We had the good fortune of connecting with Anthony Durr and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Anthony, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
Initially I Never Knew I Could Have A Business , It Started Because I Was Always Making Me A Outfit For Events Or Parties That I Wanted To Go To Because I Hated Wearing Everything Everybody Else Wanted To Wear. So With Me Showing Up In So Many Custom Pieces With Different Prints & Etc People Started Wondering Where I Got My Clothes & Slowly But Surely I Started Making Pieces For People & It Just Took Off From There!

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Durrveenchie was started because I learned that i was different and i learned that with being different people will never accept you rather you change or not! So my brand was created for those people that dont care about whats normal! They dont care if you judge them nor what you think about them. I Feel like what sets me apart is the fact that IDC! I came from a place where i use to be a people pleaser, i would let people say and do anything just to keep them around and once my business got started and people started encouraging me and helping me I learned that nobodies opinion of me should change WHO I AM! What Im Most Excited about is the fact that Ive made a name for myself in my hometown Birmingham; Al! Everywhere I go people compliment me and what I’ve done and that lets me know theres nothing icant do or have. I got where i am today by being CONSISTENT & PRAYING! I started working on tiktok and just posting rather i got 100,000 likes or 10 i posted & i would just go viral at random times & also following people who were doing better than me motivated me sooo much to know that if God can do it for them he can do it for me! This journey was not easy especially being a child of God but i learned that mistakes happen so we can GROW! So i embrace all the times i wasnt charging enough, i was letting people take products and pay me later and they never would , all that stuff helped me grow and be the person i am today. Nothing in this life is easy but when you want it bad enough you will be able to stand and fight even if nobody stands with you! The biggest lesson Ive learned is to not look for people to support you! I lost sooo many friends and family members when my business started because they said they loved me and supported my business but wouldnt share my post , wouldnt shop with me , and it took me a long time to learn that strangers will make you RICH! So when i made my first $10,000 i was so shocked because only 1 or 2 people i knew had contributed in some type of way! I Want the world to know that GOD IS ABLE! And with him all things are possible, he showed me that aslong as I trust him and give my all to him he will make sure you win and thats all i want people to know! Durrveenchie is going to help people love themselves for who God made them to be and help them to love the skin they are in!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
For me i love nature and cool laid back spots! So bowling and maybe a hike in the woods or a swim in a pool. Im not really a food tryer so i really would step out my comfort zone and try different foods and definitely gotta have a drink or two! I love people that know how to have self control and also knows their limits and when to pull back!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Honestly I Cant Give Anybody But God! He Has Been With Me Far More Than Anybody Has , Me Chasing Him Has Opened Soooo Many Door That I Know Only He Can Open Or Close! My Grandma Played A Great Part In My Progress To This Day So I Have Give Her, Her Flowers While She Is Here Because She Def Helped Me So Much But Ultimately God Has Been Rock From The Beginning!

Website: https://durrveenchieapparel.co/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/durrveenchieapparel?igshid=YzcxN2Q2NzY0OA==

Youtube: https://youtu.be/6Zoh044fOpo

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