Sally in her White Stripes Dress!

April 20th, 2012

Here is a picture I took of gorgeous Sally just after she played an amazing set with her band The Cool Hands last nite at The Garrison. She is wearing our White Stripes print dress which was perf because they played some brilliant White Stripes covers. It was a really amazing, totally high energy show. I loved it! Great work Luke and Ty too!! Can’t wait to see them again!! xoxoox Kingi

50% off sale of ALMOST EVERYTHING!!

April 16th, 2012

We are having a BIG SALE of ALMOST EVERYTHING! Come in and get the dress or hoody you have always wanted. For this week only, EVERYTHING is 50% off! We are making way for new Peachy things and ideas….. so it is your chance to get the cutest!!!! phone and email orders welcome too!! xoxoxoo Kingi

Upcoming Fashion/Art Event Including Peach Berserk at The ROM….!!

April 5th, 2012

Do YOU have vintage Peach Berserk??? Let us know ….. This amazing show is coming up at The ROM (We also need your visuals to create a special projection at TFI25. Please send us up to 10 JPEG images, they can be editorials, images from a runway show or campaign (look book) images. Please be sure to include a brief photo caption for each image you send (i.e. “1995 Joeffer Caoc”). While we may not be able to include all images, we will do our best!)…. and we need cute pictures!! Let me know !   email me at kingi@peachberserk.com or call me at 416 504 1711  xoxoxo Kingi

Gorgeous Custom Made Dresses at Peach Berserk!

April 3rd, 2012

We have the cutest Prints, Colours and Dress Styles for Spring Party dresses right now……. Come in and check them out!  Try them on, they are GORGEOUS!! We gals will help you pick out what is best for you, we will take your measurements and make something perfect and unique for you.  Come in and have fun!  Call for an appointment… or just drop in!  We can make you a custom print for your dress, too…so if you have an idea, we’d LOVE to hear it!!  xoxoo Kingi

Peach Berserk at Jesus Christ Superstar in New York!!

March 26th, 2012

Here is gorgeous Stefanie wearing a beautiful and bedazzled Peach Berserk Jesus print dress to the opening of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway!! Her boyfriend, Aaron plays the character Annas in the play– and he is wearing a matching tie. LOVE how it turned out and they had a BLAST!! xoxoxoxo  Kingi

March 7th, 2012
It is Party + Prom Dress Season!!

We have the most gorgeous fun prom, grad and party dresses EVER this Spring– check them out!
Choose one of our amazing creations off the rack (alterations free!!) OR be creative, and pick your OWN print, colour and style–and we will make you a dress to perfectly fit YOUR gorgeous bod.
Either way, you will have a one-of-a-kind, locally made masterpiece that wil…l be different from anyone else.
AND….if you have an idea for a CUSTOM print, let us know– we LOVE working with a NEW idea!! Creativity and uniqueness is what Peach Berserk is all about!!
***And if you order before March 15th you get 10% off! We hope to see or hear from you soon,
xoxox Kingi

Spiffy Dresses that are seriously Spring!!

January 23rd, 2012

Here is our gorgeous co-op student Epiphany wearing a fabulous new dress for Spring!! Perfect for posh at a prom, a little wacky (in a good way!!) at a wedding, or gorrrrgeous at your graduation…. or just Peachily pretty at a party!!
And….. we have had website issues!! We just realized that emails sent to us for the last while have NOT been getting to us!! SO if you sent us something, and we didn’t respond, it wasn’t personal, we just didn’t get it….. send it again. LOVE to hear from you, xoxox Kingi

Ottawa!!

December 5th, 2011

Ottawa is now Peachier!!  We are now selling our gorgeous clothes and accessories in the amazing store Funk Your Junk, at 110 Parent St at Murray, in Byward Market.  I LOVE the funky creative atmosphere there…. perfect for Peach Berserk!  To celebrate, we are having a opening party and sale Thursday, December 8th from 4 to 8pm.  There will be snacks and drinks and mini fashion shows– if you are in the area, you MUST come by!  Let me know if you can make it!  Email me at kingi@peachberserk.com, and we will have a gift bag for you.  And try to catch our amazing party dress fashion show on  CTV2 Ottawa Morning Live , Thursday morning at 7:25 !! xoxo Kingi

Everyone is invited to an Open House at Peach Berserk!

November 16th, 2011

We will be showing off our NEWEST handprinted clothes and accessories, AND you can try screen printing yourself!!

