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How Samantha Brown Became My Travel Muse
Remember staring at the TV after school, yearning for escape and adventure? For me, that yearning was fueled by the Travel Channel in the...
Rachel Erickson
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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The Secrets to Getting Your First Promotion
When I was a young apparel technical designer, my mode was constantly in high speed. Walk fast to each meeting, talk fast in each call,...
Rachel Erickson
Jul 10, 20236 min read
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Saluting Women Who Travel for Work
I was listening to Conde Nast Traveler’s “Women's Who Travel" podcast the other day. I started having a bit of a fantasy thinking about...
Rachel Erickson
Apr 24, 20233 min read
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Layering the WATT Baselayer Kit
While the WATT Baselayer Kit was designed in a way that allows them to be worn by themselves, they are first and foremost true baelayers....
Rachel Erickson
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Feel Confident in RTQ Apparel
Have you ever put on a new outfit, looked in the mirror and thought, “Damn, I look good!” It changes your entire day. There’s a little...
Rachel Erickson
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Production Units Have Arrived!
Production units have arrived and we are starting to fulfill pre-orders to ship this weekend! I’ve been working hard to organize all of...
Rachel Erickson
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Rachel's Travel Journal: Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2008
The very first trip that my husband and I ever took together was to Montego Bay, Jamaica. We were just dating at the time, and were on a...
Rachel Erickson
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Stitches per Inch
In one of my most recent mentorship calls, someone asked me how to fix an issue with a garment they were reviewing that had puckering and...
Rachel Erickson
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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What is EMF Radiation and Why Should We Care?
I am not a scientist, nor will I claim to be one. Many of the notes below will come from credible sources, which will be recognized and...
Rachel Erickson
Feb 13, 20233 min read
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What is a Faraday Cage?
We’ve mentioned a couple times here at RTQ Apparel that our new WATT Baselayer kit creates a Faraday Cage around your body, to help...
Rachel Erickson
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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Bucket List Trip to France
Being in the fashion and apparel world for the last 20 years of my career, I always had a special place in my heart for France. A fashion...
Rachel Erickson
Jan 30, 20233 min read
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Wear Test Garments Shipped!
I am so excited to announce that our wear test samples have been received, and they are all packaged up for our testers! We have 14...
Rachel Erickson
Jan 21, 20232 min read
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We are LIVE!
Today’s blog post is short and sweet. It is a day for celebrating, so I am off to do that immediately! At noon today, the RTQ Apparel...
Rachel Erickson
Jan 16, 20231 min read
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Putting Your Customer First
The biggest and most successful brands in the apparel industry right now are figuring out how to do things a little bit differently. For...
Rachel Erickson
Jan 8, 20233 min read
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2023 Word of the Year: VISIBILITY
In June of 2022, I branched off within my coaching company to do an intensive focus group on becoming confident on camera. Before this...
Rachel Erickson
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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Hawaii 2022 Trip Recap
The first week of December, 2022, my husband and I hopped on a flight to Maui for a week of rest and relaxation. It had been a few years...
Rachel Erickson
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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New Year's Resolutions
Throughout 2022 I learned all about the levels of ambition and tenacity that I’m willing to put into my work. The dreams and goals that I...
Rachel Erickson
Dec 26, 20222 min read
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New Year's Resolutions
Throughout 2022 I learned all about the levels of ambition and tenacity that I’m willing to put into my work. The dreams and goals that I...
Rachel Erickson
Dec 26, 20222 min read
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Happy Holidays!
I love the holiday season. Every year, the twinkling lights on neighbors' homes and inside on our tree just make me feel all warm and...
Rachel Erickson
Dec 23, 20222 min read
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Factory Holiday Schedules
This time of year is a wonderful time for a little rest, relaxation and a reset before the new year begins. No matter what holiday you...
Rachel Erickson
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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