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druChristine Couture + 107.9's Tropikana
"Good at Being Bad"
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For years, whenever I present a collection, I am always asked "When are you going to feature some clothes for the plus size divas?" Although many pieces from my collections can be made for a plus size client, this is the first (of many) druChristine Couture pieces designed for the plus size fashion maven in mind.
You all talked, and I LISTENED.
druChristine Couture has teamed up with Couture Queen Boutique in Parksville, MD (minutes outside of Baltimore) to present a few plus sizes pieces designed in plus sizes. druChristine Couture joins other labels such as QFD (Qristyl Frazier Designs), Monif C, Igigi and Kiyonna.
Couture Queen offers "A personalized shopping experience for the voluptuous woman! We offer sexy, one of a kind fashions for sizes 14-26." Couture Queen also features jewelry,shoes and handbags for the discriminating buyer.
To learn more about Couture Queen, log on to: http://www.couturequeen.net/ |
Z 107.9's Tropikana is "Good at Being Bad" with druChristine Couture.
Cleveland one air diva, Tropikana, AKA 'Ivanka Trump' feel in love with druChristine Couture dress, 'Tie One On' so much, she made it (one of three) looks for her birthday bash at Earth Nightclub. The event, "Good at Bring Bad" featured live performances by MGK and Ebony James.
Big Up Stylist D Hayes of Cloud 9 Boutique for selecting druChristine for the occasion.
Here are a few pics from the event, courtesy of R. Lamar Photos.
Love the look? Available in a variety of styles and colors, order yours today: druewho1@gmail.com |
12.4.11 -- druChristine Couture + W.I.N.K.K.
It was all about the natural beauties as W.I.N.K.K. (Women in Natural Kinks and Kurls) presented "Another Natural Hair Gathering" at the Kappa House in Cleveland. It was all love and great vibes as women gathered to talk about natural hair, health and embracing their true beauty.
Missed it? Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 4th for the next W.I.N.K.K. gathering!
In the meantime, here are a few pics from the event, enjoy!!!
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 The reviews are in... People are on "Cloud 9" !!! The reality show featuring designers druChristine Couture, D Hayes, Anton Zbarzh, Arie Miller and Jewelry designer Brooke Dionne along with Runway coach Rayne Peoples and Fashion Stylist Sace premiered November 18th, to favorable reviews. New episodes premier each Tuesday on Facebook. Viewers are loving the show and are calling with their 'reviews', but we welcome your online comments as well. Stay tuned, as the gang surrounds themselves with more and more (fashion) situations, which is common in their world.
To view episode 1, "Sun Rays", click here.
To view episode 2, "Fashion Sense" click here.
To view episode 3, "Unity", click here.
TO VIEW THE TRAILER FOR 'CLOUD 9', CLICK HERE.
To view "Cloud 9",
you MUST click 'LIKE' on the Cloud 9 Facebook page.
To visit the Cloud 9 page, click here.
11.19.11 -- druChristine Couture + "The Bridge of No Return"
The designer lends her talents to the soul stirring based on the novel written by Cleveland's own Stella Hall. Directed by Anwar Shahid, "The Bridge of No Return" features Cleveland's best and brightest talents including Carla Marcelle, Alvin Frazier, Sabrina McPherson, Emmanuel Hooks as well as Joe Little of The Rude Boys.
The Bridge of No Return
Saturday, November 19th
Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus Performing Arts Center
Doors Open: 6pm
Show Begins: 7pm
Tickets:
General Admission
$20 in advance
$25 door
VIP Admission
$35
For tickets:
http://www.stellahall.com/
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14804 St. Clair Avenu
Cleveland, Ohio
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7.25.11 - druChristine Couture talks Fall fashion with Fox 8
druChristine Couture along with designer, Stephanie Nunn and Boutiques Cache and Fowler Fashion joined the Fox 8 News to discuss Fall Fashions and the upcoming 'Cool, Smooth and Jazzy' fashion show.