10% of all sales (including custom orders and one-day silkscreen workshops) will be donated to Pragmora, an organization founded by Dr. Glenys Babcock.
Pragmora works to create realistic solutions for the people of the Congo. They  have no paid staff, and any support at all helps to make an impact with their conflict prevention and conflict resolution work

Sunday November 20th  from 12 to 5 pm

Featured speaker: Dr Glenys Babcock will be here to update us on her recent research trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to introduce us to her organization Pragmora at 2:30 pm.

Plus…..there will be Free mini-workshops in our studio!
Try your hand at the art of silkscreening in our studio… it’s easy and fun! All you have to bring is a black and white image —a drawing, photograph, symbol, your favorite motto—anything at all! We will help you put it on a screen and print it on a t-shirt to take home….so bring something to print!!

Enjoy amazing snacks and drinks, and Peachy gift bags for all.

LOVE to see you here!!  RSVP to kingi@peachberserk.com

Xxoxoxoox Kingi

Human League Party at Peach Berserk!!

September 14th, 2011

Nicole looking groovy in our Human League hoody…….. Come to the Peach Pit this Sunday….we are playing Human League ALL DAY, and giving away tickets,and Peach Berserk printed hoodies and dresses and tickets to their Sunday night show. Snax, drinks and lots on sale tooooooooo!! Just say ‘ Don’t You Want Me Baby!’…

You can also register to win The Human League prizes (H L print dress, hoody, tickets to the Sunday show and CDs) by emailing kingi@peachberserk.com with your name and number,joining our facebook page (Peach Berserk) and putting your deets in a  comment, or by stopping by the store between now and Sunday!

Listen to blogtalkradio.com tomorrow at 1pm!!

September 13th, 2011

I’m am live on the radio tomorrow dicussing my personal religion of Silkscreening!! Try to listen to it if you can!! xoxoxo Kingi

And ….. we are offering a prize!! Anyone who phones in, participates in the chat room, or posts a comment is put in a draw for either a FREE Peach Berserk Silkscreen Workshop OR our book Silkscreen NOW + hoody !! It will be a blast!! xooxxo

NEW Dress and Website Update!!

September 12th, 2011

Check out our beautiful new co-op, Jasmine (she just started today!!) wearing our NEW funky, fabulous Hoody Dress!! Love them!! Let me know what you think..!!

AND — we have had a lot of problems with the ordering system on our website….and many customers have emailed and called us with problems…SO we are redoing our online store.  Everything should be working properly in 2 weeks.  In the meantime, if you would like to place an order, call us!!  416 504 1711 or send me an email kingi@peachberserk.com  and I will call you.  xoxoxo Kingi

Workshop Weekend Deal!!

September 2nd, 2011
We had a FULL Silkscreen Workshop this SUNDAY…but 2 people needed to switch to other dates….. So if you are interested in having a BLAST this Sunday, AND learning an amazing new art form….We have a special…anyone who signs up last minute….gets a FREE custom hoody!! Call us 416 504 1711  xoxox Kingi

Check out the most GORGEOUS closet in the UNIVERSE!!

August 30th, 2011

Here is my great friend Ellen’s closet!  She LOVES Peach Berserk and collects our jackets — ALL in her favorite colour- PINK (my favorite too!).  Some are made with prints from our collection, and the rest are made from custom prints that we make for her– and she always has a GREAT idea!!

She always wears them with cute jeans and always looks amazing.  Thanks for being the PEACHIEST Ellen!! And we LOVE you!  xoxoxo Kingi

Amazing NEW Fruit and Vegetable Box Design Print!!

August 30th, 2011

Here is my newest print!!  I LOVE it!!  I collected fruit and vegetable boxes from Chinatown, just down the street and traced the boxes.  Isn’t it cute?? I am making myself a dress in it right away….

xxoxoxox Kingi

Jack Layton

August 26th, 2011

Someone ordered a Jack Layton print hoody– here is the freshly printed fabric– Orange hearts and Jack portraits — nice idea, I think. xoooxo Kingi

Diamond Fabric is a Girls Best Friend!!

August 17th, 2011

Someone brought in a VINTAGE Peachy dress….from about 1988…. isn’t it the cutest? I remember printing AND sewing these dresses myself. SO fun to see it!!  We have to make an updated version…… xoxo Kingi

Silkscreen frenzy!!

August 16th, 2011

Fabulous silkscreen workshop on the weekend…check out the action!!!  I LOVE teaching people this amazing artform and seeing everything they create….. Brilliant!!

Hot Cakes at the Peach Pit!!

August 10th, 2011

Amazing Alannah!!

