Pamela Love | Image by Jordan Sullivan

First Person, a new series on BoF, brings you business stories and lessons from real fashion entrepreneurs. First up, cult jewellery designer, Pamela Love.

NEW YORK, United States — For the past three years Brooklyn-born jewellery designer Pamela Love has set about crafting her business in the same way she shapes the hand-hewn gothic accessories she sells.

“Just like I learn new techniques for making jewellery as I go along,” she says, “I learn more and more about how to run a business. In the beginning I didn’t know anything, and every season I am like, ‘oh, right, I should have insurance, my employees should be on payroll.’ Every season we’ve become more and more of a proper business.”

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