How To Design Your Own Shoes in Wide and Extended Sizes with Shoes of Prey
Have you ever wondered how to design your own shoes? I know I have! I own more shoes than any other fashion item and it’s probably safe to say that I have an obsession. I have always dreamed of designing my own shoes and Shoes of Prey gave me the opportunity to my dream gaudy wide width shoes! Shoes of Prey makes you the designer and caters to wide widths and extended sizes with custom made shoes. Use code READYTOSTARE to get a free custom inscription (a $49 value).
Ready to Stare & GLOSSRAGS Collaborate to Release “I Know You Care” Tees
I’ve known Randi, the owner of GLOSSRAGS, since Ready to Stare first started in 2012. I had the pleasure of making her custom arm cuffs when we both still lived in Chicago. Over the past year, I’ve witnessed her brand’s first release, the “And Counting” tees, catapult GLOSSRAGS into the national spotlight as protestors in Ferguson sported the tees during October’s Weekend of Resistance. When Randi approached me about collaborating with her on a new design, I was all too happy to dive into the project.
Reflecting on Ready to Stare’s 3-Year Anniversary!
On February 3, 2012, Ready to Stare officially opened its Etsy store and made its first sale to a customer who would become one of my favorite people in the world and a loyal friend, Mylissa. I remember tweeting Mylissa who I had met earlier that week that my store was now live (also Mylissa is hilarious on Twitter so follow her). I was SO nervous. I still didn’t believe anyone would actually buy anything that I had made. And while I didn’t get my second sale until nearly two weeks later, in the three years since then nearly 1,600 others have followed Mylissa’s lead purchasing on Etsy along with countless others at all of the trunk shows, fashion shows, and festivals; not to mention those who purchased from Ready to Stare’s 20+ retailers.And as a company that started as simple Chicago-centric wire-wrapped jewelry business, Ready to Stare has evolved into a full-blown global body positive apparel and accessory brand while staying handmade and customer-focused.Â