To see the Fall Fashion segment, click here.
Here are a few pics from the event, enjoy!
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7.15.11 -- druChristine Couture + "Renaissance on the Runway: Fashion As Art"
It was all about druChristine Couture, Cloud 9 Boutique (By D Hayes), Roads Ahead and London West as Sankofa presented: Renaissance on the Runway on Saturday, August 13th at Tri-C Eastern Campus.
"Renaissance on the Runway: Fashion as Art" was part of the 11th Annual Sankofa Arts Festival. The event featured spoken word artists Christina Berry and Frank West alongside hosts Basheer Jones and Danita Harris.
Enjoy the pics, courtesy of S. Stewart. To see more (via Facebook, click here.)
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6.25.11 -- druChristine Couture on Cloud 9!
  
Join druChristine Couture and other independent designers for the Grand Opening of Cleveland's hottest boutique, Cloud 9, located at 15613 Waterloo Road during the Waterloo Arts Festival.
To learn more about Cloud 9 Boutique and its designers (including druChristine), click here.
Cloud 9 Boutique
15613 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, Ohio
5.7.11 - druChristine + Andrea "Queen" = SNOB Magazine
Photo Credit: Brian Midgett
The designer teamed up with one of the city's hottest stylists,
Andrea "Queen" for the Spring 2011 issue.
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5.4.11 - druChristine featured in Latino Cleveland Magazine
Here is the article as is appeared in the May, 2011 issue....
Written by Yasin Cuevas
dru Christine a fashion designer working with Latino community
When did you decide to be a designer? Was it a life time dream? How did your family feel
about it?
I am not really sure when I actually decided to become a designer. I began sewing
when I was about 13, and by the time I was in high school, I knew I was going to
college to study fashion design. Fashion is a lifetime dream. Through many
of my lifetime experiences, that dream has come true and will become even bigger.
My family is my biggest fans and supporters. They truly stand behind my talent
100%.
Who or what inspires you when you are designing?
Like most artists, I am inspired my many different things and my inspirations
change often. I can be inspired by certain types of music, nature, a person, anything.
I have often found inspiration in my dreams.
How do you keep yourself updated in the fashion industry?
That goodness for the internet! The World Wide Web keeps me updated with many
of the coming trends and styles. I log on to several fashion related sites to keep current.
What's the most challenging part?
The challenge about being a designer here is Cleveland is just that - being here in
Cleveland. Since this is hardly the fashion capital of the world, it is important to
seek organizations and events that are beneficial to my goals as a designer.
Although I am based in Cleveland, I have the ability to reach a national and even
international clientele through my website, www.druchristine.com.
Does your work reflect your personal fashion taste? How
would you describe your style?
Great question. Do my designs reflect my personal style? Yes and no. I love to
design using prints and patterned fabrics. I dress the same way, I always look to
incorporate both texture and or pattern in my wardrobe. My personal style is a little
more eclectic for than my clientele. I have a whimsical edge to my designs, something I
don't really incorporate in my wardrobe.
I know you recently worked with the Spanish Community, how was that experience?
I am blessed to say that my experiences as a fashion designer has presented some
great opportunities and my recent experience with Cleveland's Spanish community
just adds to that list. I had a great time and the energy was contagious. I appreciate
the welcome from everyone involved. I am the type of person that can adapt to
any situation. At the end of the day, people are people - what better way to bring
people (especially women) together than fashion?
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druChristine Couture +
Cleveland Natural Hair Show
10.9.10 - It was all about the "Organik Soul" Fall 2010 Collection during the 2010 Cleveland Natural Hair Care Expo. The Collection was well recieved as the designer revealed the collection to people from Balitmore, Atlanta, Cleveland and beyond.
