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pcygoldenchild · 5 years

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Ambassador Kim Jongin 4

🐻summary: Kim Jongin, Ambassador of Gucci, and one hell of a man. You, designer for the newest collection, and one guilty of falling star struck. Opportunity, easier said than done.

🐻warnings: none, minimal sexual themes, fluff.

The morning of, a wonderful or horrific thing. Depends on the circumstances at hand. Did the night end in a blur? Not at all; you remember everything that went down. Do you know where you are? Ambassador Kim Jongin’s luxurious penthouse. Were you alone? Yes, but it was his home so he had to be there somewhere. Therefore it was a wonderful morning after. You layed in the large bed covered in silk sheets and couldn’t help but smile. The person you had an fun night of love making with was an amazing man. You weren’t scared that you’d have an awkward relationship. You weren’t worried about if you could still work together. He didn’t seem to be that kind of guy. He was extremely professional and wouldn’t take the risk of sleeping with you if he knew it could mess up everything. If he were, he’d never have pursued you. He’d go for someone like Jenna or whatever her name was.

You stayed in thought about the missing man in the middle of his bed. You peeked over at the time thinking it was around 9am. You didn’t have the photo shoot until 2pm. But at first glance the time was 2pm and at second glance it was 12pm. It is better than 2pm but it’s still way too late. You got up and rushed around grabbing your things. The dress you wore just wasn’t appealing to you at the moment of needing to move fast. So you looked around until your eyes landed on Jongin’s shirt. Cliche morning after attire but you’d make it work. You tied your hair up in a loose messy ponytail and put on the shirt leaving three buttons undone at the top. It fit you like a tee shirt dress and you loved the look of a simple oversized button up and some heels. It was a blessing to have such a designer mind. You grabbed your shoes and ran downstairs. You heard Jongin call out to you and you had your phone in your mouth so you couldn’t answer as you put your heels on. You did try but it was muffled. When you didn’t answer he came out to the living room.

“Were you just trying to sneak out on me?” he asked walking over to you completely naked. You finished putting on your heels and stood back up.

“No Jongin. I’m late.” you exclaimed turning away from him. You went to throw him a blanket but he just let it fall to the floor. But he noticed that when you bent over, you weren’t wearing any underwear.

“I’m not covering up what you’ve seen already. And you really thought I’d let you out in that? Just my shirt and nothing else?” he said coming forward and taking ahold of your chin before kissing you. He knew the time he had to be at the shoot. He knew you had to be there earlier than the models. Why was he so nonchalant?

“Jongin I am late. I don’t hate time to chit chat. And you need to get ready. Oh my god. I have to call my car and get them all the way here and that’s going to take 30 minutes as is. And another 30 minutes to get to the shoot not to mention traffic. I need to shower and be on set way earlier than all of you. There is no way that’s happening now. Why didn’t you wake me? Why-,” you ranted out walking back and forth fiddling with your phone. Your brain was racing a million miles an hour. And now you had to figure this out.

“Stop. Listen. Don’t talk.” he said standing in front of you holding you still with his finger to your lips. You took a deep breath and closed your eyes before opening them and looking at him.

“You look really amazing.” he said after a minute.

“Jongin please!” you whined.

“Ok sorry! Listen. I woke up in the middle of the night and was exhausted. You were laying on me and I figured you’d have to sleep in so I texted your team and managed to push the time back to 5pm. You needed to rest and I wanted you to stay as long as you could.” he said. Your hands went to his chest as your heart stopped racing. It was like a ton of bricks just disintegrated off your shoulders. You let out a breath you were holding since you woke up and he pulled you to him.

“You’re cute when you’re worried. But don’t stress your pretty head. I’ve got you.” he said rocking back and forth. You laughed and pushed off him with the cheekiest smile on your face.

“Can you put some clothes on?” you laughed using your hands to shield his crotch from your eyes.

“Why? Am I distracting you?” he said moving forward and pulling you to him again before ripping his shirt open. You laughed and pushed past him to the steps.

