new product @ indiegenius!

you saw them at the pin show pop-up boutique, now get yours at IndieGenius! second-hand wool and organic cotton lining make these bracers (aka gauntlets) a great sustainable accessory. (not to mention unexpected and fashion forward) these are steel boned but not rigid, so they are very comfortable to wear. they close with adjustable slide buckles, and i have them in medium (8" at widest point) and large (9.5" at widest point). these are sold as singles, but contact me for a price break on a pair, or for a custom order.

designed to be unisex, these look great on both men and women. top picture is truer to actual color.

recent happenings @ yomono

wow, what an incredible couple of weeks here at yomono! i'm just finishing up pin show prep, and i've already got some exciting new developments to announce. next month is going to be inundated with tasty yomono goodness. during march, i'm going to be the artist of the month at ARTisART Consignments! so come by for more gloves, bags, and fresh indie handmade style.

then, on march 22nd join me for Fashion CITED: A Style Event. this fashion show benefits the Legal Hospice of Texas, who do some amazing work for low-income individuals diagnosed with terminal illnesses. tickets are $50 and go to a great cause. there is a link to buy on the Fashion Cited website.

so if you thirst for more yomono, then the next 6 weeks are going to be sweet like honey. (or agave, for those of us who don't eat animal products.)

what's that? you demand a sneak peak? well, ok...but shhhhhh! it's a secret!

behind the scenes @ yomono

my days have been overtaken by cutting boning, crimping grommets, drafting patterns, draping and sewing for the past several weeks. (not to mention the next few weeks going forward will fall victim to the same). and not all without a few casualties:

and before you ask, yes, r2d2 is an integral part of the process. so here's to more of the same! i can't wait until it all comes together for the pin show in february!

feature by dfw style daily!

clicked over to the pin show's facebook page this morning and found a nice little bio blurb from dfw style daily... it's also a good source of excitement i can distill down into pure, uncut motivation to work on my collection. i predict some all-nighters in my immediate future...

40% off sale!

i'm currently running a 40% off sale on my entire booth at IndieGenius! that includes corsets and clothing, so if you've been eying any of these, now's your chance to save some major cash. discounts are taken at the register. i'm here until 5pm today, so swing by.

additional 40% off the sale suitcase

40% off organic cotton fashion

40% off apparel rack

40% off corsets

40% off entire booth

gearing up for the pin show!

with the holiday season dead and buried, i can finally focus on my next big adventure....my FW12 collection for the pin show! if you haven't heard, it's going to be huge. like 38 designers huge. tickets are on sale now, so grab yours before their gone and mark your calendar for feb. 23.

i've spent the past few weeks sketching, gathering inspiration, and making a color story for my corset collection. keep checking back for more sneak peaks of the line. until then, here's a little something to bed down your raging thirst for local fashion...

first draft muslin

brown herringbone

holiday crafting adventures - part IV

wow. what a crazy couple of days. so i'm jetting around town today in my massive nissan xterra (in comparison to my cute little versa, anyhow) and it's shaping up to be a 100-mile-per-hour day. i'm just finishing up here at IndieGenius, and then i'm off to Art is Art for Gift Fest! mark a few more things off my list:

+ print business cards / hangtags
+ finish 10 more gloves
+ sew 6 bags (well, more like 3 supplemented with some other stock)
+ tag and price everything (doing it as we speak, so i feel justified in marking it off)

come by and see me at our encore trunk show! 2pm - 5pm at Art is Art on henderson. i have a link to their website on the upper right of this blog. i'll be there with gloves and bags, and there will be refreshments, snacks, and good company. so guys, don't be intimidated, we'll help you pick out a great gift for the special ladies in your life!

see you there!