May 2009
1 post
keep it up
so the fashion show is over……and i definately had a moment of sadness mixed with relief. the show went really well and everything looked great (the relief)…….but i really enjoyed having a big project to work on and i’m a little sad the show is over. i have a long over-due thank you to say to erika backberg. she is the owner of tea tree designs and the brilliant...
April 2009
11 posts
photos!
here’s one photo from our photo shoot on saturday. shalisha looks great, and so does the photo. there are more to come! horray for amber!
also……..today we got a call from WCCO-TV! they are coming over tomorrow to interview us for a story about the growing number of bicycle commuters! exciting!
2 more days!
- becca - 2709designs@gmail.com
retail
tomorrow i will be dropping off our retail items at design collective. they will be for sale at the voltage show and at design collective after the show. t-shirts $22. bandanas $18. gloves $28. be sure to show up to design collective on sunday between 1pm and 5pm for a mimosa reception. bonnie and i will be taking custom orders! look at our bandanas with their pretty tags. elisa (our friend and...
hare dooooos
last night, our friend, zach kopp, came over to practice styling our hair. he’ll be coming backstage with us during the voltage show to do our hair (because we have to make an appearance on the runway during the curtain call, and because we want to look just as fabulous as our models). he worked on our hair while we worked on our clothes. here’s bonnie hard at work, while zach is...
photo shoot!!!
on saturday, bonnie and i had our first fashion photo shoot! it was awesome. we went to cedar lake in minneapolis, and our buddy amber engfer (also here) took photos in the woods and on the beach. the lighting was perfect, but i think the girls were a little cold. thanks to our georgeous models, elisa, shalisha, and sara for shivering through the whole thing. they managed to look beautiful...
tired
bonnie’s serger is tired these days. it has been working very hard…..just look at the beast!
we're in business
today we got our business cards! they’re screen printed on fabric. i still need to starch them to stiffen them up, but i think they came out beautifully. if you come to voltage, maybe i’ll give you one, and we can “network.”
let’s network,
becca - 2709 designs
PRESS!!!!
we got our first press today! thank you star tribune, and sara glassman. joel koyama, from the star tribune, came over to our house and took this great photo for the article. it looks great and sounds great too. the article will be printed on thursday, april 16th. included in the feature are two other awesome voltage designers, allison quinnell and emily weich.
we're all about.....
the voltage fashion show is less than 2 weeks away, and as bonnie and i are reviewing our collection, doing model fittings, and making sure everything looks beautiful, we are constantly reminding ourselves of our original design intent. i thought i’d take this opportunity to share with you, our internet fans, what we’re all about.
bonnie and i became friends a little over a year...
zipper time
tonight bonnie is spending some time with all the zippers in our Voltage collection. this past weekend we had model fitting for all of our 10 runway looks. the zippers were only pinned in the garments. this allowed for tweeks could be made in order to get a more perfect fit. it didn’t seem very smart to sew in the zippers just to remove them later. Now……bonnie is left with the...
sea creatures
this is not a sea creature…..it is a pattern for a pretty little ruffle. this pattern reminds me of a grade school video on the wonders of mathematics. i like science and geometry.
- becca - 2709 designs
strange happenings
so i was sewing…….that’s nothing new. i hit a pin with the needle on my sewing machine, and the needle didn’t break (which is what normaly happens). instead, the pin bent in half. strange. i like how it looks.
goodnight.
- becca - 2709 designs
puppy friends
the voltage fashion show is quickly approaching, and we are very busy sewing these days. this past weekend was particularly special because we got to share it with ruby, a spaniel/mix puppy friend. we were dog sitting for our friend kara, who happens to be a brilliant jewlery designer. in the photo below, eleanor (my blonde mutt) and ruby (the black and white beauty) seem to be enjoying the...
March 2009
8 posts
friends
bonnie and i love our friends! last week we invited our friend, vân, to come over and help us out with the glove production.
it was awesome to spend time with someing so excited about what we are doing. bonnie and i ended the evening by brainstorming some new and exciting ideas.
check out vân’s blog
xoxo - becca - 2709 designs
glove production
in this photo you can see all of the bits and pieces that will eventually be sewn together to make some super tough fingerless cycling gloves. they’ll have built in pockets to store your keys, credit card, ID, or cash. each pair of gloves is adorned with a sweet bunny to add the cuteness such a tough item. colors include charcoal plus coral, and charcoal plus white.
have a great day!
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screen printing
today i worked with a new friend to make bandanas and t-shirts to sell at design collective. it was a great experience screen printing outside of our dining room. i got to use professional equipment! everything looks so nice. i can’t wait to share it with everyone at voltage.
becca - 2709 designs
posting from a phone
now that we can post from our phones, blog updates are always at our fingertips! bonnie and becca - 2709 designs
the pleated dress
welcome inside of our diningroom studio. tonight bonnie is working on this color-blocked pleated dress. that’s her awesome ride hanging from the ceiling. becca’s bike in undergoing some major re-modeling. eleanor is patiently waiting for us to complete out spring 2009 line for the voltage fashion show on april 24th at first ave! peace, bonnie and becca - 2709 designs
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