A Brief History
Suicide Dreams is a one woman DIY operation run by me, Rachel, a socially awkward individual with a dark, sarcastic sense of humour and a life long love of horror films. I adore cats too, I have 3! Founded in late 2005, Suicide Dreams first started out selling dread fall hairpieces on eBay. The eBay shop really hit it off and when demand increased for custom pieces, suicidedreams.com was launched with a detailed product list and the business began to expand. SD now supplies falls, fringes, and dread extensions on a made to order basis as well as clothing and accessories.
Vending at The Alt Collective 2009 with my sister, Beck. Photo stolen from Nickie Devo.
What's with the name?
Some people call it emo, that's their opinion. I personally hate labels. Before founding SD, I worked in a horrible office for several years. I became so stressed that in the end I completely broke down and I had become plagued by a reoccuring dream in which I committed suicide. I looked up the meaning of the dream. The interpretation I found was that I had lost control and felt completely helpless in my life and the only way out was to kill the source of my unhappiness and start again. I then quit my job to work for myself. The dreams stopped the day I handed in my notice. So, Suicide Dreams is about a rebirth. It's not as negative as many out there assume.
Vending at The Liverpool Tattoo Convention 2009.