INDEX
4. WHY DID WE CHOOSE CROWDFUNDING?
6. WHAT DO WE NEED THE MONEY FOR?
8. CALENDAR
9. MORE INFO
INTRODUCTION, MY STORY
Help Cintia Gonzálvez to launch her new Quirky Me 2015 collection: Harajuku Vives.
Quirky Me is the new fashion brand from Barcelona that makes edgy, quirky and unique apparel and accessories for badass and creative gals.
Cintia Gonzálvez is a young selftaught artist and designer who finally made her way into fashion 2 years ago as a result of an unexpected turn of events which would change her life and way of living in 2012, when she was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
Since then she took the determination of becoming an entrepreneur, having a business of her own and relying on selling her designs rather than working in standard 8 hour jobs, thus letting all her energy and creative potential in the creation of new designs.
People with CFS share this trait: while their body may cease to respond normally after a certain amount of effort, their mind keeps being active.
After a period of introspection she rediscovered what her greatest passion besides illustration was: creating fashion designs, something she has been doing from a very young age, dreaming one day she would work in something related to it.
What a better way to work in your dream job than to start it all by yourself? Cintia, jobless and recovering from a strong CFS episode, grabbed her pencils and computer and started letting her mind speak, focusing all of her limited energy in it.
Quirky Me gathers these shapes, materials, concepts and ideas which creative and edgy girls will love and we are working our way to bring it one step further and grow into an established and trusted brand that will keep launching all the unique and creative designs Cintia has in her mind and can’t wait to share.
QUIRKY ME NOWADAYS
Quirky Me was founded on December 12th 2012 when the brand got its first and very small loan, which was used to create her first collection. After a few testing it proved to be of a super solid confection quality and of an attractive design. Seeing that the project was becoming real gave extra motivation to the developer.
It was not until June 2014, when Cintia obtained a second loan through PINNAE, a foundation which gives support to entrepreneurs at risk of social exclusion, that the brand was capable of launching some more designs, including the first Quirky Me dresses, which received impressively positive reception and have been a huge success. They quickly got sold out!
Critically acclaimed by users and sellers, Quirky Me quickly managed to get into the local fashion circuit in the center of Barcelona, where three shops are currently selling her products with great success, but with the big impairment of not being able to produce more items at a good pace, since the loaned money ran out, thus crippling the further expansion of the brand in other circuits.
Now it’s time for new hopes and designs to be produced!
WHAT'S CROWDFUNDING?
Through crowdfunding we can fund our projects and ventures by raising a sufficient amount of money from a large group of small pledges. This way, each pledger who contributes gets a product or service we are offering according to the amount of their contribution.
HOW IT WORKS
1) Select the reward you want.
2) You will be directed to a confirmation page to select your payment type.
3) You'll be able to introduce your data to confirm your contribution.
4) You'll only be charged if we reach 100% of our goal.
5) If we don't reach our goal you'll be not be charged and there will be no rewards.
WHY DID WE CHOOSE CROWDFUNDING INSTEAD OF OTHER FUNDING METHODS?
Cintia has loads of ideas waiting to be materialized which have many supporters. Given her health conditions she cannot ask for more loans since she can’t work enough hours to gather a salary which would cover such monthly payments. This will be a reality once the brand starts getting enough distributors and sales.
With a crowdfunding we are sure to cover all the production costs with no surprises or monthly payments, we will just produce what people has bought. This is the most secure way of funding a project by a person with such limitations.
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Our new collection will be the more exclusive and creative one to date in this brand!
We have included materials and products we have been waiting to launch from the beginning such as clear vinyl and faux fur, our mini backpacks collection and new dresses.
New colors, materials and concepts have been included to “Biker Girl”, our permanent biker jackets collection.
All our designs are hand made in Barcelona and they are animal friendly clothing. We are a responsible brand and we take care of our environment so we are producing our products locally.
Our new collection is an ode to the nineties, the futurism and we are inspired by Harajuku style, the alternative fashion of the coolest young people at Tokyo, Japan.
WHAT DO WE NEED THE MONEY FOR?
The raised money will be exclusively used to produce all the designs in the collection and the extra expenses this may cause (taxes, professional services...) and it will be the main and only financial source for it.
We will include extra designs and color variations to the collection if we surpass our initial milestone.
ABOUT THE REWARDS
The rewards in this project are the products themselves which can be chosen in any of the available sizes and colors. You can read below the detailed description of each one of them:
5€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Bricky resin earrings and ring set + Postcard with 20% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available colors: HOT PINK, PURPLE, GREEN, BLACK >>> PLEDGE
10€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Bricky resin earrings and ring set + Clear resin Bangle and ring set + Postcard with 25% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available colors: HOT PINK, PURPLE, GREEN, BLACK >>> PLEDGE
Available colors: Clear, Clear neon pink, Clear neon green, Smoke >>> PLEDGE
20€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Jelly suspenders + tattoo jewelry 3 pieces set + Postcard with 30% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available sizes: adjustable. Available colors: Clear, Clear neon pink, Clear neon green, Smoke >>> PLEDGE
• Plush round mini bag + Postcard with 30% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available colors: ORANGE, BLACK, ELECTRIC BLUE, FUCHSIA >>> PLEDGE
30€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• PeekaBoo striped Maxi Dress + Postcard with 30% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available sizes: S, M, L Available colors: BLACK >>> PLEDGE
• Braces high waisted skirt + Postcard with 30% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available sizes: S, M, L Available colors: BLACK >>> PLEDGE
40€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Holo High Waisted Miniskirt + Postcard with 35% coupon code for your next purchase.
Available sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL Available colours: HOLO >>> PLEDGE
• Zip Zip Maxi Dress + Postcard with 35% coupon code for your next purchase
Available sizes: S, M, L Available colors: BLACK >>> PLEDGE
• Plush Colorblock Crop Sweater + Postcard with 35% coupon code for your next purchase
Available sizes: S, M, L Available colours: FUCHSIA-ORANGE >>> PLEDGE
50€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Minibackpack + Postcard with 40% coupon code for your next purchase
Available colors: Black patent, leather & houndstooth, clear PVC, neon pink PVC, neon green PVC
CHOOSE YOUR COLOR AND >>> PLEDGE
70€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Biker Girl in Patent. + Postcard with 40% coupon code for your next purchase
Available sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL Available colours: RED, PURPLE, BLACK >>> PLEDGE
• Biker Girl in colorblock vegan leather + Postcard with 40% coupon code for your next purchase
Available sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL Available colors: BLACK-CERISE, BLACK-WHITE >>> PLEDGE
80€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Biker Girl in White Houndstooth + Postcard with 50% coupon code for your next purchase
Available colors: White Houndstooth, Available sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL >>> PLEDGE
• Biker Girl in Clear PVC + Postcard with 50% coupon code for your next purchase
Available colors: clear PVC, Available sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL >>> PLEDGE
100€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Combination of items worth of 100€ + Postcard with 50% coupon code for your next purchase.
Please choose your desired designs, size and color >>> PLEDGE
200€ REWARDS >>> PLEDGE
• Combination of items worth of 200€ + Postcard with 50% coupon code for your next purchase.
Please choose your desired designs, size and color >>> PLEDGE
CALENDAR
• Campaign launch, 18th March
• Campaign end, 26th April
• Production finishing 26th May
• Shipping of all the rewards, 30th May
MORE INFO
Quirky Me official website
Cintia's Facebook Page
Quirky Me official Facebook page
Quirky Me official Instagram
Quirky Me official Twitter
Quirky Me official Vimeo
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