Firstly
I asked the owner of The Creep Store to give me a written piece about
herself and oh my god I love this clothing company even more after
reading this!
"Started
in February 2014, but it's the product of two years of planning!
The
collective is based on the idea of making really fun, different cult
fashion pieces. The whole basis of it's name comes from the fact that
I was the weird creepy girl at school who obsessed over really
obscure art, cut up all my clothes and pinned them together with
safety pins and thought that stacked eyeshadows upto my eyebrows was
totally fine.
And
to an extent, I totally believe that everyone has a little bit of
weird, we all go through that phase, so this is a celebration of
that!
At
the moment, the whole thing is run by myself and my cat. Although its
slowly expanding to include a bunch of amazing creatives from local
stylists to photographers, to really help further the whole brand and
maintain it's "independent collective" spirit. I work with
an amazing friend who helps me design the pattern pieces and from
there I cut, sew, embroider, package and send everything from my
little studio. The whole handmade aspect is really integral to the
company, so 99% of the things you can buy have been handmade, from
the labels to the appliqués.
A
lot of inspiration for collections are drawn from past experiences
whether that's from spending time in Japan with Lolita's, to being a
total punk in Camden. I'm a huge supporter of women empowering other
women, especially in this industry. So I think the fashion inspo's
for TCS range from artists such as Bei Badgirl and Aya Takano to riot
grrrl icons such as Kathleen Hanna.We listen to A LOT of music in the
studio, basically anyone from Mos Def to Goat. So that inspires a lot
of what we do too. Plus we're kind of obsessed with movie girl gangs,
so obviously we we've watched Clueless and Mean Girls til the DVD has
broken, but we've got framed photos of Winona Ryder in Heathers,
Momoko & Ichiko from Kamikaze Girls, and Fairuza Balk in The
Craft, all hanging on the wall!”
What
I LOVE about TCS is there’s no holding back. I’m a strong
believer in self expression. To hear anyone say ‘Oh I’d love to
wear that but it wouldn’t suit me’ is a real shame. NO! I never
ever say that, I see something I like I wear it. If people stare at
you embrace it! Embrace individuality, embrace your own style, and
don’t pay attention to those who give you negative vibes because I
bet they’re secretly thinking “I wish I had the balls to wear
that”.
This
clothing company do what they like and follow no rules. These clothes
are so diverse the options on how to style them can be as basic or
fun as you like and you’ll still be turning heads however you like
mix and match!
This
Cult Gal battle jacket is definitely one of my most favourite items
on TCS site!
I
had a little play about styling it with clothes I already owned and
pretty much 80% of my wardrobe went with this jacket, but I just put
the three outfits together for now. Any others I put together in the
future will be posted on all of mine and wonderland clothing social
media for you!
I
styled each outfit with my white platform trainers as a lot of you
have been asking me what to wear them with. I personally think you
can wear them with pretty much anything!
First
outfit:
Black
tshirt crop top from Missguided
Black
PVC skirt from ASOS
White
platform heels from YRU
Bed Throw: Wonderland Clothing
Second outfit:
Flamingo Sun dress in Petite from ASOS
White
platform heels from YRU
Bed Throw: Wonderland Clothing
Third Outfit
Oversized “Home is where the bra isn’t tshirt from Shopjeen
White platform heels from YRU
Bed Throw: Wonderland Clothing
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you for taking your time to look at the Wonderlanders blog! All of
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such unique pieces...seems like a great company...you look great!
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