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Sparkle Session: Gipsy Dharma

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Valentine’s Day may have come and gone but good thing I saved some love – welcome to the second edition of Sparkle Sessions. Sparkle Sessions are where I interview a small business owner and introduce you to them and their products.  The first was Jessica and Piper Stone, the one-eyed painting bull dog and her mom, which you can find here.  Today I bring you the British designer, Gipsy Dharma, and her collection of boots and clothing all of which can be found on her site website.

Just a few of the many styles of boots 

In talking with Gipsy her passion for her company and the pieces she hand makes shone through over the course of our dozen emails.  I loved learning that she is the model in all of her product shots – talk about someone who really believes in what they do! Without further ado, the interview:

Who are you? 
Gipsy Dharma
 
What do you do? 
I make leather footwear and clothing for women.

 

 

Where you do it?  
Most of the time I travel between Europe and Asia. 
My boots are made wherever I’m located at any given point 🙂
 
Describe yourself in five words? 
Childlike, Frank, Impartial, Ambitious, Fearless 
 
How would you describe your aesthetic?
Going against all possible norms and staying far away from mainstream fashion trends.

 

It is all in the details! 
 
How did you decide you wanted to be a designer?
I only wanted to make a few pairs of boots for myself to wear at music festivals. But then I posted a couple photos of me wearing them on my Facebook page and it all went from there.
 
 
What do you think is the most unique thing in your portfolio? 
The most unique things are yet to come. 🙂 Right now I’m working on a brand new collection consisting of about 50 new items of clothing. It should be released within the next couple of months!

 

 
What advice would you offer aspiring creatives?
 Be bold and unique! Do not be constrained by what’s trendy and what is not. Don’t make your creations for people, make them WITH people. Take all academic approaches to creativity with a grain of salt, if it’s already been in the textbook somewhere then you are basically just copying someone else’s ideas.
 
Where would you like to see your business in five years?
 I want it to remain very niche and very unique. I’d love to have at least one physical store at some point, ideally one in the US and one somewhere in Europe. Oh, and a massive workshop to speed up the creation of my designs.

 

Two of my favorites from the collection, and again, the details!
 
Favorite quote?
Be yourself, because everyone else is already taken. -Oscar Wilde.

 

If you could pick anyone what celebrity do you envision being your first brand ambassador?  
Since I try and stay away from mainstream fashion as much as I can for personal reasons, I do not envision any mainstream celebrities wearing my clothing. Although, to my great surprise, my boots have already been mentioned on Fashion TV website. Also, the fact that I model my stuff exclusively by myself in a way makes me the key Gipsy Dharma brand ambassador. 🙂

 My boots were designed to be worn at open air music festivals around the world and that is exactly what is happening right now as hundreds of super happy customers are dancing the night away in their gipsylicious attire. 🙂 From the most popular music festival “celebrities”, I personally take great pride in the fact that I’ve designed a great stage costume for Simon Posford from a very well known alternative music band, Shpongle. I’ve also designed countless pairs of boots for various stage performers at the festivals, from dancers to fire show performers.

 

 

Where can we find you? 
You can find me on my website and I am also on social media;
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and YouTube.

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  1. Cindy Eugene says

    I ordered my gipsy dharma boots from Australia on the 22/5/16 and received them on the 26/5/16 at my outer Sydney address. Fantastic customer service, prompt delivery and an incredible and beautiful product. I am a very happy with my boots.

  2. Ruth says

    The boots may be nice – I don’t know, I’m still waiting for mine to be delivered after nearly 3 months – but their customer services are abysmal!

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