The credit crunch: Best value…made-to-measure or bespoke
It seems from recent press that ‘buying quality’ is the advice when preparing your wardrobe in times of financial uncertainty. So how...
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Carol Alayne
- Feb 19, 2017
- 1 min
Dressing for the stage
When I first started business in the UK it was through a company I created called ‘The Concert Store’. Music is a great passion of mine,...
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Carol Alayne
- Jan 30, 2017
- 2 min
Highland flair
I was working on four different Harris tweed garments last December when, by chance, I came across this article in The Guardian...
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Carol Alayne
- Jan 11, 2017
- 2 min
Telling tales
Quentin Blake gets me thinking. I’m sure that’s because he’s a great artist, and great artists excite the brain as well as the senses. I...
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Carol Alayne
- Jan 10, 2017
- 2 min
All in a day…dress
The V&A seminar, an invitation to speak on the BBC’s iconic radio programme Woman’s Hour, and a new commision from the King’s Singers...
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Carol Alayne
- Nov 25, 2016
- 2 min
Strike up the brand!
I recently had some interesting exchanges with a friend on what is meant by ‘personal branding’. We agreed about how branding works with...
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Carol Alayne
- Nov 1, 2016
- 2 min
Taking craft global
I’ve already written several times about the high profile networking organisation, the City Women’s Network. And not so long ago I was...
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