movin on up!

    So much has happened since I've last blogged! To get it over with, my mom passed  days after my last blog. Which caused me to lose a lot of focus that I had going with my business. I stopped producing clothing, blogging, buying fabric, and brainstorming anything new.Except the pixie festival skirt with pockets and the few orders bought off Etsy I didn't really promote.
     After a few months went by I found myself paying attention to my Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/CuriousCultureClothing again and sharing old photos that I was super proud of. And The good Life Collective really pulled through and helped me vend my work without me there all summer.I got to show my work at different festivals this year Then slowly I got a little more and a little more inspiration and pulled out of my slump.
   Now, I feel great. I'm selling more than ever on my Etsy page and more likes on my Facebook page too! I feel like my style is really coming together now. And I'm pulling in a following.

Hand Crochet Blue Vest

I'm selling this for $80.00. It's a loose fitting vest that took me about 8 hours to crochet. I picked a nice blue color that goes with virtually anything dress up or down. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CuriousCultureCo

My first vending spot!

       Wow! This is it! My whole week has been packed with so much to do! I've been getting a lot of orders in though my Etsy page! https://www.etsy.com/shop/CuriousCultureCo so I've had to put other projects to the side to mail out the clothes in time. and now have met up with The Good Life Collective and am joining them on there booth for a few festivals this year.So I've been pricing out all of my clothes and making sure they are all neat and ready to go. The rates work out the same as I paid my last manager but I have the perks of running everything but the selling.I can't wait til the next festival so I can get out there myself and sell all my clothes! I already have a plan of wearing all the clothes I had to keep for myself and hula hooping outside the tent. I could also spin fire too if I wouldn't get in trouble. Then when people walk by they will see what I'm wearing an get a good feel for how these garments are worn.
         So, I signed the contract on Monday, I bought business cards on Tuesday and am selling shit by Thursday! Things are really picking up around here fast. And I'm excited to be involed in this new experience and see where it brings me and my clothing.

Red Flower Sexy Spring Dress and Top

 I connected this fabric in the front with a little plastic black circle piece.

I love how all of these photos came out so I had to post them all! This is the first dress I ever made And I think it came out great! I'm asking $45.00 for it.It will fit woman size small.The material is a nylon/polyester. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CuriousCultureCo

Rhinestone Dancer

                                 The skirt has tassels on both sides and the the flare only one. The shirt is covered  in rhinestone and has a rhinestone flower to match the shirt.

       The rhinestones go all the way around the ties to the back.

          

I love this costume so much. The black fabric is super comfortable and make the shine and color of the rhinestones pop! The 3 different layers of rhinestone tassels are accessories I love and need to have!!

Tan Chenille Yarn Crochet Vest

This vest took me about 6 hours to make but the yarn was a hand me down so I'm only charging $50.00 dollars for it. The chenille is super soft and lays great on the body.

Back to the Matrix

I love this pattern it totally reminds me of the movie The Matrix!! I tried to make a shirt that you could wear outside a concert or festival for once. lol So any way, The costume fits small size woman the best. The skirt elongates to 16 inches.the leg flares flares about 18 inches wide.

Reversible Vest with matching skirt and leg flares

This costume will fit size small the best. The fabric is polyester/cotton/spandex. The vest is reversible. It has a gold button on each side. Bonus! It has little hidden pockets on the pink side and I sewed a pocket on the side of the skirt.

Photoshoot final photos

       So Wendel and I finally got some of the shots we were looking for. I can't wait to work with him again. It was such a difference working with some one that knew what they were doing with a camera and lighting. Instead of  improving with all the lights in my house.Plus I usually take the photos myself, so it was nice to be able to go into each pose with out having to break my mode. He doesn't  have much experience photographing people so this was a new challenge for him too.
       We met up after work on a Saturday.We got straight to business. Not knowing what to expect I had to re-arrange a few things. As Wendel adjusted the lighting I put on some Bonobo for mood and I changed into my first costume and stood as a lighting dummy for about an hour and a half until we got it right.
        Right off the bat the photos were coming out great. Each shot getting more and more comfortable. Comparing how each photo came out compared to my personal picture taking was outstanding! I was so impressed and I was ready to move on for more shots.By the 4th costume I was losing steam. It was taking longer and longer to get that perfect shot. I tried reapplying my make up but nothing could hide how tired I was, working since the crack of dawn. At the end of the night which ended up being about 5 hours of work, we got over 300 photos and 5 outfits. 

