Share Female

After its successful launch across Europe last year, Share Female is being launched in the UK for autumn/winter 2010 and is the brainchild of two designers, Lena Christensen and Nina Frederikke Thomasen. With the might of Danish company Brandtex behind the brand, Share is destined to become a major player in the market.

The Rock Ballerina is Lena and Nina’s muse – a fictional woman who exists in the designers’ heads but who is always eager to get out. She balances on a knife’s edge between the Utrafeminine and the tough look – and she is not afraid to take chances. The Rock Ballerina bravely plays around with her look, creating a personal and, most importantly, confident style with atypical layered effects and unique details. She is always feminine, so even dressed in a worker-inspired, stone-washed trouser suit, she combines the style with feminine details and adds a pair of cool stilettos. “In the Rock Ballerina’s style and in our designs, if there is a rough edge, there is also a lace edge,’’

Lena points out a fantastic cotton fabric that has been enzyme washed to give it a pre-washed surface as the most important quality of all: “The wash gives it a rough look, but it is also silky-smooth against the skin and that accentuates the contrasts in our designs.” Denim, leather, nylon and knit feature in the rock’n’roll part of the collection, while delicate chiffon, exclusive silks and soft and light cotton qualities give the ballerina her feminine touch. The colours also emphasise the contradictions in the collection with a dark and edgy palette comprising masculine colours, such as black, grey, army green and petroleum, and more feminine colours – soft pastels and shades of white. Share Female’s distinctive style has much to do with detail, and that is why every single T-shirt in the collection has been carefully designed down to the last little hem. A small button that stands out, fine frills, edgy laces, pockets, lace or contrast stitching and a special print are just some of the details that give the unique collection a personal touch.

Carmel Clothing!

Caramel clothing.co.uk is the online boutique for busy fashion conscious women.
Caramel Clothing has been helping fashion conscious women in the Southwest look great for almost five years now. Sarah the owner has 20 years fashion experience and is the buyer of all of our collections. The range is selected by using customer feedback and first-hand knowledge of clothes needed to support a busy varied lifestyle.
We pride ourselves in providing the best customer service both online and in our stores. Our team are all trained to offer friendly honest advice and to provide a relaxed shopping experience.
At Caramel Clothing we sell the best boutique brands from the UK and Scandinavia. These include:
Avoca Anthology, Noa Noa, Nougat London, Fenn Wright Manson, Sandwich Clothing, Saint Tropez Clothing, Turnover Clothing, Great Plains Clothing, Fransa Clothing, Ted Baker, White Stuff, Palace of London, Jocasi Belts and bags and Martine Wester jewellery and Belts.

Here at Caramel Clothing we try to make shopping as easy as possible for you. We know you are busy and the time you have available for shopping is pretty limited (you may not even like shopping but we will try and change that).
So if you see something you like Caramel will suggest things to go with it. We buy a complete collection from our wide range of fabulous brands and mix them all up so they look great. You get a unique outfit which isn't the same label from top to toe so you look very clever because you have co-ordinated everything brilliantly. No more visiting several shops trying to match things up or visiting just one website with only a limited choice. Caramel have visited the best boutique brands we can find, bought only the very best and brought them all together.

We appreciate your feedback so please give us a call on 01395 272624 or 01404 41798 or email sarah@caramelclothing.co.uk

Komodo

The Komodo label was set up in 1988, with the specific aims of designing clothes, creating employment in developing countries and also for Joe Komodo and his friends.

The brand was born from the Acid House Summer of Love, and provided a chance to express feelings about the wonderful places and faces involved in production, and a vehicle to spread good vibes and messages by using natural and eco-friendly fabrics, dyes, and traditional hand made local skills.

Komodo has become a well known worldwide brand, working with eco-friendly materials and following a philosophy of ethical business and social responsibility. Komodo is exporting all over the world to dedicated komodo retailers, has it's own stores in a few European countries and a brand new online shop.

Komodo is showing at Pure London in August

www.komodo.co.uk

Eternal Envy Boutique

Eternal Envy is a glamorous and girly boutique based the eclectic leafy suburb of Heaton Moor, Stockport. We stock handpicked beautiful independent designer pieces sourced from all corners of the globe, which include the young Designer Kelly Ewing, only 28 years old Kelly Ewing has increasingly captivated the Northern fashion scene with her ever expanding collections. From the official launch of her label in 2005, Kelly’s unique style captured the interests of the North of England’s premier boutiques, with many stocking her as the only independent designer.

Eternal Envy Boutique 72 Heaton Moor Road, Heaton Moor, Cheshire,SK4 4NZ

http://www.eternalenvy.com

The Fashion Industry Insider

Last week I was in Milan and this week it has all been on the phone. Making appointments by phone is my absolute pet hates and talking to other agents there seems to be common agreement among us that this is the worst job we have to do. I absolutely love meeting and talking to boutique owners but when I call them I never know what sort of day they are having and can’t make eye contact, which is an obvious disadvantage. Next week I will be on the high ways and byways of Ireland, calling to my customers and seeing what is happening on the ground. With the sales in full swing it’s a busy time for owners. All of us in the Fashion business have one foot in the present and the other firmly in the future. Plans are well advanced for the coming selling season with all the ranges due into the showroom during the month of August and September. Jaeger London, which has been one of the biggest UK success stories, arrives into the showroom on August 3 for 10 days only which means that all the appointments have to run like clockwork. We Irish are not known for our time keeping and each season I become a juggler moving appointments around to make sure all the buyers are accommodated as best I can. Following Jaeger the new Nicowa collection arrives and running alongside these is the large Falke and new ready to wear Yummie Tummie collection. Heidi Higgins Spring Summer 2011 will be in mid September so it feels like I’m in training for a marathon!

I’m taking time out this week end to go to the fantastic milliner Linda McKay who holds hat making work shops in her gorgeous home in Kilkenny. Chloe, my youngest daughter is coming along too and we will be staying in the gorgeous Ballduff House nearby. This is something that will be totally relaxing and creative and while we all run around like headless chickens it is very important to keep in as relaxed frame of mind as we can manage. I will certainly be trying to stay focused and cool and will let you know how I get on.

Have a fashionable week ahead……

Antik Batik

After a creatively stimulating trip around the globe, French designer Gabriella Cortese started Antik Batik in 1992. The label specializes in fabulously romantic, free-spirited looks, eye-catching prints, brilliant color and embellishment, which evoke the ethnic moods of Asia and India. Capture fashion's global mood and add a dash of the exotic to your wardrobe in floor-sweeping kaftans and mini tunic dresses. Antik will be showing at Pure Premium in August

http://www.antikbatik.fr/

Cabotine Showing at Pure London

Cabotine offers exclusive dresses for a modern, elegant and glamorous woman and specialises in mother of the bride, cocktail and special occasion wear.
www.cabotine.es