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ABOUT
US
A
Short History Of Miss Fortune
"I
came up with the concept of Miss Fortune in 2005. At first I was just
hand making a small section of clothes and selling though my website and
online auction sites. I got out of education in 2006 and began to set
up the business on a bigger scale, in 2007 I got my first premises and
began taking wholesale orders from shops in the UK and Europe in early
2008. The clothing is now made at a manufactures in the UK and sold as
far afield as New Zealand and the USA. I still run the business pretty
much on my own, taking care of all aspects of the business but I hope
to take someone on to help out soon as the business is growing fast!"
- Miss Fortune [26/02/2010]
Miss
Fortune On Design And Concept
"The inspiration for my designs comes from all over the place, sometimes
I am just inspired by an interesting fabric or trim I find. I am also
inspired by people that I know, I like to design my outfits with someone
I know in mind, I think "what would they look great in?" and
I try to design something for them, something that complements their style
or figure. I think designing with real people in mind makes my clothing
more appealing and practical. I also look at pictures from the forties
and fifties for inspiration and sometimes I put certain music on to help
me design a certain style of garment, for example I might listen to the
Stray Cats while I am designing something pretty and rockabilly and maybe
The Meteors when I am trying to come up with something a bit harder edged
and psychobilly!
I try to design my clothes to suit a range of figures and I am focused
on flattering the figure and making the most of a girls curves! I always
try to use the best quality fabric that I can and I am very concerned
about providing good quality garments that are worth the money. I really
want to make people happy with my clothing so I often take peoples suggestions
on board about what problems they have with clothing and what types of
clothing they have trouble finding" - Miss
Fortune [26/02/2010]
Answers
To Question People Often Ask
Q.
What is your educational background?
A. Varied! I started off studying architecture but despite
my love of buildings I had a change of heart and switched to a degree
in Sustainable Design & Practice (Eco 3D Design to you and I!), after
making some stage costumes for my final piece I decided fashion was the
way forward and followed up my degree with an HND in Fashion Technology!
Q.
Is your clothing hand made/Where is your clothing made?
A. No, our clothing is not hand made, it is manufactured
in the UK.
Q.
Do you do custom made clothing/custom sizing for your designs?
A. Unfortunately I no longer have the time to offer this
kind of service.
Q.
Do you offer work experience placements?
A. Unfortunately I am unable to take people on for work
experience as I run the business pretty much on my own from one small
office and cannot spare the time to take anyone on, I'm sorry for this
as I know how hard it can be to find work placements these days!
Q.
Are you looking for any new models?
A. I do have regular models that I tend to stick to but
I am always open to hearing from new models in case one of our regular
models can't make a shoot. We have two shoots a year so if I am looking
for models it will be around November or May time. I don't use any models
under the age of 18.
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