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jhdefeo on Jan 19, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBuying a skirt and a coordinating sash from Cristina was a pleasure - I told her what I was imagining and she helped me choose colors, fabrics, and navigate measurements. I LOVED the finished product - the skirt and sash were super vibrant, came in a lovely textured silk, were comfortable and really special. A great experience all around!
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Andrea on Sep 10, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis skirt! It fits perfectly. The fabric is beautiful and comfortable. Karmologyclinic asked for my measurements and it is obvious that the garment was made for me. It fits comfortably at my natural waist and ends at my kneecap, just like I asked. Plus the stamps from Greece were cool for my little boys. Thank you!
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Katherine on May 27, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis handmade silk skirt is absolutely fabulous. All of my custom instructions and tweaks were followed, and it turned out exactly as I envisioned. I highly recommend the skills of Christina and her fabrications.
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odile on Apr 17, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis is beautifully made with wonderful attention to detail, thank you so much!
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hexicon on Dec 6, 2019
5 out of 5 starsSo happy with this silktartan skirt from Cristina. Cristina’s communication was excellent and she customized the skirt to my measurements. The photo shows the skirt with a petticoat purchased from Amazon. I plan to wear it with the petticoat for a December black tie wedding and without the petticoat for other spiffy holiday events.
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joyce on Nov 18, 2019
5 out of 5 starsAs usual Cristina did an incredible. She is an expert with this material and professional about the details such as lining and closures. Its amazing how she nails the fit even though we are so far apart. Everything is beautifully made and it was a rather tricky custom order. She kept in touch along the way and I cannot be more grateful to know such a talented maker. Thank you!
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Weak on Nov 1, 2019
5 out of 5 starsAuthentic camo material, very well made and shipping time reasonable to arrive from Greece.
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Weak on Nov 1, 2019
5 out of 5 starsAuthentic camo material, very well made and shipping time reasonable to arrive from Greece.
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ALS555 on Oct 22, 2019
5 out of 5 starsCristina was so helpful and accommodating. The skirt is gorgeous. Thank you so much!!!!
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pndt9489 on Oct 17, 2019
5 out of 5 starsLovely blouse lovely person. Easy to work with and I highly recommend this shop for custom clothing design and fabrication.
About karmologyclinic
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Hello, I'm Cristina, the person behind karmologyclinic. If we were to call ourselves in accordance with what we have studied then I would say I'm a stage and costume designer and a photographer but the truth is that I've never really worked for long in these fields. I started sewing 12 years ago, when I couldn't find what I wanted to wear in shops and I thought, it shouldn't be too hard to make clothes I'd want to wear all by myself. Back then I only had my grandma's vintage sewing machine with a foot pedal, a burda magazine and advices from an aunt that knew a bit about sewing and would explain terminology to me. Since then I've never stopped sewing, first for myself, then for my friends and a lot later for others. I upgraded machines, educated myself in fashion design and patternmaking, sizing, professional techniques. Nowadays, I'm the one that provides my aunt with sewing help.
As a small clothing label owner, I have found that you have to reinvent meanings. I constantly ask myself, why do I do this that way, is there a better way, what does it mean to me, what does it mean to others.
Being the maker and the designer at the same time is overwhelming but also has all sorts of advantages. You control the production of each item, so that it meets your standards, you can challenge yourself to get a little bit better each time you make something, you can meet special requests from clients, you can limit the time distance between an idea and the finished product to a few days, heck, sometimes even a few hours! You have this lovely brocade fabric in your stock, you're looking at it and it's looking back at you for weeks. Then one afternoon, you think "skirt!". "Keep it a simple one", the fabric argues, "I want to show off". 'Ok, fabric dear' you reply. You make the pattern, cut, sew, finish. Next morning you wear the skirt, take photos, upload. Aaaaand repeat.
Despite the everyday challenges and superhuman multitasking abilities that are needed 24/7, I really love what I do! One of the reasons is that you never get bored. Design, patternmaking, making, stitching, hand-stitching, photography, curation, communication with customers, social media marketing.
And when I need some fresh air I wear my running shoes and run outdoors. I am an avid runner, started just to lose a few pounds, fell in love with it, found out I'm actually good at it too. Running gave me the gift of endurance, both physically and mentally. It taught me to never quit, even if I sometimes have to crawl.
My feline friends, Banana and Yelos, you'll see them posing around me in many listing photos. I'm trying to teach them how to be productive in my sewing studio but most of the time they sleep. Or, when they don't, they believe they're computer savvy, step on my laptop and press random keys on the keyboard. My new kitten Lizzy, helps me with packaging. She mostly steals my packaging string and hides it from me. That's as helpful as it gets from them.
You'll find more background stories of cats, running and sewing studio behind-the-scenes in my Instagram account, it's @karmologyclinic.
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Cristina Poulopoulou
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator, Multitasking Demon
I always find myself in love with fabric, patterns, shapes, ideas. I love fashion but hate trends. Love clothes but don't ask me to go shopping with you. I prefer to make my own. Famous cat lover and long distance runner.
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I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Items on sale
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Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for: