2 p.m. We’re building plywood vitrines with plastic display boxes for the show. I’m always talking about nostalgia as a source of inspiration, so I’ve been collecting childhood relics of mine to put inside the display boxes. Nostalgia is the only true happiness I know of — you were never happier than when you were a kid.

4 p.m. I work on my line sheets. This is how buyers buy the collection — right after the show, literally the day after, buyers come to the studio and we hand them a line sheet. They review prices and look at when items will ship and make their orders.

Saturday

10 a.m. My boyfriend and I go to Blick, an art supply store, in search of a specific shade of Sharpie. I love it here — I used to come here all the time when I was building my portfolio and applying to schools.

12:50 p.m. Lunch with my friend Danny Bowien, the chef and co-founder of Mission Chinese Food. We have this collaboration with Resy, the food service app, coming up. I’m always down to collaborate; I’m sick of designing clothes. Making something from nothing is the most satisfying thing in the world — whether it’s a sweater or a couch or a dog harness. I love a piece of paper and a pencil and someone telling me what they need.

4:30 p.m. Back at the studio with matcha and coffee. This isn’t typical; I try not to work on weekends. We’re testing hair and makeup looks on the models.

6:20 p.m. We start to figure out the run of show, basically the order in which the models are coming out, and it’s like a math problem that isn’t fun. I realize I didn’t order enough shoes because I didn’t account for the number of guys we have walking in this year’s show. Usually the models share shoes, but men have bigger feet. We place a last-minute order with Vans.

We have to order the models according to who can take off which pair of pants the quickest, because I only make one sample of each item. You don’t know which samples are going to make it into production. My favorites always get cut! That’s how I know I did my job as a designer, when my favorites get cut. They’re not meant for the real world — buyers have to buy what’s safe and practical. I try not to think about it too hard; there’s no equation to it. Everything changes so quickly in retail and you just have to go with your gut.