The Sopranos theme song, specifically the “woke up this morning” refrain.

I have been making and designing things for as long as I can remember and my mother taught me how to machine sew when I was about 10. It started with making little pouches and graduated to altering my own clothes or making garments using vintage patterns I found on Fabric Row. After attending FIT for Fashion Design and working for different large brands for over a decade, I decided to launch my own brand and shop in 2016. I see myself as a Creative or Creative Director as all these years later I really like making all kinds of “stuff.”

The cassette tape of Slaughter’s The Wildlife. My mom made me return it.

Cooking! In the past I never enjoyed it and found it kind of tedious. We’ve picked up some simple recipes that we make all the time now and it’s relaxing to prep dinner after a long day of work. My recent favorites are a vegan pasta recipe by Julie Saha from a YOWIE workshop we did in October and a modified granola recipe from Dimes.

“Stay lean for as long as you can.” I think there's a very romantic narrative right now to raise a ton of money, expand like crazy and go public but I'm really enjoying growing organically and at my own pace.