Manufactured1987

June 18, 2013 8:01 am

“… people still make snap judgments or look twice, but if you come into it with determination people will see how dedicated you are and accept you for who you are.

For those of you who saw this article, bought it in a bookstore or read it in another language, thank you a million times! You have no idea how lucky I am to have such amazing people surrounding me and what I do. I am as of now featured in three printed Elle Magazines: UK, Russia and Hungary!!!

I wanted to give everyone the chance to see/read it. This post is for those who haven’t seen it yet, I know that in the states it was harder to get unless you went on a mission to find an international stand. So here you are, my first double page profile feature in a printed magazine!

Note: It’s easier to right click then press ‘Open Link in New Tab’. You’ll be able to zoom in and out.

June 6, 2013 10:18 pm

Manufactured1987 Presents: Blvck Soul of Kirkintilloch with George Beresford

“People come and go but true friends stay forever”. I have known George for a little over five years, words can’t describe how amazing and how talented he is. One random day we both thought it would be a great idea to re-introduce him to my site since so much has happened since last I interviewed him a couple years ago.

Since we last spoke he has opened his own online clothing store to which likes of Rita Ora or Audrey Kitching among others that have worn his line.

I turned on Skype since he is currently in Scotland. Although I will see him very soon, he will be my NYFW 13 partner this coming season! Extremely excited about that news we got real serious and talked about his clothing store, style and his fashion inspirations.

Jillian Mercado: Hey George! It’s been a while since my blog has seen your face. I see how far you came from the last time we spoke, you have a clothing store! Tell me, what motivated you to open your own online clothing store?

George W.C Beresford: Hey Jillian, thank you for having me again. I have always had a growing love for fashion and illustration since I can remember. Finally after working for other brands/musicians I decided to commit fully to the idea of establishing my own business.

JM: Tell me about the way you style yourself, any inspirations decided your style?

GB: Realistically my style on an average day is rather common. More so suited for leisure and comfort than trend, however with this said, when it comes to events social or business I do tend to enjoy mixing my style between british tailoring and chic urban street wear.

Cheers to The Interwebs!

The success I’ve had with the story about my stolen chair has only gone up from how low I was when it happened. If you aren’t familiar with the story, here is a spark notes version (brownie points if you ever used sparked notes way back then): About this time last year I went to a friends house and went inside for a minute to which i left my chair in his gated brownstone house. Everything from there went in slow motion, someone stole my electric chair to which I just got seven years later after my last one. From there I wasn’t having the best of times trying to figure things out with my insurance so a friend suggested to start a IndioGogo page. I was super nerves about asking people for help as I am not used to it but I was told that sometimes there are times where help isn’t a bad thing and we all have times where that is exactly what we need. From there my life changed in so many amazing ways that as I write this post I still feel like i’m dreaming. Not only did I meet my goal but the response from everyone has made me more confident than I have ever been about myself.

(me in my new chair!) This honesty wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for the interwebs which means you! I gotten many messages about people who have gone through similar things dealing with getting a chair or a chair fitting to their life-styles or just plain fitting right. You would think the saying “money talks” came into play here but since that day i got the money transferred into my bank, I had to deal with many things; dealing with color/fitting, not letting me know updates on the making of the chair OR my favorite one, sending a totally different chair then waiting more to get my real chair sent to me… but the worst part is over. This story did have a happy ending.