New Items

New Items

These are my new items.  Some of these pieces have not been seen by any eyes but mine!  Enjoy!

Model Motto

 You may have noticed that my models are everyday girls, not drop-dead-gorgeous, fake, unhealthy models.  There are many reasons for this. 

I want to change the demographic and perspective of beauty.  Every woman is inherently beautiful.  We all need to remember our beauty that we were born with.  We were born perfect, with all of the skills and talents that we would need in this life.  In this regard, I feel that as a society, we need to respect our beauty and recognize it in all of its forms.  A friend of mine reminded me the other day that women come in all shapes, forms, and sizes.  You may fit into the same size pants, but you have an entirely different build.  We are made diverse, to have variety in our beauty.

I want to make a statement that our society is perpetuating a lie.  Our ideal model or idol is not realistic.  She is too small, her curves too large, and she does not portray the majority of the audience.  Often the models are not healthy and have taken large measures to maintain their unnatural figure.  Also, they are covered in makeup and photo-shopped until they do not appear as they did before.  This teaches our children to aim to be something that is not achievable; to desire something that is an extreme.  It teaches a negative self-esteem, jealousy, disrespect for the beauty of your peers, self-hate, and comparing yourself to others (when you should compete only with yourself and your abilities).  This lie will only continue unless we all make an effort to change our perspective and that of others.

A few examples: A friend of mine is a photographer for model portfolios and he only takes pictures for women who are a healthy size; a friend of mine who previously had a low self-esteem has changed her inner perspective and has auditioned to be a model; these are small examples of how we can change the world. 

I see my friends as beautiful, and as a friend, it is part of my job to tell my friends they are beautiful and recognize their beauty.  I have found that most of my friends would love to model my clothes for me.  It is a boost of confidence, and feels pretty.

I usually create pieces that are fitted for the average size girl.  The reason for this is obvious, I am aiming at the largest target audience.  If I made tiny clothes, no one would fit into them, and I would require many more custom orders. 

Imagine a world in which the children see themselves as beautiful.  Imagine if we saw beauty as achievable and healthy.  Imagine if we took care of our bodies: nurtured and loved them, exercised, relaxed, and ate to nourish our bodies.  Imagine if we dressed ourselves as if we were beautiful and everyone sees us as such.  Imagine if our children had high self-esteem.  What if they loved themselves, just as they were?  What if they were not jealous of others who might appear “more beautiful,” and instead were able to look past this prejudice and be friends and encourage each other?  What if instead of insulting each other’s appearance, we raised each other up?