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Finding the dream team

 

In October 2023 I was lucky enough to have a unit at Grand Arcade for a whole weekend during Let's Go Circular week. It was a runaway success.

 

But that success was not just due to me and my hard work organising and promoting it. Having the support of the other women that I'd invited to be part of the event played a huge part, as well as the incredible generosity of Julie Kervadec, Marketing Manager for Grand Arcade and a champion of sustainable business and the circular economy. 

 

This year, I have the Grand Arcade unit for 4 more weekends in March, June, September and December. Each event will feature different businesses alongside Trash Chic to provide an alternative to fast fashion shopping and inspire people to reclaim, reuse, recycle and repair. 

 

Choosing my collaborators has been exciting as I've been discovering some incredibly talented people who are passionate about making their business as sustainable as possible. It's not easy! Most of us have always been lovers of preloved / secondhand / vintage / handmade and that's the way we have shopped and lived our lives. 

 

It's heartwarming now to find that second hand shopping is becoming more mainstream with more and more customers embracing circular fashion options. But naturally the big brands will be captialising on this, so we micro businesses need to remind people that we're still here.

 

Preloved pop up Grand Arcade Cambridge

 

Here's a snapshot of my team for the 23/24 March Re-Fashion & Fizz at Grand Arcade.

 

Knapp House Design

I've known Mandy Knapp for many years and always admired her ability to source desirable objet and rejuvenate a neglected item of furniture. It's wonderful to have Knapp House Design (yes, it's the whole family now) on board encouraging visitors to engage with all things preloved, utilising beautiful items that are well crafted and will stand the test of time.

 

Knapp House Desing salvaged homewares

 

Mill House Millinery

I bumped into Susan Widlake on Linkedin. Then she popped up at a networking meeting in Cambridge. I had a feeling we'd be working together. At Re-Fashion and Fizz she'll help you pick and mix trims to make your own headpiece. If you have a hat which is in need of a bit of care and attention, or simply updating, bring it along with you, and see what can be done.

 

Susan Widlake Milliner

 

Kath Goodwin Style Counsellor

Kath was involved in the October pop up so I was delighted when she agreed to return in March and offer styling sessions to our customers. Kath is an award winning designer, has worked for Topshop, House of Fraser and Linea, and dressed women like Sex in the City actress Kristin Davies, size campaigner, Ashley Graham, and DJ Sara Cox. Many locals will now Kath from her styling work with Velvet Magazine.

 

Book your session with Kath.

 

Kath Goodwin stylist

 

Lucy Barrett Style Coach

Lucy's mission is to help women explore and discover their own unique style, their most flattering colours and styles for their body shape, and align their clothes with their life. If you want to open your wardrobe every morning and see clothes that reflect who you are now and feel inner confidence, a colour analysis styling session with Lucy may be the solution.

 

Book your session with Lucy.

 

Lucy Barrett style coach

 

Bubbly Bandits

Bubbly Bandits owner and founder Gaby Reinero and I were both part of the Saturday Stalls on Mill Road for a while. We bonded over a glass of Durello and many high spirited laughs. We collaborated a few times last year with great success as shopping and a glass of bubbly seems to go hand in hand. At the pop up in March she'll have her range of delicious sparkling Italian wines for you to sample while you're exploring our preloved offerings.

 

Bubbly BanditsPhoto: Richard Marsham

 

I look forward to meeting customers old and new at the March pop up. Here's a reminder of the dates of all the Grand Arcade events.

 

23 & 24 March

29 & 30 June

28 & 29 September

14 & 15 December

 

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