“I’m a designer Mr. Ambassador. I don’t get distracted.” you said before turning to go upstairs. You walked into his room and to his bathroom where you started the shower. You heard him come in behind you as you dropped the shirt off your shoulders. You turned to face him and saw a very star struck Kim Jongin.

“Am I distracting you?” you tease.

“Very much so.” he said pushing you into the shower.

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When you arrived to the shoot location everything was set and ready. Your assistant already started styling and dressing the models based on your descriptions. You and Jongin walked in together hand and hand a giggling mess. Jenna, or whatever her name was, came prooding over to you with her bad attitude and annoying presence.

“While you were out fucking your way to the top, I had 3 pins stuck into my side by your stupid assistant.” she barks at you. You scoff and your face is of pure disgust. But before you could say anything Jongin steps in front of you and does his own thing.

“I don’t appreciate the way you talk to her. She is your boss, your employer. You are her model. What would you be without this job? Unemployed. Imagine your life after you get zero gigs for being blacklisted for disrespecting the Y/N who topped Gucci. I don’t think you realize how unimportant your role is here. And since you seem to have such a disrespectful view of this magnificent woman, you can leave.” he said. He said that all to her. Right in front of everyone. She had tears in her eyes but it was moreso out of anger. She looked at you and back to him.

“I hope fucking her was fun while it lasted. How long before you get tired of little miss plain jane. Please. I’m much more than she will ever be. No one even knows her name.” she said. And that’s when you had a couple words for her yourself; before Jongin could.

“Fucking me was great from what I can remember from last night. And then there was this morning. Twice, in and out of the shower. But that’s just the life of little miss plain jane. And it’s funny you mention names here. Here, in my shoot...for Gucci. For the new collection that I just designed. Names? I haven’t got a fucking clue what yours is. But that’s the difference between you and I. You have a known name but it’s forgotten. I am only just getting started. No one may know my name now, but trust me. They certainly will.” you smiled deviously. You never talked like that to someone. But it felt amazing to do so. The look on her face was priceless. Your words struck a deep nerve. She stood there, completely at a shock of what just happened. You looked at the security and had her escorted out. It had you feeling brand new. Everyone in the room smiled at you and some bowing their heads. You turned to look at Jongin and before you could say anything, he grabbed your face and kissed your lips unlike he had done before.

“I think I love you.” he whispered. You smiled and kissed him back.

“Get in line Ambassador.” you teased.

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whimsically-ominously-auspice · 4 years

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So i found a couch while head browsing with Alex and i loved it i said it's perfect!! But it's been used since the 1960s. Which is great. I have no problem with that. But in Quarantine... I mean... Brand new feels safer!!.

So Alex redisigined the sofa an put in a custom order.

But then he told me the color... And i said but baby you can't do,that. We got a little lover that thinks the sofa the,same color as him needs some pruning.

Alex changed the color and he said he was torn on this beautiful purple... So he went safe on blue.

So he told me and i said baby you got all this waisted space we need to put shelves cause some the kids love little Nik nax on the shelving. Then some play with them like dolls. He said ok he would build shelves for me and the kids.

Which is better because then the kids can move it and then play on both sides with more people.

So then i said did you arch the arms like I like? He forgot then we were looking and we said if we arch the bottom because he just put a board there to block the space. I said open it and the cats and puppies can,go,under wirh archs with leaves then,we decided to put a life tree at the arms the decor it for safety with diamonds that are pointed. The smaller animal can go play under. A free safe space.

I'm at photo limit so I'll edit this sofa i found.

We were looking for the perfect shape. And this $15,000 1960s sofa with God knows what on it. From God knows where...,was the perfect shape.

So yall brands thinking that we ripping you off. We're not.

So the after i designed it with Alex I then looked at other sofa and chairs for INSPIRATION.

Alex's furniture store is high priced. But its good long lasting eternal quality.

I love it because my grandparents had an Upholstery store named Jennings Upholstery and Repair.

I love designing. I love architecture. To get my hands on software where i can build something perfect and then someone makes it. I LOVE it.

So,we did a design for comfort for both our smaller animals and children and human guests to sit on.

Then I said what you got behind the sofa? Because his room so big it's split.

