Many of you may not have heard of Deveraux before, but that is about to change. Deveraux is an apparel line started by a local named Brendan Medairy, and he needs your help! After ten years Brendan is finally ready to launch his company nation wide but cannot do it without our support. In 2004, a young artist with the idea of starting a clothing company, began  designing a shirt that fits you, both with comfort and with style.  After a little brainstorming, Deveraux emerged. The name came from a decedent of the family tree and soon to follow was the design of an eye catching logo. Deveraux was influenced by a background, knowledge, and experience of the skateboarding and surfing industry. The name grew as Deveraux started pumping out designs and throwing some shirts to some local riders.  Local shops picked up on some of our early designs and Deveraux started to grow. Please head over to Brendan’s Kickstarter to see more of his rad designs..

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 1) “Finding yourself.” It sounds so cliche but I really don’t think I was myself until I met this group of people. Every single one of them brought the best qualities out of me. Qualities that I didn’t even know I had.

2) Independence. You don’t know how strong of a person you are until you have no one around you to turn to. I made the BIGGEST mistake of never leaving my room my first semester. (I repeat BIGGEST mistake. If you are going to be venturing off to college soon do not ever make the mistake I did.) Sure I turned out okay, but I had days where I wouldn’t even get out of my bed. It really took me hitting a brick wall and waking up saying “What the hell am I doing.” After that, I like to think that I was a completely different person. Don’t get me wrong I’m still Taylor, but I needed to learn how to be okay when no one was looking.

3) Insecurities. Everyone has them, some just more than others. With a completely fresh start I learned how to get over them. Don’t ask me how, because I honestly think it just happened but I do want to tell everyone how much better you will feel after you get over them. You only have one life. You only  have one body, one mind. I guess I just realized this and started taking better care of myself.

4) Friendship. Like I said before, I don’t know where I would be without my friends that I’ve met over the past year. I know these are relationships that are going to last forever and I already know these are going to be the girls that are in my wedding (I’m such a girl, I know, people tell me this all the time) Once you move away from home and start over, so many little things don’t matter anymore. You grow up. You realize the things that really matter in life.

5) Is home really home anymore? Starting fresh in a completely new town with completely new people can really do something. It will either make you realize that the only place you belong is home, or it will make you realize the complete opposite and make you not want to come home. At first I thought that I would end up back in this little small town doing some average thing with my life. Going outside of my comfort zone has made me realize that there are so much bigger things out there. Now after being home for only four days I’m already ready to move back to Georgia. Things change, all you can do is keep an open mind.

So I’ve shared with you some really personal things about the past year. This is a type of post that I usually shy away from but thought it needed to be said. I have become a completely different person throughout this year. Some of you may have seen me morph from this blog, but you will never know how much I’ve changed unless you know me personally. I want to thank you lovely readers and this blog for always being there for me through it all. If you take anything from this post I hope it is to never underestimate yourself. Keep your head up, things get better. And always keep an open mind! Early November I was writing about how I would be in Philly by this time but look at me now! I’m writing this post about how great things have become for me. And for my friends that I’ve made this year, this one is for you. 

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 As soon as I heard our assignment for our final in Color Theory I got so excited. We were to take a piece of nature and use it to be inspired to create something related to our major. The first thing I think of when I hear nature is the ocean. Since the ocean is so incredibly large I narrowed it down to a mahi-mahi. I chose this because it was the first fish I ever caught offshore with my father. Since I am majoring in Fashion Marketing and Merchandising and minoring in Fashion Design, I wanted to create something that connected the two. Instead of just creating a simple design that reflected the mahi-mahi, I wanted to create an entire line inspired by the movement and fluidity of the fish. I first made a moodboard of my inspirations in order to get my “creative juices” flowing. Then I designed each garment in Adobe Illustrator and then transferred them into Photoshop to color them in. I chose a color scheme directly located to the fish itself, as well as the water it can be found in. I especially love the print I chose because at first sight it reminds me of waves. Using my tablet I then drew up some sketches and graphically laid out my presentation. Once printed, I colored in the sketches with watercolor. I am so incredibly proud of the end product it turned out to be. Plus you get a little sneak peek into my work space at home! One organized mess as I like to call it. Hope you enjoyed a peek into my daily life at SCAD! 

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