By Roni Rabl The system exists to confuse us.I just heard a talk of some Fashion people trying to analyze trends. They simply used the same word Trend, in various languages to lend it a different meaning.First there was Fashion. It belonged only to the Royal and the Rich. It was predominantly a Status Symbol and therefore the only changes were in the amount of money you could invest in craftsmanship, elaborate embroidery and the finest of fabrics.Then came the industrial revolution. Then came Coco Chanel.What she did to women’s fashion equals a Sea Change. A huge transformation, or what we could label today as Mega Trend. This meant walking into women’s closets and re- assessing women’s place in society...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Trish fromBB One.Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. Coffee ice cream Q. What’s your birth date? A. November 7 Q. What made you become a store owner?A. I grew up in the rag trade my parents where manufacturers and retailers. I became a textile engineer in Vienna Austria. Visited family in South Africa, married then opened my first children’s store, had three. After moving to the US I went back into woman’s fashion Q. What is the...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Rhona’s!Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. Don’t like ice cream much. Favorite would be VanillaQ. What’s your birth date? A. Feb 24Q. What made you become a store owner?A. My love of fashion and ability to put my friends together.Q. What is the most important tip you can give someone who is about to open a store?A. To open a store, don’t do it for the clothing at wholesale. It requires very hard work. Lots of time,...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Frances Francis! Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? A. Haagen dazs Rum Raisin Q. What’s your birth date? A. July 27 Q. What made you become a store owner? A. I was in wholesale with my own line of clothes Frances Francis , had extra inventory and started selling from my garden shed on Cape cod on weekends in the summer. Four years later I opened my first store in Wellflleet MA and now have 2 stores...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Lisa Shedlock, owner of Hoi Polloi Boutique. Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? A. Chubby HubbyQ. What’s your birth date? A. December 19Q. What made you become a store owner? A. Wanted to be my own boss Q. What is the most important tip you can give someone who is about to open a store? A. Be ready to work hard at first. Don’t go into debt to keep a venture going. Do NOT mortgage your home....
