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Let's just say we (especially CFO Megan Brosterman) were beyond thrilled when Torly Kid placed an order from our Spring/Summer 2016 collection - our very first season that we've sold the Victoria Road label wholesale into stores. Torly Kid's adorable tagline, "From Tot to Tween," says it all - the store caters to kids of all ages in TriBeCa, where Megan lives as well (and has been one of Megan's go-to's for birthday gifts over the years!) Megan asked a few questions of owner Carol Faber-Adams about the store's beginnings and how it's evolved into such a special neighborhood community.As...

This article was first published on the Huffington Post Blog on November 20, 2015. I’m tired. Really tired.That’s generally how I feel these days.There are so many articles out there about women in the workplace and the choices they have to make. A successful career or family first. How to measure success? To be honest, most of the time I’m not sure I’m meeting success in either area. This article is about what works for me.My story is typical, at least in New York. I was 32 years old, working as an associate at a law firm, when I had...

Image credit: Michael Brosterman This article by Megan Brosterman first appeared in the Huffington Post Blog on September 31, 2015. From empathy to ethical fashion and beyond. The other morning, I passed by a small juice cart on Church Street in Lower Manhattan. Brightly painted with pictures of its offerings, it said on the side in large letters: “My Story.” My first thought was, “Man. Everybody’s got a story.” My second thought was, “Well, why shouldn’t they?”I blame/credit the millennial generation* for this penchant for sharing - and sometimes for over-sharing - one’s story. This movement came into its own...

Over the last few months I have been forced to spend quite a bit of time figuring out how to explain exactly what Victoria Road does and where we are going. As I sat face to face with potential investors and design partners, I found myself struggling a bit to verbalize what seems like such a simple concept inside my head. I began this journey five years ago without a clue as to what I was getting myself into. As is the case with most well-intentioned projects, my first goal was to help people – create opportunities, change the narrative,...