Fashion designer Helen Teiman might be best known for her work with latex, but she also has been dabbling in television. Teiman recently appeared on the reality television series, Take Me Out. Week after week, Teiman would appear in a new latex look for each episode. On her third appearance, Helen snagged a steamy date with a gym-loving hunk, Ricardo. The
Week after week, Teiman would appear in a new latex look for each episode. On her third appearance, Helen snagged a steamy date with a gym-loving hunk, Ricardo. The
The 22 year old designer revealed to her fans that she had many more latex looks and unique designs that were ready to go. In fact, she told viewers that her real motivation for joining Take Me Out was to showcase her latex fashion brand.
Although the date with Ricardo was a little anticlimactic on the show, Teiman was able to push her latex brand, Amentium. Helen has told fans that she has created over eighty different latex designs, and she’s spent hours making new creations in her parent’s dining room. Helen has also modeled her own pieces for her website. When asked about her background, Teiman told fans that she was originally studying contour fashion at a university in Leicester. For a class project, Helen uploaded a photo of herself wearing one of her designs. Surprisingly enough, a photographer had messaged her and asked about buying the piece.
When asked about her background, Teiman told fans that she was originally studying contour fashion at a university in Leicester. For a class project, Helen uploaded a photo of herself wearing one of her designs. Surprisingly enough, a photographer had messaged her and asked about buying the piece.
In an interview with Mirror, Helen said, “My aim is to get my own studio and hire someone. It’s not been easy, and eight months ago I was going to give up, after I hadn’t had an order in three months. “But things have definitely picked up now and I am actually making profit!”
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I appreciate how transparent she was about nearly giving up, it makes her current success feel more relatable than a typical overnight story.
Her date with Ricardo sounding anticlimactic made me laugh, but clearly the real win was the exposure for Amentium rather than romance.
I liked the backstory about the university project photo leading to a sale, it’s a good reminder how one post can kickstart a whole business.
It was interesting that she used Take Me Out mainly as a platform to show her latex looks rather than just find a date, especially rotating a new outfit each episode.
The fact she almost quit eight months ago after no orders for three months makes her current momentum feel much more earned.
The part about her making over eighty designs in her parents’ dining room really stood out, it shows how grassroots her brand still is despite getting TV exposure.
It’s cool that she models her own pieces for the website, it gives the brand a very personal and hands-on feel.
I didn’t realize she studied contour fashion in Leicester, that background probably helps explain the fit and structure of her latex designs.
The dining room production detail really paints a picture of how small operations can scale with enough dedication and creativity.
Even though the TV date didn’t spark much, the visibility clearly helped her move from no orders to turning a profit.
The repeated mention of her third appearance landing the date highlights how persistence on the show paid off in more ways than one.
Using a mainstream dating show to normalize latex fashion is actually pretty smart, especially for reaching people outside the usual niche audience.
Interesting that a single photographer inquiry validated her work early on, sometimes that outside interest makes all the difference.
Her goal of getting a studio and hiring someone feels like the natural next step after building such a large collection solo.
It’s impressive she kept producing new looks for each episode while still running her brand, that’s a serious workload for a 22 year old.
Week after week appearances in different latex outfits must have been a clever way to subtly market her range without it feeling like an ad.