News from the designer

I must admit that I rarely get everything out on time.  And my new introductions don't necessarily fall in line with usual seasonal introductions offered in the sleepwear market.  Simple Pleasures Sleepwear is not seasonal.....it is amazingly comfy to wear year round wherever you are!  And most of our Night & Day Basics silhouettes are tried and true and have been offered for most of our 30 years!   I add custom couture pieces throughout the year, as my creative urges direct me, and as I gain feedback from customers. This has pretty much been my rule of thumb for a...

I have been a passionate student of fashion history most of my adult life, from which I have gained much inspiration for my own current designs.  I am fascinated by the detail and workmanship reflected in the designs of the likes of Christian Dior, Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to name only a few. The finished work produced by their expert seamstresses was garments with intricate details, fine hand-stiching, resulting in pieces that were literally beautiful inside and out.  I find this attention to detail and superb quality an ongoing inspiration for me today.  I have studied many books on couture sewing...

Home is where the heart is, and it is also where my office is!  I love having my home office as my hub of operations.  I have amazing conversations with my customers to gain deeper insight into what they need from me; I speak with major movers and shakers around the country such as buyers for major catalogs, television producers,  magazine editors and the like.  And I get to use my home studio now for my inspiration time to process new design ideas from a thought into a new finished prototype.  Next comes a quick photo so I can share...

"To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June."- Jean-Paul SartreI have been enjoying the remainder of my holiday break just relaxing over a cup of coffee (something I rarely do) reading poetry, and doing nothing except whatever I am in the mood for at the moment.....I could get used to this!  Next week it’s back to filling all the orders that came in while I have been away.  For me this past week has been about reflection...thankfulness....hope....planning....fine-tuning everything....simplifying that which can be simplified...and determining to grow in all the ways that...

As a young girl I loved asking my Mama and my grandmothers what it was like when they were young girls.  Those were precious moments of sharing and growing closer to them.  I somehow managed to save one of Mama's Seventeen magazines; I have Grandma's old work basket full of her crochet thread unravelled from feed sacks; and I have Granny's frilly bride doll that started with her, then to Mamas, and later to me.  I will never part with them until I go to be with all three of them some sweet day.