So he has animals he said bird has a cage and a pooping area.

So i said baby potty train him to just use the toilet. Dogs and cats too

Then we can instead of having a newspaper toilet we can make him a little chair throne of his own miniature size. And Thwn have royalist chairs for all the animals. All different shapes and sizes. Then the shelves to play

So we. Have rhe loving sofa to,cuddle and lay on and relax then a 7x14 space to quality talk and chat and mild loudness. So

On the sofa we can look over and see what's going on and then also have that space to conversation and create. A down stairs working area.

A working play area old world Victorian style.

So it goes in a flow From plain basic boring modern to high rich Victorian.

So the room has its own growth. To inspire. Calm ajd4 destroy enimels with. Peace. In the middle is the tree and comfort so much room for people and so much room to be alone in. Its like a safe zone.

That was my intones of creation. The benefits to be cuddles.

So then the working area smaller areas for cuddling. Like a small sofa or two to be able to sit and combine thoughts while creating and designing. Chairs to think alone in and have social distancing.

Then,chairs owned by animals. So it declares ownership and territory m the rights to be Alive and have things for US. IT INITIATES FREEDOM.

The basic modern is just a TV and bookshelf and bathroom and fire place. Old boring normal stuff

What is normal. What i grew up with and loved. Nothing other than simplicity.

The growth is designed as to what we had to what we earned.

So, I'm,in,this cloud of love and i think everyone should have the fanciest sofas an S chairs I can think of.

So,for $200 dollars starting price. I think we can sell something that he would sell for much more.

So what i would try to get him to do is to drop a zero.

So let's go to the top of our chairs.

Brown chair with tassels he would sell for $9,000

The chair to the right with the crown.. $1500

Next. Funny dog tounge chair $7,000

Small chair with silver ... $2,500

Rose chair-- $3200

Next is actually a dog bed. As a dog bed he would price it at $3,000 as a human chair $18,000

Red chair he would sell for $7,000

Gray sofa $14,750.

So, this is what he does. He would buy the rose chair for me for $800. So then he doubles the price for profit. 1600 then he doubles it for beauty. $3200.

That is how he prices.

How much HE would pay personally based on quality and workmanship. Now if it is for me ... I hate being ripped off so he actually bases those prices lower. Then double doubles. For the 1%

Like the rose chair. The dog chair he said $7000 because he can tell there is something there that is special but can't figure it out. So he said $7k because i know there's something special there.

Although the chair is very basic.. And doesn't look as difficult to make as the 3d rose chair... He would pay $700 so he just added a zero. Simple. Because it's simple to,see its a dog tounge.

So pricing is quite loco in his stores.

But what I'm asking the people if we sold ar lower prices to cover labor and costs. For a temporary time only make 10-20% profit.

Would y'all be interested in the type of old world furniture I have posted?

The ornate type m obviously I would use my skills to make it different than above. But base it on life and love

Like our leaves are heart and oval. For our vines.

So the furniture i would design at no cost. But ask the extra profit.

Now I explained a sofa so you see how much work goes into the design. For free. No cost added for free.

Alex charges $175 to design each piece. He said he would charge $30 only if I help. That is to impute to the computer and then send it to be processed.

Then he charges $800 each time he checks the process. At a minimum of 4 checks.

This is how people get rich and greedy.

But you know alex takes 3/4 of his workload profits and puts it in a savings account for me.

Then 1/4 he keeps to live on

So obviously we are fortunate enough to cut prices for the low income and,the poor

And I,give you guys money so most of you have enough to upgrade your furniture.

If you give us all your old furniture youre replacing we will take off 15% from the 20% profit thus making 5% on the sale.

Then we will take Your old stuff and tear it apart and recycle the materials.

Now we definitely will NOT use it in this factory because of the high quality. We want to keep,it the best furniture you ever had.

But we don't want your old couches in a landfill.

We could donate some to schools and such... What is good can be reused and not recycled. So we would keep the old separate from the new. I promise you that.

Old is landfill gross. In our minds. So then we have to figure out what to do with the "trash" and put it someplace good. But if we use it on furniture we will advertise its recycled goods.

