By Alex | October 26, 2007
UK based PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) company, Bladerunner, a clothing manufacturer that specialises in equipment for the police and security services, often incorporating a Kevlar lining in their clothes, has just released a GPS tracker jacket for kids. In this ever security-conscious world, I can see a demand for such kinds of products, but [...]
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By Alex | October 22, 2007
Helly Hansen Workwear (HH) have a new corporate website which lists all of HH’s great products. Helly Hansen may be more commonly know as retail brand, specialising in sailing and skiing/snow boarding wear. However, they also have a workwear division which offers a range of specialist PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as waterproof gear for [...]
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By Alex | October 19, 2007
I saw this t-shirt book when I was out wandering around Shoreditch with Matt, Indigo’s inhouse web developer, whilst on the ‘Shoot Shoreditch‘ photo competition, on a sunny day in late August in East London. I thought it was rather relevant and the book looked quite good, but in the end I refrained from [...]
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By Alex | October 18, 2007
Howies, the welsh, organic clothing, mail-order company, now has a store on London’s trendy Carnaby Street (number 42). They join American Apparel, along with the multitude of other fashion brands that populate this west London area. We’ll certainly be down to check it out soon!
If you are interested in getting organic promotional clothing, or American [...]
By Alex | October 6, 2007
This kind of letter makes our job a happy one:
—–Original Message—–
From: Katherine Kimber-McTiffen
Sent: 02 October 2007 15:45
To: Eleni Panayis
Subject: Northants Dance Order NRDA7112
Dear Eleni
Many thanks for the T-shirts and Hoodies that you have printed for us. I found your website whilst surfing the net and thought that it looked very professional, you have completely [...]
By Alex | October 1, 2007
According to the press release:
“The Quayside Group has purchased the assets of SAF UK ltd, one of the UK’s leading supplier of ethical and organic clothing.
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Michael Conway, Managing Director of Quayside commented “Organic clothing is great for the environment and great for the customer. It is a rapidly expanding market and we intend to make [...]
By Alex | October 1, 2007
This is a new exhibition at Brighton & Hove Museums (free admission) which documents the history of our favourite colour!
Indigo: A Blue To Dye For, a survey of the world’s oldest and most distinctive dyestuff, is a major exhibition of art, craft, fashion, and design featuring historical and contemporary indigo-dyed artefacts from around the world.
Indigo: [...]
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