From new stockists and art exhibitions, to celebrity marketing deals, the next month will be a busy one as she puts her "thinking cap on" and nails down some deals.
After winning the T-shirt section of the Miromoda Fashion Design Awards in June, she showed a range of garments, including some of her 2011 winter collection, at Fashion Week.
She built on her Maori superhero themed T-shirts with two new additions - Wonder Wahine, a take on Wonder Woman, and Pouakai, a Ngai Tahu ancestor - which joined Super Maori Fella, based on Superman, and Tane Peka Peka, based on Batman.
Her models were encouraged to give a "bit of spice" to the show by adding kapa haka elements to the catwalk.
Sticking close to her roots had paid off: she had had "amazing" reviews of the Miromoda show.
Her jewellery, which includes brooches, earrings, chest plates and heru, received the greatest attention and was touted as "Maori bling".
Her pieces are all made in Dunedin and carry themes from her iwi, Ngai Tahu, which supported her trip to Auckland.
The hard work was set to continue for Ms Bridgman.
Following on from Fashion Week and her showing at Style Pasifika, she has two pieces in the Otago Museum's Contemporary Traditions exhibition, will take part in the Zonta Club of Metropolitan Fashion Extraordinaire Show next month, and has two garments in the Villa Maria Cult-Couture Fashion Awards, also next month.
"It's been a really good, busy year," she said.
