Hi guys!
I haven't been online as much as I would love to, due to some RL situations; but everything is getting better now so I hope to be online as usual really soon. Nevertheless you can always contact us using our email which is fashion.trend@live.com. If you dont find me online or I have been offline for several days; talk to Lunna Merlin. She can be more than happy to assist you. She is owner of the group too.
Ok so here we go with our 3rd interview. I am so happy doing this because is a way not only to get to know better our designers but also a way to find inspiration.
DaQueenB Houston is one of the Fashion Trend Designers, so most of you probably are already familiar with her business. But let's roll and start reading about her.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR SL NAME?
R. DaQueenB Houston
Q. WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING SL?
R. Mid-2005
Q. WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT SL FOR FIRST TIME?
R. 2005
Q. WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO COME TO SL?
R. A friend was leaving TSO and was selling his items there. So I created a SL account to
Pay him for some items I was buying from him here in Lindens. ......Never left!
Q. NOW THAT YOU ARE A BUSINESS PERSON IN THIS WORLD, WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS AND HOW YOU DECIDE THAT NAME FOR IT?
R. I came up with my name "Da"-first part of my name,"Visioness"-female visionary and
my visions I had of becoming a good designer here one day.
Q. DID YOU COME HERE THINKING OF BECOMING A DESIGNER SINCE THE BEGINNING OR IT HAPPENED LATER AFTER WEEKS IN THE GAME? TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.
R. It happened later for me. I spent the first year or so partying like it was 1999!...Then
I opened a mall and was always so impressed the way my merchants had things all nice
and fancy looking. I then decided to take a freebie sofa and tear it apart and see how
it was made...I thought to myself, "Hmmm I wonder can I make one"?......and that was
the start....Originally starting making furniture and went on later to shoes.
Q. WHAT EXACTLY YOU DO AS DESIGNER i MEAN WHAT YOU CREATE?
R. I make womens shoes for now but am still in the learning process on that as well. Im
hoping to carry a line of Mens footwear in the future.
Q. DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN HARD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS DESIGNER AND HAVING AN INCREASE IN YOUR SALES?
R. Very Much so!..Fashion is Sl is very competitive. But I don't mass produce my
creations either. I kinda like it being still more of a hobby for me as opposed to being a
Job here. But should I ever be fully discovered, it will be most welcomed.
Q. FROM WHERE YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION TO CREATE, TO DESIGN; THE MUSA?
R. Just was a brainstorm one day.
Q. DO YOU HELD ANY OFFICIAL TITLE THAT SHOW YOU AS A MASTER IN WHAT YOU DESIGN? I MEAN A TITLE GIVEN TO YOU BY ANY SL ORGANIZATION OR SCHOOL?
R. No...hope one day I can achieve a "MasterBuilder" status.
Q. DO YOU THINK IS HARD THE COMPETITON HERE AS DESIGNER? WHY?
R. It is very hard because there are so many talented designers as well as newcomers to
the game that have awesome talent. The trick is to find the right creation that will just
dominant and grab the buyers eyes.
Q. FOR HOW LONG HAS YOU BEEN DESIGNING HERE PROFESSIONALY? TELL US A LITTLE HOW YOU HAVE EVOLVED.
R. I began the shoe designing the late summer of 2006. I started out using an inworld product for my first creations, again...i took those apart as i did the freebie sofa lol...Well i then began playing with numbers until i came up with a better looking shoe. I just kept going from there. Now I am exploring other avenues to bring my shoe designs up to the Master Shoe Designers standards one day. I am learning 3D modeling prgms to help me in this...(Gonna be a while before I achieve that one) hehe
Q. DO YOU THINK YOUR DESIGNS ARE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE? WHY? EXPLAIN A LITTLE.
R. Well, I build on the bias so to speak...I make sure to steer away from looking at whats
"HOT" in the footwear community here and just bring it from my old skull.
Q. DO YOU HAVE TIME TO HAVE FUN? HOW DO YOU BALANCE YOUR SL AS DESIGNER WITH YOUR SL AS A NORMAL RESIDENT?
R. I spent most of this year not building and just relaxing here...My favorite past time is
playing pizza with my friends or just a good voice chat with the girls.
Q. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A ROMANCE AND BEING A DESIGNER AT THE SAME TIME? WHY ? HOW YOU HANDLE OR WOULD HANDLE THAT SITUATION?
R. Well, (whew your deep Madonna)....I did do the "SL Marriage" thing for my first time
this year. Yes it is possible to have a romance as a designer but not something I am
particularly into. The one marriage was fun of course but i'd rather been building most
of those days as opposed to being romanced. However it was fun to do.
Q. ANY ADVICE OR RECOMMENDATION YOU WANT TO GIVE TO OTHER DESIGNERS, BUYERS OR RESIDENTS?
R. Yes...Advice to designers, be mindful that the RL economy is beginning to take its
toll here in SL so we all need to understand that as our sales may drop some at times.
Buyers, PLEASE be careful and know what your buying as Content Creation theft is on
the rampage here. Please try and study your favorite designers and learn their styles of
creating things so that if your inworld and see something that is fraudulent, you can
report it via Abuse Report to Linden Labs. Designers work very hard in their trades to
bring the consumers the lovely items.
Thanks to all that have supported me over my time here as a shoe designer!...Much Love
DQB
I haven't been online as much as I would love to, due to some RL situations; but everything is getting better now so I hope to be online as usual really soon. Nevertheless you can always contact us using our email which is fashion.trend@live.com. If you dont find me online or I have been offline for several days; talk to Lunna Merlin. She can be more than happy to assist you. She is owner of the group too.
