
this is our friend KRISTA ALLISON
receiving the ELOISE award from the
O'MORE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
in franklin, tennessee...

KRISTA is the designer behind our very popular
WHIMSY BY KRISTA flower clips and headbands...
she has been making and selling hair accessories
the last few years, while working and going to school...
this year for her final grade before graduating,
she created a collection of girl's and women's clothing!
here are a few pictures of her school runway show
and her own words to describe it:

"The collection is a nautical collection inspired by my trips to the 30-A
beaches and the coast of South Carolina. I designed, illustrated,
patterned, and sewed every garment in the collection, handmade all of
the jewelry, and hand-painted most of the shoes. There are 5 adult
outfits and 5 kids outfits because I wanted to show my designs for all
ages in this show! At the end of the show, the audience "text voted" for
the Eloise Award- and I won!! I received a trophy and a dress form :).
It was such a great (stressful) experience!"



didn't she do a great job...
and wow, such adorable models too!
to read more about her people's choice win,
click here and scroll down to may 15
and to see more pictures of her first collection
click here.
KRISTA is working on having a jewelry line
and an apparel line out soon...
hopefully in the spring,
and of course the plan is to have it
available at Gigi's...
we will keep you posted!
YAY KRISTA,
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!