July 21st, 2011

Check out AMAZING Alannah in her Peachy Grad jacket!! It was something really different, which is SO COOL!! I love her spirit– and Peachy-ness, of course!!
Here is what she said…..‘here are the pictures, thank you so much for the wonderful graduation jacket, I received so many wonderful complements about it. :) Cheers, Alannah’

40% off everything in the store!! JUST today!!

July 21st, 2011

We are having the ‘It is BOILING And We Don’t Have Air Conditioning SALE’ ….. if you dare come in our BOILING store today, everything off the rack is 40% off! (phone orders too esp. if you don’t have air con!!). Hope to see you !! xoxo Kingi

Our Super Summer Co-ops!!

July 19th, 2011

Here are our TOTALLY cute and brilliant summer co-ops. They are crazily dressed in Peach Berserk today……. Say hi to gorgeous Rashmi, Louisa, and Julin!! xoxox Kingi

Here is Suyuri’s amazing story and GORGEOUS picture!

July 5th, 2011

The photo you see here was taken on June 23rd , 2011 , at the end of a very special journey.  A journey that began three months to the day of the photo-shoot. During that time I had lost 25lbs as a result of a “weight-cut”. I had started taking boxing class for fitness about eleven months before. As I got more fit the idea of fitness modelling and perhaps one day competing in an amateur boxing match entered my mind. So, I decided to try a weight cut that professional athletes go through. Primarily, I really wanted to see if I had the mental strength and to gain confidence in myself. I wanted to confirm that I can do whatever I put my mind to. I wanted to experience the extreme measures and sacrifices that it would take to do it successfully. In the end I succeeded!  I never imagined how satisfying and euphoric it would feel to finish this incredible journey, with all of the highs and lows you could imagine.
  Your dresses made me feel like a beautifull woman and really complimented how I feel inside! I can’t wait to do it all over again!
-Sayuri Maiko

Thank you for the amazing story and picture, Sayuri!!

Margaret Atwood Partying Last Night in Peach Beserk

June 20th, 2011

Check out the CUTE picture of Margaret Atwood wearing her spiffy Peach Berserk shirt at the MMVAs (Much Music Video Awards)  last night!! It has our New Wave Babes print on it , which is perf!!  LOVE her!!

 xxoxo Kingi

Paula John’s ‘Out of Darkness’ Exhibit

June 11th, 2011

I went to an art opening at 80 Spadina last nite , with an amazing exhibit by Paula John called ‘Out of Darkness’. She made the quilt shown here with silkscreens of her psychiatric medical records from when she was a teenager. Sewn on top of the quilt are the words ‘Art Is My Therapy’ in clear plastic bubbles filled with pills.I have taught LOTS of people to silkscreen, but this is one of the most interesting results. Check it out if you can… the exhibit is on until June 25th in suite 208

Wendy Oooh La La!!

June 1st, 2011
Here is our totally cute new co-op student (all the way from Paris, France!) modeling our NEW silk patched and beaded t-shirts!! Sooooo perf for summer and everyone (of course!!) is different!! Call to order, only $39 each !! xoxoxo

Gorgeous picture of Paula Urquhart in her new Marilyn dress…

May 21st, 2011

I love this picture…… Purrrrfect look for Summer 2011, I think!!  You can see this style at http://www.peachberserk.com/shop/index.php/dresses/cotton-dresses/classic-stretch-dress-414.html

and mix ‘n match the colours and prints…we will make you something gorgeous too!! 

xooxox Kingi

‘Confessions of a Young Woman’ by Gillian Young

May 18th, 2011

Check out the blog  ’Confessions of a Young Woman’  by Gillan Young and her brilliant story about our  Peach Berserk Silkscreen Workshop…..

http://www.gillianyoung.com/?p=4312&cpage=1#comment-43982

It rules !!  Thanks Gillian!!  xoxxoox Kingi

Annalisa

May 10th, 2011

Met my gorgeous friend Annalisa today for lunch….and LOOK at her CUTE outfit!! Peachy dress AND velvet coat (with crazy lining) and the shoes and little case ..amazing!!

Peachy Portrait of me (Kingi!!) found at thrift shop….!!

May 9th, 2011

Nicole, (who runs the Silkscreen studio here..) was hunting around in thrift shops this weekend..and guess what she found…..  A portrait of me!! 

 That must have been weird!! 

 Nicole told me…. “I was shocked, and then I screamed, and had to phone Kingi right away”!!  

It was only $13, and now I have a beautiful painting of myself, in a Peachy dress, surrounded by Peachy clothes.  I wish I new who the artist was, I would like to give them a big HUG!!

