Okay, so, let’s talk about Heatherette. I got into this whole thing a while back, and man, it’s been a ride. I wanted to make some clothes, you know? Like, really stand out. Something wild and fun. And Heatherette? That was it.
First, I started digging around, seeing what they were all about. I found that Heatherette was huge in the early 2000s. Think shiny stuff, crazy designs, totally over the top. Celebrities, models, it seemed like everyone was wearing it. So, naturally, I wanted in. I spent hours just looking at their old designs, getting a feel for their vibe. It was pretty addictive, honestly.
Then came the hard part – figuring out how to make my stuff look like theirs, but, you know, my own take on it. I hit up a bunch of vintage shops, trying to find some real Heatherette pieces. I learned that figuring out if something was truly vintage Heatherette often came down to the logo. So I became a bit of a logo expert, I guess. It was like a treasure hunt, and I was all in. I had to start somewhere, so I started sketching. I filled notebooks with ideas, mixing their style with my own. It was a mess, but a fun mess.
The actual making of the clothes? That was a whole other story.
- I started with a basic t-shirt.
- Then I went wild – added some shiny fabric, some crazy patterns.
- Sewing it all together was… interesting.
- Let’s just say my sewing machine and I became very close.
Process
I messed up a lot. A LOT. But I kept going. I even read somewhere that this big shot, Daymond John, put like $6 million into Heatherette, and even that wasn’t enough because of bad management. “Six million dollars later, we didn’t have a business.” I mean, if that guy could lose that much, I figured my mess-ups were small potatoes. It was a good reminder to keep things manageable, you know?
Finally, after tons of tries, I had something I was proud of. It wasn’t perfect, but it was mine, and it had that Heatherette spark. I wore it out, and people actually asked me about it. That was pretty cool, not gonna lie.
So yeah, that’s my Heatherette story. It was a wild ride of learning, messing up, and finally creating something I loved. And I learned a lot along the way, not just about fashion, but about sticking with something even when it gets tough. If you ever thought about doing something crazy like this, my advice? Just go for it. You might surprise yourself.
