My beautiful and talented friend Tiarne and her amazing mother Monique Ettingshausen have recently joined forces to create stunning one of a kind leather pieces for all to enjoy. Zaliah is a creation from Monique and Tiarne that they manifested in to their lives over time, through visualising, travel and a lot of hard work. I got to interview this inspiring duo and talked to them about how ZALIAH came into their lives. www.zaliah.com
What are the key steps you took to manifesting Zaliah?
When we
were searching online stores looking for leather clothing everything was too
expensive!So while
travelling overseas we found beautiful leather and suede fabrics
We decided
to make our own leather creations and soon after ZALIAH was born!
What is your
favorite quote and how does it resonate with you?
We personally love the words “Be Fierce!” It reminds us
to be confident in our work, trust our intuition and not let any negativity get
in our way.
Zaliah is run
by a mother and daughter duo, how does it feel working so closely together, and
how do you feed off each other for support?
We find it easy working together. Perhaps, that’s because we have a
great relationship. We can say what we feel and neither will ever be
offended. We both have our skills that
compliment each other. Ideas are constantly bounced around until we come to an
agreement that we are both happy with.
The road to
reaching a goal is never easy we all have a few hick ups along the way, did you
ever have some tough times through out your journey?
So far it’s been a lot of fun! However, we are very
specific on how we want our garments to look; needless to say they have been altered
a few times until we got them just right. This can be a very time consuming and
frustrating process.
Where do you
get your inspiration when creating pieces for Zaliah?
We are inspired by fashion forward girls on the streets from all over
the world. We are constantly creating mood boards and “stalking” fashion
bloggers / “IT” girls. We keep an eye on their everyday outfits which spark
ideas for our current and future collections.
Who is the
Zaliah girl?
The Zaliah girl sets her own trends, knows exactly what
she wants and reeks of “cool”. Some of our Style Icons are Christine Centenera,
Nicole Richie, Kate Bosworth and Rosie Huntington Whiteley.
Who is your
role model that you look up to and how do they reflect your own life?
(Tiarne) We don’ really have “role” models. However if I
were to say someone it would definitely be mum. She is a very inspirational
woman and I look up to her greatly.
With the
launch of Zaliah in early October 2013 what is your future plans for the brand
and what can we look forward to seeing for Winter 2014?
At the moment we are
mainly focusing on our Summer collection “The Ride” -however, we are just as
excited for our Winter collection! You will see beautiful leather
jackets/skirts/pants/bags and boots using perforated leather,
watersnake/stingray/quilting and crocodile embossed leather. We are both very
ambitious. To see ZALIAH worn by some of the most influential women in the
world would be mind blowing. Hopefully ZALIAH becomes a well-known label,
hanging in cupboards around the world.
Follow Monique and Tiarne on the journey of ZALIAH and make sure you visit the web site to pick up so beautiful leather pieces.
Visit Zaliah at: www.zaliah.com
Instagram: @zaliahinsta
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zaliah/224733114348241
Love + Light.
Nikki. xx
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