Zamb S/S 07

[Lena]

dont worry for the overlaping time slot Zamb, from what i know from Paris, most of the journalists and boutique owners usually 'do' big labels weeks before the show date and to be honest they much prefer to see a 'new designer' than go to see a big label which they can catch at the showroom.

your 'pre-collection diary' rocks, looking forward to the updates

 

[liberty33r1b]

zamb - we are all behind you, and i'm sure you will pull off a fabulous collection. can't wait to see all the results!! keep it up.

 

[zamb]

on my lunchbreak
crazy morning-overslept.awwwwww!
i feel like the hunchback of notre dame, my spine will be permanently bent from crouching over the sewing machine
jumped out of bet. 8:30, skipped showering this morning
not nasty, im just in a hurry and i wont lie
did brush my teeth though and a few other freshen up things i wont mention
rushed to the bus stop, damn im late. can wait fot the bus, gotta take a dollar cab
in the cab.................Oh no! God help me, Cabbie is going to kill me!
i have no money in my pocket.
changed my pants and left the money in the old one!
cabbie let me off im sorry i have no money!
he was cool though
didnt say a word.
Gotta go to the atm, luckily i have my atm card in my Polis (city) bag (utilitarian bag i designed that i will produce next year, will say more about it another time)
God help me, now i will be double late.
i have a perennial headache,- so much stuff to think about, so little time left.
have to meet the pr, this evening, to give them my life savings
God, this had better work out,
ive lost enough already
Made three tops last night, like two of them, have to do something to the third to make it more interesting.
i hate bland clothing.
seems theyskens at Nina Ricci might be legit (WWD confirmation). Good for him, always loved him
hate to see Nilsson screwed though
will make official announcement this evening about
show info

gonna be in NY? need an invite ?
e-mail me at [email protected]

will send you an e-vite and all the details

bye for now
look for announcemant later tonite

Love you all and God Bless
zamb

 

[FashionJunkie]

I wish i was in New York....Good luck, you are doing fantastic. Don't mind the fact that you can't catch your breath. That's the rush, the fascination, the hunger to do it, the fire that still burns....Keep going harder, faster, better....(i'm with you)

 

[zamb]

here we go, here comes the announcement..........

ITS OFFICIAL.

ZAM BARRETT SPRING SUMMER 2007 COLLECTION

DATE: MONDAY SEPT 11 2006

TIME: 4: 00 PM

LOCATION : METROPOLITAN PAVILLION
(125 W 18th STREET)
Proenza Schouler showing at this time, IM DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


everything is confimed
met with production and PR today
gave them my life savings.
i am a dead man walking............

i need more money.
gotta figure it out

i am taking off on tuesday
there is no turning back now
its sink or swim from here on, and sinking is not an option
i wont even settle for floating (CCP mainstream downsream)

Damn ! EA wants to come to NY on tuesday
looking forward to seeing her but..........
i hope she is not a distraction.
she does a good job at keeping me awake in the nights
she is very nice
not sure if she is my kinda girl though
we'll see......... we'll see...........

i need more money
gotta send some money to my friend in college
she was planning on dropping out
shes in her last year but...........
father skipped out on her so she has problems paying tuition
promised I'd help
i know what it is like to go to college without money.
now i am in a better place i will help whoever i can to finish

got lots of work to do
today was good though
exept for taxi drama
nothing crazy

i am tempted to add black to the collection
(a collection without black is a first for me)

i will resist, back to black for fall 2007
love the collection so far
but its missing something
it needs something else
not sure what
ill figure it out though

maybe on the weekend i will get into a rythmn

i feel relaxed today
maybe a nervous wreck tommorow

anyway gotta go
got work to do
gotta do more tops tonite

its on baby .......................

its on.........................

God bless
Zamb

 

[clay]

Yeah man!!!! Thats what I'm talkin bout!!!!!!

 

[Bluestar07]

zamb you're such an inspiration! I wish you strength and the very, very, very best! Keep updating!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Ahh, I could cut my anticpation with knife!

 

[shutterbug]

Zamb, I looked at your s/s 2006 collection and it was amazing! You have a good eye for detail and every piece is special and interesting. Good luck and keep at it!

 

[zamb]

i am looking for tulle and i cannot find it.
i am missing 2yds of biege gazar
damn!
Damn
Damn!
ask my brother if he has seen it and he said no
do you know what i am talking?
well, whatever it is i dont know
my sister is laughing
i feel like i want to kick somebody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cannot loose my composure
i have to stay focused
damn i need my tulle tonite
the gazar can stay for another day
but i need the tulle for the tops im making now
i gotta look for it
have another tulle but not suitable for what i want to make.....
damn
damn
damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EA is calling me................
phone is ringing.
im so mad i dont want to talk to anyone right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gotta find this tulle..................
damn
damn
damn..................

ttttttuuuullllleeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

beige gazar and tulle, this sounds good so far.