Ok so here we go with our 3rd interview. I am so happy doing this because is a way not only to get to know better our designers but also a way to find inspiration.
DaQueenB Houston is one of the Fashion Trend Designers, so most of you probably are already familiar with her business. But let's roll and start reading about her.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR SL NAME?
R. DaQueenB Houston
Q. WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING SL?
R. Mid-2005
Q. WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT SL FOR FIRST TIME?
R. 2005
Q. WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO COME TO SL?
R. A friend was leaving TSO and was selling his items there. So I created a SL account to
Pay him for some items I was buying from him here in Lindens. ......Never left!
Q. NOW THAT YOU ARE A BUSINESS PERSON IN THIS WORLD, WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS AND HOW YOU DECIDE THAT NAME FOR IT?
R. I came up with my name "Da"-first part of my name,"Visioness"-female visionary and
my visions I had of becoming a good designer here one day.
Q. DID YOU COME HERE THINKING OF BECOMING A DESIGNER SINCE THE BEGINNING OR IT HAPPENED LATER AFTER WEEKS IN THE GAME? TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.
R. It happened later for me. I spent the first year or so partying like it was 1999!...Then
I opened a mall and was always so impressed the way my merchants had things all nice
and fancy looking. I then decided to take a freebie sofa and tear it apart and see how
it was made...I thought to myself, "Hmmm I wonder can I make one"?......and that was
the start....Originally starting making furniture and went on later to shoes.
Q. WHAT EXACTLY YOU DO AS DESIGNER i MEAN WHAT YOU CREATE?
R. I make womens shoes for now but am still in the learning process on that as well. Im
hoping to carry a line of Mens footwear in the future.
Q. DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN HARD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS DESIGNER AND HAVING AN INCREASE IN YOUR SALES?
R. Very Much so!..Fashion is Sl is very competitive. But I don't mass produce my
creations either. I kinda like it being still more of a hobby for me as opposed to being a
Job here. But should I ever be fully discovered, it will be most welcomed.
Q. FROM WHERE YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION TO CREATE, TO DESIGN; THE MUSA?
R. Just was a brainstorm one day.
Q. DO YOU HELD ANY OFFICIAL TITLE THAT SHOW YOU AS A MASTER IN WHAT YOU DESIGN? I MEAN A TITLE GIVEN TO YOU BY ANY SL ORGANIZATION OR SCHOOL?
R. No...hope one day I can achieve a "MasterBuilder" status.
Q. DO YOU THINK IS HARD THE COMPETITON HERE AS DESIGNER? WHY?
R. It is very hard because there are so many talented designers as well as newcomers to
the game that have awesome talent. The trick is to find the right creation that will just
dominant and grab the buyers eyes.
Q. FOR HOW LONG HAS YOU BEEN DESIGNING HERE PROFESSIONALY? TELL US A LITTLE HOW YOU HAVE EVOLVED.
R. I began the shoe designing the late summer of 2006. I started out using an inworld product for my first creations, again...i took those apart as i did the freebie sofa lol...Well i then began playing with numbers until i came up with a better looking shoe. I just kept going from there. Now I am exploring other avenues to bring my shoe designs up to the Master Shoe Designers standards one day. I am learning 3D modeling prgms to help me in this...(Gonna be a while before I achieve that one) hehe
Q. DO YOU THINK YOUR DESIGNS ARE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE? WHY? EXPLAIN A LITTLE.
R. Well, I build on the bias so to speak...I make sure to steer away from looking at whats
"HOT" in the footwear community here and just bring it from my old skull.
Q. DO YOU HAVE TIME TO HAVE FUN? HOW DO YOU BALANCE YOUR SL AS DESIGNER WITH YOUR SL AS A NORMAL RESIDENT?
R. I spent most of this year not building and just relaxing here...My favorite past time is
playing pizza with my friends or just a good voice chat with the girls.
Q. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A ROMANCE AND BEING A DESIGNER AT THE SAME TIME? WHY ? HOW YOU HANDLE OR WOULD HANDLE THAT SITUATION?
R. Well, (whew your deep Madonna)....I did do the "SL Marriage" thing for my first time
this year. Yes it is possible to have a romance as a designer but not something I am
particularly into. The one marriage was fun of course but i'd rather been building most
of those days as opposed to being romanced. However it was fun to do.
Q. ANY ADVICE OR RECOMMENDATION YOU WANT TO GIVE TO OTHER DESIGNERS, BUYERS OR RESIDENTS?
R. Yes...Advice to designers, be mindful that the RL economy is beginning to take its
toll here in SL so we all need to understand that as our sales may drop some at times.
Buyers, PLEASE be careful and know what your buying as Content Creation theft is on
the rampage here. Please try and study your favorite designers and learn their styles of
creating things so that if your inworld and see something that is fraudulent, you can
report it via Abuse Report to Linden Labs. Designers work very hard in their trades to
bring the consumers the lovely items.
Thanks to all that have supported me over my time here as a shoe designer!...Much Love
DQB
It has been really owesome for me knowing all these stories about our designers. It shows that anyone that really wants to become a designer here has lot of tools and ways to do what they want. Could it be using available tutorials; tearing apart all permisions stuff and learning from it or trying to learn the programs that are available for everybody. Some are for free. So if you want to be a designer; keep reading the interviews we are posting and one of these stories will be your inspiration. So maybe one day you can be part of our designers' group and be interviewed here as well.
For those interested in reading more and knowing more about DaQueenB go to her blog (http://davisionessdesigns.blogspot.com/ ).
Hugs from Madonna and Lunna
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Great interview! Great choice Fashion Trend!!
Great Interview! Great choice Fashion Trend!
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