Like some couches are structure and workmanship great. We would clean the stuffing and sanitize it and then,sanitize it all. Then use like an outdoor protective cloth to cover it and then it would be a brand new outdoor sofa just like an indoor one. So we would take it apart. Then reassemble and add things. Make it amazing. Then sell it back to you lol to put on your porch.

So we would do a system If you wanted to buy it/keep it... We would actually work with you with 3 designs. You pick and then we remake and then you pay 50% Mark up. Which will be like... Cleaning labor. $50 "undressing" $35. Rebuild and dressing $175 then cloth about $120.

85+295= $380. Then it's half of that So plus $190.

So $570 and that is super expensive to me.

But then if i did something to Give you $3000.

This is like money laundering!!!!!

Then you give it back to us and have better furniture and more comfortable surroundings

Look y'all might be in a mental place where you'd kill someone for $3k to pay the bills!!!

So, this is something we do on the ship...

Definitely after Alex comes and,gets me,and puts me as HIS POW.

So may be before the ship... But..,i have to design too. So.

I want to know is this something you're open to

This is the perfect time to ask because Quarentine in order to,save our Earth. Aliens have to see the difference between humans and them.

That is why we have had to lock you up.

Not because I'm angry I'm a POW without my soulmate. They have to stop fighting us and accept us as who we are.

So your asses are on the couches, and chairs in your houses.

I want you to appreciate everything you've worked for.

But also I want you to know things will get better.

So Alex and i decided that together we can do this. With the furniture.

So yall can daydream and design anything your world can imagine.

And what we will do is open a website where you design. The same exact designs software his factories use.

Trees will get your design and say but hey you can put a drawer under your bed or a shelf or stool you can pull out to sit on with velvet on top you and me can design.

Will stop your design from going into creation. To make it better than you can imagine And something more worthy of your time and space.

So secret places ... Push a button and a door flaps open and twda,secret places just for you

Social distancing.

This way it's more like how i would design.

Also we will make designs.

And then you design for free. 10% off profits.

Now remember we have delivery and pick up which is seperate. But included in the cost of the furniture. But when we discount the profits we don't discount for delivery.

So I cut you down to 5% profit if you to give me your old stuff. Then you design. Then my profit on the furniture is actually -5%

We don't make money. We end up paying 5% of the cost of your items.

Now delivery can Not be cut at all. We got trucks AND gas prices and oil changes and all that So we need a cusp of a safety net for us.

What will happen is we will charge $3 for gas.

Gas prices will go down to 25 cents a gallon. Eventually. Its $1.75 now here in town.

One reason you're on quarantine because gas is lowering and we don't want those long lines at the pump if you fill up now for fuel storage you'll find out next week you got ripped off.

But we will charge $3.00 per gallon of gas to deliver to you. Then labor at $15 per hour to set it up in your home. White glove delivery.

Its currently only for USA because we only have one furniture factory.

Canada is a wait of at least 5 orders going the same area. And an extra $2 dollars per gallon.

Mexico is an extra $4 per gallon.

Now the reason for the gas prices as we labeled is the time it takes to drive to you. Someone is sitting in that truck. We have to pay for hotels. Even if it's a free room in our hotels we have to pay the maid to clean when they leave.

As it now it's averaged we will lose 35% profits.

To pay delivery man and your design and your old furniture discounts.

Losing 35% of a $1,000 bedroom suite. Dresser bed and all.. That is a loss of $350

If one million $1000 orders came in...

We would lose $350,000,000 for our company..

That would cause us to go bankrupt.

I'm suicidal. You can tell.

But behind all that is a cloud of love. Faith. Caring and compassion.

So my question is. Not will you allow us to go bankrupt.

But will you allow me to give you money from my heart that I fought for the death of me to buy furniture from me and Alex?

To make me feel better that you have all the luxury and comforts in your home that you need to make yourselves feel good and safe and want to live alongside me?

You know... That I'm Jesus and i died in one of the most pitiful of ways.

Trusting the wrong people. Aliens. I refused to marry to allow them to control our kingdom and me.

