Check out our gorgeous new hand painted t-shirts just in time for a peachy-cool Spring!  They are FREE with any online , in store or over the phone purchase of $50 or more OR $25 each.  And we are bringing them to our Ottawa Trunk Show April 2nd, and they are free to everyone who attends.

Hope you love them, they are sooooooooooooo CUTE!

xoxox Kingi

We just printed this fabric and it looked so cute as it dried I just had to photograph it for our Peachy site.  Just think of the gorgeous dresses, tops and skirts it will be made into soon……if you have ideas send me a contact us message.  And  drop by the Peach Pit soon, and see!!

xoxoox

Kingi

Thanks Salma for the amazing story about Peach Berserk on your blog…. I LOVE it !!  http://ohmommymoon.blogspot.com/2011/02/peach-berserk-party.html   and here is a picture from our last Silkscreen Workshop– It is Max, and he did some amazing designs and prints!  My phone doesn’t take the best pictures, but I had to get one up here!!  Why don’t you take our amazing class?  You learn TONS and have a brilliant time……

xooxxo Kingi

Come in soon to see the cutest, craziest most creative dresses we have ever made!  We have about 200 fabulous prints– images of  Paris  to Punk Rock bands and everything in between!  Check out our prints here. Our hottest design right now is our Justin Bieber print– worn here by Casie Stewart at the MMVA awards show.  You can, of course order this print in ANY colour and ANY of our dress styles, made right to your measurements!  In silk our dresses are $495 and in non-silk they are $395.  And if Justin isn’t your thing– we will make you a dress covered in anyone– we are pop culture CRAZY!!  Love to hear your ideas!!

And …. we are open on Monday Feb 21st, family day…. AND any dress orders placed on that day (or before) come with a free Peach Berserk hoody!  Just say ‘those crazy hoodies are so cute!!’

xoxox Kingi

Here is the gorgeous Angela wearing her Peachy Prom dress! And don’t you LOVE her shoes??  She is SO cute! It’s so fun making these dresses!!! Keep the pictures coming ladies! This is going to be the best Party Dress season ever….

And don’t forget…. orders placed in Feb get 10% off , just say the code words ‘I am freezing…but ready to look super-cute!’…

Love u Angela!!

xoxoxo Kingi

We are gearing up for our BEST Spring Party and Prom dress season EVER… and to celebrate we made these cute ‘Party Dress Dolls’.  Each one is wearing a different perfect mini replica of a Peach Berserk dress.  Hope you like them!!  And don’t forget ALL silk dresses– off-the-rack, or made-to-order are 10% off for the Month of Febuary.  Just call or come in and say ‘I am freezing…but ready to look super-cute!’, and you get the discount.

Hope to hear from, or see you soon,

xoxoxo Kingi

Spring party dress season is coming soon….. and we ladies are getting ready with the CUTEST dresses EVER! And gorgeous new prints, of course ….. here is one new print—printed for the FIRST TIME today–hanging up to dry, AND a fabulous NEW dress, hot off the sewing machine……   Also did you catch us in this amazing blog yesterday?? http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/ Check it out!

xoxoxo Kingi

I LOVE this dress! We made it for this funky gal who knew JUST what she wanted! She wanted an alternative prom dress. She hand wrote out her own poems for us and we put them on a silkscreen. We then made her a dress with her own one of a kind fabulous fabric. And….. this is a good time to be creative and get started on your own Peachy Masterpiece. ALL custom orders placed during the month of Febuary are 10% off…. just say ‘early-bird special’ when you call or come in!! Custom Peach Berserk dresses (with OUR prints) are $495 in Silk and $295 in Cotton. If you want your OWN PRINT on your dress, it is an extra $79.
So…. if you have a cute idea…we would LOVE to see it!!
xoxoxox Kingi

Check out this photo that I just dug up! It is a Peach Berserk dress from the VERY start…. It is a print of cheezie bags (still my favorite food!!) on clear plastic with a black velvet lining. I remember wearing this out a few times. VERY groovy, don’t you think…??
xoxoxoxo Kingi

