Are you ready?!
A little thank you to all my new fans and 'bebacks' :-)
Menlo Park and Montclair Village: Two great shows in two great locations, plus fantastic weather what else can I ask for?
Admitting I had my anxieties before the day of, it being a first time for me to set up store on a sidewalk without using a tent, but my prayers were heard and the weather gods were in a good mood. Two weekends of sunshine and happy vending at two great art fairs were a nice kick-off into my (pre)fall season. Thanks also to Pacific Fine Arts, the promoter of both shows, for putting together a great show consisting of only high quality artisans!
I brought out both my summer (SKIRTZ) and my winter line (ALLURE in Style) and I didn't regret the little extra shlepping. In spite of the beautiful late summer weather, customers were definitely thinking about fall and the upcoming holidays, so interest in both lines was equally divided.
Visit my winter line at www.AllureInStyle.com and get a 25% discount when using special discount code "SPECIAl25" at check-out to get the best deal of the season for a perfect holiday gift!
And -- did I mention I'm throwing in FREE SHIPPING?!
Hope to see you again at one of my upcoming shows!
Enjoy!
-Anke
Artistry in Fashion Designer Sale @ Canada College Redwood City!
Summer or winter?I got you covered in style!
I will be showing both of my lines at this designer sale on Saturday September 24th.
Check out my winter line here: www.AllureInStyle.com
Great as Christmas Gifts!!!
Like me on Facebook and get a $10 friends and family discount on both lines! Yay!
Facebook: SKIRTZ
Cole Valley Fair next SUNDAY!
Another great neighborhood street fair.Sunday September 25, 10am-5pm
See you there!
See you there!
See you Sunday at Capsule Street Fair in San Francisco!
Capsule is by far one of the best street fairs in SF for independent designer clothing, accessories, jewelry and art. It's located in Hayes Valley along Octavia Street (Patricia Hayes Green aka Hayes Valley Park).
If you like unique, hip, local designer stuff - this is for you! You will not be disappointed!
Sunday 11-6, free to attend
See you then!
Sunday field trip times two
The Color Fest at the Exploratorium
A wonderful sunny day in SF and the Palace of Fine Arts as perfect backdrop for this event.
Dropping by fellow artists.
Karen with her beautiful photo gem jewelry and Robin with her textile jewelry, both very unique and colorful. http://www.robinstelling.com
Cute colorful girls peddling their locketship jewelry. Very refreshing :-)
Dropping by fellow artists.
Karen with her beautiful photo gem jewelry and Robin with her textile jewelry, both very unique and colorful. http://www.robinstelling.com
And, did I mention muppets and flowers?
JPOP in Japantown was a funky weird mix of everything but no theme in particular
Cute colorful girls peddling their locketship jewelry. Very refreshing :-) www.locketship.com
First sketches for marketing materials
People will not believe how much more goes into a product than the actual product itself. Designing marketing materials is just one of the many hats I wear as an entrepreneur.
Lucky for me, my talented friend (and name twin) Anke Fachmann, has the expertise and time to lend a hand with this task. We are having a lot of fun bouncing ideas and sketches back and forth and watching the brand evolve.
I thought it would be fun to share some preliminary sketches we are working on, showing off the versatility of SKIRTZ.
There are so many ways to get mileage out of SKIRTZ. Wear them while riding a bike, as a top on your yoga pants, as a cover-up when going to the beach or as a fun maternity (or post pregnancy) top. Did we miss something?
My favorite is the lady on the beach with a cocktail in her hand :-) Thank you, Anke!!
Is it Happy Hour yet?!
Working on smaller sized pattern
The question of the day should be:
Is shorter really better?
This question being geared at all the pixie sized folks out there.
Now that I have established a great pattern for all the 'regular' sized people, I am working on a 'pixie sized' version. As I never in my life been a member of the 'XS-S club', I really find it hard to make a decision here. Spontaneously I would think that 'those' would want to show of their cute skinny legs and so I am leaning towards shortening the pattern by quite a bit. Also taking into consideration comments from small waisted women saying they might want to use the skirt while riding a bicycle or exercising otherwise.
So now I am asking advise from all my mini peeps to give me some feedback.
Here you see my first prototype sized XS-M. I think the length works, especially considering that you can adjust the length a bit by pulling the skirt higher or lower on the waist.
Short enough? Shorter? Longer?
Fairfax Festival
It was a beautiful festival! My booth was close to the live music and the crowd was so much fun! My über-comfy collage skirts were a hit! After the first day I had sew all night to replenish the booth. The booth was cleaned out by Sunday evening. Wow!Thank you Fairfax! I will be back. :-)
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