I had a blast this past weekend in DUMBO Brooklyn at the Green Squared Trunk Show. One of my sistas in craft, Meca, was one of the headliners for the show and was selling some of her awesome accessories from her line Jypsea and her book. I stopped by to show my support (pics coming soon! It was an adventurous and spontaneous day.) and also picked up her book, Envision: The Young Accessory Designer's Guide to Collection Development.
I would recommend anyone interested in starting their own accessories line and are hungry for information on where to start, check out this book. It's a clear and concise beginners guide to the process and walks you through finding your inspiration for your collection all the way to producing and presenting it. Meca breaks down what you need to do to get started and flourishing in 5 steps and shares a lot of cool resources/websites to help you as well. The book is a quick and easy read (55 pages-it took me no longer than an hour to complete.) but packed with loads of information.
As you all know, I am an accessories designer also but I don't create collections. I more so create and sell but after reading this book, I'm inspired to create some collections and see what I come up with. :D I hope she'll write another book expanding on these principles she shared in this book and take us to the next level. Envision will leave you inspired, armed with the principles to get your collection started and hungry for more of Meca's industry savvy.
Meca McKinney
* Check out her awesome, handcrafted accessories: http://www.jypsea.com/
* Twitter: jypseadotcom
* Facebook: www.facebook.com/jypsealeathergoods
* Blog: Lifestyles of the Authentic & Creative
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