building a website

 So, I'm trying to figure out how to build my own website. This is taking me forever and it's really becoming a pain in the neck. Literally! My neck is killing me from sitting at the computer for so long. I'm not getting anything done either!! ugghh so its not a problem of not being able to use the site itself. It's when I start adding my pictures it starts to look like crap.I spent the last 2 hours all over the place, I tried to move any photo of my clothing into one folder but as i did it kept asking if i wanted to replace it and i said yes. so i didnt realize it was replacing all the photos in the new folder. now i have to go through 6 months of pictures and check which ones made it into the final folder. What a pain! I tried taking notes and learning about starting a online business more but got 2 half sentences out of the 10 minute lecture. Lame!!! I  did come up with some good promotional catch lines and phrases that will lure people into my store if brought to my page.

Preparing For the Shoot!

So, the time has finally come and Wendel and I are doing the photo shoot! To prepare, I took each one of my costumes and inspected them carefully making sure each one was finished perfectly and I even ended up making a new skirt out of a bunch of left over material! Then, I tried everything on, making sure each shirt and skirt had a cute outfit to go with it ahead of time so I'm not searching for something that looks flattering in the middle of the shoot. Tomorrow, I'm going to clean up the room  and set up all the different material for the back round and the floor.I think that will be everything I need to do before Wendel gets here. We're doing this right after work on Saturday so I hope I have enough time to shower, do my make up and hair before he gets here. It will take me about a half hour to get ready. I feel that when we started talking about this back in December I was nervous to pose in front of Wendel, but now i don't feel that way at all! I'm so excited to get these pictures up on my facebook and Etsy Page and I'm going to promote my page a bit too! Plus I'm super proud of this line of clothing I've come up with. Funny thing, I didn't think of the fact that I had sold some things!! So some of my outfits weren't outfits! They were a shirt with gloves or a skirt with leg flares. Whoops! So I'm glad I took the time to sort everything out. Everything looks so cute! I'm not putting anything out that I wouldn't wear myself. The skirt I made today is absolutely beautiful. I can definitely picture it at Camp Bisco 2013! Its blue tied dyed spandex material and has tassels that hang at both hips! EEEKK so excited!

1976!

so here the latest costume ive came up with. i am in love with it!! it fits perfect, its got pockets (even hidden ones) and its a reversible top. i dont usually work with batik fabric but i always thought the prints were so beautiful and original so im going to get so much more of  it! now that im learning how to dart better it will be easier for me to work with a 0 stretch fabric. and now that ive made one vest i know a little better for next time. the pattern i used was from 1976!  i just made a few changes and altercations to make a new sexy look. there are little pockets on the pink side of the vest under both the arms that are hard to see and a big pocket on the hip of the skirt. the leg flares measure 16 inches around the thigh and 27 inches long.
 

RAge rag spotted at Disco Biscuits NYENYC!!

look at these two hotties spotted at Disco Biscuits in NYC for NYE wearing Curious Culture Clothing's RAGE RAG!!

For Jes

after the Bassnectar show Jes fell in love with the flares and asked me to make her a costume! i was very proud to make one for her. once again, it looked great on her!!

Sander Van Doorn NYE @Pachanyc costume

this is def. one of my favorite costumes so far.it has the perfect amount of sparkle to dress the nye up right!

Dada Life white winter tour

it was tough for me to find a proper fabric for the show. a lot of the whites are really see though or to thick for a comfy flexible outfit. but finally i found this one. after the photos i also added more tassels onto one of the leg flares. it gave it an even cuter flowy look!

Bassnectar!!

my best friend jes and i went and raged out at bassnectar! she rocked my leg flares for the first time and looked fabulous in them!!