Over the past 18 months or so, it feels like there has been an explosion of custom options. Even in the big brands and big stores.
Last year my local Nordstrom had
Shoes of Prey stand, there was a custom converse section, custom t-shirts and even custom pillows.
New Balance and all the other sneaker brands have customization studios.
LL Bean lets you make a custom boat and tote in your own color palette.
Of course there are lots of shops and Etsy that let you customize to your hearts content.
This fall, Fossil, Kate Spade, Coach, Madewell, and Michael Kors offered ways to customize your bags with monograms or bag charms. And there are two new purse brands that offer custom bags too:
Mon Purse and
Pop and Suki.
One of my local jewelry stores hosted a popup with a local woman who would embellish your faves or sold embellished items she sourced herself.
Some articles on the trend:
http://www.racked.com/2016/12/29/140...measure-custom
http://www.racked.com/2016/6/1/11772...alization-pins
Have you noticed this "trend?" Have you gone custom? What did you get?
I got some shoes from Shoes of Prey during a promo at Nordstrom. I made a pair of color blocked flats with an interesting mix of textures. They turned out pretty cute, but while the construction was good, my choices may not have made the most durable choices. I have ordered custom underwear on Etsy. And I did make a custom boat and tote to use as a carry on in a few years ago in my favorite accent color - pink.
I am definitely intrigued by custom purses and it would be fun to jazz up a basic with custom details.
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