If anyone else has done any Peach Berserk related art….I would LOVE to see it!!

xoxoxo Kingi

Canadian Design Exhibit!!

May 4th, 2011

The Peach Berserk display at Seneca College’s ‘Oh Canada’ A celebration of Canadian Fashion Design Exhibit— The opening was last night– so cool. Our display was RIGHT beside Joe Fresh– quite a diff!!

Beautiful Black-Print Dresses!!

May 4th, 2011

Check out our NEW GROOVY black-print dresses. They are such a crazy mix of colour on black stretch, and then sewn together in funky random combinations. Soooo cute!!   They are a new item and not in our on line catalogue yet…… Call to order, and we will make YOU a masterpiece– $149 each!!

xxxoxo Kingi

Here is part of our studio where we print our fab fabrics!!

April 30th, 2011

I looked at our silkscreen washout tub today and I thought it looked sooooo grungy/messy/cute!  I LOVE the splatters of different ink colours, and our well worn equipment…..

This is where ALL our gorgeous clothes start!!

xoxox Kingi

Open this weekend!

April 21st, 2011

We gals are in crazy dress making mood….so we will be open all Easter Weekend.  Friday, Saturday, Monday 10- 7 and Sunday 12- 5

So come in and try some cute things on….or watch us designing/printing fabric….or order the most gorgeous one of a kind dress in the universe!

And we ladies never miss a party— tell us whenever you need it done for….and we will make you your masterpiece!

xoxox Kingi

Peach Berserk is Expanding to Ottawa! Want to be part of it??

April 18th, 2011

 

Kingi Carpenter of Toronto’s Peach Berserk is scouting  local fashion designers who are talented, creative, up and coming and ready to take part in a Designer collective boutique.

It is an opportunity to have a retail location and experience at a fraction of the cost and risk.

Kingi opened Peachy Fresh in 1988, Yorkville Ave, in the heart of Yorkville, Toronto. It is still in operation today as Fresh Collective. (www.freshcollective.com)

Kingi presently owns and operates Peach Berserk on Queen st. Toronto. She is a fashion designer, silkscreen artist/teacher and author.

www.peachberserk.com

peachy Ottawa will be a designer collective store that is operated by 7 Designers.

  • Each designer will have their own section of the boutique, which they can design and set-up to their styling
  • Boutique will have a work room available for in house cutting, sewing, printing etc.
  • Kingi will host silk screening classes, as all designers are welcome to host events; client meetings/fittings, sales parties etc.
  • Designers will benefit from other partners experience, assistance, client lists, press/publicity, etc.
  • Each designer will commit to work in the boutique 1 day/week, but can be there as often as they need.
  • Designers must work to promote peachy OTTAWA and participate in sales parties, and promotional activities. 
  • Each designer will pay $400 monthly rent/overhead etc.
  • Designers keep 80% of sales, with 20% going to the Boutique fund. 
  • First and last month’s rent is required, with a 30 day notice clause.

 

Location: Dalhousie st

Potential Designers/partners with Peach Berserk, www.peachberserk.com

-Sugarbums,  www.sugarbums.com

-Winged Beast outfitters, www.wingedbeastoutfitters.com

-Hartby,  www.hartby.com

-Melanie Dubuc, www.melaniedubuc.ca

Please contact Justine Owen at 613 612 9397 or justineowen@sympatico.ca  or kingi 416 504 1711 kingi@peachberserk.com if you are interested.

There will be a info meeting, Tuesday April 19 in Byward Market.  Please let us know if you are interested in coming!!


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  • You rock my world in such a profound way. If Betsey Johnson and Vivienne  Westwood had a creative lovechild it would be Peach Berserk.
    Creative design meets eye popping delicious silkscreen prints. The store doubles as a studio, so if you don’t see what you want they will whip it up for your fabulous self. Worth a visit just for the experience. Good luck leaving empty handed!

    Christine T – Santa Cruz CA

    Wearing a garment from Peach Berserk is like wearing art!

