Hi Patricia, we apologize about the delay which was due to a shipping issue outside of our control. The post office did not leave a package slip, and it took a while for us to be able to get a release on the fabric shipment for this jacket style. Because of this all of the outstanding jacket orders were delayed and were started at the same time once the fabric was received. Hence why your friend received hers at the same time. We are actively involved in designing the clothing but obviously cannot sew everything ourselves given the scale of our company. The sewing for made to order garments is done by women we hire to help with production.