Rootin' For The Underdogs!! Indie Designers On Etsy

Some of the world's most unbelievably talented, innovative, original, unique, and deserving artists and designers are literally right beneath your nose, every day. We overlook them through sheer over saturation, a good majority of the time, which honestly isn't always our fault. But take just an extra few seconds to scratch the surface of those regularly visited sites and shops, and you'll be rewarded a multitude's worth of artistic originality at, get this, ABSURDLY LOW PRICES. This honestly is the equivalent of going to the thrift shop only to discover that Bjork just donated her entire home's worth of possessions, including her CLOSET, to the store and you're the FIRST TO NOTICE!!!!! Imagine the opportunity to have bought an OG Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, or a fledgling runway piece off of a still shy Alexander McQueen....well, your chances are STILL WAITING FOR YOU!!!!
Not at some never heard of site, this isn't some well kept secret, nor crazy invitation only club, it's been quietly yet emphatically growing for years, in spite of all the haters. ETSY. Yup. Etsy.
Check out some of my favorite artists, designers, and shop owners, and you'll get it. Take Zana Bayne, for instance. Where do you think our lady of Garbage Dress fame first hawked her harness wares? In her Etsy shop, of course. And only this month's Marie Claire featured one in a fucking photo shoot. So, seriously, what are you waiting for????? Get your shop on! And if you sleep thru it now, you're an ass. For real.

INDOMINA Buenos Aires, Argentina (predominantly jewelry)

Girl On A Vine out of my beloved home; California

Faint Of Heart Need Not Apply-

These two chicas are incredibly bad ass. Hailing from Australia with pedigrees in punk rock, fashion, phenomenal musical/artistic/creative tastes, I'm continually inspired and deeply cheered by their every move. They pour their heart and souls into their clothing, and they've recently rolled out a drool worthy and (sadly for me for the forseeable future anyway) unattainable haute couture (as well as punk couture and more ready-to-wear price points and styles) online boutique. If you haven't been stoked out on these cats up 'til now, allow me to throw out madman style hand gang signs meaning "Fuck Yeah!" for the DI$COUNT chicks and their equally awesome blog:     DI$COUNT.

Narcissus Drowning In His Own Reflection-

Dude, this coat is SO freakin' amazing. I have a few vintage furs and vintage leathers that I'm redesigning into other creations, and this is one of them. It's a fox, and it has a few busted seams so I got it for the absurd price of 15.00. Ha! I'm working on an Alexander Wang jacket DIY too, which hopefully I'll have some photos of soon.