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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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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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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I’m planning to go to the London Design Week show at Earls Court next Sunday – to look at interior designs I absolutely can’t afford!
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I found it so hard to find textbooks on retail window dressing – am I looking in the wrong places? Waterstones? Amazon? Yet in stores such as Selfridges in London they have entire creative teams devoted to each window.
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