Connie Jo
08-11-2010, 11:34 PM
Below are two images of blouses commonly called a 'peasant blouse'...of which are fashion timeless...never go out of style, popular with women. Most of y'all are guys, but I want opinions overall.
I've been sewing these blouses for personal use since I was in my 20's. They're somewhat my fashion trademark among family & local friends, since I wear them often. I love them because they're very comfortable, sleeves can be pushed up or worn down, can be worn on or off the shoulders. They can be dressed up or down, worn with skirts, jumpers, slacks, jeans, capri's, whatever. Depends upon fabric as to how dressey or casual they are.
Anyway...peasant blouses are popular, but not easily found in the retail clothing stores. It never fails, whenever I wear one of mine I have several women ask me where I bought it, of course I tell them I made it myself.
The photo's don't do the blouse justice on a hanger, but I can't take a photo of myself with my camera, have no one here to take a pic of me wearing one of the blouses to show what it looks like on. I recently made the Chiefs one with yellow/gold fringe trim, haven't worn it yet. Below the Chiefs peasant blouse pics though, are a couple pics I found of me wearing others I've made, I most always push the sleeves up though.
Here's my idea...to offer my peasant blouses for sale on Ebay...in choice of NFL team fabrics, but also offer them in most all professional and NCAA sports teams...such as NBA, MLB, NHL, even Nascar. Fabrics are available in all teams. One issue is pricing the blouses, however. Licensed fabrics run about $5 per yard, it takes an average of 4 yds to make one blouse due to patterns being directional. Add a couple bucks for thread & elastic...cost is approximately $22 to make one, not including fancy trim like the yellow fringe on the one Chiefs blouse.
Licensing royalties are paid by the manufacturer's of the fabrics, so that's not a cost or legal concern. I'm not an oversea's factory or sweat shop seamstress...quality over quantity, but since I've been sewing these for years it does reduce the time it takes me to make one, by comparison to someone unfamiliar with the steps involved. It takes me about 3 hours to cut, sew, finish one blouse, if adding trim a bit longer. I need to come up with a labor amount, which would be my profit on top of the $22+ cost, add to the cost if embellishing with a fancy trim.
I thought about calling my little Ebay venture..."Prairie Meadow Peasants". Okay...so opinions please?...including do you think this product would be feasible to market on Ebay? I know there are a ton of female sports entusiasts/fans today by comparison of generations ago, that's a plus factor, but, what price would they be willing to pay?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/connieemery/IMG_64372.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/connieemery/IMG_64352.jpg
Okay, this pic sorta shows what one looks like being worn...this one in a bandana fabric I'm wearing:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/images/imported/2010/05/53.jpg
Here's another in a gingham:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/images/imported/2010/08/26.jpg
I've been sewing these blouses for personal use since I was in my 20's. They're somewhat my fashion trademark among family & local friends, since I wear them often. I love them because they're very comfortable, sleeves can be pushed up or worn down, can be worn on or off the shoulders. They can be dressed up or down, worn with skirts, jumpers, slacks, jeans, capri's, whatever. Depends upon fabric as to how dressey or casual they are.
Anyway...peasant blouses are popular, but not easily found in the retail clothing stores. It never fails, whenever I wear one of mine I have several women ask me where I bought it, of course I tell them I made it myself.
The photo's don't do the blouse justice on a hanger, but I can't take a photo of myself with my camera, have no one here to take a pic of me wearing one of the blouses to show what it looks like on. I recently made the Chiefs one with yellow/gold fringe trim, haven't worn it yet. Below the Chiefs peasant blouse pics though, are a couple pics I found of me wearing others I've made, I most always push the sleeves up though.
Here's my idea...to offer my peasant blouses for sale on Ebay...in choice of NFL team fabrics, but also offer them in most all professional and NCAA sports teams...such as NBA, MLB, NHL, even Nascar. Fabrics are available in all teams. One issue is pricing the blouses, however. Licensed fabrics run about $5 per yard, it takes an average of 4 yds to make one blouse due to patterns being directional. Add a couple bucks for thread & elastic...cost is approximately $22 to make one, not including fancy trim like the yellow fringe on the one Chiefs blouse.
Licensing royalties are paid by the manufacturer's of the fabrics, so that's not a cost or legal concern. I'm not an oversea's factory or sweat shop seamstress...quality over quantity, but since I've been sewing these for years it does reduce the time it takes me to make one, by comparison to someone unfamiliar with the steps involved. It takes me about 3 hours to cut, sew, finish one blouse, if adding trim a bit longer. I need to come up with a labor amount, which would be my profit on top of the $22+ cost, add to the cost if embellishing with a fancy trim.
I thought about calling my little Ebay venture..."Prairie Meadow Peasants". Okay...so opinions please?...including do you think this product would be feasible to market on Ebay? I know there are a ton of female sports entusiasts/fans today by comparison of generations ago, that's a plus factor, but, what price would they be willing to pay?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/connieemery/IMG_64372.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/connieemery/IMG_64352.jpg
Okay, this pic sorta shows what one looks like being worn...this one in a bandana fabric I'm wearing:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/images/imported/2010/05/53.jpg
Here's another in a gingham:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/images/imported/2010/08/26.jpg