Josie took our silkscreen class recently and sent me the cutest letter I have ever seen!
I LOVE her drawing.
Thanks Josie!!
xxoxoxo Kingi

Don’t these chix look DELISH! Let us make something gorgeous and new….. for you!!
xoxoxo Kingi

Guess what we do with our left over (Gorgeous) pieces of printed cotton?? We make the funkiest winterwear in town, that’s what!! Here is our Peachy fabric printer Nico modelling some of the masterpieces. They are limited edition, and each one in a crazy Peach Berserk colour and print mix that you will love….. so let us know if you want some! WINTER ACCESSORIES They are all $39 each, and come in a hand printed bag, of course.
Hope to hear from you soon, xoxoxoxo Kingi

Hi Peachy Peeps !!  We are fixing up our online ordering system, and other things to make  our site better (actually we want to be THE BEST!!), and in the meantime, you might find that certain pages don’t work.   If this happens , please call or email us with any questions, or your order!

We LOVE to discuss our cute clothes/silkscreen classes over the phone!  And our groovy Gift Guides (that come with a free gift) are still available!  Just email or call and we will them them to you.

Hope to hear from you soon,

xoxoxo Kingi

kingi@peachberserk.com 416 504 1711

Check out the gift guide that was in this Saturday’s (Nov 20th) paper. It was filled with really creative and extravagant (!!) ideas for people who are hard to buy for. And guess what is amongst a private show by Sloan, writing by Margaret Atwood and a film by Guy Maddin…. a dress from Peach Berserk, of course!!

And they are sooooo cute! And filled with the BEST ideas !! If you would like one, sent us a note in Contact Us, or phone 416 504 1711 and we will mail you one, (with an extra treat…) today.

Hope to hear from you!!  xoxox Kingi

Isn’t this a cool picture??  This woman ordered a Margaret Atwood dress, and here she is wearing it with Margaret herself!!

Being a HUGE fan of Margaret, myself, I LOVE it.  Thank you to Betty Ann Macpherson for sending it,  and Beth Mairs, who is in the picture.

xooxox Kingi

Paula took our most recent Silkscreen Class and afterwards wrote us this letter:

“Thank you so, so, so much for everything@ I had a blast and I got so much done.

Nicole- You were a fantastic teacher, and Kingi , Thank you so much for letting me stay so late! I am going to hype this silkscreen class to everywhere I do and will definitely be back with my crafty friends!!! Thanks again for everything- I will be back soon and bring my quilt in to show you as soon as it is finished.

Paula John – Toronto

P.S. – Best $179 ever spent! I have applied for grant money, so here’s hoping I get it and I can buy some more studio time!! “

I was so honoured for Peach Berserk to be included in Jeanne Beker’s Top 100 Shop’s list. Here’s what she had to say:

“This place is all about fun, whimsical, bright colours and silkscreen prints that just exude personality. Kingi Carpenter, the owner, designs fantastic fabrics and makes really unique dresses, the kind of stuff that will just light up a party. It’s more of that art-to-wear kind of feel, which is always enjoyable. Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Paula Abdul and Portia De Rossi have worn her stuff. Kingi will make a fabric for you with whatever design or image you want on it, but she also runs silkscreen classes in the back of her shop, so you can learn to do it yourself.”

Thanks Jeanne!

I love this picture of beautiful Astrid wearing her funky yellow silk Madonna!! print dress in a gorgeous looking place in New York.

