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We have so much to celebrate this weekend! Caroline Bramlett is joining Team Curtsy as our Head of Instagram and we couldn’t be more excited! Don’t Have Our App Yet? Download Curtsy!
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Kenzie and Carol had just graduated from school and wanted to get out of Utah and try living in a different state. They lived for a year with their best friend, who was in her senior year at College of Charleston.
They’ve always lived together, even after Kenzie got married. They plan on keeping it that way too, they’ve always been best friends.
When they walked into Alley’s Sports Bar, a local favorite, to ask for a job, the owner was amused. They’d have to be hired as a package deal, they told him. They were hired.
They share a car and try to work the same shifts. Customers are confused on the regular. You can see why.
Friends had always told them that they needed to blog about their lives. One year ago, they finally took the leap.
They didn’t share it at all, though. They were afraid of what other people might think.
It would still be private had they not sent a link to their mom, who shared it on Facebook. “Alright, I guess we have to put it out in public now.” Thanks Mom.
After a few months, it started to take off. Their Instagram grew, more people read the blog, and people even started recognizing them on the street.
They experimented with different styles, photography and writing. They started getting recognized around town and at work.
This girl wanted to take a picture with us at work. That was very humbling because you don’t think people even look at it. It’s really cool to see that people read it and recognize us.
The blog has opened many doors for the duo. Companies have been reaching out with promotions and sending free swag. They were even invited to Charleston Fashion Week.
Their advice for people starting out? Just be yourself.
It’s always hard to figure out what you want to do with your life. We still don’t know but realized that we want to keep going in this direction, working with people and companies that mean something to us and do something for the world.
You never know who you’re going to inspire.
Be sure to check out their blog and follow on Instagram @kcdoubletake
Photos by the amazing, Charleston-based photographer Daniel Dinwiddie. Check out his portfolio here.
Huge thanks also to Anna Tehan and the Hotel Grand Bohemian in Charleston.
Need some inspiration? Here are Carol and Kenzie’s Curtsy picks
Don’t have our app yet? Download Curtsy with Marielle’s link and we will give $2 to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
The Spring Collection is to die for. Here is Marielle’s story and some of our Dupre favorites…
Marielle started making jewelry out of her Ole Miss dorm freshman year and has been killing it since.
“When I was younger, I loved beading. I used to make my dad take me to Michael’s Craft Store to buy beads and I was determined to design jewelry even in middle school.”
My family has always supported me. “My mom helps me bead and package my designs. We always lose track of time and end up staying up until 2 a.m. I have even taken my dad to market before”
Now, Marielle’s style inspirations come from a mix of Coco Chanel and Beyonce- the perfect combo of classic and bold and vibrant.
Her new line has been inspired by her travels. Amsterdam, Belgium, London, Germany, and of course, our own, New Orleans. This summer, she is continuing her travels for more inspiration and more fun pieces for us!
Marielle is also working on releasing a leather collection with lots of metallic leathers, neutral leathers, and gemstones.
She says that this line has pushed her to think outside of the box and try to make new designs with natural materials for the perfect bohemian/ beach goddess look.
Marielle’s dream is to continue designing after college- but she’s got even bigger plans. Marielle plans on continuing her designs with purses, sunglasses, and shoes!
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Let’s start from the beginning. Last fall, Sara “Sar Car” Caroline, Junior at Oxford High School, needed a necklace to wear to picture day…
She found one at a boutique in Downtown Oxford but was in huge trouble when it broke the next day, leaving her again without a piece to wear on picture day.
She took a suede cord lying around the house and restrung the necklace the night before picture day.
This was when the choker came back on the scene. She had the idea to combine the necklace with a choker, using a really long cord.
The next day at school, her friends were OBSESSED.
Her friends started bringing her their broken necklaces, and she’d string those up too.
Everyone at school kept asking her about them, so she started making them as gifts.
But it wasn’t long before her parents had enough. The operation was taking over, they said, she needed to start selling them.
She made an Instagram, @jewelsbysarcar, and everyone started tagging their friends.
She made a website where she’d release 15-20 pieces at a time, and they’d sell out in 10 minutes.
That was so exciting to watch them sell out so fast. I would put them up on Sunday afternoon and they’d be gone in 10 minutes. ‘People must like them!’ [Laughing]
Then Archer + Arrow, a boutique in Corinth, MS, invited Sara Caroline to sell her line in her store. Her first batch sold out in a week.
The same thing happened in Oxford when she started selling at Therapy, and at their location in Memphis.
Every time I’m making something, I think about the person that will end up wearing it, and the memories they’re going to make while wearing it.
The Instagram blew up and started to expand to different towns. People started tying them in different ways, like wearing the choker necklace as a bracelet.
She put out a request for people to apply to be Ambassadors, and 370 people applied. It took her a week to sort through them, even with the help of close friends.
Now Jewels by SarCar is sold all over the South, and her most sales come from Tulsa, Oklahoma, very far from Oxford, where it all started.
Need some inspiration? Here are Sara Caroline’s Nimble picks
You can find Sara Caroline’s collection at her website and follow her on Instagram.
Meet the one, the only, the CaliAlly. We all know her from her fabulous Travel+Style blog CaliAlly.com and now you get to see what this girl from Newport Beach is all about. While Ally Arrigo is busy blogging about everyone else’s style, we will blog about hers. In her latest post this week, Ally is showing us all how the be the ultimate smart and savy shopper- without cutting back on style.
Forget jetting off to NYFW, Oxford has its own fresh face setting trends all around town. Audrey’s style is all about living in color. This girl’s kaleidoscope closet is our inspiration for Nimble Fashion’s spring style guide. The Nimble team got to spend such a fun afternoon with Audrey exploring all around Oxford (not going to go into details about getting stuck at Sardis) . Her sweet and chic street style translates in every piece she owns. So many to choose from, but thankfully, we made the #ultimatelist of Audrey’s fashion must haves for the season!