Chapter 9 Standing On My Own Feet

• By the middle of July, my independent sustainable fashion brand, LITA, was no longer just a business plan on a laptop screen.
• The small, open-concept studio space I had rented in Phra Khanong was fully set up. Three long wooden cutting tables occupied the main floor, lined with rolls of hand-woven, chemical-free raw silk shipped directly from Ploy’s supplier network in Chiang Mai. Two local seamstresses I had hired were busy stitching the first capsule collection—a line of twelve minimalist, structured daywear pieces designed for modern working women.
• I paid for everything myself using my own business savings and the initial sales pre-orders, leaving the remaining Kittisiri contract allowance untouched in a separate account.