Designer for less
The older I've gotten, the more I appreciate luxury. I used to look down upon people who spent what I thought was excessive money on things. But as I started building my own brand, I realized that the products that I felt attracted to and started selecting for my clients were often higher priced. And frankly, they were way better made and built to stand the test of time. Over the last couple of years I've seen the appreciation for well-constructed things amongst my own clients, whose eyes light up when holding my sample products for the first time at their consultation.
Every package I offer includes a gorgeous folio box of matted prints, customized for each client.
The more I've fallen in love with my own luxury products, the more I've fallen in love with luxury brands. And so when looking for a pair of black stilettos for Maggie to wear (as she didn't have any), I obviously thought of one brand: Christian Louboutin. But guess what? After all the other wardrobe was purchased? Not in the budget!!!
Sole mates
I swallowed my first world pride and ordered some much cheaper shoes. They still looked nice, but I knew they wouldn't be designer. Then one night I was browsing Youtube and found a tutorial on how to make ordinary shoes look designer. It turns out that there is a paint that's perfectly color matched to the famous red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes, and a glaze to go with it! Um, sign me up!!! Hashtag DIY.
The heels before...
...and after the red paint.
The paint, glaze and shoes are a match made in heaven!! It took lots of coats (incidentally I recommend doing many THIN coats as I put it on too thick) and tons of patience, but I'm totally happy with the result!!! Don't you think they will look just fabulous on Maggie as she walks the streets of Paris?!
The final result, including the glaze! Oh and don't mind the suitcase. Just packing for Paris ;)
The Bar Suit arrives
Just as Charlene promised, the Bar Suit arrived in time. And oh my God, when I first held it...and then put it on a mannequin to steam...it was like I was transported back to Paris in 1947. At this point, Maggie had tried on pretty much everything else. But I now needed her to try on the Bar Suit, praying that it would fit. And that's when I got the idea to do a test shoot with the Bar Suit before leaving! Maggie is a professional dancer, not a professional model (Almost none of my clients are)...and we had never worked together. So it seemed like a great idea.
To see how Maggie's test shoot went...and to get your first glance at her wearing the replica Bar Suit, tune in tomorrow!
