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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...
Carol Alayne
Mar 17, 20172 min read
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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,...
Carol Alayne
Feb 19, 20171 min read
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Highland flair
I was working on four different Harris tweed garments last December when, by chance, I came across this article in The Guardian...
Carol Alayne
Jan 30, 20172 min read
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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...
Carol Alayne
Jan 11, 20172 min read
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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...
Carol Alayne
Jan 10, 20172 min read
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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...
Carol Alayne
Nov 25, 20162 min read
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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...
Carol Alayne
Nov 1, 20162 min read
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