Here's some new stuff I made, let me know what you guys think :)

Trashion

Yo! I wanted to show you guys a few of the new designs I came up with known as "Trashion" fashion made from trash. Well not literally trash but other items of clothing I would have just thrown away. The first one is this sleeveless cardigan that I made from a scarve from a thrift store. It's beautiful but I never wore it because it was just too big to be a wearable scarf. And I also made this black & white skinny print belt that came from an old tote I had & never used. I'm really into the skinny waist belt trend right too. The third is a corset that I made from a too big skirt I got from Jcp's clearance rack for a great price. I matching earrings from this same skirt about a month ago and it looks great with the corset. Let me know what you guys think!

One big trend this summer is color blocking. Yes its back. When I first read of color blocking reemerging back into the fashion scene the first thing that came to mind was cartoons. I always remember all the cartoon when I was younger and how the characters always wore each article of clothing in a different color, for example a green hat, red shirt, blue jeans, and purple shoes. I use to always think to myself too 'Why would you wear so many different colors together? It doesn't even match! Who dresses like that??' so I wasn't too excited when I first heard of it. But like the maxi skirt trend its starting to grow on me. So I got inspired by a lot of new color blocking that I'm seeing, especially in stripes ( I LOVE stripes) like these ones:




So inspired by them I decided to make this color block tank dress striped with highlighter yellow, pink, & blue since highlighter is also hot this summer. I also made this leather cuff bracelet. I saw a similar one in Express but for around $30 and being the crafter I am I said eff that and decided to make my own. Let me know what you guys think :)

New Stuff :)

Let me know what you guys think!

Yo! I can't believe its already May 24th! June is almost here & summer is fast approaching. And I know that you guys know what that means, summer bathing suits! I've made two new bathing suits for this summer with more to come. I've always wanted a really nice one piece so I decided to make one. Its a great alternative to the traditional bikini & looks just as sexy. The second is a tradition bikini with an ethnic print for the bottom. I've never really been a fan of bathing suits that exactly match on the top & bottom so be expecting the other ones to come from me mismatch too :) Bandeaus never fail for summer so I have a great cheetah print gray one too. And if you haven't already noticed denim anything (that's not jeans) is a must have for this season. I made this acid wash denim messenger bag with an 80's feel from a great pair of suuuuuper high waist jeans I got from a thrift store. Messenger bags have become my favorites in these last few months. They're way more carefree to me. I've been reading about a lot of independent designers based in New York who make everything from their line from already worn clothes. Which I thought was a great idea & my inspiration behind the messenger bag. Besides the fact that it makes every item you create with its own uniqueness (which is the main focus of the YO SHANK! line) Its also way better for the environment. So I decided to try & do that with the majority of the things from my line from now on. Let me know what you guys think!

Yo! I'm back! And with some new stuff for Spring/Summer. Maxi skrits & dresses are forecasted to become really must have pieces for this year. Personally, I despised maxi dresses & skirts, I felt like the long length made them grandma style. But then I began to notice all the maxi skirts & dresses that I've been seeing in magazines & on the shelves of stores are all one color, usually black. And me being the print loving girl that I am I wondered if maybe I wasn't so fond of the new maxi trend is because it had such a blan one color scheme. I decided to whip up some maxi shirts with prints and styles I was fond of and ended up really loving them. So take a look & let me know what you guys think.I also made a male version of the Striped Distressed Tank I made for females a few weeks back and a ruffled beige tube dress since nuetrals are really in right now (thought I've always been a fan of a good nuetral piece). A tube dress like this is very versitile & thats exactly why I love it so much. It can be paired with a cardigan & boots with tights too or with sandals. There's endless possibilities. I'm sure you guys have been wondering what happened with the promo video I had shot & where its been. Well there's been a bit of delay in the editting of it but as soon as it all done I'll have it up here for you guys!

Soooooo excited from my promo video to be finished. It should be done by Sunday so I'll definitely have it up here for you guys to take a look :) in the mean time you guys can take a look at a few new designs I came up with. Two of which is men's apparel. I intend on expanding my designs with a lot more men's clothing. Let me know what you guy's think of the tie & vest. I was actually planning on making a guy's version of the stripped distressed tank that I made for woman. I think it would look really cool as a guys tank too. I also would love to hear some ideas from guys on things you would like to see me make. I love feed back :D

Yo! Today with a help of a very good friend of mine, an up & coming photographer Tosh Jones, I shot a promo video for the YO SHANK! line. I looking to improve my clientele and introduce YO SHANK! to the world. I'm so excited to see how it comes out :D so be looking out for that video real soon within this week. It was super fun to shoot though. The only hard part is I have to pick out 5 songs for background music for the video. I have no idea what songs I want to use though! I was thinking 'Glam' by Christina A., 'Fashion' by Lady Gaga, 'Material Girl' by Madonna & 'Labels Or Love' by Fergie. But I still have no idea! Lol. Let me know what songs you guys think would be good for a YO SHANK! signature video.

Sprining Into Action

Sup! Long time no blog. The weather has been so nice lately and it just the beginning of spring! Anyways, this wonderful weather has had me in the mood to make some wonderful new signature YO SHANK! apparel . My next batch of goodies for you guys to feast upon is mostly accessories (occasionally I go accessory crazy lol) and full of ethnic/tribal patterns which are becoming my favorite trend this spring. Take a look!






















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I'm currently in the process of making a short video promoting my line so look out for that! YO SHANK coming at you soon! :)

I am soooooo ready for Spring! Only 3 more days :D I've made a few new things I cant wait to wear this Spring. Like I said in my last post I'm all about crop tops right now so I revamped a cool vintage men's T Shirt I got at a thrift store. By the way I encourage everyone to check out their local thrift stores. You can find some really cool & unique pieces that you could never find at Forever 21 and pay less than a third of the cost and its also really good for the environment. I also put together a Floral print skirt. And floral is a really big trend this Spring/Summer. I'm more of a fan big floral prints like this one I created vs smaller floral prints. Floral prints, checkered prints and actually just about in print is my favorite thing in my wardrobe right now. Thus, the tribal print bandeau I've also created. It was intended to be a head scarf but I've been really wanting a funky bandeau since I have so many solid colored one. Anyways here is some pics of my new stuff let me know what you think in the comment section below :)

I've been totally into prints right now & I really love mixing prints. And even though the weather is still icky I've also been going threw a white tee phase. I'm in love with white tees and all the different variations of them, especially cropped. So even though I only have 2 colors of these cropped tops and tank I've actually made them in an array of colors. Of course including white. The off the should cropped shirt is one of my favorites right now. They're so comfy & simple yet can be dressed up or dressed down. So here's a few of my new things! I love comments & suggestions so feel free to leave any. Also, if you like anything you see here and would like to purchase any, I accept payment via paypal. My email address is sgshanklin328@gmail :)