‘We have enough to worry about’: Meet the woman filling fashion gaps
With a desire to empower other mums, a Toowoomba mother of five has started her own clothing business and has shared the long journey she took to get there. Read her inspiring story here.
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Nothing is more deflating than walking into a store, trying on clothes, finding nothing to wear and leaving feeling a little less confident than before.
Mother of five Kristy Carroll knows the feeling, and it inspired her to help empower other mums by opening her own small women’s clothing business Glam Cartel.
“When it comes to fashion these days, I feel like mothers are a bit lost in the gap,” she said.
“After you have kids your bodies change, so it’s so discouraging when you can’t find clothes that make you feel good about yourself – and we (mums) have enough to worry about.”
It was a longtime dream for Ms Carroll who worked in fashion retail as a teen and always hoped to run her own business one day.
Fearful of adding it to her already packed schedule, the 35-year-old woman decided to take the leap two months ago and began selling her clothing range at local markets.
The Toowoomba woman also sells her own handmade earrings.
Hitting a few bumps along the way including the juggling act of being a mother, running a business and working a second part-time job, Ms Carroll said she hoped to inspire other mums to follow their passions.
“Getting older made me realise that my life won’t change unless I do something about it,” she said.
“It’s never a good time to take that step, but if not now then when? You just need to push forward.
“When I was a single mum I would come home in tears with no one to give me a pep talk, but since meeting my husband, he’s been nothing but encouraging, which really helps.”
Ms Carroll hopes to set up a permanent store in the future.
For more information, visit instagram.com/glam.cartel.au
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