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Featured Indie Designer – Indiscretion

May 26, 2008 by Lex  
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Fine Artz, Indie Designer Spotlight

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Meet Mara, the one of a kind, turquoise obsessed, fabric addicted lady behind the unique boutiques: Indiscretion and Haute Indiscretion!

IndiscretionYour Name: Mara Franklin
Age: My age is “optional”….
Hometown: Skokie, Il.
Current Location: Albuquerque, NM

How did your interest in fashion begin?
My mom used to make every single costume for us (my brother, sister and I). We never had a store bought costume for plays, Halloween, etc. I used to watch her sew and became hypnotized by her sewing machine/materials.
Also, my grandfather was very big on educational materials, magazines etc, because he was an art teacher and everything we did with him related to art in some way. However, when I became a teenager, he got me a subscription to Seventeen magazine, out of the blue. I was fascinated with the clothing, and started making clothing for my Barbies, based on the designs I saw. That coupled with my mom’s sewing scraps made for an interesting childhood. Read more

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Featured Indie Designer – Zombie Kitten

May 18, 2008 by Lex  
Filed under Indie Designer Spotlight, Interviews

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Rockabilly cuteness by Shelley of Zombie Kitten!

Zombie Kitten skirtYour Name: Shelley Smatana
Age: 32
Hometown: Houston, TX
Current Location: Los Angeles, CA

How did your interest in fashion begin?
Subcultures were what got me into fashion. I love youth uprisings that have their own politics, fashion and music and their opposition to the values of the larger culture. There is so much passion associated with subcultures, and I found that very inspiring .
In addition, I enjoyed the style of fashion in the B-movies from the 50s-60s era. Those movies that featured bad girls with switchblades, all girl gangs and juvenile delinquents and were fun to watch.
What motivated you to start selling your designs and what were your expectations when you started?
I was a bit frustrated with pencil skirts that just did not fit like the ones I saw in the movies, and I felt that other gals were too. I really did not have any huge expectations when I started making Zombe Kitten skirts. This has ALL been very flattering and surprising to me. I still blush and get all shy when people come up to me telling me how much they love the skirts. I really never imagined my skirts would take off the way they have! Read more

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Featured Indie Designer – bunnymassacre

May 12, 2008 by Lex  
Filed under Fine Artz, Indie Designer Spotlight

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This week’s feature is on the unique clothing by UK designer Bunny Massacre!

top by BunnyMassacreYour Name: Celeste Cook
Hometown: Bromley (the most southerly suburb of London & widely believed to be the birthplace of Punk!)
Current Location: Southend on Sea (Essex). It’s a cool town.

How did your interest in fashion begin? In the womb I believe. It goes back 5 generations in my family. My mother made almost all of my clothes as a child (my dolls always had a matching outfit too!) & my grandmother made me tailored suits that I would design when I was about 12. There was a while when I thought I would study Fine Art, but Fashion called me back. Since I can remember, I have always been thinking about designs & colours & styles & of course I could then get my mum to make it for me. By the time I was 10 she had started teaching me how to do it myself. The first thing I made was a boob tube, which I embroidered with beads to make 3 stars. It was waaay cool. I can’t help it- the ideas just never stop. Thankfully…

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