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6 issues as an independent clothing brand

Let's start with this: I am not complaining. Life is great when you can be creatively free and be your own boss. However, we are still a small business. And being small means you do everything. The only product in our shop that is being outsourced is pocket mirror. All other items are being designed and made 'in house'. I wanted to share our biggest obstacles that comes with this business and show THAT bit of our daily life. Issue No 1. Deciding on new styles/colours/prints It might be easy for a big company with a huge budget to do a research, but it is a bit different when you're small. I think I've already mentioned in my previous blogs that...

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Where do I start, where do I begin

Thinking out loud. Putting the words together. How it all started? Where does ARTsy clothing begin?  Listening to the perfect song: Agnes Obel 'September song'. https://youtu.be/J4CeMBz0Agk Yes. So I was about to finish my third year in Brighton Uni - Architecture studies. Browsing job ads, looking for experience. Had plans to move to London... You know what they say about having plans, yeah? :) Oh well. I always loved drawing (especially during the boring days at uni/school). Kinda helped me to unravel my inner thoughts/ideas. It was all innocent (the drawing and creating part) and I swear I could never imagined that one day I could achieve what I have right now. And that ONE DAY finally came. I am working...

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