Marta miller fashion1/19/2024 So we set out to create a client-friendly, high-service one-stop shop for apparel and accessories design, development and production. We also found that we would have to work with six small companies, each providing a single service, toĬreate one garment, which led to many quality issues and finger pointing, with nobody willing to take responsibility. We tried overseas and multiple overseas factories stole our money. A company like Lefty simply did not exist. Nobody would take us seriously unless our units were immediately in the thousands. Domestically we could not find a company that would give a young brand the time of day. I had success with sales and marketing but my supply chain was always a nightmare both domestically and internationally. I was a very young entrepreneur and found the industry impossible to navigate. I started a line in 2007 called Moody Mamas. Emily and I were both Left handed and the company was on the Left Coast, and we knew we would be successful if we just let our hearts navigate our business, as we were both appalled at how rude this industry was to us. would provide and couldn’t find them anywhere. with my Co-Founder Emily Roiff, because we needed the services Lefty Production Co. But like all entrepreneurs I knew I could always figure out the details later, but first I needed to say yes to the opportunity.Īwesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers. was saved, I just had to figure out how I would make them as I technically did not have a facility to even sew them at. By the following Tuesday I had an order for half a million masks. I did, and an amazing woman named Beth introduced herself and told me that they were desperate for masks. I rarely answer calls I do not know, but my husband was with me and gave me the look like maybe you should answer it. I was at the park with my kids licking my wounds and I got a random call on my cell phone from Kaiser Permanente. Lefty Production Co., is not just some job or business it is my baby. Clients were calling canceling their orders and begging us to refund them, the city shut our building down because it was considered an office building and we had to move out within 24 hours, and then I was told by my friend at the mayor’s office that without a letter from the government we could not continue to manufacture even though we had just relocated to a manufacturing facility. The next few days my team and I were just dodging bullets. I had no idea that when we got on that flight on March 15th 2020, that would be the end of our Santa Monica California chapter. My husband and I naively packed for what we thought would be a two or three week vacation. That day went so well that later that night I booked a flight to Texas where I would have my amazing in-laws to lean on for support so I could focus on keeping Lefty Production Co. My husband and I worked from home Friday March 13th in our 927 square foot Santa Monica Townhouse with our 6 year old and 2 year old. By the following Thursday March 12th, my sons teacher told me to grab his stuff because she thought school would close till after spring break. I am not one to really watch the news much and the only reason I was super aware of the impacts of COVID was because my best friend was getting married March 7th and I had to cancel my trip because my in-laws, who were supposed to take care of my kids were too scared to fly. I fully remember the very early days of COVID in March of 2020. Crazy stuff happening is almost as certain as death and taxes – it’s technically “unexpected” but something unexpected happening is to be expected and so can you share a crazy story with our readers Marta, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Marta Miller a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
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