12
May
This week’s feature is on the unique clothing by UK designer Bunny Massacre!
Your 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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11
Apr
I’m back with new interviews… Okay, so maybe some of them have been sitting around for months, so they’re not technically new. But new to you!
So hold on to your butts… this girl supercharges her pieces with metal, metal, and more metal! Meet everyone’s favorite DiY Outcast: aNGrYGiRL Gear!
Age: (3^2)(2^2) + 2.75
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Current Location: In my studio sitting in front of my computer 
…in Dallas, Texas
How did your interest in fashion begin? It all started when I was conceived as a female, I suppose 
I’m really not into *fashion* ~ I’m not a fashionista, I don’t care what’s *in* or what’s *out*, I have no idea what the stars are wearing out on the red carpet. I know what I like to wear, and that’s the style I go with.
What motivated you to start selling your designs and what were your expectations when you started? Oddly enough I started selling on eBay to support my buying addiction. I was spending quite a lot of money on eBay, and even though I could afford it, I was starting to hear a lot of static from my husband for it. I decided I’d sell my work on eBay so that I could respend that money on eBay guilt free. Up until recently, this has always been a side job for me (I can’t call it part time because sewing 70 hours a week doesn’t exactly qualify as *part time*) and I spent the money on fun, crazy stuff that I couldn’t justify spending the *real money* on. Continue Reading »
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08
Feb
Meet Emily of Dismantled Fashions!
Name: Emily
Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Current Location: Same. But Richmond has my heart!
How did your interest in fashion begin? I’ve always loved clothes. I think what made me start making them was I’m a pretty tall, oddly proportioned girl. Clothes never looked right, and sure weren’t the style I wanted. My mom is a great seamstress, so I kinda stole her machine one day, had her show me how to thread it, then the rest is history?
What motivated you to start selling your designs and what were your expectations when you started? Like most DIY designers, I started doing it for myself. Haha, the reason I sold my first piece was I made a skirt too small for myself, so decided to sell it because I can’t stand just throwing stuff away. Then it actually sold, so I made more. Looking back, they were so bad! This was probably 5 years ago, so at the start, I had no expectations. I was just a bored kid. The past three or so years I decided to get serious. Real life expectations? Still pretty low. I just want to have fun doing what I love, and if people get to be fabulously dressed at the same time, then that sounds great to me. Continue Reading »
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02
Feb
Meet Jes of Boober Cakes!
Name: Jes Zamora
Age: 23 big ones
Hometown: I’ve lived all over, but I guess my hometown would be Chesterfield Michigan
Current Location: ^_^ same as above, good ol’ Chesterfield =P
How did your interest in fashion begin? I guess it began in my early teens, when I had a huge desire to be unique. It didn’t make sense to me, to shop at the same stores, and buy the same things as the rest of the “punks” in order to be unique, so I started making my own stuff. It started off super basic.. I’d draw on shirts with fabric markers, I’d sew a purse for myself. After a while it progressed into making altered t-shirts, and even some shirts and skirts from scratch. Whatever I felt I needed at the time.
What motivated you to start selling your designs and what were your expectations when you started? I tried it for fun after making something for myself that ended up to big. I put it on ebay, thinking it would just be fun to see if anyone bid at all, not expecting anything from it. After that I became addicted. It quickly became very time and money consuming. I’d make some money, I’d spend it on some more materials, or a new machine… just snowballed from there. Continue Reading »
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02
Feb
Congratulations to hmfullen! Her handmade wig won the WhatTheCraft.com “Try Something New” Contest!
Second Place was a tie between OxyMorbid’s hat and Stila’s sweatshirt!
For more information about WhatTheCraft.com Contests, please visit the forums!
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21
Jan
This week spotlights the unique designs by Denise of Denise5151!
Your Name: Denise Anderson
Age: 42
Hometown: Bay Area-Fremont, CA
Current Location: Lincoln, CA
How did your interest in fashion begin? Well, like most women I’ve always loved clothes. As a young girl I often had ideas of what I thought would look good on me or what I would like to find while shopping. When my ideas weren’t what I was finding in the stores, I would get motivated to attempt to make it myself. My mother taught me to sew early on and because she worked and didn’t have the time, she would buy patterns and have me make clothes for my little sister. Additionally, I took a sewing class in Junior High School that helped fine tune my basic skills. I’ve always loved having the ability to modify and/or create my own clothes. Continue Reading »
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12
Jan
To ring in the new year, the theme for the first of the 2008 WhatTheCraft Contests is “‘In with the New”.
That means: try something new! If there’s a craft that you’ve always wanted to learn or a technique you’ve been dying to try, do it now!
Do something you’ve never done before, or something you’re new at. Just learned how to knit? Enter your first scarf! Always wanted to try stenciling? Show us your new skill!
You will have from January 10th-17th to submit your entry. Voting will start on the 20th and go until the 27th.
If you are interested in entering, or would like more information, please visit the WhatTheCraft forums!
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12
Jan
Our newest interview is with a designer who gives her unique & feminine clothing a vintage twist. Meet Erika of Spicy Toast!!
Your Name: Erika Tryon
Age: 26
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Current Location: San Diego, CA
How did your interest in fashion begin? Oh gee, I was a wee little girly when I realized my love for clothing and fashion. I still remember from when I was 5, my favourite one piece shorts jumper! Sky blue and white striped stretch knit with a zipper up the center and flutter sleeve. I also remember quite vividly when my father washed the car with it!!!
What motivated you to start selling your designs and what were your expectations when you started? I’ve always been complimented on my fashion sense. People seemed amazed by outfits i’d just put together from thrift store bargains, etc. ever since I can remember. So, I thought, I am sure if I designed my own clothes, people would buy them! I thought, lets give it a try, i’ve got nothing to lose!
Do you have any formal training in fashion, art or design? No, no formal training, it just flows through my bloodline!
Is Spicy Toast your primary job? Yes indeedy!
How many people are behind the scenes at Spicy Toast? Just Me! Continue Reading »
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04
Jan
Yesterday I had an excellent view out my craft room window:
Then I got some awesome fabric today, and that always makes for a good day.
My kitchen/dining room is Day of the Dead themed, thus all of the DotD fabric.
For my dining room chair cushions:
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