Anyone follow local designer Lauren Liess?

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Anonymous wrote:I have been following her when she had a split level house in oakton. Her blog was informative and inspiring. I could relate myself to her and loved her style and personality until I actually started going to see her houses. I got disappointed that it is not always functional. And not just that ppl there especially those property partners were all for white ppl and did not care for an asian women.(btw I am asian and i think i was the only asian in that open houses). Anyway I realized that her customers are mainly rich white ppl and she is no longer informative or down to earth like she used to be. Her lines are way too expensive but she pretends she is still down to earth.

I don’t know about the open houses, and that’s awful if someone there made you feel unwelcome. But the lines are mid-range. We’ve all been conditioned by very large, low cost retailers to expect a low price point. Her stuff is purposefully accessible in terms of furniture, even if that’s still inaccessible to most of us. I’m sure she would love to do a line with Target but they don’t just hand those out.

To the person who says she “has staff,” it’s a business! Shouldn’t there be staff? That’s how you build.

I said that. There’s nothing wrong with having staff. But one PP said Lauren’s ability to start businesses or get stuff done is admirable & implied that it makes her feel like she isn’t doing enough—Lauren is not doing it alone. Her husband works with/for her and she has staff. So no need for the life comparison.