
Shit. What did I just do?
No, I didn’t accidentally drunk text an ex nor send a Venmo payment to the wrong person. Neither did I quit my job in a moment of rage or spill a drink all over my white shirt (all of this has happened btw...) What I did do was expose myself. Wait, no…not that sort of exposure. Anyways, like I was saying…I posted on social media ‘the date’ of something that I had been holding onto for nearly a decade. I wish I could explain the levels of anxiety that came along with posting. I’ve had anxiety for the most part of my adult years. This was not a calming practice…I wouldn’t recommend it.
Just a year ago, I quit my job working with the most amazing A-List male celebrities (styling), sold my shit for moving money and launched a company that I’ve dreamed about since I was a 20 year old bright eyed student at Parsons School of Design (yay loans :)). I eventually moved to Chicago from NYC (where I enjoyed the luxury of late night seamless orders and the dependable MTA service). I should also add that because I lived in NYC for 12 years, I didn’t have what one would use for this leap of faith : a savings account… For every moment of thrill came an ever so encouraging Bank of America email alert that reminded me that I was “Below X Amount.”

So here I am, several months later with the most beautiful ties and handkerchiefs from MICHEL MEN, my mens neckwear brand, that has gotten support from some of the coolest men like Pierce Brosnan, Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Michael Caine. Sometimes I roll over wondering what the fuck I am doing. I wonder if I’m able to do this dream, of building a brand that serves remarkable men, justice. I also wonder how on earth my Haitian mother, who has tried to get me into nursing since I was 12, became my biggest cheerleader. So here I am, wishing on every star, that my brand becomes a success and ships all around the world via my Kickstarter on 10.02.2018 at 12PM. Personally, I wish I could just skip to the part of creating the perfect MICHEL MEN striped t-shirt but I’ll try to enjoy this moment and not rush this process. Would love your support in this wild, wild ride. Visit michelmen.com. Email us to be added to the list : info@michelmen.com!

