Who is the woman behind Starry Eyed Clothing?
Starry Eyed is a one women operation, owned and run by me, Miss Taralee. I'm a graphic designer and DIY'er. I create hair bows for my bowtique on Etsy and illustrations for accessories. I'm Kawaii obsessed, sequin loving girlie girl.
What inspires the designs you make?
All of the designs I make are always something I'd love to wear myself. I adore the kawaii style of illustration and bright colors. With each design I produce, I hope to make people smile at the bubbly cuteness.
What is your must have item for the Spring/Summer?
My must have item, well, I'd say I have three of them. Hair bows, sun dresses, and my Viva Glam lipstick in GAGA by MAC
How do you deal with the haters in your life?
You know, I used to let them get the best of me, but I've realized now that is what they want, they want to make me feel bad, or pull some kind of negativity out of me. There will always be haters in my life, no matter what I do. But instead of letting them bother me, I tell myself their opinions don't matter, no one can make me feel badly about myself except for me.
Have you ever wanted to quit Starry Eyed? Ever have a moment where it seemed too much.
It does become too much at times, believe it or not, there is a lot more work that goes into this than I thought there was going to be. But I've never wanted to give up. I have slow spots and I also have really busy moments that make me wish I had a little helper to make things easier, but I love doing this way too much to stop.
What's your advice to boys and girls that want to follow in your footsteps?
Don't hold back, do what you want to, even if it's only a side project. Having people like your work just as much as you like creating it, is the most rewarding feeling.
Describe you in three words. Describe your store in three words.
Wow, that's tough, to describe myself I say:
Shy, fun-loving, and creative.
To describe my shop I 'd say:
Kawaii, bright, happy.
How big do you want your Clothing to get?
I'd love to expand the shop to the point where it could become my full time job. I just love everything that goes with the shop, interacting with customers, meeting other people who do what I do, it would be fabulous to spread the love all over the country.
What are you afraid of?
I'm afraid of losing the ambition and desire to design. Although, I've realized that as long as I give myself a much needed break sometimes. I never feel overwhelmed enough to set it aside for good.
What is your favorite thing in your store right now?
My favourite thing from the shop is the Unicornie Innertube tee.
http://www.zazzle.com/unicornie_innertube_tshirt-2
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And my favourite thing from the bowtique is the Pinkie Polkies hair bow.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/44033816/pinkie-polkie
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Who was your favorite model that wore one of your designs?
Wow, I've had such awesome models, they've really grown into friends, so I see them more than just models now. But I'll choose Raquel Reed, just because I'm still so excited about the photos I received last week.
Have you ever caught someone stealing a design of yours?
Yes, many times. It's really disappointing that people do things like that, especially when it's people you know.
What do you think about people that think design and owning a store is easy?
I think that they really won't understand the work that goes into it unless they do it themselves. It may seem easy, but it takes a lot of focus and dedication. Self promotion, constant updating, tweaking, designing and making of new items. My illustrations do look simple, but most of them have taken hours to perfect
Hello Kitty or My Little Pony?
Hello Kitty for sure!
Have you ever wanted to collaborate with someone?
It's funny that you should ask that. I just finished collabortating with Rosa Pendleton who owns I'm a Jerk Industries. We released a new line called Monstrously Cute a few days ag, it was fun working with her, we've decided to do it again in the fall.
So there it is. Miss Taralee of Starry Eyed Clothing. Check out her
Her Twitter: http://twitter.com/misstaraleexo
Her Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/misstaraleexoxo
Starry Eyed Clothing myspace: http://www.myspace.com/misstaraleexoxo
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