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Whilst you enjoy this photo of the fabulous Beatrix Ost – who is all over the place lately, not least on the Advanced Style blog – perhaps you would turn your mind to my current problem and give me some advice? I have been thinking about a incorporating a couple of new elements to my […]
MoreI received another of Hannah Ensor’s illustrations at the weekend, inspired by the ease and beauty of the new Winser London range featured here last week. I’m calling this one ‘Grown-up Lives’. Both name and inspiration seemed entirely apposite to me as I had been thinking about company structures and how outdated traditional capitalism and […]
MoreI came across this today: How do I sell expensive crafts online? from The Design Trust. Lots of great tips and advice from craft entrepreneurs. This is the first visit I’ve made to The Design Trust‘s site and I thought it looked like a brilliant support networking idea. Read about them below. Go visit their […]
MoreThere’s nothing like criticism to focus the mind, is there? Describe the woman who is interested in the +Black concept. How many times have I been asked that … and failed to provide a succinct answer? Too many times for my own comfort so, let me try to be clear. The +Black demographic includes: Grown-up […]
MoreI’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about providing goods and services to women with changeable physical needs, I have become horribly aware of the wide and varied skill-set required to: identify where existing product falls short provide creative input in finding palatable (I.e. normalised) solutions to said product gap, and, design and make […]
MoreI came across Blue Fish Clothing some years ago and remain an admirer of Jennifer Barclay’s – the founding designer – business ethics, ethos and design aesthetic. “the energy that creates beauty is eternal. blue fish began as a dream. a desire to dress individually and expressively. blue fish endeavors to reach out, to inspire, […]
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