We recently connected with Benjamin Medina and have shared our conversation below.
Benjamin , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about how you got your first non-friend, non-family client. Paint the picture for us so we can feel the same excitement you felt on that day.
I got my first client as a designer by posting my style consistently. Giving the following an idea of my style and what I can offer is what helps get booked. Also posting things that are parallel to what you do can also add culture to your brand which is very Important. .
Benjamin , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
My name is Benjamin and I am a Texas based fashion designer & tattoo artist. I started my clothing brand “Alive” in February of 2020. Initially doing acrylic designs on thrifted pieces I was excited to show my first capsule of work. Fast forward to 2021 I stared sewing and produced my first collection in 2022. “Symphony” FW-22 debuted at Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch & Currently on display at the MUSE art gallery located within MOSAIC multicomplex.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
Creating art is a constant learning experience. Creating is not a destination but an experience, an experience artists naturally look for. Something I’ve had to unlearn, is to not identify a destination during the creative process but instead understand it as balancing a piece until it looks like its living on its own.
We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.
Fashion became my full time career when I had too many commissions to deal with. At first it was tricky dealing with lack of momentum. It can be super stressful and discouraging putting your all in something that basically has no demand at first. But if you do it consistently the business will follow.
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MUA @brandonnbutt Photography @nagchampa3K @blk.lenz @diffrentworldimages @brandonnbutt