Tres glamorous!!  We LOVE getting pictures of gals in their Peachy gear…. if you have one, send it to us!!

xoxox Kingi

CBC’s Wendy Mesley and her daughter,  looked gorgeous wearing Peach Berserk along with other TV and radio celebrities and models in the 2010 Dare To Wear Love charity fashion show supporting the amazing Steven Lewis Foundation.   The Foundation supports the victims of the African AIDS & HIV pandemic. The show was FABULOUS, with brilliant outfits made of African fabric by 25 of Canada’s top fashion designers. Special thanks to John Fluevog who supplied Wendy’s funky boots and to Chris and Jim of Hoax Couture who produced this wonderful event. xoxoxox Kingi

Check out Craig’s amazing art.  He emailed us images and we blew them up,put them on giant silkscreens, and shipped them to him in New York!
It is so cool to see the results.  And it makes me realize the potential of silk screening, not just for clothes…but for making art, too.

At Peach Berserk, we LOVE to inspire others…. is there something using silk screening that YOU would like to create..??? Let us know, and we will help you make screens, or teach you how to do it yourself!

xoxoxoKIngi

I have always LOVED The Carlton Arms in New York.  Each room is painted by a different artist, and they are crazy.  If you want to stay somewhere that is a really funky punk rock New York art experience (couldn’t think of a better way to put it) this IS the place.

Here is what Noelle had to say—
here is a pix of me sporting my most-loved pink/black leapord Peach Berserk sexy bottoms, summer, 2001 @ the (most amazing) Carlton Arms Hotel in NYC, painiting room 3C, aka The Glowing Hindu Love Boudoir….and the pix of it finished.

i am *thrilled* to have finally placed my order today for *11* sexy bottoms in super-vibrant colors! wearing them and a tank top is hands-down my favorite “uniform” for creating+.

molto grazie,
~ noelle

Yeah Noelle! xoxoxoxo Kingi

Hey Peachy ladies in Ottawa and Banff!  Peach Berserk has come to your town.  I am selling my gorgeous clothes at an amazing store– Three Wild Women.  They are located at Bison Courtyard, 211 Bear Street in Banff, and 263 Richmond Road in Ottawa.   It’s worth  a visit, as well as selling my gorgeous masterpieces, they have many fabulous lines hand picked by the VERY cool owner, Helen, who has brilliant taste.  Drop by and let me know what you think (and what you bought……).

xxoxoxoox Kingi

Recently I was in Ottawa to meet with the Board of Directors for CANHAVE regarding the Peach Berserk Ugandan Silkscreen Initiative.  Here is the interview I gave on Ottawa’s local morning show regarding the initiative as well as the “Cherry Pie” networking event were we raised money for this charity.

Don’t they look cuuuuuuute!!!

Thanks, gals for the gorge picture,

xoxoxox Kingi

Look at this amazing picture of my great friend Ellen in one of  her fab, custom-made Todd Rundgren jackets!!

As well as being the Peachy-est person I know…………. she is a total  Todd fanatic, and loves the pure poetry of his music.  I have made her many  jazzy jackets covered in her favorite lyrics from his songs over the years.  Each one a unique work of art!!  They are a blast to make, and I LOVE the response from her when she gets the newest one.

Yeah!  Gorgeous Ellen! We LOVE you!!!  And  thank you for the fab picture!!

xoxoxo Kingi

I am bringing back my popular seminar on how to Start YOUR OWN  creative business AND  (most importantly) how to STAY in business!
Learn how I began with NO money or business experience…but I got a fashion business going, got noticed and got press and have been successful for over 20 years. The tax savings tips alone will more than pay for the cost of the seminar!
It will be held on Tuesday September  21st from 7pm to 9pm, followed by a networking/question and answer party from 9 pm on.
The cost is $95 and includes
The seminar
The networking wine and cheese event
The comprehensive BizTips for MisFits booklette
And the new BizTips interactive workbook to organize YOUR plan.
A tote bag, custom printed with YOUR  logo to help you start branding your biz
You will be included in Peach Berserk’s  business links page
And a famous Peach Berserk loot bag.
Click HERE to sign up, or for more information, or call 416 504 1711 with any questions,

We gals at Peach Berserk have taken up a very important cause, that concerns the business we are in, making clothes.  We are increasingly horrified with sweatshop labour, and how it exploits poor women in much of the world.