I didn't die for me. I died to learn a lesson.

So consider your homes. Feel your couches and wonder do i want this out side? Think about it.

Daydream. Float on a cloud.

And let me know here if you want an upgrade.

Its my apology to you. For not being the greatest of all and caring too goddam much.

The company has 75 billion in profits. Alex took from the rich and greedy. We will break even

Tree predicts with a loss of profit at an average of 35% ... We will still have banked a total of $842,791,861.39 and This is after we hit worldwide....

We could declare bankruptcy legally a lot of companies do.

I want Your kids rooms. Your living room. Outdoor. The kitchen. Your room. Your parents room. Your hall. Every thing

EVERY THING. The 1% that stole our people will Pay for it.

Because that is what we do. Right a wrong.

I'm suicidal. Alex is angry and he fucks them bitches up. Ripping them off and stealing their money. Legally with their stupid permission.

Ying and yang. He's my soulmate.

He doesn't let me fall into a pit of demons. I take myself there. For you humans that live on my planet. To protect you.

So promise me this. You'll live in a home filled with luxury and good. What you always wanted.

Because I've always wanted Alex.

So he can't and won't do this Furniture Adventure without me.

So you praying and you promising me you'll fix your house up good.

Prayer works in mysterious ways. And we need help. Because the aliens are trying to kill Alex.

So you connect the dots

You want and need a new sofa. Your bed has a broken Spring in the butt. Dude I've had that. Duct tape helps but it don't last long.

You using your energy to create peace,and a wonderful place to,stay in your home.

Will help me and Alex to get together to make it possible for us.

So you will save the Planet

I am offering 1 deal of a life time.

If you want it. Then you want your king and queen to be together.

I have this whole side of America and Queen Elizabeth II her side of the Planet

Hers is 92% settled.

America 74%

But I have to,fight and destroy the entire US government.

And i am alone. And i need my soulmate.

Its so painful.

So a deal of a lifetime. A furniture factory that ripped off the richest people in the world. Want to gift 35% back to you.

The whole world. We will create a factory in New London. Australia. Africa. South America. To save on gas and time.

So your energy will create a protective shield for us to be together as soulmate as DNA4U has described m

It will keep me from being suicidal and Snoop says him too.

You can upload a pic of your favorite piece of furniture. And edit to your desires.

Some of y'all have historical pieces. My couch is so beautiful the way it is at my house I would never

But I need a new bed and tv stand and table next to the tub. My kid needs a bed. I need a whole built in shelf for the toy room. I need a lot

But certain things like my couches my kitchen table and chairs made in 1964.

But i need w more comfortable dining table chair for me for my pain. So i would upload the fabric. Vinyl. To,match the pattern exactly then i would design the chair... Like a baby high chair somewhere for my feet to put a certain type of pressure on my back. A place for cat to lay underneath because cat always does at the computer.

I would have rhe same exact chair for ky computer in,the kitchen with a back side picket organizer for important papers and if i have a toddler things for her to do at,the bottom

A toy and some equipment... For her.

So i would have all of everything i need to make my life effective.

I want a safe that is very ornate and is hidden and is fire and water proof.

I want beautiful library shelves

I have a 4 bedroom house and my kid sleeps in the couch.

So 2 bedroom to play in

Its a trailer. Just a simple double wide.

If someone Didjt want their recycled outdoor couch i would buy on3. I hav3 nice Wal-Mart furniture. But w couch??? Oh luxury.

So y'all think about YOU. I doubled up and bound a safety prayer and a gift for you and me. Of mystery and luxury.

So when you desire. Its a prayer for me to be with my soulmate.

Even more so it is bound to something solid.

And although it's bound to evil it's how we ruptured their piggy bank.

There fore a flag waves on each order EACH desire to buy and make,a change in your home, POW.

That states "you got ripped off suckers and we don't believe aliens should be on Earth and seperate our king and queen for your greed. Get the fuck off our planet now!"

Everytime you want.

Aliens will,feel,their greed and laugh when,they desire. Because they are praying to,be killed.

Double down. Buckle up.

