Here’s how it’s done

After attending an Etsy event recently I realized what an amazing job they are doing! Their marketplace not only has unique and creative products but it has a human connection as a part of their e-commerce site. The site is powered by the sellers where their creative ideas get a platform to grow into a successful business. It’s a place to find your everyday needs, online, and handmade from someone you can read all about. After this, I visited the site quite often and came across another amazing aspect of their site; Custom Clothing.

If you are anything other than a sample size, you know that shopping online can be very difficult and can be a hassle, to be honest. I also have a body type that often falls between sizes and often find myself going through many returns and refunds. Custom clothing was of course always an option, but it’s too much effort to go and put into for your everyday clothes, no?

Etsy happens to be the solution for all these problems, it has a number of affordable, size-inclusive custom sellers in its marketplace which allows you to get the design of your choice. From a simple top, t-shirt to an evening gown you can get it tailor-made for your body type and personal style.

We came across a few tips on some of the best ways to shop on etsy for custom pieces. Dayna Ism Johnson, Etsy’s resident trend expert has given her best tips to buy custom made clothing to Nylon. Keep reading to find out what they are.

Focus on location

Knowing the location of the seller will help you estimate when you will receive the product and how accessible you are. Etsy has sellers across the world, which means its really up to your timeline as to when you need the product. If you need it really quickly, I would suggest sticking to your country at least, if not your city.

Another problem which many of us face is measurements and taking them on our own. You are never confident if you have done it correctly and always worried you will get the wrong size due to your mistake. In this case, there are sellers who offer in-person consultations as well, of course for this you will have to find a local designer. After this, we suggest keeping those measurements handy for your future orders.

Ask for pointers

If you are still nervous about your measurements and the seller does not offer in-person consultations, or you might have chosen a seller outside your city. We suggest getting in touch with the seller because many of them will have templates and guides explaining exactly where to measure from and what you are looking for. Ask plenty of questions till your not satisfied with your order, at the end of the day you are spending more since it is a custom made order and you should get exactly what you are looking for.

Take advantage of Etsy’s resources

Use the Etsy site well and all their features to get the best results. There are location filters to help narrow your search if you’re looking for a local seller. There are many other filters to help you browse different categories such as size, color, and prize. If you want to stick to trusted sellers with a high a reputation, look for “best seller” badges next to the sellers names. These will be the sellers that are performing well according to Etsy based on their own statistics and analytics.

Keep communication lines open

Talk, talk and talk! That’s about it, working with people gives you the opportunity to be in touch with the person very easily so make use of it! Sellers want their stores to do well and will also be open to hearing what you have to say and make sure they provide the best product to you. Pretty much everything on Etsy is available for customization since you are working with real people.

Isom Johnson notes “just ask if you have something in mind, whether you want something made from scratch or if you’d like to have something you find in their shop to be completely customized.” If you’re worried about a piece’s quality, “you can always ask the seller for swatches of the material, and even talk to them about how a color can be customized.”

Don’t limit yourself on Etsy

Don’t limit yourself when your shopping on Etsy for custom clothing, just ask the seller what’s possible. In case you don’t find something you are looking for, just ask the seller if they can work with you in order to truly customize something from scratch. Maybe you want something in a particular color that isn’t available, ask them and give it a shot. If you are looking for something really unique, you should be willing to spend a little extra time and money on this and design something together with your seller.

Let’s give you a little head start, check out 3 customer designers below that all have “bestseller” badges:

LouEmbrace

LouEmbrace offers cute handmade clothing only from natural fabrics.

Linennaive

Linennaive specialises in Linen, Cashmere and Natural Material. 

WhatALuvely

WhatALuvely provides PJ Sets for Bridesmaids in solids and some super cute/funky prints.

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Glitter is getting more and more popular by the day. It’s shining across millions of dresses and faces on Instagram and Facebook and has become the must-have finishing touch for many. Our love for all things sparkly knows no bound. Glittering dresses, nail polish, eyeshadow, phone cases, jewelry – the more the better! Due to New Year’s a lot of stories kept popping up on our newsfeed which has caused us to raise the question, is glitter bad for the environment? After some research we found out it’s way worse than you probably imagined. As pretty and attractive as it might seem, glitter is not that innocent as we all thought and is causing a lot of plastic pollution in our oceans.

