Alright, let’s talk about this “fashion designers club cultur” thing I’ve been messing around with. It’s been a wild ride, lemme tell ya.
It all started with me just being bored, scrolling through Pinterest, and seeing all these cool fashion sketches. I thought, “Hey, I used to doodle stuff like that in high school. Why not pick it up again?” So, I did. I grabbed my old sketchbook, some pencils, and started sketching. Real basic stuff – dresses, pants, the usual.
Then I got this idea: what if I could create a whole “club” vibe around these designs? Like, a fictional fashion house with its own aesthetic and maybe even a little backstory? Kinda cheesy, I know, but I was having fun.
First thing I did was brainstorm a name. I wanted something that sounded a bit edgy, a bit exclusive. After a lot of back and forth, I settled on “Nocturne Atelier.” Sounded mysterious, right? Then I started thinking about the “cultur” aspect. I figured every good fashion house needs a “thing,” a core idea that influences everything they do.
I decided Nocturne Atelier would be all about celebrating imperfection. Think ripped seams, asymmetrical cuts, mismatched patterns – stuff that most designers would try to hide. I even started making a mood board, just slapping together pictures of things that fit the vibe: crumbling buildings, faded graffiti, people wearing clothes that looked like they’d been through a washing machine… and a war.
Next up was actually designing some clothes. This is where things got tricky. I had all these ideas in my head, but translating them into actual sketches was a challenge. I started experimenting with different techniques – layering fabrics, using unconventional materials (like, I tried drawing a dress made of duct tape once – didn’t work out too well). I messed up a LOT. Like, seriously, a lot of my early sketches ended up in the trash. But I kept at it.
To give it a try, I thought, lets create a simple design first, so started with basic jeans and simple logo crop top, once the design got done, I scanned the design. I printed those design on the DTF printing machine, and heat pressed the logo on the crop top.
Then came the presentation. I wanted to showcase my designs in a way that felt authentic to the “Nocturne Atelier” vibe. I considered doing a traditional fashion show, but that felt too polished. Instead, I decided to stage a guerrilla photoshoot in an abandoned warehouse. Found a couple of friends willing to model, borrowed some clothes that fit the aesthetic (think ripped jeans, oversized hoodies, lots of black), and went to work. The lighting was awful, the location was kinda sketchy, and we were all freezing, but the photos turned out surprisingly cool.
Finally, I put everything together – the sketches, the mood board, the photoshoot photos – and created a digital “lookbook.” Basically, it’s just a PDF with all my stuff in it, formatted to look like a fancy magazine. I shared it online, mostly just on Instagram and some art forums. Honestly, I didn’t expect much to come of it.
But then, something kinda cool happened. People started responding to it. Not like, millions of people, but enough to make me feel like I was onto something. I got a few messages from other designers, some asking about my techniques, others just saying they liked the vibe. A couple of small boutiques even reached out, asking if I’d be interested in selling my designs.
I’m not gonna lie, it was pretty exciting. I’m still figuring out what to do with it all. I don’t know if I’ll ever actually launch a real fashion label, but this whole “fashion designers club cultur” thing has been a blast. It’s taught me a lot about design, creativity, and just putting yourself out there, even if you’re not sure what you’re doing.
So yeah, that’s my story. It was messy, a bit chaotic, and definitely not perfect, but it was mine. And who knows, maybe “Nocturne Atelier” will become a real thing someday. You never know.
