I love my hacker space NYC Resistor. It’s very grassroots, full of energy. Working at Resistor is what I imagine working in the garage where the computer was invented would have been like. But as I am getting serious about selling my designer fashion line, I was having trouble getting in the right mindset. In fashion it’s the kiss of death for your design to look crafty. So working in a hacker space that’s all about “making things yourself” all of the DIYness doesn’t make me feel very high end designer. I have no idea why.
So I’ve joined Collab and moved my studio to a beautiful new space in Soho, a designers’ coop in that specializes in manufacturing and prototyping. I’ll still be hanging out at Resistor and I’m all for DIY. But I wonder, does designer DIY really exist?
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Aw – we love you to, and sometime times solder and sawdust aren’t the best things when you’re working with fabric
Good luck with your new line, and have fun at Collab!!
If you ever find out the answer to if there is a high end indie person let us know. I have always wondered that myself is it possible for a person that is not with the “elites” to still still be elite without being it as well. Ugh that is confusing lol. I hope you kind of understood…
I totally understand your questioning between the difficult associations that DIY has with crafty and making diy fashion appear not high fashion. I feel that it is because there is this preconception that do it yourself seems kitchy and crafty, or something that isn’t necessarily well made. However, in thinking about couture clothing, those garments are made by hand and often they are looked at with awe. I do hope that DIY can move beyond the crafty realm and hopefully be projected as well designed. Maybe it is merely about perception. I hope this made some sense