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Side Hustle School

#1021 - When Fashion Flops, This Designer Follows a Shiny Object

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Careers, Small Business, Side Hustle, Entrepreneurship, Business, Entrepreneurship,

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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A Los Angeles designer pivots from making clothes to selling vintage, semi-fine jewelry inspired by her love for the beach. 

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0:00.0

Whether your dog is in their puppy adult or senior years, there's nothing better than

0:05.4

more years together.

0:06.8

And the best way to feed their happy healthy life is with fresh healthy food.

0:10.8

The farmer's dog makes it easy to keep your best friend healthy inside and out, with

0:15.2

fresh recipes made from real meat and veggies.

0:17.7

Their pre-portion just for your pup and delivered right to your door.

0:21.4

Help your dog live a healthy life and get 50% off your first box of real fresh food at

0:26.2

the FarmersDog.com slash LifeStages23.

0:56.2

Here it might lead to a pivot, a switch, or some kind of evolution to something better.

1:01.5

In today's story, for example, a Los Angeles designer goes from making clothes to selling

1:06.0

vintage, semi-fine jewelry, inspired by her love for the beach.

1:10.4

By sharing more of herself in the story behind her designs, she managed to sell more than

1:13.9

$10,000 worth of jewelry last year, and is on track to more than double it this year.

1:19.1

And also, before we jump into the story, a pre-lesson in the difference between types of jewelry,

1:24.7

which may be obvious to you, but I have to learn this myself.

1:27.4

So you've got fine jewelry, semi-fine jewelry, and fashion jewelry.

1:31.2

Fine jewelry is always solid gold, and the stones are genuine.

1:33.8

It will never tarnish.

1:35.0

It can be worn at day in and day out.

1:37.4

Then you've got fashion jewelry on the other end of the spectrum, which is typically made

1:40.6

with non-precious stones and metals such as brass, bronze, and copper.

1:44.6

So it could be like a leather choker or repeated friendship bracelet in that category.

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