October 06, 2021
BEHIND THE SCENES: The making of the Wild Wild West
Oh my how time flies by. It looks like it was only yesterday when we launched our Desert Sun Collection and watched it proudly sell out throughout the summer. It seemed like you guys just loved it so much, to which we say honestly what’s not to love (it’s ok to be cocky every once in a while) and a humble thank you for the overwhelming support. These past few months have just been nuts in a lack of better words and an absolute blast for our small team here. But the days are starting to get shorter and with them hems are starting to get longer and so being the good Samaritan that we are, we thought why not dip our toes into something completely new and unexpected and get out of our comfort zone to give you that ultimate thing that will wrap you like a burrito and keep you warm throughout the winter. Yes, babes we’re taking about coats.
This year, we totally flipped the concept upside down and instead of starting with a perfectly curated Pinterest moodboard, we started thinking more along the lines of “Let’s see what we can find from fabrics first and build from there.” And that’s exactly what we did. Well that in combination with some leftover fabrics from previous collections, cause you know us, we need to use every scrap of fabric left. So read on, as we’re taking you with us on a journey of what went on in our heads as well as some intimate behind the scenes moments, as we unravel the process of how the Wild Wild West Collection came to be.
PICKING THE FABRICS & COLORS
Rummaging through piles of scraps of fabrics, we came upon a gem, or as some would say a staple upon which we based our entire line. A black splattered cotton with dots of gray everywhere. Luckily for us, apparently the company that was supposed to use this wanted to have a black fabric and when the machine that dyed it went nutso on them, throwing up paint everywhere, they decided to throw it away. Well their loss, our gain, ain’t it? The fabric is so unique, that not one piece will be the same.
Finding this fabric pretty much set the tone for the entire collection. It was unique, raw and edgy. It kinda reminded me of the Rocky Mountains, you know, the song by John Denver. I started humming it and that’s when a lightbulb went on in my head and I immediately thought “Oh, Wild, Wild West it is” And so it began.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Moodboards are obviously an integral part of everything we do. After all, we’re visual creatures and since we work in the creative industry, there’s no world in which they are not in the core of everything we do. Apart from traveling and movies, our Pinboards are the best source of inspiration and since traveling has been limited these past two years, Pinterest is our safe heaven. Me and Milena divide everything into different categories and together we decide on what the ultimate design will look like.
Speaking of the design, remember how we drew everything by hand on paper? It was kind of archaic, I know. Well, this time we decided to leave the paper behind and use something else to sketch the designs, but still kept the hand drawing technique, cause you know we’re all about that jam. Bastet Noir 2.0 baby.