About Naked Slate
Naked Slate started as a fashion blog used for my creative outlet, with the long term goal of opening a boutique! After working in the fashion industry for a decade I realized that thrifting and vintage fashion is my passion! I love to thrift and find hidden treasures to create my own unique style. And more than that, I like to share these hidden treasures with my friends! Leave the hunting, repairing, cleaning, and styling up to me! You get to play dress up and create your own unique style with these high quality gems!
I want my brand to feel classic, sexy, and bold. A mix of casual LA style with a twist of New York sass. Just like me!
Why fashion?
Since I was a little girl I loved playing dress up, loved dressing my dolls in fun outfits, and was a bit of an artist always drawing wedding gowns in my notebooks. I was already obsessed with fashion without knowing it. I’m from a small town so it didn’t occur to me that designing clothing could be a career. I saw it in my fashion magazines but it seemed so far out of reach. In high school I was picking my career based on the outfits… I wanted to be a lawyer so I could wear the cute pantsuits. Then I wanted to be a nurse so I could wear scrubs… it was like dressing up made you a totally different person. And after I realized that playing dress up was more than a hobby, I decided to go to FIDM and be a fashion designer.
What inspired you to launch your brand?
I feel like entrepreneurship is in my blood… My dad started his own business long before I was born. So growing up I saw how hard he worked for that but also how much freedom it gave him. After experiencing design jobs in the fashion industry (getting a lot of rejection just for your ideas to be stolen), I wanted to bring my own vision to life without anyone restricting me. I hated the waste created by the fashion industry and I always loved the quality and individuality of vintage anyway so I wanted to start my own digital thrift store!
Plans For The Label
Eventually I might start selling my own designs in a small batch capacity. Once that happens I really want to lean into the name “Naked Slate” by adding some sexier elements like lingerie.
