It is a beautiful sunny day here in NYC (FINALLY!), and we are finishing up a busy week with an even busier Friday: last minute fittings, model castings, sample approvals, pattern changes, styling puzzles, hair-and-makeup-inspiration-hunting, shoe taping–all to be done in time for our Fall 2010 press preview and subsequent photo shoot next Tuesday. And although one might think we’d be the slightest bit bummed about being so crazed when the death of winter has finally cracked: au contraire, our friends. We forgot how nice it feels to be busy and happy and on track, all with the happy sunshine beaming in our showroom.

(Psst: Like our paparazzi-style pic of Beth, Melissa and Daniel snapped on the sly via a camera phone?)