Artist Spotlight... Peoples Couture

UPDATE:

CHLOE is the lucky winner of the gorgeous tank by Peoples Couture... CONGRATULATIONS!

...a special THANK YOU to everyone who commented on this feature and entered the give-a-way! Be sure to enter next week's give.

xxx

Raven

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Force yourself to be completely original.
Never give up your dream, be disciplined.

- Gulbin Yavuz

The year 2009 marks the tenth year anniversary for this week’s featured artist People's Couture.

That means ten years of innovation and independence to the owner/designer Gulbin Yavuz, who’s shop’s label Indie Collective is a constantly evolving clothing and accessory line. From modern "street couture" to handmade uni-sex tee shirts, Indie Collective aims to transform conceptual couture into modular, interactive clothing and accessories.

And she’s just getting started…


★ Tell us about you…
hello, my name is gulbin yavuz i'm the designer of indie collective label we have a little store in the culver city art district in los angeles, california
which is also an art gallery and my atelier in the back. i love my job! i am a self-taught designer
i was a stylist/costume designer in hollywood for 17 years i worked with some of the most brilliant directors, actors, art directors, hair & make up artists, cinematographers and i feel very fortunate for that.

★ What inspires you?
what inspires me is mostly mother nature. there is no better artist and designer than her. i am also inspired by human-made things, avant garde music, surrealists, 1960's and 1970's, industrial machinery, road signs, max ernst, jean-luc godard, history just to name a few...

★ Apart from creating things, what do you do for fun?
read, play chess, cook, travel, take long walks at the beach, hang with family & friends, go camping, hiking

★ What has been your most memorable moment selling your art?
when the director of santa monica museum of art/smmoa invited me to do a fashion show there and when my designs were accepted to california design biannale 05

★ Any advice for fellow artists...
force yourself to be completely original.
never give up your dream, be disciplined.

★ If you could be any character, who would it be and why?
i love superman but i don't want to be a superwoman! however i would like to be "maria" in fritz lang's metropolis, the good one!

★ Where have you traveled or where would you like to travel…Why?
england, france, belgium, holland, italy, germany, austria, switzerland, former yugoslavia,
bulgaria, greece, turkey, mexico, most of the states in the us
would like to go to mongolia and china also entire south america

★ Tell us your future plans for Indie Collective...
i wish indie collective was known little more widely! but the trends are following our very business model. we are already small, efficient, nimble and green not to mention independent
i think we will be able to survive the economic turmoil or at least i hope! we will continue to be in the cutting edge of design pushing the boundaries regardless. ...sharpen and refine and the good things will happen....

★ Anything else…
i'm super busy always creating new stuff. indie collective does not produce seasonal collections, we produce constantly, and all seasons, it is a world market, it is always summer and winter simultaneously. we are against senseless production of clothing, we produce on demand, our energies go towards design rather
than big production everything is made with care, by hand, with love.







New to the shop and just launched, be sure to check out the latest by Indie Collective:

Above from L to R:

• Poly elbow orbs, accessory made of industrial wool felt and foil
• The harness, a neck & shoulder accessory, shown w. Ameoba accessory/top
• Mirror Agent silver dress, vinyl lined with pink

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★ Shoppe: http://www.peoplescouture.etsy.com
★ Indie Collective's Tee Store: http://www.indivisual.etsy.com
★ Website: http://www.indiecollective.com

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This Give-A-Way has ended...

Gulbin of Peoples Couture is graciously giving away what she thinks is simply the sexiest top at Indie: The Tankette. It's made of sparkly knitted material and detailed with silver leather straps and unfinished edges. This week's give-a-way winner gets to choose from size S.M.L, with your choice of either gold or silver leather straps.

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5 chances to win!

★ To enter: Be sure to check out the People's Couture or Indivisual shop. Then comment here on your favourite item.
If you win, I will email you to get your size and strap preference for the Tankette, so be sure to leave valid contact information.

★ For extra entries into this contest...
1} Get ONE extra entry by posting a comment on any other post on my blog, not including artist features.
2.} Get THREE extra entries by posting about this blog and contest on your blog. Post here with link to your blog.

Most Important Details... I will make sure all extra entries are entered into the give-a-way since all entries are handwritten by me. I DO check every single entry and comment. The winner's name is drawn randomly by hand from an exquisite Japanese bowl. If your favourite piece by Peoples Couture or Indivisual is not part of your comment and some sort of viable contact information is not included, your entry will be disqualified. Give-a-way is shipped out via the artist. All entries must be received by noon on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 PST. There is a clock on the right side of this blog so that you may check Los Angeles {PST} time. This contest is open to everyone, everywhere.

Best of luck to you, my Pretties!