| about: dear birthday is a handmade clothing, accessories, etc project by valerie soles. valerie received her bfa in photography, but has found that more than adjusting exposures and mixing chemicals, she really enjoys putting things together. making clothes has always been one of her favorite methods of construction and she is excited by the opportunity to put together the products of her experiments in pattern-making and cloth with her favored method of presentation, photography. dear birthday is the product of valerie's pet interests, particularly fairy tales, folk dress, and nature (especially things beachy and sea-bound), to name a few. dear birthday believes that social and ecological awareness and responsibility should not be merely a trend, but an imperative. we are continually searching for new and better ways to reduce our own impact on the planet and its inhabitants while creating sweatshop-free garments you can feel proud to wear. we hope to introduce our own line of organic cotton textiles through valerian, a collaboration with ian whitmore in our fall of 2008 line. valerie currently lives in brooklyn with her boyfriend, the aforementioned painter ian whitmore and her dog, the panter geoffrey underfoot. more information can be found via the blog: dearbirthday.wordpress.com or via email: info@dearbirthday.com |
| summer collection (opens in a new tab) park life 2008 photos: valerie model: kathryn miller |