Uncle Mike came home and hugged his “silly” wife as he fondly called her, and shared the solution.  He suggested that while health spas, facials, nails, and hair might make one feel better on the outside, it does nothing for the inner self. Only esteem-able acts can bring self esteem, like sacrificing for a common goal. “Rarely does anything worthwhile come easy,” Mike said and suggested that his wife sacrifice for something she has a passion for. He mentioned that she had a passion for fashion and should start there. She went to Michael’s (the fabric store), borrowed a sewing machine, and with the pattern she bought she made her first piece; then Maxly and Kristine joined in. Uncle Mike saw the magic and knew there was something there. By week’s end the three had designed, sourced material, created pieces, and sold them on Facebook. They were hungry but they knew little to nothing of the history of the civilized world of fashion itself.  New York City would solve that problem – off to the big Apple. It was then that the idea of making it to the New York Fashion Week Runway to showcase a new product line became the goal.