Me!

So here I go with a spanking new website. Bear with me while a few loose ends get tied up. No idea what happened to my old posts on my last site so I figured I’d use my first post to introduce myself and then a few more to show you some stuff I’ve done so far.My name is Gem and I started Shibby, ooh about 7 years ago I guess. It’s transitioned through quite a few things from customised t-shirts, to hair extensions, then just a blog and now a fully running website. I recently graduated with a BA Fashion and so now I want to take this seriously as a design business.. but maybe with not so serious designs ^ _ ^

I’m crazy about clothes that make a person REALLY stand out. Totally inspired by Japanese street fashion (Harajuku Girls (and boys)), Tim Burton, historical costume and anime so my work tends to verge on the rather costumey, cutesy and often somewhat macabre side.