Kuro Neko meets…June Dion from Bare Rose
Having been a gothic kitty for quite some time, I was very happy to meet with June Dion, founder of Bare Rose. If you’re a goth or lolita, no doubt you have heard of Bare Rose. So, let’s see what the story behind it is…
Kuro Neko: When you entered Second Life, did you always know what you wanted to do here?
June Dion: Yes, I was looking around SL Exchange (online shopping boutique for Second Life) and found some nice clothes, so I wanted to be make my avatar to look nice, had not thought I’m gonna make clothes at the time.
Kuro Neko: How did Bare Rose start?
June Dion: Starting with tiny store, very small one. Have not got store name at the time. I got First Land as 512m2. I named the land to Bare Rose, it was the starting point.
Kuro Neko: How long after you founded Bare Rose did you hold your first big party?
June Dion: When we moved to 4096m2 land, was the first big party. Asked to use Japanese club called Roppongi, no longer there now sadly, but the sim was full of people so I remember it was a big party 
Kuro Neko: How big would you say is the gothic scene in Second Life at the moment?
June Dion: Quite big, not only goth people, also lot of people like goth style as part of their avatar. It’s not only for human, some goth furry around a lot.
Kuro Neko: Did you ever think that Bare Rose would be so popular?
June Dion: Never, was just making clothes that I wanted becouse cheaper than buying some :p and make stuff what makes friends happy. So I thought never would be popular.
Kuro Neko: Are you into gothic fashion in real life?
June Dion: No X) only allowed for young people :p but still love it.
Kuro Neko: Are your ideas and designs inspired by real life designs you see, or are they entirely unique?
June Dion: It depends on design, half for them are unique like combined culture one. For casual, I got ideas from what I saw in the station in Tokyo every day
Kuro Neko: What outfit of yours are you most proud of?
June Dion: Lot of outfits I have. Combined culture is one. It makes meet person and person who living different country each other on store. Also some fantasy combines one to makes people own story with our clothes. As another new outfits haven’t seen in RL/SL before.
Kuro Neko: How popular are you skins at the moment?
June Dion: Not so much I guess, since not many people know we sell skin :p
Kuro Neko: What do you anticipate for the future of Bare Rose?
June Dion: Well, I am close to 1000 outfits total now. So, I want to try to go for 2000 outifts after that 
Me hanging out with June at Bare Rose HQ.
