Couture Clothes: Do the designers ever get to make clothes for themselves?

What about the designers that make the Couture Clothes? Why is it that when you see them on the runway or in photos, they always look kind of dull, as in not wearing their own fabulous couture pieces?  Not this designer though. I love wearing my own couture pieces. 

Caleb Garcia Taylor in his silk loungewear jumper.Caleb Garcia Taylor in his silk loungewear jumper.

Well, it is true that a designer time is consumed in designing for their clients, collection pieces, sourcing fabrics and fibers, marketing and networking, administration, social media, and the list goes on and on. I have heard Jason Davell a designer that is a friend of mine say, "The only way that I can design for myself is if I pay myself, because that is time that I am not being paid by my clients.

Well myself as a designer that makes Couture Clothes for men, make the time for it! Of course it helps being a sample size, I often wind up using myself as a manikin when shaping the creative couture knitwear.

Here are the Top three reasons why designers all should design for themselves:

  1. You are always your #1 Brand Ambassador. If you don't wear your clothes, how do expect anyone else to?
  2. As a designer you are seen in important places on the runway, at fashion events, gala celebrations, in night life, and around town. My favorite clients are the ones that chase me down on the street asking, "Did you make that, where can I get something like that?
  3. Wherever you are based out of, the designers main concern is to grow, develop, and elevate the local fashion culture. You need to represent. Here in Chicago, when you don't wear the typical "Chicago Uniform" for men, you tend to stand out and turn heads. By being yourself and expressing that through fashion, you empower others to break the mold and do the same.


Cal Garcia on the red carpet New York Couture Fashion Week interview with Trixie From Custom Trends.Cal Garcia on the red carpet New York Couture Fashion Week interview with Trixie From Custom Trends.

This look was for a Red Carpet Gala Celebration of Education and Choices for Organic Non-GMO for the modeling industries. 

Designer Cal Garica on the Red Carpet for Non-Gmo Organic Silk and Bamboo hand knit shorts that we made along with signature knit bow tie, along with a brocade vest.Designer Cal Garica on the Red Carpet for Non-Gmo Organic Silk and Bamboo hand knit shorts that we made along with signature knit bow tie, along with a brocade vest.

This was a very important event for my Mom J-na, see why this was so special and important educational summit for the modeling and fashion industries.

Comfortable Cal Garcia in his favorite Green Eco-Couture Jeans in the Designer Studio Loft. Here we also see the form-fitting couture tank top with semi-sheer blocks.Comfortable Cal Garcia in his favorite Green Eco-Couture Jeans in the Designer Studio Loft. Here we also see the form-fitting couture tank top with semi-sheer blocks.

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Street Style on my Electric Bicycle, with my friend Cristy's Art Bear on solar printed and developed on the eco-couture tank.Street Style on my Electric Bicycle, with my friend Cristy's Art Bear on solar printed and developed on the eco-couture tank.

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Designer Cal Garcia in a piece made for himself high-end knit wear fusion euro punk at Gala.Designer Cal Garcia in a piece made for himself high-end knit wear fusion euro punk.
Designer Cal Garcia in his couture Euro Euro Style knit wear at art expo in Chicago with Chicago Curator Sergio Gomez.Designer Cal Garcia in his couture Euro Styled knit wear at art expo in Chicago with Chicago Curator Sergio Gomez.
Cal Garcia in his Green Denim suit with a handknit tie at fashion event with designer Aimee Cua.Cal Garcia in his Green Denim suit with a handknit tie at fashion event with designer Aimee Cua.

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