    Christine – Kingston ON

    “Hey Kingi – My daughter Katie & I received the items we ordered from you just last week. Thank you so much for your prompt delivery & your amazing designs!! We are thrilled with our new Peach Berserk…….tomorrow we’re off to NYC and we’ll be “sporting” our amazing PB pieces while we’re there!!! : D Thanks again….and I’m sure we’ll see you again soon…..already scheming about print combos for our next Peach Berserk pieces!! : D Lisa (& Katie)”

    Lisa

    “Hello Kingi and other amazing people at Peach Berserk,

    I received my wedding dress today.I have to tell you that I’ve noticed a certain expression on the faces of people when I have mentioned to them that I ordered my wedding dress online solely on the basis of your website, without ever having been in the store or seen your work in person. The set of their face, the look in their eyes says “oh-dear-poor-deluded-woman.” I opened the box slowly, realized I was holding my breath. When I saw that glorious splash of painted roses, my breath burst out as astonishment and laughter. I undressed immediately, zipped up the dress and slipped it carefully over my head. I am beautiful in this dress. It is the me I feel I am inside, magically revealed on the outside. And then the jacket. Oh my, the jacket. I didn’t want to put it on at first. How could anything cover this amazing dress. But I did put it on, and turned to look in the mirror. And somehow the jacket makes the dress even more perfect and beautiful. Then I had to weep for a while. A lot of words to say just this – thank you. I feel the love in the dress.”

    Angela, British Columbia

    “Thank you so much for making the most beautiful, perfect dress I’ve ever seen in my life!!!

    You are AMAZING!!!!
    I’ll be in touch!!!

    Hillary, Ann Arbor MI

    “Hi Kingi and Allan
    thank you again for the great silkscreen class. I left Toronto with a smile and completely satisfied with all the learnings and the experiences I made these 2 days. It worth every penny of my trip! I also made a light table and I’m setting a small studio to continue printing.. thanks again for everything… You made my summer!”

    Amelie Lamarche

    “We can’t just walk by. We always seem to get sucked into the store and buy something!”

    Yvette & Leah (longtime customers) – Toronto ON

    “We should have this in Montreal!”

    Carina – Montreal QC

    “We were really inspired by the abundant creativity that exists at Peach Berserk. It was the highlight of our entire 5 day trip.”

    Micheal Boudewyns – Newark DE

    “ I got my gorgeous, crazy, amazing dress from the ladies down at Peach Berserk. I couldn’t have been happier with it! I was the only one at my prom with an original or “different” dress.”

    Magda – Aurora ON

    “The one place I have to go to when I visit Toronto is Peach Berserk!”

    Cassy Were – Dartmouth NS

    “My “Garden Party” dress arrived today.
    THANK YOU!!!!!!
    It looks fantastic and fits well.
    I’ll let you know how the party goes.
    Thanks again!!”

    Laurel – Granger IN

    “My daughter Layne purchased a dress for her Grade 8 graduation and it was a huge hit, the dress is amazing thanks Kingi for your assistance and great taste – A very pleased mother.”

    Jessica Grey – Toronto ON

    “I just wanted to let you know that I got the dress and I think its absolutely beautiful. I really loved the gold accents on the flowers. Thank you so much for making such a great and creative design!

    Aara MacAuley – Kingston ON

    “To the girls at Peach Berserk,
    I love my custom hoodie! The silhouettes & roses look great together.
    Thank you for the tank top, it was so thoughtful of you.”

    Elaine Reeves – Toronto ON

    “I just received my dress that I bought on ebay and I adore it. It is quite possibly the best thing I have ever spent money on. When I found out you did custom work I almost fell on the floor!! I would love an Edie Sedgwick hoodie. To tell you the truth, I would take item in your lovely store with Edie on it.”

    Karla Cribbs

    “I bought your fabulous punk rock print dress (with the cute pink fringe and flowers!) for prom, and felt absolutely dazzling in it. (Got a ton of compliments too!) At prom I noticed a friend of mine, Emily also had a beautiful dress from Peach Berserk! ”

    Lindsay Goeldner – Toronto ON

    “I wore my “Boardwalk Babe” dress every day on my trip to New Orleans last week- it was a record heatwave, so I only packed cute sundresses to wear. The guys at the Zydeco Dance, the waiter at Napoleon House, and the lady sitting next to me on the St. Charles streetcar all loved it, and no matter how hot it got, I always felt glam!”

    Maura Burns – West Virginia

    The most flattering dress I’ve ever had!

    Lisa Bryant – Oakville ON

    “Peach Berserk is worth coming back to Canada for!”

    Rebecka – Stockholm Sweden

    “I first came to this store as a little girl with my mother about 17 years ago. To me Peach Berserk is an institution to Toronto that has survived the rapidly occuring Queen West gentrification process. They embody the funky and original clothing design creativity that Queen West used to be.”

    Kendall Coontz – Toronto ON

    “My friend tried on a dress and I immediately wanted it. Peach Berserk brings out the jealousy in you!”

    Ali LeLere – Jersey Isle, UK