I often call myself "the designer who isn't". My journey into fashion is unconventional at best. What started off as ideas for concepts 8 years ago has evolved into actual pieces, lines, etc. Am I designer? Yes, by definition...I do design things. Did I go to fashion school, have I been mentored by the world's reknown designers, do I go to fashion week in New York? No. In fact I'm still learning how to sew! Moral of the story? You are as you do.
The majority of people I meet and know have one thing in common. They have dreams to be something else...or something more. Unfortunately, when they awake from these dreams they find themselves bombarded by all of the reasons they cannot do or achieve those dreams. My story is like so many other stories of "unexpected" success. The only endorsement you need in order to follow your dreams is the fact that they are indeed your dreams. It's true that there is tremendous value in mentorship and formal education paths. But you may be suprised at how good you'll really be at that one thing you've always dreamed to be. Start where you're at. The information is out there. And if you can get over any fear of asking for help...the help is out there too.
The image attached is an image of the DiVA Rising concept bra. It is one of my first designs. I knew absolutely nothing about bra design when we built this piece. I started with an exisiting plain black demi-cup bra. I resurfaced the cups. My original vision feature a jacquard print but in lieu of the fabric we did used heat-transfer. It is made from bamboo fabric and features diamond accents. We fabricated it by hand and showcased it in our first fashion show. After we recieved the bamboo fabric the entire process, including dying the fabric to this gorgeous blue color, only took about 10 hours.
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