THE MIXTAPE: Volume 2 How To Make It In America

The Mixtape: Volume 2 by HowToMakeItInAmerica

HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA COUNTDOWN

This week New York is celebrating the second season of the HBO show HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA (airing on October 2nd 10:30PM), by selecting venues around the city to their Late Night Happy Hour. Friends and I checked it out, and enjoyed fun photo booth sessions and I even got a limited edition ring that serves as a bottle opener. Gotta love New York nights!

HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA

I recently saw the first season of HBO's: How To Make It In America with a friend. I really thought it was cool how Ben (played by Bryan Greenburg) and CAM (played by Victor Rasuk) were trying to start there own clothing line, and it showed some of the steps and struggles they go through to get started on it... My friend was equally excited and said, "that's kind of what you do, huh?" I told him you should come with me tomorrow and shadow me because I do that and more...

So today, we walked through puddles and slippery snow as I took him around the Garment District and showed him the ins-and-outs of where I go to buy my fabrics, trims, labels, and etc. He shadowed me as I worked on production and negotiated with different contractors and vendors I work with. When we finally had a chance to break for lunch he said "Wow, I learned a lot today." It's a lot of work, but I LOVE IT!