Missed the event? Here are a few pics... | |
2.27.10 - druChristine featured in "Cleveland Rocks for Haiti" event.
druChristine Couture along with other Cleveland celebs joined at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Musuem to party with a purpose for The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The event, hosted by councilman Zack Reed, featured over 20 local politicians, business owners, tv and radio personalities strut work the runway for this event.
To read article, click here. |
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!
druChristine Couture + The Intergenerational School
December, 2009 - The designer was on hand to help 7th and 8th grade students "go green" by designing apparel made of 100% newspaper! Inspired by a recent episode of 'Project Runway', the students of T.I.S. created everything from dresses to backpacks.
Special thanks for art teacher, Mrs. Arenda Evans for the great opportunity!
Here are pics of the finished products!
September 12, 2009
druChristine Couture + The Cleveland Women's Show
IX Center
druChristine Couture was one of the featured designer selected to rip the runway at the fashion stage. Special thanks to guest model 2009 Ms. Teen Ohio and Project Runway alum Johnathan Kayne for dropping backstage....
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August 14, 2009
druChristine Couture + Dress for Success
A Denim Affair
"The Most Casual Gala in Town"
Marriott East
Harvard Park
26300 Harvard Road
Warrensville Hts, Ohio
Dress for Success Cleveland's largest event - A Denim Affair is just that.......
a casual affair to have fun and raise money for Dress for Success Cleveland.
Hosted by: Maureen Kyle WKYC Channel 3
Music By: Hipnotic Dog
A live and silent auction along featuring Bob Hale from Benefit Auction Services.
For more info about this event and Dress for Success Cleveland, click here
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The 'Definition of a (Hip Hop) Model' event has been postponed
and rescheduled for August 21, 2009.
Stay tuned to druchristine.com for more information!
7.8.09 - druChristine featured designer/judge in Z107.9 "Definition of a (Hip-Hop) Model
...a great time to get a sneak peak at druChristine's latest collection!
7.1.09 - druChristine featured writer for Talk of Cleveland Summer 2009 issue.
Be sure to grab the latest issue of Talk of Cleveland Magazine to read the designer's latest entry, "Runway to Reality: How to Live a Fashionable Life in Cleveland".
To read now, Click here.
(druChristine article on page 11)
5.1.09 - druChristine.com releases "Cleveland (FASHION) Rocks!
Who says there is no fashion community in Cleveland? A supplement to the designers, offical online home, Cleveland (fashion) ROCKS was created in an effort to keep local fashionistas on the 'same page'.
CFR featured local events as well as news and other fashion worthy happenings in the city.
To read previous issues, click here.
...like mother, like SON! Check out this article featuring druChristine's best design, Chase!
Chase T., 4, Cleveland
As told by his mother, fashion designer Andrea Thompson
Chase is one stylish little boy. Does he pick out his own clothes?
No! His dad picks out most of them, actually.
What are you looking for when you shop for him?
Good value, good design and clothes that are well-made so they'll last a long time.
Is he hard on his clothes?
Not really, because he has so many! Let me tell you, people love to get our hand-me-downs.
How do you find good values for him?
We shop off-season. I don't buy his coats in September; I buy them in mid-December, when the sales are going on, and we plan ahead on his sizes. I also shop resale stores.
I love his little blazer.
It's vintage Yves Saint Laurent, can you believe it? $6 in a thrift store. Just when I swear off thrifting, I find something like this. Yeah, I don't think we'll be giving that one away. |
9.23.08 - druChristine featured in Cleveland Plain Dealer's Fashion Flash
Here is the copy of the article as it appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to take a look at it on cleveland.com, just click the image....
Fashion Flash -- Local designer loves clothes, but shoes are her weakness
by Brenda Junkin/Plain Dealer reporter
Tuesday September 23, 2008, 2:15 PM
"I just love big bags," said Drue Thompson, 34, of Cleveland, a local fashion designer and part-time client liaison for the Community Fund Management Foundation in Cleveland.
