Tim Gunn for everyone!!!!

Project runway is one of my all time favorite shows for obvious reasons. A big part of what makes the show so special is Tim Gunn. With his witty comments, elegant vocabulary and flawless sense of taste, he makes the hour show seem to pass by in mere minutes. Well girls and boys, ive got great news for you!!! Tim Gunn will be making an appearance in Madison at the womens expo on Saturday November 22. The Madison Women’s Expo is an annual tradition held each year on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Hosted by Brava magazine, the event features hundreds of exhibitors, celebrity guests and interactive fun encompassing every aspect of a woman’s life. Categories represented include food, health, leisure, fashion, beauty, style, home, entertaining, children and families, career opportunities, non-profit organizations, fitness and so much more. With Tim Gunn as one of my mentors, I will be attending the expo with my beautiful mommy, hope we bump into ya'll there!

a poem to share.......enjoy!

I found this poem and i liked it because it reminds me of the walks i take with Benson...And I must say that i've exchanged some smiles with cute runners myself but usually in the day light.....maybe you will like it to!!!
Evening Exchanges
who was the man i passed in the dark,
this brisk evening as i strolled through the park.
side by side my dog and i,
hearing the stride of the passerby,
in the moonlight twinkle we share a glance,
smiles exchanged, my walk enhanced.
the monumental moon it guides me,
back to the house where i lay dreaming of thee.
-anonymous

Work it, Own it!

I must say that I was not looking forward to the brisk weather that pops up this time of year in Madison. To my surprise I seem to be embracing it. I find myself getting excited every morning when I get dressed to go to work. I love layering, and wearing my snug sweaters, and putting on one of my thousands of jackets I have to choose from. Just because it is cold out, doesn't mean you have to throw your style out. Have fun with it, rock with it. Though I've turned in my stiletto heels (I still give myself a stiletto advantage on special occasions) for furry warm boots, and cute dresses for chunky sweaters, I'm still enjoying the weather. Thing is, its usually pretty pleasurable at first, and we haven't had that freezing hand chapping weather yet. Can't wait till we do though, so I can throw on the ice skates, and hop on my snowboard! Gotta make the best of every season, Right? ;) Snowball fight anyone??? (ha! when it snows of course.)

Plus the thing about fall/winter for me is...it turns into GO TIME. I got big plans for this winter: WORK. I hope that I will have even the slightest bits of free time to do the winter activities that I enjoy doing. This past week/weekend I spent countless hours detailing 6 business plans. I have my work cut out for me, and I am excited to get to it. I've got awesome plans for the shop. I have an amazing design team dreaming up my website right now as you read this. (take a sneak peak www.sukarasterling.com ) I have been told that it should be ready to launch in 2 weeks. That is great news, but with that great news comes lots and lots of work and loads of responsibility. I am also working on a non-profit organization that I am starting. My book of course is still coming along slowly but surely. I am drafting up plans for seminars that I will be hosting. But the thing that I am most excited about right now is my clothing line that I am working on. Designing has always been a passion of mine, and I am sew ;) excited to be crafting beautiful handmade dresses right now. WORK>>WORK>>WORK-IT.

My plans with the blog are to be doing at least a few posts a week...so CHECK-CHECK-CHECK-it. The posts will be various, updates on what I have done/am doing, great recipes I will be suggesting, vacations, website stuff, store stuff, of course fashion stuff....anything i wanna post, because its my blog!!!!!

Love ya'll and special shout-out to Benson for helping me with all my projects.
~Sukie

"Try not to worry about your bills here is a biscuit for ya"

Bikini or Bust is a reality show about fashion designer Ashley Paige. The show follows the daily life duties of Ashley as she struggles to pay her bills as an independent designer. Despite her already famous name, she still can not find the means to pay her bills. There are other characters in the show her adorable mother, and her staff. Her mom really adds to the show with her not trying to be hilarious but hilarious mind set. ("Try not to worry about your bills here is a biscuit for ya." Line by her mother, she says funny things like this throughout the whole show)

I really like this show because it reminds me of the struggles I went through when I first started my business. I started the business with no money to fall back on in the bank, so I had to operate on positive cash flow. This is not something that most or any other people would do when starting a business, I on the other hand sometimes think I am super woman and just go for it. I mean, looking back it probably was not the smartest idea, but today I am not struggling to pay the rent so I am happy about the choices I made.

The show is on Friday nights on TLC...but they always have reruns because I am sure most of you will not be sitting in on a Friday night! But check it! Next show synopsis; With only 2 weeks left before LA Fashion week, Davis Factor tells Ashley that if she wants to keep up her profile, she'll need to put on a fashion show this season. Can Ashley find the money and the models in time?

http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/ashley-paige/ashley-paige.html

Paper or Plastic.........Elle or Vogue

Vogues revenues are down while Elle's are a jumpin up! Why could this be?? How could this be?? Is it cover vs cover, Kate Moss vs Mariah Carey?? Is it content vs content?? Styles vs styles?? To be honest with you, even before I heard this, I was disappointed in this months issue of Vogue. When I was finished with the magazine I thought to myself thats it? I was left wanting more, and Vogue unlike many fashion magazines usually fulfills my fashion desires (for a short period of time). Elle is also about to come out with their biggest issue ad page wise. They beat Vogue hands down with add revenue for the past 4 months in a row. Anna what is up?

