost sight of the reasons I started this. So now I’m taking time to garden and paint and be with my pets, making space for under the surface growth the way trees do in winter. I might not be producing collections but under the surface the space I gave myself has produced a new person who I would never have become if I hadn’t made space to process my almost decade out of corporate design.

To see the original post on instagram – click here

We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!


Categories // ask L, behind the scenes, her perspective Tags // behind the scenes, between the sheets, designer, meet the maker

Garment Detail/Closeup – Meet the Maker Day 5

03.05.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment


A collection of detail/closeup images in ivory/vanilla colorways of several of our collections


Between the Sheets Curtain Call Lounge Pant detail/closeup
French terry reverse against jersey body and petersham ribbon textures on our oatmeal melange curtaincall lounge pant


Between the Sheet Airplay Mesh Bralette
tonal details of our airplay bralette with mesh, stretch lace, and grosgrain strap



Sheer Romance silk Tap Pant detail/closeup

finished to perfection – baby hem, handmade button and loop closure, hand cut lace inset detail on our sheer romance tap pant

Between the Sheets Petal Play Lace Bikini detail/closeup
pattern mix of our petal play bikini’s paisley floral lace with more geometric edge lace detail.



Between the Sheets Venus in Play Tee

soft raw cut lace edge and jersey knit dolman sleeve of venus in play tee

To see the original detail/closeup post on instagram – click here

We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!

Categories // ask L, behind the scenes, designers, her perspective Tags // design, meet the maker, photography

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