Glitter is pretty much just tiny reflective pieces of plastic or microplastics. This is what gives it the distinctive shimmer. When we wear an item that has glitter on it and it is left on our bodies or we apply makeup that has it and we wash it away, these little bits of plastic end up in the water where they never really break down. This is bad news for our aquatic life. Since glitter is microplastic and is very small, it has the potential to pass through filtration systems in sewage facilities and end up in our waterways and oceans. Plastic never breaks down and is bad news for pretty much everything that calls the Earth home. Statistics say that 92% of the plastic in the world’s oceans is made up of microplastics. 

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When glitter enters the oceans, they are ingested by small organisms. They are potentially toxic and can end up becoming a harmful food source for these organisms. This basically means that these materials in the ocean can replace their food which will lead to them starving themselves by eating this glitter. Now, not only would the smallest organisms starve, but their deaths will lead to starvation further up the food chain as well. This can have a negative impact on humans as well because we are consuming marine life which could contain microplastics. These microplastics move through the food chain and make their way up starting at the bottom as the animals eat each other. The fish that gets caught for humans to consume are increasingly beginning to contain plastic particles, and these particles are killing fish before they even reach reproductive age.

Some scientists are calling for glitter to be banned outright. In 2015, a ban on microbeads—another form of microplastic that is found in tons of beauty products like shower gels and exfoliants—took effect in the United States. BBC reports that “a single shower can result in 100,000 plastic particles entering the ocean.” reported on Elite Daily.

WHY THESE TINY OCEAN CREATURES ARE EATING PLASTIC POLLUTION

But without glitter, how will we sparkle???

Don’t worry if you can’t live without some glitter in your life, you can still use it and be kind to the environment. You should know then that safe biodegradable glitter exists – unlike plastic glitter that won’t break down and is going to wreck havoc, biodegradable glitter doesn’t stick around on the earth forever and it works just as well as standard glitter.

To name a few brands that can help you with all your sparkle needs…

• Lush uses glitter that is made from seaweed, so it decomposes.

• Wild Glitter is another to watch if you want to fulfill those guilt-free shimmer needs. All their glitter is biodegradable, so it’s worth stocking up.

• Bioglitter is made from 92 percent plastic-free materials

• The brand Glitterevolution makes their environmentally safe glitter from plant cellulose making it a renewable source of sparkle. They even house it in plastic-free packaging.

Glitter is used excessively only a few times throughout the year, perhaps due to a festival, a special occasions, Halloween etc. However, by skipping out on just those few times can help our environment so much you might not even realize. Now onwards, before you glitter yourself just make sure to think of the environment before you indulge in a bunch of sparkles and if you do make sure it’s the kind that is safe for our environment. Reduce the plastic pollution being caused by such a small thing we might have never thought of. Being mindful and aware of the impact of the products we buy is key to making changes in our everyday life.

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Tissues, please! The world’s most eligible bachelor is soon to be married and there was a time when we thought the Ginger Prince may never settle down. Prince Harry, 33, will tie the knot with Suits actress Meghan Markle, 36, on May 19, 2018. With just 2 days to go for the royal wedding lets go through Prince Harry’s girlfriend list and see who has been invited from them.

A Look Back At Prince Harry’s Dating History

When did Prince Harry start dating Meghan Markle?

Prince Harry, the fifth-in-line to the throne started dating Meghan Markle, the American actress who is best known for her role as Rachel Zane from Suits in October 2016.

Apparently, they have invited two of Prince Harry’s exes to their wedding, great confidence by Meghan Markle. Some brides would be intimidated by having the groom’s former girlfriends at their wedding, but Meghan is not worried about it.

Camila Romestrand

After his breakup with Chelsy Davy, he briefly dated Norwegian singer Camila Romestrand. According to the media, she revealed that she had stayed over at the royal residence Clarence house and was even served breakfast in bed by Harry, oh my! This was never confirmed by Prince Harry.

