I don't need a manufacturer's license! I just design...

What? A manufacturer License is required even if I am just designing! Well during the LA Textile Show Spring 2012, I found out that even if I only design my clothing line in my studio and nothing else, I still need a manufacturer's license. I investigated further and indeed, the State of California states that anyone involve at any level of the apparel business making, the individual or entity, must have a manufacturer's license. The website gives all the information and provides all the application.  The Apparel Resource, Inc. CEO Randy Youngblood  during the Manufacturing in Los Angeles seminar stated that if a person does not have a license at the moment of an auditing, any finished apparel can and will be confiscated for good.  The license doesn't cost much but there is a $25 fee for a garment examination, which need to be taken before the state issues the license, so this week is time to get on tract and become updated with permits.

Thought and Inspiration: Are You Today's Spartan Warrior?

Although the world is surrounded with so much turmoil, there still a need for "a close your eyes for a second and not think about anything moment"-- a pause. It is a time to take control of life and be one with oneself. The possibilities are endless to transform and renewed. There is always opportunity to take the risk and venture to a new path. Even in the middle of difficulty there is always that light that shines at the end of the tunnel-that wonderful word we humans call hope. In this time in age, there is no time to waits. The battle has begun and is not against The 300 Spartan warriors ...No! It's a battle versus oneself to overcome the mundane routine of our daily life. It is a constant struggle to not forget where we come from. It is a life determining point where the crusade with oneself must be fought, but fought well to win and persevere for a better tomorrow--the tomorrow that we wonder if it will come but we trust every night that it will be there when we wake up. SO check your watch and see if it is that time to wonder where you are? Are you in the desert, the beach or the mountain? It is never too late to take the first step of confidence into a new today.