Another interesting Souk to visit when in the United Arab Emirates, is the Blue Souk in Sharjah emirate. Sharjah is along the coast from Dubai and seems to be much more industrial and not very touristy. It is also a much more conservative place than the very cosmopolitan Dubai. The Islamic Souk The Blue Souk…
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Souk Shopping. The Souk Madinat, Dubai
A recent trip to the Souk Madinat in Jumeriah, Dubai, had me looking up at the ceilings rather than the goods on offer in the many shops and stalls. High Rise, Low Rise When you think of Dubai you will probably be thinking it’s high-rise and beaches. To most people it’s a ‘hot all year…
New Stockist in Cranleigh
Welcome to a new stockist – local to me in Cranleigh. David Mann & Sons, an independent department store, has been serving the residents of Cranleigh for over 100 years. They sell everything from practical kitchenware, tools and hardware, to sofas, beds, fashion and of course handbags! As of 5th Dec 2012, Manns is the…
There’s a colourful Spring 2013 around the corner
Spring 2013 is going to be all about colour! I was catching up recently with reading all the Fashion trade magazines that I get on a regular basis and I came across a double page spread in WWB (Womenswear Buyer) magazine. The article was discussing and reviewing the key trends in Womenswear for Spring/Summer 2013….
How many of these do I need?
Last week I posted a pic on Facebook of the colourful range of 10 colours that the large round shopper now comes in. A few customers have more than one of these bags but a fairly new customer now has 5 all for herself and she also bought 4 more for friends. A few years…
Win tickets to the 2011 Ideal Home at Christmas show
We are exhibiting at the Ideal Home at Christmas show this month at Earls Court exhibition centre in London and I’ve got a few sets of tickets to give away for free! The tickets normally cost £11 each and are valid on any day of the exhibition – open from the 16th to the 20th…
Is that an Easton Bag? How to get customers from customers.
I have been exhibiting at the Top Drawer trade show at Olympia over the last 3 days and on Sunday a lovely personal customer who bought one of my red leather shoppers came along to see me. She brought a couple of friends along with her to show them my collection and they all started…
Shopping time!
Shopping is part of my job. Isn’t that GREAT! Well it is if you like shopping ;o) When I used to work as a designer for various high street stores, I even got paid to go shopping! As a designer for a mainstream retailer you absolutely need to know what everyone else is doing and…