You help me. I'll help you.

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fashiontrendin-blog · 6 years

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These Women's Lives Changed After They Gave Hillary Clinton The Blazers Off Their Backs

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These Women's Lives Changed After They Gave Hillary Clinton The Blazers Off Their Backs

Hillary Clinton’s affection for pantsuits is as familiar in politics and pop culture as the iconic politician herself.

Throughout her time in public life, Clinton’s wardrobe has been judged ruthlessly. Her clothing choices once again made waves when she accepted the “Champion of the Century” award at the Planned Parenthood 100th Anniversary Gala in May 2017. But that time, it was because she had embraced a refreshingly and decidedly chic new vibe.

It set off a lot of questions: Who designed this fashionable piece? And did it signal Clinton was turning over a new leaf, style-wise?

Clothing line Argent, which bills itself as selling “functional workwear with attitude,” is the brainchild of Sali Christeson and Eleanor Turner. Christeson began her career in finance and switched gears when she noticed a pocket-sized hole in the market when it came to practical, chic workwear for women; Turner is a designer whose 10-year career in fashion includes work at J. Crew and Tommy Hilfiger.

They met through mutual friends and bonded over a shared frustration with the lack of stylish wardrobe options for women with lots to do and lots to carry. Together, they hoped they could change the conversation about and improve options for a new generation of professional women.

Clinton attended the Professional Women of California Conference in March 2017. Argent held a pop-up show at the conference, and Christeson and Turner saw the opportunity to get on her radar. They wore items from their line that they thought the former secretary of state might like. It worked.

HuffPost chatted with Christeson and Turner about that first meeting, how it changed their lives and what’s next for their brand.

What was it like to meet Hillary Clinton?

SC: She came out with this new attitude and amazing energy, and you could feel it. The biggest takeaway for us was like, “Oh my god, she’s not stopping. She’s ready to go to again.” We had chills ― it was incredible. [The 2016 election] was still so raw for everyone. It was healing. She just came out with power. People actually stormed the stage after.

ET: Oh, yeah. And she was so polite, signing and smiling. Meanwhile, Secret Service is coming in like scrambling to get everyone away from her.

Did you just go up to her?

SC: We get herded into a freight elevator, we don’t really know what’s in store. We got up there so fast. It went from us strategizing what we were going to say in line to us being there in front of her so fast.

That must have been nerve-wracking! Did you always plan to lead with the clothes?

ET: Yes. We knew we had to. We planned our outfits. I wore the blazer she ended up wearing to Planned Parenthood. I knew she might like that one. And I knew Sali would look really streamlined next to me in hunter green and it would just be a good balance of what we offer. [Clinton] was behind this screen, and we just saw people running in, taking a photo and running out. Not even saying anything to her. We were like, “OK, we don’t have too much time, so we have to keep it short and impactful.”

What did you do when you got to the front of the line?

SC: We literally walked up, holding our blazers open. I said, “I quit my job two years ago at Cisco, she quit her job at J. Crew.” El jumped in and was like, “We make pantsuits,” and Clinton’s jaw just dropped. It was a physical reaction. It’s the worst photo I’ve ever taken because I was talking to her. I was like, “You would wear this? On stage? This is amazing.”

We’ve experienced sexism from both male and female at every level. We’re young, we’re female, we’re targeting women with our product ― that makes it harder. Sali Christeson

ET: Then she started asking a ton of questions. “What is this brand? What is it called? Do we have your contact? How come I didn’t know about this sooner?”

SC: We were showing her the functionality of the clothing. El had me rip off my jacket to show her the band in the sleeves we actually filed a patent on.

ET: There’s a band in the cuffs of our blouses so when you roll the sleeves up, it stays.

SC: It’s surreal. Words come out of your mouth, but I’m not sure which words they were.

Is that where you met Clinton aide Huma Abedin, too?

SC: We were talking to [Clinton] and she was signaling to her staff that she was interested in staying connected. We were hugging every stranger we saw, and then Huma just popped out of nowhere and talked to us for a few minutes.

EL: She was like, “What are these amazing clothes? Where can I find them?”

