A sabbatical led to a new calling for Bryr’s Isobel Schofield.
After 15 years in the apparel business, Isobel Schofield decided it was time for a change. “I found myself really burnt out,” the British-born designer remembers. “I took some time off to recharge my creative batteries and find my new path.” While she was on this “creative walkabout,” she reached out to a Midwestern clog company and asked if it would take her on as an apprentice.