About our Company
In
1996,
Katrina
Marie
started her first business named Creative Garb.
Being a young entrepreneur she met her business
partner Jeff, who believed strongly in her talents and
decided to support her business ventures.
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She started creating
garments for a reenactment group and was soon given the nickname
“Goddess of Garb”. Then she started traveling
displaying at juried renaissance festivals, harvest festivals
and art fairs around the U.S. It was at
these shows her work was seen and she was commissioned to create
attire for Queens and Kings of the royal court. |
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Her
ensembles were shown on the learning channels' “Wedding Story”,
as well as television, radio commercials, brochures and news
releases as well as her website.
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Eventually, she decided to open her first boutique named
Velvette in Tucson, AZ. It was a cute little store that
attracted affluent customers from the foothills and SAKS.
She carried a variety of designer, new and recycled clothing
& accessories. |
Although, "word of mouth" advertising was traveling rather
quickly and happy customers were returning she and her
fiancé decided to close the boutique and move to New York.
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In 2001,
after much request she decided to design a line of wedding gowns.
So, she
created a couture bridal collection and started doing business
as Katrina Marie Designs.
Her gowns were advertised nationally in Wedding Gowns
magazine and at Bridal Expos in major cities in the United
States and online with popular wedding search sites, the
knot and Wedding channel. |
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In the fall of 2003 she introduced her bridal collection to bridal
salons through industry tradeshows at the Apparel Markets in
Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas. At these tradeshows her line was competing with
designers from all over the world.
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And, in the fall of 2004
Katrina Marie
finally
showed in New York City at the Couture Bridal Show.
At this show she got to showed beside other couture bridal
designers and attended an awards ceremony with the some of the
top bridal gown designers such as Amy Michelson and Monique
Lhullilier. |
With a new
bridal collection Katrina Marie
decided to open another store near her design studio. She
decided on Bennington, Vermont just over the New York border.
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The
Katrina
Marie
designer boutique
was opened and within a few months brides
were driving four to twelve hours from all over New England
to see her bridal collection.
Although her designer
boutique attracted
customers from Boston and New York City,
there was
not enough local cliental to support the store. |
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During this time she was
invited
to open her high end boutique in New York States largest Mall at
the Cross Gates in Albany, after considering the alternative
location the
decision was made to close the boutique
and open later in a higher traffic area.
At this time Katrina Marie offers a personal designer experience
meeting with clients in her Victorian design
studio & showroom in Hoosick Falls, New York.