Florence Brudenell

According to reports, Prince Harry and actress/model Florence Brudenell dated in 2011. She lived in Notting Hill and they apparently spent time together at her house in order to keep their dating on the low and as a secret. They ended things when Prince Harry started his helicopter training with the Army Air Corps.

Cressida Bonas

Princess Eugenie introduced Prince Harry to actress Cressida Bonas and they dated from 2012 to 2014. This was his second longest relationship after Chelsy Davy and it ended because once again for the same reason. Cressida couldn’t stand the public srutiny of being with Harry.

A friend of the couple revealed in 2014: “It’s very sad that they have decided to split but this is a completely amicable separation and they are remaining the very best of friends.”

Mollie King

Things worked the other way around in this relationship. The English singer and member of girl group the Saturdays admitted to dating Prince Harry briefly. Harry was the one who reportedly cooled things off with her after she was too open about their relationship with the public.

Ellie Goulding

We can’t wait to see the pictures of their royal wedding! 🙂

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Is Kylie Jenner pregnant? Is it true? When? How? These questions have been driving the internet crazy since news of her reported pregnancy came out Friday afternoon. The stories and assumptions took place all throughout the weekend, we say stories because Kylie herself is yet to officially comment and announce the pregnancy. Since no one heard from her in all these days, many people turned to Kris Jenner to get some inside news on what is really happening, but keeping with the Kardashian way of handling things she literally kept us hanging by saying “you’ll just have to keep watching”. The entire family is so smart as to when what and how their information and secrets come out to the public, everything is carefully planned. We don’t know whether or not this was planned but just days after Kylie Jenner’s pregnancy news, Khloe Kardashian is reportedly pregnant as well! Oh my the Kardashian-Jenner sisters are on a roll this year.

Is Kylie Jenner Pregnant? How Will We Find Out?

Kylie hasn’t revealed the news herself so everyone is wondering when and how is it going to happen. She has been posting pictures across her social media channels over the weekend, however, none of them give anything away about the pregnancy. She has been posting throwback pictures and birthday wishes in which she is slightly lifting up her black t-shirt. People have been analyzing this picture to another level, trying to zoom in and see if they can spot any change in her body. It’s insane!

yesterday was cute. hope you had the happiest of birthdays Jordy. Love you forever ever and beyond..

A post shared by Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Sep 24, 2017 at 12:13pm PDT

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Kim Kardashian has not been one to hide many things about her life on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she has opened up and revealed her pregnancies, talked about her health issues while conceiving along with Kanye’s health issues. Since the family like to make carefully planned reveals our guess about Kylie’s pregnancy announcement will also be through KUWTK. The news came out around a week before the premiere of the new season of KUWTK that debuts on Sunday, October 1st. We think it’s a strategic move that this news has taken the internet by storm so that all eyes and attention is on the show returning on E!. Everyone want’s to know more about the youngest Kardashian sister, how far along is she? Is Travis Scott the father? All the answers will probably be answered on Sunday or on a future episode of KUWTK. This pregnancy news is the biggest tune-in reminder that their reality show has ever had, so we doubt that we will see pictures of her revealing her stomach on Instagram or Snapchat before any announcement is made on the show.

(Also Read more about when the three sisters were color coordinated) 

Let’s forget all about KUWTK for a minute, some other possibilities of how this announcement can be made are also connected to her famous makeup brand Kylie Cosmetics. Knowing her she very well could come out with an entire collection in order to tell the world she is having a baby.

Kylie’s sister Khloe Kardashian, 33, and her NBA boyfriend are also expecting a baby together and this will be her first child. Khloé is the third Kardashian-Jenner sibling to currently be expecting a child. The third being Kim Kardashian West who is expecting her third child by surrogate. It looks like all three sisters are due around the same time so it’s a time for celebrations for the family, looks like this family tree is going to be huge!

Is Kylie Jenner pregnant? Do you believe it? Open up your creative minds and tell us how you think she will announce this big news in the comments below. Congratulations to Kylie And Travis if this news is really true 🙂

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