The starbulletin has a good piece on Robyn Rhodes and her journey to the top. Blurb:

“Jessica Alba, Penelope Cruz, Paula Abdul and Eva Longoria may be sporting jewelry from the Robyn Rhodes collection, but Rhodes doesn’t attribute her success to the superstars. She credits a small group of women from Riverside, Calif., where she first showed her pieces.

“It was almost like a Tupperware party. I showed my jewelry to strangers in someone’s home. I made $500 in a few hours,” she said. “Since then, I feel at home … like this is what I’m supposed to be doing.”