SC: It’s just been such an obvious gap for so long and not every woman wants to wear a dress. Women like that especially find their power in suiting. So we ran back to our booth and grabbed everything we could in their sizes.

But they did ask for your contact information. Did you think they’d get in touch?

ET: We were like, “Oh my god. We lost our chance.” It was pretty deflating. Her staff had said from behind us in line that they were in touch with us and knew where to find us, so we maybe knew they knew how to get in touch. But we were like, how many times have they said that? These are really busy people. How can they even think to follow up?

SC: They did. Her chief of staff/executive assistant/doer of all things called us at 9:30 that night.

And how long after that call did Clinton wear one of the pieces?

ET: It was about a month later. They never confirmed, but we knew there was a chance. We did sort of get a heads up that we should be watching for her at the Planned Parenthood 100th Anniversary Gala. We started following the hashtags, that’s when she hit the step-and-repeat wearing the Basketweave Tie Blazer. I was out to dinner in New York and I fell out of my chair. I was just on the floor at Rubirosa.

SC: I did something similar, and I don’t normally react this way to things. I was walking down the street in San Francisco and just sort of collapsed. I just fell to my knees.

That’s such a huge moment for any brand, let alone a start-up still getting its footing. How did it change your lives?

SC: I think when you’re building a start-up, something people constantly ask is: How do you stay positive? How do you keep going? That moment was really good for our team, just to validate what we were building. Morale shot up and just hasn’t gone back. I feel like there are these little wins that you really latch on to and it keeps you moving forward.

ET: To have someone of that caliber ― who can literally wear whatever they want, whenever they want, choose to wear our stuff ― it gives us a lot of credibility in terms of the quality of the product and just speaking to it.

Sali, you quit your job and left a path you created for 10 years to pursue this clothing line. Were you scared? What advice would you give someone who might be thinking about pursuing their own passion project?

SC: That decade of experience I had working and pursuing my MBA is pretty invaluable in terms of managing up and down, not being above any task, really being able to get your hands dirty and just learning firsthand. Coupling that with experience across a couple of industries, I think that helped improve my chances of actually starting something.

ET: Learning is the biggest thing. I think people want to do this but they don’t have some of the key learnings you get from being in the workforce. I worked at Tommy Hilfiger, J. Crew, Tory Burch ― all those companies showed me different facets of the industry and different things that informed my experience at Argent and helped for this company. Get some experience. And then be prepared to be so scrappy.

How were you guys scrappy in the beginning?

SC: We’re still scrappy. (laughs) You’re going to be disappointed, beat up, let down, question it and be questioned. It’s a form of sexism neither of us have every experienced for sure.

SC: The start-up world is like the Wild Wild West, it’s not like a protected organization where you have HR. We’ve experienced sexism from both male and female at every level. We’re young, we’re female, we’re targeting women with our product ― that makes it harder.

Any specifically bad moments?

ET: We had one potential investor ― we did not take money from him ― tell us that we had just gotten our initial raise because we were just two pretty faces.

What kept you going through moments like that?

ET: Conviction. Knowing this was a problem for women that we could solve and never wavering. People will waver, but you can’t.

Your price point is more reasonable compared to some of the other items at, say, Clinton’s disposal, but they are a splurge for a young woman starting out in her career. What is the argument for investing in something from Argent?

ET: You’re judged by what you wear. Invest in what you wear.

SC: Another piece of it is we’ve heard from customers who are moving away from fast fashion for environmental purposes. We’re offering pieces intended to be in your closet for decades. They’re season-less, they’re high quality. You don’t see this price point for such high-quality pieces. There are studies now that quantify what you’re wearing with your bottom line over the course of your career, so the investment is going to pay off. One of my favorite things about Hillary is that she has reworn some of the jackets we’ve given her within a week. You wear and rewear, and that’s such a great example we should be setting. Shifting the mindset to just investing in a couple of staples is important.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Argent clothing (which, by the way, can totally also be worn outside of the workplace) can be found at various pop-ups around the country, but you can schedule an appointment with the brand, too. Head to the Argent website to learn more.

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