Meet Catherine Storing of Catherine’s Designs

What is it that you design and create?
I create one of a kind skirts using fabulous fabrics and accesories.

What is your favorite part of the design process?
Having no limitations and working with different fibers.

How did you come up with your business name?
It seemed like a good idea to have my name as a business name.

Who or what inspires you?
Anything and everything. Art, fabric, color, the weather….

What advice would you give other independent artists who are just starting out?
Seek out help from the sba, sbcd and score they are geniuses.

What’s on your iPod/music player right now?
Shakira, john secada, bacon Brothers, all kind of stuff.

What t.v. shows are you currently hooked on?
Grace’s Anatomy

What was the last movie you watched?
I love to watch movies I’ve seen already. I just saw “Where the heart is” for the 365th time.

What’s your favorite food?
Steak. Must eat meat.

What’s your favorite candy?
Do not like candy, but once in while I would have a twix.

What store could you walk around in for hours and be happy?
Anthropologie or any fabric store.

Any pets?
No, but I have a 20-month-old, does that count? Just kidding.

Favorite place to visit or place you’d like to visit?
Spain, I just love everything about it: the food, the people. Just everything.

If you could be a superhero, what would your name be and what would be your superpowers?

FC: Fabulous Chic, I would be able to fix any fashion faux pas but wait I already can do that. Ha ha.

Any celebrity crushes?
Just a few……

Favorite Holiday?
4th of July. I just love the Summer.

If you were a shoe, what shoe would you be?
An espadrille or a wedge sandal.

What do you secretly wish you could do/be?
I wish I could open a sewing factory @ the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, so I can help both at the same time.

Favorite piece of clothing?
Black dress, it is the most beautiful + comfortable dress ever.

Do you speak any other languages? If not, would you like to learn one?
Yes, I speak Spanish

Now that we’re at the start of a new year, are you a believer in making resolutions? Do you keep them?
Yes I am. I am going to have more fun and finally take those dance lessons I always wanted to take.

PS
Can you tell that my favorite word is: fabulous.
Fabulous, indeed! Catherine’s Designs has a variety of goodies for you to explore. Take a look:

Plaid-I’m-Back; Lime and More; Denim with a Kick:

Peaches; Pretty in Pink; Africa:

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