Current affairs

Franc Sarabia

It's an exciting time right now. The Franc Sarabia contract has finally been agreed after some to-ing and fro-ing between ourselves and their board of directors.

I know that Pablo their export manager will be reading this blog in due course so I have to thank him for the tremendous efforts he's put in on our behalf.

At present we have no idea of what styles we will be getting from them to show but if there's any you particularly fancy seeing just drop me a line and I'll do my best.

This is an exciting collection which would grace the rails of any couture shop. It has an individuality and air of outright elegance. You will see that the attention to detail is superb with styling which makes the most of the most gorgeous of fabrics. 

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Antonio D'Errico

We are now in possession of the agreed styles from Antonio. You know how a young child feels the night before Xmas? Well we were just as excited at the delivery of these lovely fashions.

We weren't disappointed. They exceeded expectations. The choice of colour combinations alone is out of this world, then you have the mix and match between styles, the chance to purchase a jacket alone if you don't want the dress and all the other advantages of buying from a manufacturer who makes things at his own factory.

We have an agreed stand allocated for MODA in February. Stand E41. Naturally this is in the MODA Noir section where the most haute couture styles belong.

We are planning visits to interested retailers already so if you want us to visit with the gorgeous selection we have to show we will be pleased to hear from you.

I have it from Teresa, Antonio's wife, who is the English speaking part of the company that any order placed in November will be delivered in February. It's probable that some retailers are still short of of a substitute for the defunct Presen collection so this is a chance to get in on this collection at an early stage and make the most of the advertising being carried out.

My web-counter is a pretty clever tool. It shows me which pictures are clicked on as well of lots of other things, and allows me to build up a "hit list" of popular styles.

Forgive me for putting so many on here. The list is endless and there are others which are getting so much attention too.

The favourites so far are these:

Granditalias Couture

Along with Antonio D'Errico, Antonella Tacchini who owns Granditalias Couture also appreciates the significance of showing at MODA. This fine Italian fashion house produces the most beautiful styles which aims for perhaps a slightly younger woman. We are currently negotiating for a stand alongside that of Antonio D'Errico.

We are getting positive comment about this collection from the younger woman. In fact, to my knowledge there is no other fashion house which produces such styling. It has an air of elegance and uses the finest mix of materials from Shantung Silk to Cady which wears well and doesn't crease.

The prices on this collection are also very much in line with customers wishes for "something nice but at a good price".

We have especially found the made to measure service to be welcome. It costs a little more, but could be less than paying for a dressmaker to alter something bought at a specified size. At least made to measure, you just know it's going to fit.

I get so many hits on my web-counter that it would be pointless to include the "best sellers". Best to visit the collection as shown on Granditalias's own website. 

I hope to have my own site set up soon but in the meantime I'm sure you'll be more than welcome to view the pages already online here. I know that a lot of work has been put in on this site and it includes as many options to styles and the mix and match possibilities as you're likely to need.

Having seen all of these beautiful styles, if you aren't a retailer but are interested in any of the outfits, just let me know. I will be happy to advise on availability and price. You may also find it useful to contact your nearest special occasion retailer and tell them about us. If they don't already stock what you want, they may well be pleased to consider it from your enquiry.

On the other hand, if you are a retailer and wish to view the styles as sson as possible let us know too.

We know things go slack before Xmas and you also have lots of deliveries coming for the new year. That's what the business is about. However, if you're slack in the run up to Xmas then you have time to look at the sample styles and consider them in a relaxed manner. Since the November orders will be processed by the end of February you have time to get the most out of any purchase at the start of the busy mother of the bride season.

Later orders, say December onwards, will be correspondingly later in delivery. That could work well to your advantage as your stock may need replenishing at that point. Remember that the collections are All-Year too. they are in production for the whole of next year so there's no need to go crackers and buy loads to start with. Take it easy and build up as the year goes by.

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Styles coming shortly

Having now finalised the agency agreement for the D'Errico collection I am pleased to announce that we will very soon take delivery of a good selection of styles to enable us to show them around the shops.

We are aware that most shops will have completed their spring buying so with that in mind I am now looking to a high summer period where we anticipate increased demand on diminished collections from existing suppliers.

Also, a few styles into a shop during the main season would be beneficial as it would increase your dominance of the local market and allow you to offer an outstanding new collection to take sales from local competitors.

We will be on the road to show the styles by the end of the month so if you would like to see them just let us know. The styles were are getting to show are underneath. Please remember that most of these will be in other colour combinations too, so if you like a style but not the colour, it can usually be ordered in whatever colour you want from the colour chart.

I must stress that these are just chosen as being representative of the whole collection. There will be many more styles showing at MODA in February.
We look forward to seeing you there.

If you are visiting this blog as a potential end customer, ie mother of the bride or groom, we will be pleased to hear from you regarding any of the styles you like.