A little bit of news…

Today my bespoke label is officially 2 years old. It has been so amazing travelling about the States and working from that iconic street in W1. I’ve babbled on about how lovely my customers are on this blog since the beginning, but they really are. I feel incredibly lucky.

Toddler businesses like mine are beholdant to supply and demand. I started in 2008 as we descended into economic recession and my biggest fear was that nobody would want to pay £180 for a shirt. It turns out demand was not the problem, supply is. I could continue as I have the support of some amazing people but I don’t want to give them anything less than the best I possibly can..this is the very reason I am passing the baton onto someone I know can do it justice.

I am handing over the reigns to the wonderful Ray Stowers who has a great production setup and who has the care and attention to detail that I have. I trust him completely. He also has a v.glamorous business partner Sylvie who adds a women’s touch to the proceedings. He will have all my patterns, works from Savile Row in exactly the same shop as I did and – the best bit – he’s travelling to the States later this year. The two of them have so many years of experience and Raymondo is the Liberty print king.

It was Ray that gave me the confidence and practical advice to start the business and without him and his son Chris I couldn’t have done it. Go have a nosey at their blog, or if you have any questions you can email him on ray.stowers@stowersbespoke.co.uk or give him a tinkle on +44 (0) 20 7 287 3080

I’m going to keep this blog up as a point of reference, and if you want to see what’s next I’ll be blogging over here – I can be contacted on lucy@lucyadams.co.uk

So so many thanks for reading, it really has been such a pleasure.