WHO IS SHE? An up and coming independent designer based in the Bay Area of California. I started off sewing my junior year of high school customizing sweaters, shoes, and other things for myself. With the purchase of my first sewing machine my senior year I knew I would be unstoppable. Unfortunately I had never used a sewing machine a day in my life. But with a lot of determination I figured out and since then have been furthering my skills and making apparel for just about anyone who wants a bit of YO SHANK! swag. WHAT DOES SHE DO? Self taught sewer my main goal in the YO SHANK! line to to create more uniqueness in fashion. The number one reason why no two things I make are exactly the same. ORIGINALITY IS EVERYTHING. Everything in my portfolio are things I have made and examples of things I can make for you. Since like I said, no two things I make are the same you can trust you won't see another soul wearing it. YO SHANK! is not only about originality but also eco-friendly. The majority of the items I make are made from reused materials and fabrics.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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 :)



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