TCE x JOHN LEWIS x GBE
If you have been following my social pages, hopefully you will be just as excited as me for the week that is next…
The Colourful Edit Accessories are popping up in John Lewis Edinburgh for a week.
We will be in the Fashion Accessories Department of John Lewis Edinburgh from Monday through until Sunday. The position of our pop up spot is on level two, amongst the silvers, golds and wedding hats. We will hopefully be your alternative to jewels and crowns and I invite you to come in and chat colour, style and even bring with you a few pieces from your wardrobe you wish for me to match in. I also welcome any boutique shop owners from across the nation and globe and shall have my product catalogue at the ready to chat ‘shop’! In for a penny, in for a pound and all that!
This year my brand turns eight. I’ve been self employed for ten years, with the former two being in Australia. When I started the business I had dreams of my products being stocked in John Lewis, so for me, this is actually a ‘moment’. But all the moments have been moments really, from sitting making into the wee hours in the very early days when I had two little children, to taking my third to my first pop up shops, growing my incredible community in the Scottish Borders, opening my own concept studio where I run private styling sessions, the 300 plus colour analysis, attending Country Living, getting my first stockist, being featured on Trinny Woodall’s Elevator Pitch, popping up in EGG on George Street, raising money for the NHS through my rainbow collection, meeting Holly Tucker, wholesaling at Top Drawer, you name it, i’ve been there and tried it in this ever evolving world of retail and change. I’ve also grown very attached and protective of my pieces, so to have this opportunity to chat about ‘my’ product at a national level is another boost to my confidence as a Founder.
The story is a simple one to tell as I’m fully encompassed. The accessories range have been designed by myself, and I now have a team of wonderful local women who make for me. I source my colours at the start of each season, never buying in excess. I look at customers through the eyes of a colour stylist, so I am able to tell which colours are to suit, or will match in with wardrobes well. The products are made by hand, from materials that would have otherwise gone into landfill, so we repurpose, forming part of the circular fashion economy. I have been telling my story for eight years and when I first mentioned ‘recycled and sustainable’ people would often turn the other way and I wonder, still, are people interested in the sustainability side, because we all know that people ‘seem’ to be saying they are, but in reality, is it happening? I really hope so.
Enough work chat Lauren… What will we have with us I hear you ask?
Well, we will have our delicious colourful range of neckwear’s, earring’s and keyring’s and I will be on hand to deliver mini sessions in colour analysis seasonal advice. I also have my friend Alison from Manchester coming up on Monday 3-8pm for some colourful chats.
If you have managed here to the bottom, thank you for reading. If you could spread the word to friends and family that would be very sweet of you.
Lots of Love,
See you next week hopefully!
Lauren xx
