I
love fashion.I love clothing.The thing is...I love when it's a little bit
different...
I never understood why somebody buys a pair of plain black pants
or a plain black t-shirt,it's just too simple for me.I kind of like things to be
a bit complicated ,especially the things I wear...
I immigrated to
Canada 5 years ago(I am originally from Europe from Czech republic,by the
way),with no money and one suitcase and one dirty backpack...
After two
weeks in Canada I met my boyfriend and he took me to see the "vampire
stores" on Queen Street...and I went crazy.I wanted it all.This was a dream
place for me.I wanted to live in those stores!
I realized there's more people
like me in this world who like to dress up and look a little bit different from
the others!Remember,I'm from Czech republic and there's not really many fashion
freaks out there!Years ago when I still lived there and used to die my hair blue
or red and wore ripped jeans and latex jackets with metal skulls everybody
thought I was crazy.And what a difference now!I walked in Toronto wearing
tank top with buckles and skull and everybody(or almost everybody)thought it was
cool!
Well,but it wasn't cheap at all to shop in those stores and so I
had to figure out a way how to look like a fashion freak and not to spend all my
money.
And so I started to fix my own clothes,with thread and a needle in my
hand,sew on patches and zippers,put chains on my pants,cut off sleeves of my old
t-shirts...
One day I walked around the shopping mall and saw
a sign in front of one of the stores and it said "All sewing machines
50% off ".Somehow I managed to save up $400 and next week I walked
in the store with my boyfriend and ten minutes later we walked out and I
carried my brand new sewing machine.10 seconds later I came back into the store
and asked them if they can show me how it works...They looked at me kind of
weird but that nice lady called Frances had shown me how to put a thread in a
machine.She also asked me if I don't want to sign up for sewing lessons.I said
no.I wanted to learn it all by myself.
And I did.Almost every day,before or
after I came back from work I set down and started to sew.I still remember the
first thing I made,black stretchy tank top with metal buckles on it's front,with
no hem and not really properly fitting but I was very proud of it.
And after
some time I got better.
People started to stop me on the streets asking where
did I get my outfits and always said "well,I've sewn it myself."
Friends
started to ask if I could make them clothes or to design some for
them.My boyfriend asked if I could fix his clothes.And one day somebody told me
:"Why don't you try to sell your clothes?"
This sentence stayed in my head
for a long time.Is it worth it?How?Where?I kept asking myself looking at a rack
of clothes hanging in my room.Finally I came up with a
solution.How?However.Let's sit down and put together a web page.Go around the
stores and ask if they would buy some clothes from me.Let's give those fashion
freaks something to wear...
And...here we go.Here's S.I.N.S.fashion for those
who really like the dark stuff,skulls,crosses and metal and chains and and that crazy stuff!
Whatever you want to know or ask,if you have some
comments,whatever you want to tell me-I'm here...
This my email address
sanders@sinsfashion.com
