We believe in the power of individuality, the value uniqueness and the beauty of self-expression.
Our passion for handcrafting one-of-a-kind pieces is rooted in our own attempts to dress to express and to stand out from the rest.
It is our goal to share this with you by creating select never-before-seen items that you can exclusively add to your wardrobe.
All of our pieces emphasize unique, unforeseen attributes that are funky, fresh and fashion forward.
We hunt down jackets from here, there… pretty much everywhere! We buy most of our items new, with the exception of some gently used garments – the ones we consider too rare to pass up.
We then add some of our ‘sista spice’ by remodeling and embellishing these items, turning them into handmade one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces.
We use a variety of materials to bring these garments to life – paint, studs, patches, trims – whatever feels right to give each garment it’s own personality. We consider every jacket a unique piece of art with eccentric inspiration and stories behind each one.
We really enjoy the process of up-cycling and seeing it through from start to finish.
In the early years growing up together, our relationship, combined with a fury for fashion, included rummaging through each other’s closet when the other wasn’t looking, picking out that hot top we had been eyeballing, stealthily walking out of the house with it on under our jacket, rockin’ that borrowed look, secretly putting it back just as we found it, then tiptoeing our way out of the nerve racking territory hoping to not get caught.
But as time went on, we grew wiser. “Why don’t we just share all of our clothes? Then we can have two wardrobes and double the threads!” DING, DING, DING!
Since then, we’ve bonded over sharing each other’s clothes instead of smuggling them. Taking bits and pieces from each other’s clothing collection, we started experimenting with offbeat and unfamiliar looks, each constantly evolving and becoming more and more unique than the last.
Eventually, we noticed our style beginning to differ from our peers and deviate from what “everyone else” was wearing – something we came to thrive off of. We discovered a strong sense of self-satisfaction by standing out from the rest, pushing us to continue on down our own path and encouraging each other along the way.
Our workshop is currently taking over our 1,200 square foot apartment in beautiful Venice, California.
Currently, all of our pieces are exclusively sold right here on our website. We only make one of each so get it while you can!
We’ve experienced the courage it takes when it comes to dressing in apparel that differs from what everyone else can easily own. We understand that wearing a standout piece of art may feel like a bit of a gamble. But we believe that everyone should feel confident in expressing their own individual sense of style, which is why we’ve developed an analogy between owning your sense of style with our one-of-a-kind items and a deck of playing cards.
Each card that makes up a deck of playing cards has its own personality and brings something of their own to the table. But you’re not like all the other cards; you’re different than the rest. You are the Queen of Spades, darling, the sexiest card in the deck. The Queen of Spades is said to be a shining example of power and authority with an innate ability to achieve. The Queen of Spades is said to be independent, unconventional, and well spoken. Basically, you’re an unparalleled badass boss babe, designed to catch the eye! There is only one Queen of Spades in every deck, just like there can only one Queen in possession of our one-of-a-kind pieces, and baby, you’re it! You’ve already got the winning hand, so go all-in feeling confident that you are the unique, first-class ace that you are – strut your style wearing one of our exclusive, one-off jackets made just for you!
