I have been wanting to get this blog started since last year. As
you may have noticed, this is just the second post. I did not know where to start. Well, now that that’s settled, I am going to start from the very beginning.
Lets take it back to Nigeria for a moment. Story story … once upon a time ... joking!
As stated on the 'About Us' section of House of Dara’s page, fashion and designing has always been my passion. As early as in my 7th grade, I had started to design shorts and dresses but didn’t know how to sew. I even came up with the name 'GIG Clothing' that meant GodisGood...I know I did try. Lol.
At the age of 13, I started going to Marygrove camp for girls. Each
session had a theme ranging from Hawaii week to Christmas and Halloween. Christmas was
my favorite theme because we had Secret Santa and turkey dinner! As a camp counselor, one
summer we were told that the Secret Santa gifts were to be hand made. This was
challenging for me because I had no clue what to do. We finally picked a name and I
picked one of my very best friends, Joanie. This motivated me to do better as I wanted something specific to
her. So, I made her a pillowcase by cutting out pieces felt fabric to make letters, shapes, and to write her name. I ensured that the pictures matched her
personality.
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Myself and Joanie @ Afrofest 2012
Well, who knew a Secret Santa present would make such a difference.
Every year that I went camping during the Christmas session, I began making
customized T-shirts as my Secret Santa gifts and the designs were all hand stitched.
Megan was one of my Secret Santa’s, she had long black hair and
worked with the sun kids.
Clair at the time was studying to become a nurse and she loves nature and lady bugs.
Megan's shirt in the making.
Front of Megan's shirt
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Back of Megan's shirt.
Clair's shirt.
Clair showing off the front of her shirt.
Back of Clair's shirt.
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