At 12:15am this morning, I finished my Her Universe Fashion Show design!
I hope that if you are able, you come and see the show! We’ll be at the Harbor Ballroom at the Manchester Grand Hyatt at 6pm on Thursday, July 23rd!
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Happy spring! And I’m sure everyone knows what that means: I am going to once again be applying to the Her Universe Fashion Show!
I grew up watching a lot of DC animation, and I’m super excited to dive into this year‘s theme! I already have some drafts going and I have some big plans to make my application really stand out. I am going to be working especially hard this next month and submit the best application I can!
If it seems like I’m very quiet that’s the reason why. I promise that I’m not sick and I’m really just focusing on this submission.
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Today I turn 34 years old.
Today I open my phone to Happy Birthday messages and new articles. I am surviving through the support of my family, friends and community and I’m so grateful that they give me strength.
Please continue to post online but when you can, I hope you join a book club, a crafting club or the like to meet other people and enjoy an activity. There is so much more than sharing posts on social media.
I enjoy volunteering locally and state-wide. If I don’t have a shift, I’ll clean out my kitchen or closet and donate what I can. I read and learn independently and with others and take in the knowledge while also allowing room to validate lived experiences. All this helps when I’m feeling low, and I encourage anyone who may be feeling the same things I am to try it out.
I’m working on some projects that I can’t wait to share with you, but I don’t just want to talk about fashion. I want to be here for you when life gets rough as well.
Happy Fall! I thought it was pretty appropriate to do my fall post in the beginning of October! I have to say that a lot has happened since this summer! That explains all the exclamation points!
Doing my first art drops at San Diego Comic Con was such a fun time and I learned so much for future SDCCs! It was awesome being able to collaborate with friends and to be able to bring a little bit more magic to the con ❤
Not only did I complete the Geekbound Fashion Challenge at FanX Salt Lake, I am the winner of the Judges’ Choice for Evening Wear design! I honestly cannot believe it, and I am grateful that all the hard work and stress paid off. I definitely felt like I learned a lot from my ‘Mushroom Kingdom Couture’ design and have grown as a designer. I feel like I know my own voice, a little bit better and know how to present my perspective to others in a way that connects with them. Photographer Mark Loertscher captured my transforming look perfectly and I feel so confident in my photos! The Geekbound Fashion Challenge made me feel so comfortable pushing myself as a designer- its one of my favorite shows I’ve done so far!
I am planning to contribute some seeds to this amazing art installation. Kayla Powers is still taking contributions and if you were interested in at all, please look at the info below!
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I can’t believe it’s already summer!
That means it’s convention season for me and I’m still doing fashion shows!
I don’t know if I’ll be vending anymore this year. I just did Elk Grove Pride and had a blast! Vending is hard for me just because I feel awkward behind a booth trying to sell people things. I never know if I’m hovering too much or too little or if I’m being too pushy or I’m not Engaging enough with customers. I’m honestly OK with people just looking say hello taking my business card and going off about their day. It doesn’t hurt my feelings if my designs don’t click with you. I just want you to have a good time at the event I’m at!
I will be at San Diego Comic Con again this year! I’m hoping to shoot some fun content, but mostly be there for a vacation.
I will also be returning to FanX Salt Lake City for the Geekbound Fashion Challenge! This year I will be competing in the evening wear category. I can’t wait to show you all my design! I normally don’t do evening wear so I’m excited to take a bite of this challenge!
You can also hear me on the Critical Role Models podcast talking about cons and cosplay 🙂
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Did you think I’d be back so soon?
I have my website here! So all official information about me such as my shop, contact information, portfolio, etc. can be found at: https://pixiegiftfashions.square.site/
It’s the first quarter of 2025 and I’ve had the pleasure to do two fashion shows and hit the ground running to plan for so much this year!
My first fashion show that kicked off this year was Central Valley Fashion Week in January. My second fashion show that I’ve done this year was a fundraising fashion show for the Madeira South High School Fashion Club in April. Both CVFW and the MSHS fashion show occurred on Yokut land.
The Yokut people are still here with us today taking care of the land and continuing to honor their heritage and we thank you for your care for both life and land here. I would like to thank and support all people of all ancestral lands by bringing attention and give resources on how to take action.
Native American Rights Fund: https://narf.org
American Friends Service Committee: https://afsc.org
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Long time no write. Last year I was trying to post to WordPress and kept running into errors and I decided to stop posting for the rest of the year to reevaluate everything. I am so grateful for blogging, but if I am honest I don’t think it is working for me and my brand at the moment. WordPress isn’t working for me and my brand at the moment.
This will be my last blog post on WordPress, at least for a while. I hope I am not ruining anything by posting it here but I am working on a website that will replace this blog. The site should also have a shop so you can buy my designs as well. The thought alone is very exciting!
This also means I will rework my Patreon. It will become a way to tip me and my work, and will be used with Ko-Fi. Ko-Fi is another tool I will have to rework for my plans going forward.
I appreciate everyone who has read my blog. If you’re looking to read my thoughts on fashion and just general life stuff for the time being, you can do so via Patreon and Ko-Fi along with Bluesky.
I can’t wait to clean up my branding and you all come along with me through that process! ❤
I didn’t make the Her Universe Fashion Show this year, so here is one of my three submitted designs based on Barbie’s Midge! I am keeping my other two designs a secret and will share them with you all next month for… reasons ;)!
Midge was my mother’s favorite Barbie doll growing up, and this design is in tribute to her. My mother is an exceptional woman, seamstress, caretaker and breast cancer survivor and she inspires me more and more every day.
This gown takes the purple dress worn by actress Emerald Fennell when she portrayed Midge in the live-action Barbie film and combines it with her emerald green Senior Prom dress which she was released with in 1963. This Christian Dior inspired 1960s chiffon purple floral print ball gown has a gathered skirt, underskirt with horsehair braid and will be supported by petticoats. Handmade purple 3D fabric flowers with SS 10 sized white rhinestones details will be sewn on top of the flowers on the fabric to make it look like the dress has flowers blooming off the fabric. This strapless gown will be revealed under the matching wrap which will have a slit opening to pull the ends from.
The dress is complete with a matching bow fascinator with a birdcage veil and rhinestone embellished 3D fabric flowers.
There are other geek fashion shows that I will be applying to and I encourage everyone else to look into the list of shows as well and apply!
I can’t wait to share more with you all next month! In the meantime, please check out my Patreon for more of my design process! https://www.patreon.com/pixiegiftfashions
Cue the anxiety, because I have entered the Her Universe Fashion Show competition this year– again!
I can’t say much at the moment, so I will leave the rest of the post to highlighting Operation Olive Branch, a grassroots movement to support Palestinian families: https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch
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Long time, no post! You can say things got pretty busy and thus I’ve been pretty tired. But I’m back with photo from New York Fashion Week!
For my first New York Fashion Week ever I got to attend showcases, walk around New York’s garment district and explore the different fabric shops and public art as well as the Fashion Institute of Technology’s free museum! I also showcased the Saturday of New York Fashion Week, and my amazing husband was present for all of it! He was my lovely photographer for the trip.
Here are some professional photos from my collection from the Small Boutique Fashion Week showcase taken by Medhat Atta!
When I got home, I definitely did my best to rest but I got picked up for the Spring Into Wellness event! I got to vend my current stock and met a lot of cool people our community! I’m very blessed that in February and March not only did I get to participate in something I enjoy, but I got to also build community coast to coast!
I promise there will be post at the end of the month! I hope that my hard work will mean that I will have something fun to announce to you all soon!
I’ll be posting some more about February and March on my Patreon!
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