The rain in Spain stays mainly in the Circle

The  ' exclusive' evening held at the Circle Club was hosted by man about town, journalist Philip Hamer. Who charmed  the bespoke picked panel, which consisted of Craig Johnson, manager of the esteemed Manchester shoe retailer Edwards, Tim Nadin – Sales and Marketing Director of  IWI Watches, Tee McAteer - Business Manager – Penhaligon’s, one of the few true perfume houses in the world and pride of Manchester  Jen Scott-Russell, owner and Milliner of H’Atelier specialising in bespoke, couture headwear.  

Topics discussed on the night ranged from the platinum sheep mentality of footballers to the quaint consumer who just likes nice things. The panel stressed although bespoke products come at an exspense, it is not a realm that is not accessible to the average joe. The Vip’s explained; their products are high priced because of the level of work that goes into them  and not solely to create a total air of exclusivity.

Isn’t this what makes bespoke successful? 

Jen told us her hats are “made for the individual, some people may come in with a budget and for others the sky’s the limit”.  Tim Nadin of IWI watches took a different stance, by trying to hawk us his watches, which start from £12,000, you wont be getting one of these on a budget!

As the evening moved forward the panel sailed on to the historical relevance of bespoke with Philip illustrating the importance of brand heritage, “Saville Row has made suits for kings as well as Madonna”.

Whether you are into you Cartier or you Cash Converters, Bespoke looks set to stick around, as none of the panel expressed any recent drops in sales due to the CC (The thing we shall not speak off).

It looks like the rich will keep spending and we will burn our old sheets to keep warm this winter. 

Visit : http://www.hatelier.co.uk/  to book an appointment  with Jen

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