I read with interest Naomi Wolf’s article on ‘The High Cost of Cheap”  http://tiny.cc/jcwtr . As the owner of a fashion business, where we produce everything locally, I know what it costs to make clothes where the sewers are paid properly.
And having been in business over 20 years, I am shocked at the widening difference between what my clothes have to cost, and the price of the clothes at the chain stores she talks about.
I personally am horrified by the price of clothes at these places.  The other day, I was considering buying two t-shirts at H and M, that together cost the grand price of $7.  As much as I liked them, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
I thought that every time I wore them, I would be reminded of what some poor woman was paid to make them.  A woman really no different from the wonderful ones who work for me.
I believe that we Western women should just not buy these underpriced things and use the power of our money to make change for other women.  We can all live with less stuff.  And when (hopefully) things cost more, that will be a small price to pay.

Check out , and if you can join our facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=130839043622679&ref=mf together we can make a difference.

xoxoxo Kingi

These two graduating gals are crazy about our cute and alternative dresses, and don’t they both look amazing??  Here is Leah  in her very sweet two colour silk dress with hand painted “Restless Roses” dress…gorgeous!

Kelly  chose the same print for her high school prom dress and it is hand painted, like Leah’s  but it looks totally different and unique . It’s amazing the variety you can create with a Peach Berserk dress!

Thanks for the gorgeous pictures girls!  You are both too Peachy

Hi Kingi,
My daughter, Margaret, and I just need to say THANK-YOU for inspiring us to make her the best grad dress ever! We visited Peach Berserk when we were in Toronto last summer, and Margaret bought one of your fabulous tees.

Margaret in her Peachy T

Margaret shows off her self-made "peachy" style grad dress

She loved it so much that I suggested we could silkscreen fabric for her grad dress (we don’t really say “prom” out west). We ordered your book, read it and watched the DVD a dozen times, as we had never silkscreened before.
Margaret did the design, incorporating some of her favourite things; we silkscreened on a beautiful dark red silk, and then I sewed her dress. We improvised in true Peach Berserk fashion all the way: we made a temporary light table with a $10 used window laid out on my dining room table with the leaves removed. (This way, we were able to use desk lamps to light from below & use the whole screen. We didn’t have any cinder blocks so we used The Complete Works of Shakespeare to weight the screen.)
Margaret had been talking about her dress at school for months, so the pressure was on for this to work! Although there are things I would change with the design, her friends were amazed, and (most important for me) Margaret LOVES her dress and had a wonderful graduation. We screened a tee-shirt for her to wear to the after-grad party.
Thank-you, Kingi! Silk screening really is everything you say it is!
Bonnie Nicholas & Margaret Marriott (Click here to read the full blog of Margaret’s creativity)

Totally fabulous!! Karen looks so cute in her funky dress, and Justin looks so cool in his matching tie,

Thanks so much for the picture, you guys!

xoxoxo Kingi

Ivana was one of the winners of our Peach Berserk Fabric and Fashion Design Contest.  One of her prizes was for us to make her a dress based on her winning design.  Here she is wearing it, to her prom!!  Doesn’t she look amazing?  Nicole, who is vice-president of Peach Berserk, in charge of the studio, screens and printing, said  “ it was a blast working from her design and putting it together!!”  Do YOU have a design that you would like to wear??    Think of what we could do for YOU!!

xoxox Kingi

Check out the  cutest dress we just made for the cutest gal we know… Casie Stewart.  She is the social media gal at Much Music, and of course needed the Rockstar-iest dress creatable by the human race to wear to the awesome awards show and after parties. (Follow Casie on Twitter as she meets the MMVA stars backstage and goes to the MMVA parties)

And here is what we made!!  It is a yummy yellow silk dress covered in the MMVA stars of the moment— Justin, Miley, Drake, Adam, Ke$ha, and more..totally fun, and a BLAST for us to make!

Lettuce make a gorgeous dress for you too!!

xoxoxo Kingi