 

[liberty33r1b]

damn, i would sooo love to come to your show, i wish i was in nyc right now!!!

 

[liberty33r1b]

zam, i suddenly remember that i so loved the shoes you were using in your last s/s collection, as seen in this pic here (from the previous thread)

maybe you could give a small hint as to what kind of shoes you'll be showing this time, and also if you design them yourself? i'd be very interested.

 

[zamb]

zam, i suddenly remember that i so loved the shoes you were using in your last s/s collection, as seen in this pic here (from the previous thread)


maybe you could give a small hint as to what kind of shoes you'll be showing this time, and also if you design them yourself? i'd be very interested.

these were some via spiga shoes i bought at a closeout, a while back,

im always buying stuff i think im gonna need for my work...............
so. i have a lot of womens shoes at home.


i did design shoes this season. dont know if they are going to be made though.
reason being, most of the stuff (actually all) i do for the collections are made by myself.
i dont really have much help..........
i am working to fix this problem though, i will say more on this another time.
i make all the patterns, samples, accessories etc. for all my collections.
yes................that means entirely by myself ( shut up! KAI )
anyway , whatever i do will be interesting.
if i cant make the shoes i will customize the ones i buy.( i already have the ideas for this option if i have to go this route.)


lunch is up have to go see you all later.
yea ...................

God bless
Zamb

 

[zamb]

made a cool top last night.
just might be the turning point of the collection.
really exited about this
tell you more later

gotta go
cant afford to be fired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zamb]

good evening
im home
should have been home at 6:30
but its now 8:30,
relaxed morning,
crazy evening
it is amazing that my energy level is so high
must be the adrenaline from my anticipation of things to come
i get a rush from working towards goals, challenging myself.
seeing what its possible to accomplish.
almost damaged my hands today...........Woa!!!.............
cannot affort for that to happen
we have a very heavy duty machine at my consultancy Job that we use to sew ballistic material and high density plastics (the kind that stops bullets in combat gear........bullet proof vests)
(i am a technical consultant and prototype specialist at a company that makes military apparel and combat gear)
the needle is about 2mm thick, it ran thru my fingernail of the finger next to my thumb on my right hand
Damn!!!!!!....... if it had caught my flesh that would have been crazy,
can you imagine finishing a collection with 1 1/2 hands?
left work at 6pm today, felt bad
there was a lot of work to do and my manager really wanted me to stay
we had 32 ammunition cases to finish to be shipped today
its his fault.........
i only knew that they were supposed to be shipped at 3:30pm
and this was after i asked him if there is anything urgent to be done
he is a gifted designer
very good with ideas but has a problem delegating responsibilities
i try to work closer with him so we can be more efficient
but........
if he tells me nothing, there is nothing i can do
i felt really bad. as i hate to abandon a project when we are trying to meet a deadline
but things can be done better, more efficiently if he communicates more effectively
anyway, i have a collection to finish..........
so........... i had to go
after hurrying out of the office i got stuck on the damn train for an hour.........

damn you MTA !!!!!!!!!!!
you are ruining my schedule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damn you!!!!!!!!!

anyway, i made two tops last nite
lllloooovvvveeee the first one
ressurected an old technique i developed
a few years back to compensate for my weakness (struggle) with working with jersey (i am better at tailoring, clothes with more structure, a genius with denim, suck with soft fabrics such as chiffons and jersey)
really great idea that i will explore more in the coming days
this might be the omph, umph... jolt, whatever, the collection needs
gotta go, everything on schedule need to make three tops tonite
need to go to bed early though
(early now means 2am, yea, early morning)
i have to be at work by 8am so that i can finish
some bartacks on a few pieces for my collection before the official work day begins............ at 9am 10 if the manager comes late

God bless this company, they let me use thier equipment for my own projects, as long as i do it on my own time
and allows me to do my own thing
really great people
i am blessed

saves me a ton of money............
anything to save a buck and keep operating cost down
cant affort to go bankrupt..........even though i never wil

bye
love you all
God Bless
Zamb

 

[LostInNJ]

Zamb, you truly are an inspiration!

 

[MUXU]

wow..you sound awfully busy, zamb
dont break your self ok? i think most..probably all of us on tfs dont want you to be under the weather on the big day
it sounds like things are going pretty well...looking forward to your showing!
maybe one day i ll experience something like this? who knows =x

 

[zamb]

sewing machine acting crazy,
skipping stitches
this is one of my worst nightmares!!!!!!!
gotta become a machine mechanic tonite.........
wont make my 2am bedtime
hhhhhheeeeellllpppppp
hhhheeeelllpppppp

somebody say a prayer for mmmmmeeeee
HHHHEEEEELLLLLPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bluestar07]

*crosses fingers, toes and eyes for Zamb*