by trish on December 9, 2009
T-Shirt BallGown
You’ll be the belle of the Goodwill Ball in this beautiful, hand crafted, Cinderella-style, full length, Ball Gown made from Thrift and Vintage T-shirts. Each dress is unique and a one-of-a-kind because they are each made with whatever T-shirts can be scavenged at the time they are made. WARNING: As with the rest of Angela’s clothing, you have to expect that Angela’s sense of humor will be included with this dress. This dress does not include the petticoat/crinoline/hoop skirt to be worn underneath…must be purchased separately. Shop the entire collection here.
About Angela Johnson:
Angela Johnson is a clothing designer, fashion design instructor, Arizona fashion industry leader, fashion business consultant and fashion show coordinator with over 13 years in the fashion industry. She was honored as Fashion Group International of Arizona’s Rising Star in 2004, Artist of the Year by the Scottsdale Cultural Council’s Chairman’s Committee, Chicest Local Designer by 944 Magazine in 2007 was a finalist in the Scottsdale Fashion Week’s Designer of the Year contest. She has been featured as one of Arizona’s 20 Influential Women by Arizona Foothills Magazine.
Angela is an award-winning, indie designer who handcrafts cutting edge, avante garde apparel under her name. Her line is divided into three distinct categories… 1) ANNUAL LINE: her directional line of women’s original, unique and limited edition items that change annually rather than follow the traditional seasonal fashion calendar. 2) REDESIGNED LINE: her core items consisting of Tees and button downs recycled into ball gowns and party dresses. And 3) CUSTOM DESIGNS: designs commissioned by private clients. Angela’s clothing is sold online, in boutiques nationwide, and at her fashion and trunk shows.
Who or what inspires you?
My Grandmother
What is your favorite music?
Old School Rap, Bachelor Pad Lounge, Japanese Punk, Big Band, 1920’s-70’s Country, 80’s Pop and Dark Wave
What is your favorite food?
Mexican Food, Dark Chocolate and Cheese
by trish on August 20, 2008
Name: Outi Pyy (aka OutsaPop) She is wearing Zipper Collar necklace and a dress made from a crochet tablecloth, both designed by her.
Occupation: trashionista / indie designer
City/State: Espoo, Finland
How would you describe your personal style?
Like a thrift store, it´s a secondhand mix. I love loose 80´s clothes with weird cuts, band t-shirts, worn down and paint stained denim and high heels with sexy pencil skirts. Some of my friends say I look like an art gallerist, some think my style is more close to “nu-rave art teacher”. I think humor is important also in fashion. If the outfit has something that I find funny or odd I´ll wear it.
What’s your favorite piece of clothing?
I love my crochet evening dress (see attached picture). It´s one of the first trashion projects I did a few years ago. I made the dress from an outdated 90´s dress and covered it with a crochet table cloth I colored black. I usually wear it with one of my zipper necklaces to jazz it up a notch. Indie gala elegance by reusing old things. Love it.
What would your dream job be?
I´d love to be a shop manager or buyer for a fashion store that sells only sustainable/eco brands or indie fashion labels.
What 3 things can’t you live without?
My laptop with a wireless internet connection and portable hard drive, my family and trashion inspiration scrap books. Not necessarily in that order. 
Tell us about something you LOVE that you want others to know about?
I love my inspiration books. I buy loads of fashion magazines a year and since I have no space (who does?) to store them all I cut the interesting bits out and organize and paste them into my inspiration scrap books. They are a very good way to organize and store ideas, plus they are portable. I usually have one in my bag all the time. Every trashion project starts from there. I believe in sharing, so I have scanned all the pages to my web photo gallery for anyone to read. Click this link to check out the inspiration gallery.
If you would like to be featured in the ‘How Do You Wear Your Indie’ segment in the blog email me trish(at)smashingdarling(dot)com. It is a great way to shout out what you are up to and something you love. Get involved, it also is painting a very diverse picture of just who is wearing indie and wanting everyone to know!
