Friday 23 July 2010
Friday 16 July 2010
New Updates.
Hey guys,
I believe I havent been saying anything about myself at all on my blog!
how incredibly rude of me! haha
First of, my name is Katherine, and im 20 yrs young. I design and sell my clothes at http://www.benddownboutique.etsy.com/, and i have been doing so for the past year. actually yesterday was the 1 year anniversary- YAY!
the term 'bend down boutique' stems from the nigerian pidgin term "second hand clothing". I wanted to call it KittyKat Designs, but I felt that it was me not trying to develop as a person.
Before I joined the world of etsy, I had mostly designed for myself, or occasionally sold my designs on eBay, but much to my dismay, my customers were more concerned about getting a bargain, rather than wanting to get an original, upcycled item. I also volunteered for a charity shop, where I found my confidence to communicate with other people of the public. I also went to London College of Fashion, which is as big as Parsons College in the US, but I found that it was a lot of pressure and i felt supressed as a designer, and almost didnt bother with fashion or anything related with art and design.
Then i stumbled across etsy, and i fell in love; it was my chance to take myself more seriously as a designer, and get myself out there.
Since then, I have had the opportunity to have a cool fashion show, and I am now going to sell my designs at a stall near Pauls Boutique at Clothes Show Live at Birmingham NEC, so if you are ever around the UK in december, come on by :D
Katherine x
I believe I havent been saying anything about myself at all on my blog!
how incredibly rude of me! haha
First of, my name is Katherine, and im 20 yrs young. I design and sell my clothes at http://www.benddownboutique.etsy.com/, and i have been doing so for the past year. actually yesterday was the 1 year anniversary- YAY!
the term 'bend down boutique' stems from the nigerian pidgin term "second hand clothing". I wanted to call it KittyKat Designs, but I felt that it was me not trying to develop as a person.
Before I joined the world of etsy, I had mostly designed for myself, or occasionally sold my designs on eBay, but much to my dismay, my customers were more concerned about getting a bargain, rather than wanting to get an original, upcycled item. I also volunteered for a charity shop, where I found my confidence to communicate with other people of the public. I also went to London College of Fashion, which is as big as Parsons College in the US, but I found that it was a lot of pressure and i felt supressed as a designer, and almost didnt bother with fashion or anything related with art and design.
Then i stumbled across etsy, and i fell in love; it was my chance to take myself more seriously as a designer, and get myself out there.
Since then, I have had the opportunity to have a cool fashion show, and I am now going to sell my designs at a stall near Pauls Boutique at Clothes Show Live at Birmingham NEC, so if you are ever around the UK in december, come on by :D
Katherine x
Saturday 3 July 2010
randoms from my camera.
Random pictures from my sisters 25th birthday.
It was so fun, none of us apart from a couple of people knew how to skate and i fell twice but was persistent for about 4-5 hours to know how to rollerskate that night! haha :D
fun times!
It was so fun, none of us apart from a couple of people knew how to skate and i fell twice but was persistent for about 4-5 hours to know how to rollerskate that night! haha :D
fun times!
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