The pressure of sending a new collection to the shops every thirty days is enormous and we conclude that Nicole thrives in that pressure. She feeds herself by traveling, reading, shopping, looking at art and most of all by paying attention.

Some of her creations start when Nicole sees a woman walking down a street in Manhattan. It could be one item the woman is wearing, a combination of what she is wearing or simply an attitude from which Nicole decides to take inspiration.

Every project has a beginning, a middle and an end. Every season and every business as well. For that matter, even every life. But you have to start somewhere.

In the opening of the show we say, "Everybody has an idea for a business." Starting somewhere is key for all of us.