Nobody talks about the ugly middle of fast fashion
Everyone has an opinion about the factory and the storefront. Almost no one talks about the six weeks in between — the part of the chain where the real decisions get made.
I'm Riley — a Supply Chain Management student at Baylor with a minor in Apparel Merchandising. I write about how garments actually get made, shoot the process along the way, and build the systems that get a rack from factory floor to sales floor.
I'm a dedicated Supply Chain Management student with a minor in Apparel Merchandising, and my experience outside class has stayed right in that overlap — marketing, trend forecasting, and digital sales. I like being the person who can adapt fast, pick up new tools, and still bring a creative eye to the problem.
Retail math and data analysis are skills I'm actively building. Writing, creative problem solving, and keeping ten things on schedule at once are the ones I already lean on. This site is where all of that lives — opinions on the industry, photos from the process, and the more official record of internships and coursework.
Short essays on the industry I'm about to work in — written faster than a term paper and with more attitude. Placeholders for now, ready to swap for your real posts.
Everyone has an opinion about the factory and the storefront. Almost no one talks about the six weeks in between — the part of the chain where the real decisions get made.
Interning in marketing abroad meant learning that a caption and a blog post are doing the same job as a spreadsheet — just in a different language.
Selling my own designs on Redbubble is a toy version of everything I'm studying — demand, pricing, and figuring out what actually sells versus what I just liked making.
Placeholder frames — swap these for your real shots whenever you're ready to drop images in.
Helped develop and run marketing strategies for organizational events, and designed the captions, graphics, and photos behind the social posts.
Employee of the Month for August 2026 - Seasonal Worker for the Summer & Winter Seasons
Shadowed a Fashion Coach to learn how internal and external retail operations connect on the floor.
Led team-building and leadership strategies for co-workers, managed cash and stock, and kept the store's Google rating at 4.0+ throughout.
Handled sensitive documentation and large data sets, and built a new system that improved office efficiency.
Run my own design marketplace — over $100 in retail sales in a single quarter (Jul–Sep 2024), 480+ likes, and 60+ sales.