Somewhere, buried among this mess…Inspiration awaits…

Amongst that lush sepia tone and the unmade bed with knickers strewn about, a new day awaits an artist with a fever for fashion..

BedHead: Kim Cathers, 28

Location: Vancouver, British Columba, Canada

Occupation: Fashion Designer

First, let me say that I don’t know a damn thing about fashion. If you could see the way I dress, you would know that right away. But Kim and I have a lot in common. We both dream of rolling out of bed, flipping the creator switch and threading something together to share with the world. It’s not a targted, marketing smart-bomb but rather a feeling, born from the heart. Where it goes? How its used? Who cares? As long as the idea-baby finds a home and is shared by many.

I feel that Kim’s creations have a lot of character. If I saw a woman dressed in her ideas, I might like to bring her ’round to meet the family. After that perhaps, a walk into town for some pumpkin-pie ice cream. Sounds quaint? No. Nothing hits harder than creations that connect. Kim’s kdon collection sells in shops in Vancouver and on her website. I may learn a few things from this BedHeadfrom the Northwest… Read Kim’s Exclusive BedHead Interview to find out..

MB: Thanks for becoming an official BedHead, Kim. What the heck’s going on in this picture? Where’s that electrical cord leading to?

KC: HA! Well this is in the morning (obviously) in the loft that I shared with my boyfriend. I usually have some pretty wicked bedhead so for a little while I was taking daily bedhead shots in photobooth on the computer. Oh, and the cord runs up to an overhead lamp thingy… I know, I know, it looks like we were slummin it, but I swear (really!) we weren’t!

MB: Looks positively charming. Haven’t you heard of a drawer? Why are your knickers strewn about all over the place?

KC: Yeah, yeah .. go ahead and be a judger. Have you never had piles of laundry and no where to put it while you procrastinated about putting it away?? My BF and I both had a terrible habit of collecting laundry until there is (sic) literally no clean clothes left. So I can only asume that that pile is clean laundry hoping to God that its gets folded and returned to the shelves.

MB: Great, well good luck with that. Seriously now. Is fashion what gets you up in the morning? Because that’s what BedHeads do for me..

KC: The opportunity to be creative gets me up every morning. And I find my designing right now to be the largest creative outlet in my life… so I suppose.. yes, fashion does it for me.

MB: Why are clothes important? Aboriginal people have been getting by fine for thousands of years with animal-skin g-strings. Yikes - that sounds unhealthy, come to think of it…

KC: Actually g-strings are one of the comfiest under wear choices! You should try one yourself sometime I don’t think its so much that clothes are so important, as your attitude about them. I think its important to be a conscious consumer, know where your products come from, support local businesses that dont’ exploit people that use sustainable/natural fibers. Its also important for people to be able to express their own individuality, and kdon clothes really allow people to explore that.

MB: Okay, don’t get saucy with me now…You’ll only make trouble…So you hunt for fabric, do you? I see some of your items sell out in certain fabrics. How do you know what will take off?

KC: Well Mr. MB, everything I make takes off…*wink*

MB: There you go again…(blushing)…Next question…You’ve got quite a fashion enclave up there in Vancouver. I imagine it is a very special place. Do you think your styles can play down here in America? Can the rest of us handle it?

KC: Absolutely! I have sold to some very happy customers in the states actually, and I hope to get more.

MB: What happens when you’re not creating?

KC: Well I have never gone very long without creating in some way, whether it be painting, writing, sewing, sketching, day dreaming… so I imagine that my brain would malfunction and the world would stop turning…

MB: I know. I hear you. Do you want to be big, though? Like that fan-waving robot, Karl Lagerfeld? Is he even big anymore? I don’t know…would you like to be another Versace? The dead one I mean..

KC: Lagerfeld is always big, just fyi :)…and no, I don’t want to be another anyone, I want to blow it up as myself… as kdon. and I’d rather not be dead too.

MB: Before you get too big for your britches, is there anything you want to do to piss-off Anna Wintour now and just get it over with? Anna Wintour visits this site all the time…

KC: Piss off Mz Wintor, I think not.. what I would rather, as a shameless pitch, to have her hire me as a stylist at Vogue.

MB: Forget it. She’s too envious of you right now, being a BedHead. She’s flipping her bob, wondering ‘who the hell you think you are…’. Any Green causes you’d like to promote? I notice you’re quite a progressive gal. So am I… I mean “guy” that is..

KC: Thanks for clarifying. Heh….uhm, yeah “green causes”… how about reduce, reuse, recycle for starters. I think you could sign me up for almost any green cause and I’d be down. or up… or behind. Well, you know what i mean….oh!…the SPCA… not really green, but one of my favorite organizations of all time.

MB: Righteous.

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