A couple of months ago I bought a shop mannequin on eBay to make photographing clothing easier without the need to hire models at £20k a day. He had been described as ‘well-used’ but he was in serious need of repair (with car filler) and painting.
We christened him ‘Ivan’ as Bev in the office reckoned [...]
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We had an exciting day on Sunday with an impromptu fashion shoot of the latest Oakman arrivals. I met Garry Sampson, who was in town hosting a Virgin Vie Party (my.vieathome.com/garrysampson), and we decided on the spot that he would make a great model for our new Oakman and Life and Limb shirts and jackets. [...]
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I am thrilled to announce that we are opening up an outlet store for Extra Large Clothing. Why? We are an online retailer so surely a bricks and mortar store is a backward step?
Why a Bricks and Mortar Store?
I have battled with myself over this conumdrum for several months. My Dad, who I share premises [...]
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Plans are progressing for the NEW ‘Extra Large Clothing’ mail order catalogue of big sized menswear: I visited one of my suppliers today to look at the Autumn 2010 collection.
We are going with the country/outdoors casual look but mixed with an edgy, modern urban take…
I was back in London on Saturday for the Van Gogh exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art – had to queue for 2 hours in the drizzle but it was worth it. The show was brilliantly put together by curator Ann Dumas.
It featured letters and sketches, matched up with the accompanying paintings. Rather like [...]
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A higher percentage of UK adults bought or ordered goods and services over the internet in 2009 than in any other EU country.
Eurostat figures highlighted in a chapter of Social Trends published by the Office for National Statistics showed that 66 per cent of people aged 16–74 had bought goods or services online in the [...]
It’s funny how marketing people in certain industries get so immersed in their product they forget that the rest of us don’t speak like them. Take today’s promotional e-mail from Andrex that landed in my in-box: …’this new must-have for your daily toileting routine.‘ Who talks like this outside Andrex HQ? It’s like when you [...]
Well I’m glad to say it’s over and I don’t plan to be on the wrong side of the camera lens for a while – my PR photography is done. If you are interested in commercial/fashion photography, check out this video from Dove ‘Real Beauty’ Campaign -I think this video sums up what fashion photographers and designers really do to images of young women.
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Have you ever bought lingerie as a gift, or had it bought for you? If a loved one were to buy you lingerie, which item would you rather they bought? Answers to katy@harwayeslingerie.com
I’m reading a biography about Martha Stewart at the moment (’Being Martha‘ by Lloyd Allen) – most Americans seem to have a love-hate relationship with her, but if you look at what she did in the early days of her catering company in the ’80s it was pretty revolutionary. Vicky Sloat, one of her assistants [...]