{"id":1168,"date":"2013-12-11T05:49:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T05:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2013-12-26T14:34:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-26T14:34:17","slug":"wear-bacon-happy-bacon-life-clothing-christopher-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wear-bacon-happy-bacon-life-clothing-christopher-nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"Wear Bacon, Be Happy: &#8220;Bacon Life&#8221; Clothing By Christopher Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/officialbaconlife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-760 alignleft\" alt=\"officialbaconlife\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/officialbaconlife-300x210.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"760\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nelson is the proud owner of &#8220;Bacon Life&#8221; apparel. Chris is a young man who has his head on his shoulders, building a business empire that could in time promise him a nice retirement check when he gets older. He created &#8220;Bacon Life&#8221; clothing on March 1st, 2012, and has been going steady with great progress ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Many people wear brand name clothing because they follow various fashion trends. A lot of people don&#8217;t really take the time to know or understand the motive behind a brand, and what a brand stands for. Chris wants his customers to understand and live by what his brand stands for. According to him, Bacon Life is about &#8220;That 5 seconds you have when you wake up, before you remember that you have a lot of sh*t to do that day, that&#8217;s what Bacon Life is about. Loving, Enjoying, and making the most of your life.&#8221; To us here at Brooklyn Buzz, that makes a lot of sense, and it is a statement that we all strive to live by each and every day.<\/p>\n<p>Below is my interview with Christopher and &#8220;Bacon Life&#8221;&#8216;s information! We hope you all support this young designer!<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you the best,<\/p>\n<p>-aiP<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>*Explain to everyone what &#8220;Bacon Life&#8221; is about in simple terms*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Ok, in the simplest version&#8230;Bacon Life is about going after what YOU want, whether it&#8217;s concerning your career, choices in life, even your diet. Working towards living the life you want where you&#8217;ll feel great, just how bacon releases endorphins (the chemical that is associated with feeling good).<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>*What is a day in the life like for you as the designer of Bacon Life clothing?*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Well, I&#8217;m in the branding stage where I promote the visual look and feel of the brand. Checking my site and making updates, blogging every once in a while (bloggers love bacon too) and I search for other motivated people to be around because nothing is better for creativity that OTHER awesome creative people. <\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em> *What are your future plans for Bacon Life? Do you plan on owning a boutique in the near future?*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>I recently attempted to go after a small business grant a few months ago, in the future I plan to split the product line so that even lovers of &#8220;high fashion&#8221; can find something they love. I&#8217;ll be optimistic and say near, there are so many opportunities out there that you really never know! but yes I would love to own one.<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>*What other artistic goals do you have planned for yourself?*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>I&#8217;m learning adobe CS and started my own photo studio, which will be available for rental very soon, editing videos, photos, and anything else I can learn to better build my brand. I&#8217;m also going back to school next year to learn the finer arts of design.<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>*How much planning and saving did it take for you to start your own brand?*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>It actually didn&#8217;t take a lot, but I don&#8217;t encourage everyone to NOT save up something before starting. I believe very strongly that there are so many ways to do the same thing, that I&#8217;ve opened up my own store for others who DON&#8217;T have the ability to save as quickly as they want to, but have great ideas\/concepts\/brands.<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>*What practical starting advice would you give to young entrepreneurs that want to start a clothing line?*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>1. If you do it only for the money then KNOW you&#8217;re doing it for the money, and don&#8217;t lie to others about that.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>2. Don&#8217;t do things the poor mans way as an excuse, take the time to set up the back end (business) of your line properly.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>3. DO MARKET RESEARCH (You should be able to at least identify your target audience, not some of that &#8216;my line is for all ages&#8217; crap).<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>4. Get used to saying NO.<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>*What else do you do artistically besides owning your own brand?*<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Well, I also make music and poetry. I used to draw more than anything else and this line is bringing that back into my life. I think having intelligent discussions counts because it seems I can&#8217;t get that as often as I&#8217;d like lol (just means I have to expand my circle). <\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fb like page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BaconLifeNYC\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/BaconLifeNYC<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Twitter page:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BaconLifeNYC\" target=\"_blank\">Www.twitter.com\/BaconLifeNYC<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bio: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopfuturedream.com\/bacon-life-meaning\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.<wbr \/>shopfuturedream.com\/bacon-<wbr \/>life-meaning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nelson<\/p>\n<div>Futuredream | Bacon Life<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:Shopfuturedream@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">Shopfuturedream@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopfuturedream.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Www.shopfuturedream.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/baconlife2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-759\" alt=\"baconlife2\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/12\/baconlife2-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"759\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nelson is the proud owner of &#8220;Bacon Life&#8221; apparel. 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