Frillies has been open for six weeks now and it has definitely had its ups and downs. More ups than downs which is good but it has been an amazing learning curve and experience to date. I’ve met some lovely customers who have come in, unsure of what to expect, had a fitting and then...
After months of planning and thinking about my boutique, I finally opened the door to customers on Friday 14th October and it has been absolutely lovely to meet my new customers. To say last week was absolutely manic is an understatement. I don’t think I had more than four hours sleep a night and I...
Opening Frillies has been the most enormous learning curve and a real emotional roller coaster. I didn’t anticipate quite how it would totally take over my life and my brain and all of my energy! Talk about focusing. For the past six months I have helped rip plaster off walls and pull down ceilings. I’ve...
I always think it’s best to ask the question. If you don’t ask the question, you will never know. And so I asked to look inside the shop that had been standing unused for a few years. It had been used as a launderette but a decision had been made to divide the space in...
Frillies all came about after a discussion with a good friend about tights. I know – tights of all things – and how difficult it is to find good pairs of tights. Yes we don’t have a shoe shop and yet did I really want to sell shoes?. Yes I like to wear them but...
Those people who know me well will know that I have struggled at the thought of turning 50. In fact I even wrote a daily blog about it! 198 days of agony at turning 50 – well interspersed with funny stories and news items. I found it totally therapeutic and incredibly thought provoking. Yes it...
So here I am about to start my new venture in life. I’m opening Frillies – a lingerie, nightwear and swimwear boutique where I live. It’s a daunting thought but I am looking forward to it so much. In fact I’ll add more to the word daunting – exciting, scary, exhausting, educating, fascinating, mind boggling. ...
