Hello! My name is Kim Palmer, and I am delighted to introduce myself as Cherry Velvet’s new social media manager. In the last year or so, I became a loyal customer and enthusiastic promoter of this wonderful company, and the dresses became part of the "fabric" of my life. Now, my passion has become my profession, and I’ve been asked to tell you a bit more about me and how I got here.
I was born and raised in small-town southwestern Ontario and have been a voracious reader and constant writer for as long as I can remember. Shortly after completing a degree in English at Queen’s University, I relocated to beautiful Vancouver, BC. My employment history has included many industries: tourism, retail clothing sales, call centres, environmental consulting, and most recently, mining.
Outside of work, I feed my soul with eclectic hobbies. Every June and December, you can find me on stage with The Broadway Chorus, a local theatre group that uses existing songs to create original, fully-staged musicals. I practice and gig with a cover band we call Carbon Copy. I’m also a member of the Vancouver Lego Club, and I help to coordinate BrickCan, Western Canada’s largest public LEGO® exhibition. My other passion is figure skating; I spend more time in the stands than on the ice these days, but skating news tends to dominate my Twitter feed.
About a year ago, some friends introduced me to Cherry Velvet online. I instantly fell in love with Shelly dress, and the variety of lovely, curvy models on the website gave me hope that the dress might work on me. I’d been struggling in recent years to figure out where to shop – so many of the stores I visited seemed to be geared to either teenagers or to an older generation. As a forty-something living on the borderline between regular and plus sizes, where were the clothes that would make me feel fabulous? I went to my first Studio Shop and was positively giddy with what I found. Twirling skirts! Colourful fabrics! Could it be… pockets?!!? I immediately bought two dresses, then started planning my next purchases.
At first, I saved my dresses for “special occasions”, but I soon discovered that I could justify buying more dresses by wearing them more often. Before long, I realized that Cherry Velvet had become my signature style. Friends, co-workers, and even strangers complimented my growing collection of dresses. I began to carry business cards in the pockets (which also allowed me to show off the pockets!), and I organized group outings to the studio. Now, I’ve joined the amazing team here, and I’m dedicating myself to spreading the gospel of Retro Class with Modern Sass.
