Thank you for your understanding…

Much Magic-

~Bear~

I’ve got a couple new designs in the works, so check back soon.

Happy Spring!

Here’s a few photos that some of you might be interested in. This is a shoulder bag that I made for Viggo Mortensen when I saw him in New York. I used vintage leather and denim and lined it in a cotton soccer ball printed fabric, as he’s a big fan of the San Lorenzo team. I haven’t heard anything, but I hope he liked it!

Peace to all during the holidays…

I bought a brand new sewing machine recently which I’m learning how to use. It has some great embroidery type stitches, so look for some new items featuring that soon.

I added two new items to the Ready Made section today. One is a black burnout velvet shawl and the other is a completely new item called Tulle Time. It’s an empire waist jacket with attached ragged tulle “skirt.” I’ll probably end up adding it to the custom section, but for now it’s one of a kind.

Hope you like them!

Brandi’s Dream has gone through many changes becoming Designs by Bear, and I hope that the new site and attitude will make creating a look for yourself much easier and also more enjoyable.

I have always believed that fashion reflects our inner personality as individuals, and have used that as a basis to begin this company. When I went to fashion design school I was always told what couldn’t be done, what kinds of things I was allowed to design, where I would be able to work, which was basically for someone else. The world of high fashion can be quite stifling as I quickly found out, and I’m not someone that takes well to being told what I can’t accomplish with my own life and dreams.

Fashion is everywhere, not just the runways and trendiest New York nightclubs. It’s in the streets, on the television, the local high school, at the mall. We as consumers are bigger than the New York or LA scenes, and we are mighty. We come from all walks of life and don’t need someone in an office a thousand miles away to dictate to us what we want to wear. We can make up our own minds, be who we want to be and not what someone else wants us to be. That’s where I find inspiration in myself, to be different, to help others achieve what it is that they want in their own dreams.

I want to redesign the world of fashion as I see it. We are all of us artists. We sew, we paint, we write, we’re performers, parents, children. Our hearts are wild and we defy molds and break barriers. If you have ever watched a high fashion runway show and thought, “Where can anyone possibly wear that?” then this site is for you.

This section will be for updates on things I’m currently working on, new design sketches that I have in mind, commentary on fashion trends I see around me, and possibly new products from other places for you to check out. There are many exciting things to come, so stay tuned!