I mean for me, its not really a vs thing. I think that both of these magazines have great content but in different forms. For example Roberta Myers who is Editor for Elle magazine has a fresher new outlook and Vogue's Anna Wintour stays with the classics of fashion. Thats just my opinion! Content aside, its interesting to see that Elle is beginning to outshine Vogue when Vogue is usually the brightest star in the sky. Vogue you better give it to us next month, im ready for something huge!

sTuFf........

MAXWELL STREET DAYS..........
Sales galore, maxwell street days is over!!! Maxwell street days the state street Christmas has already came and gone and was a great success! It is one of my favorite times of the year for multiple reasons. My mom and sister come to Madison to help with the hectic weekend of crazy sale shoppers and the other big reason is its the time of the year to get rid of everything old in the store and GET IN NEW STUFF!! With fall on the horizon we are going to start getting in our fall looks and students are about to come back, this is when things get good here at Sukara Sterling. And I aslo really enjoy MSD because I am BUSY!! I am so busy that I can't even stop to think thats the kind of busy I was and thats the kind of busy I like, hence the reason I am trying to build a magnificent empire. I wonder if any of you came and found some good deals at my shop or at any other stores on state. I was so busy that I didn't get to go to any other stores. Actually thats a lie, in attempt to go shopping down the street I lost my credit card and took that as a sign not to purchase anything. I have yet to get it reissued, but think of all the money I am saving without it :)
DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD.......
Every year so far after maxwell street days, my mom, my sister and my moms bf (lets call him John, well cuz thats his name) we go to Noah's arc. So far its a 3 year tradition since I have been through 3 years of maxwell street days. It is much fun because after a busy week of sales and shoppers, you go to Noah's Arc and its a day of riding rides and relaxing in the lazy river. Also, I love the candy stores that are there, I spent all my money on candy just like i did as a child (but i really didn't spend ALL of my money now that would just be stupid but i spent $20.00 on candy thats a lot of candy). It was a lot of fun, I highly recommend going before the years over to take you back to those young and innocent days....i might even go and get my fix again :)
LOVE FOR FASHION CONFIRMED........
Do you ever feel like you lose sight of something?? I feel like sometimes it just happens, but then when you stumble upon it again, its just that much better! So it's okay to lose sight of something your passionate about only if you can find it again. Well the thing about me is I have not done any designing for a year. A WHOLE YEAR!!! I guess I kinda just lost track and got caught up in managing my boutique and working on a website that no longer exists (tear). But let me inform you that I will be designing again....YAY!!! This will start soon, real soon, I am moving to a new apartment and I am designating a whole room to my sewing area! I CANT WAIT!!! Actually I did make a personal bracelet for myself the other day (its called: love,me) I wore it to work the next day and this girl loved it so much, she special ordered one from me before they even hit the shelf and she is from California so I will be shipping it to her. Let this be the start to my major fashion production :)
THE SARTORIALIST............
This is a blog worth checking out. It was recently suggested to me, and I would love to spread the word. What I like about it so much is well obvi the fashion but the fashion mixed with the photog is priceless. I emailed the guy who is behind the beauty and proposed lunch next time I am in New York because I think he is amazing and feel like I could learn from him.
anyways...the point of this post is not to copy him but to bring some fun Madison (or where ever my travels take me, primarily Madison) street style to the internet blog world. So basically what I am saying is that when I see fits that I feel are inspiring I will photog them and post them for your enjoyment besides there are great styles everywhere you go so the more the merrier right?
o here is the link to Scott Schuman's blog www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com
HMMMMM WHAT ELSE????
nada for now---have a good day, its a beautiful day here in madison like 80deg and sunny who could ask for anything better than a day like that. I am working now, my first Saturday in like a year. Lindsay my fabulous employee needed the day off to go see her familia, so i gave her off cuz im nice..hahahaha but Jessie is comming in at 2:30 so I am planning a picnic walk through villas with my big and little pups!
ENJOY YOUR DAY TOO!

What Are You Writing A Book About??

Hey y'all,
I have got a lot that I am working on right now. Maxwell Street Day Planning, Writing A Book, Website (getting it back up and shoppable), Styling, Buying for and Managing the Boutique, Clothing and Accessory Line, linen and Home Decor Line, and there are some other things in early stages that I am working on. But right now these are my main focuses.
One of the things I wanted to talk a bit about was my book I am working on (which is still currently nameless). Every day I get asked my life story by so many people men and women, most are interested in opening a boutique or starting a business and some are just interested in learning about my success story. I have decided to take this story to the next level and write a "how to" book. I am actually currently working on it now, its in its early stages but I have started it. This is gonna be one of my greatest challenges because I am not a writer. I'm a little nervous but still willing to try. Because y'all know my policy is try everything and don't be afraid of failure. Some of the topics In the book I will include are: Trade Shows, Business Plan, Work Smart or Work Hard, Do It Yourself, Cutting the No's out of Your Life, Never Give Up, Establishing Good Relationships, Paper Work, Do What Works for You...etc. Im not sure when this will be done. But its coming along really well, and I will keep you posted.

More posts to come soon, pos daily! Watch for Weather and a Fit.
-Suk ;)