28.08.09 Where have we been?
It’s been a while, so where have we been? Well, Lanky has been very busy freelancing, travelling and juggling hectic home life with children and horses and various other four legged friends that we have in our life!
Freelancing has been a great experience; I travelled out to Bangladesh and worked with a fabulous company who manufacture for main high street stores. This manufacturer had a great work force and truly looked after their employees. No slave labour here, it was very refreshing to work with these people.
Local freelance worked took me in the direction of designing a collection of ladies tweed jackets for an outdoor country clothing specialist. I spend all my free time in my wellie boots and have and immense passion for all that goes on in the countryside, so this project is always close to my heart!
Finally, though I am able to concentrate on Lanky Bird. As I said, the first collection was really a taster to test the market, gain reaction and then focus on how to take the brand forward. It’s taken a while, as I have been distracted! However, as life’s journey progresses, I now have the right infrastructure in place to do this.
I have sourced a fabulous manufacturer based here in the UK. They produce garments for a lot of high end retail companies to an exceptional standard, which is perfect to take Lanky Bird forward. They understand tailoring and are a great bunch of people to work with. It’s fabulous to have their support.
Prices are higher than before, but to appreciate the quality, fit, fabrics and detail that have gone into such a limited selection of almost handmade garments, made in England, I am sure you will agree that these garments are good value for money.
Most of all, thank you for the on going support, fabulous testimonials and patience!
I hope that you really enjoy wearing them and even though the collection is still small, I cannot wait to show you what’s still to come!
Lanky