"In fact, when I'm spending money, it's almost always on bags and shoes," she said while begging us not to tell her husband, Shawn, though she mentioned he has a bit of a fetish for shoes, too. She says that his are all over the house.
At last count, the Thompsons have about 120 pairs in their closet, that's not counting the ones under the bed, around the dressers and in the other two closets.
"We kind of bond on shoes," said Thompson. Their favorite spot for the hottest shoes? Online at www.endless.com.
"They have free, overnight shipping on shoes and handbags," she said. "I can order something anytime, day or night. Perfect for that last-minute shoe fix."
Her most recent pair are gladiator sandals in pewter for $150. "I wear a size 11, so I have to buy when I see them." Other shoe-store favorites are Nordstrom at Beachwood Place and Marshalls, particularly the one in Beachwood on Chagrin Boulevard.
When we met Thompson, she was wearing a pair of $140 BCBG wedge sandals from Nordstrom. The $30 Seven jeans, which are her favorite, were from T.J. Maxx in North Olmsted. The big bag was $40 from the Gap. And the one-of-a-kind coat is her creation.
"I've been sewing and making my own clothes since I was a child," said Thompson. "My biggest fear has always been to walk into an event and someone else is wearing the same outfit."
If she buys an outfit off the rack, she still tries to make it her own. She said that accessories are a fast and easy way to do that. But she cautioned that too many accessories can turn you into a fashion "don't."
"Dress up your outfit with your favorite accessories -- a belt, a fuchsia leopard scarf, a great pair of earrings, whatever you like. Then, before you leave the house, remove at least one piece."
FAVORITE SHOPS
"My favorite stores are Nordstrom, Off 5th at Saks Fifth Avenue at Aurora Farms Premium Outlet Mall and Dillard's outlet in Euclid. That Dillard's has great deals, but you have to be willing to hunt. If they'd offer carts, I'd buy a lot more."
THOMPSON'S TIP
"Not every style looks good on every body. Find a style you like, wear it and be proud." | |
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9.13.08
druChristine apparel featured in September issue of N.E.E.T. magazine.
Be sure to check out the latest issue of the online magazine, N.E.E.T. Browse through and check out page 20 for Pinky's Daily Planner. And the first garment? Designed by yours truly! To check out the magazine, simply click the pic or go to: http://www.neetmagazine.com/
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8.13.08
druChristine featured in The Cleveland Plain Dealer's PD City Extra Magazine!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Be sure to grab a copy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer's speical magazine, 'PD City Extra' and check out the article about druChristine written by Diane DiPiero! (Think you missed it? It comes along with the Shop Cleveland mailers AKA coupon papers...)! |
| 8.1.08 druChristine featured designer for Dress for Success 'A Denim Affair' - druChristine was a donor at the Dress for Success annual event, 'A Denim Affair'. The designer added a custom made denim trench for the event's silent auction. Congratulation sto the winner of the fab piece, Donna Dabbs of Key Bank! |
4.9.08 druChristine apparel available NOW at Pinky's Daily Planner! druChristine is pleased to announce the release of the first installment of custom apparel featured in Pinky's Daily Planner NEW Tremont boutique, located at 2403 Professor Road (next to Fahrenheit restaurant). The boutique features over 30 independent designers, along with Pinky's Daily Planner collection. For more information, log on to:http://pinkysdailyplanner.com/.
Take a look at these events we found in the archive....
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| Flashback '03: Ohio Classic Modeling Team 9.13.03 - The designer was chosen as to produce the looks for the 'Offical Ohio Classic Modeling Team'. The models showcased original designs for the entire weekend; from the clubs to the game and then some! Here are a few pics... |
| Flashback '05: 112 'Pleasure and Pain' Listening Party 3.8.05- Max 'N Out Entertainment teamed up with the designer to create a few 'pleasurable' outfits suitable for the event. The listening party also featured models showcasing the designers apparel during the event. Here are a few pics (Photo Credit: Nakia Scott Smith).... |
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