CHINWAG: with Wear It Once | Bendigo Commercial Photographer
Bendigo Commercial Photographer
CHINWAG: with Wear It Once
I had the privilege of meeting Tamera Grant, the owner of a wonderful Bendigo business called ‘Wear It Once‘ – As the name suggests, it is all about dress hire!
Tamera has the most amazing collection of designer dresses, in all different sizes, that us lucky ladies are able to hire out for special events! And more recently? Tamera launched her Bridesmaids dress hire – GENIUS!! So… I caught up with her to ask her a few weird and wonderful questions, so you can get to know her a little as well!
- Let’s start with the deep questions… You are a new addition in a crayon box, which colour would you be? Blue Topaz
- Why did you start your business?
I have loved fashion for as long as I can remember, all my girlfriends used to wear my stuff as well (they were smart not wasting their money haha) and I had talked about how cool the hiring thing was for a long time and when I went on maternity leave my friends helped make my decision to start it! I love it, love fashion and dresses and helping people (plus I have no real social life anymore so atleast I can help others look good for theirs )
- What was your biggest business hurdle to overcome?
Actually having the courage to take the risk and launch the business! I felt sick the night it launched and to stop worrying about what people might think.
- What is your biggest achievement to date?
Besides my beautiful daughter – the business and the fact I actually have customers I was so scared no one would want to hire from me.
- What is your favourite 90’s jam?
Hmm tough one as much as I love guns and roses and pearl jams 90s hits you can’t go past the old gangstas paradise haha
- Tell us something that your customers might not know about you.
I hate coriander
- What is your favourite part of running your own business?
Meeting so many beautiful people! Having no restrictions on what I may want to do with it, the sky’s the limit!
- What do you think about when you are alone in the car?
Goodness I think i would need a book, anything or everything! Probably usually what I have to do for the day/week ahead!
- What are you excited for?
Well non business related but at this point in time I am most excited about my wedding and honeymoon! But other than that just life! The business, I am super excited for the ideas I have and where it will take me and the amazing people I will hopefully continue to meet!
- Who are you business idols? Who inspires you?
There really is no one particular business that stands out, I really think successful or not anyone that loves what they do and that has the courage to start their own business is inspiring. Although I would also say my parents! Having owned their own businesses in the past and they are such hard workers and their support of me doing this has been amazing.
- How would you describe your job to a child?
Hahha to help lots of pretty girls find pretty dresses to wear to parties.
- Tell us 5 fun facts about yourself (personal or business)
– I have a daughter called Indi
– I am petrified of spiders, me and my sister inlaw once had a spider in the car on a late night drive to hungry jacks and both jumped out of the car in the middle of a main road in our night pj”s (obviously not safe or overly attractive for other cars, but it was so big and scary)!
– I am a terrible singer as much as I love a good karaoke night
– I once met Andy Lee at a rooftop bar in Bali got a pic on my phone to of course show all my friends I had met him and that night lost my phone so have no proof of ever meeting him, and pretty sure most people think I make it up haha!
– I could pretty much live on Mexican and doughnuts!!
- Who should we follow on social media?
@grandmafunk_ is an awesome alternative fashion shop started by a girl who grew up in the Mallee! They post a lot of cool stuff!!!
@melbfashionweek is an awesome one to follow as well for all the upcoming trends and what’s “hot” right now
So there y’have it! A little more about Tamera and her awesome business!
Big Love, Leah
~ xoxo ~
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