Week 1

Working on this new venture with Natalie is very exciting. It’s interesting to hear her vision for the new brand and the brand morals and vision in a different country.

Originally sewn party dress and dress altered for reuse

Natalie is the owner of Sew Bouje, a sewing business that creates custom pieces based in Speighstown Barbados founded in 2011. She is a sole-proprietor that works out of her home and occasionally rented sewing space. Her individual clients praised her work and it gained recognition by small start ups trying to start a fashion brand, as well as larger, more recognized brands such as Marriot for crop over costumes, and uniforms. She is currently working with Sandals Resort laundering and doing alterations in addition to her own personal clients. She has worked with a high-end start up called Olive Blossom with very beachy and airy themed minimal pieces. For individual clients she had made anything from basic custom tops to simple yet elegant wedding dresses. Im going to be working directly with the owner to create a new e-commerce brand that would be a separate segment under Sew Bouje.

Top sewn for Olive Blossom
Black History Month Celebration Dress