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    Startup Interviews: Brat and Suzie Owner Polly Vickery

    Giedrius Ivanauskas·
    Polly Vickery attended the London College of Fashion, where she studied styling and photography. Later, she worked at Agent Provocateur, and after becoming 'sick of wearing the same pink dress everyday', decided to get back into fashion and move away from retail. She soon began working for a few high street suppliers, before later moving on to River Island, and eventually, starting her own label with her sister, Brat and Suzie, which was recently featured on the popular television series, Dragon's Den.

    In Conversation with Not Just a Label Editor Mariel Reed

    MiS·
    Established in 2008, Not Just a Label was created to help designers gain exposure and finance their progression independently by providing an easily accessible retailing forum via an online shop. Last week, Made in Shoreditch contributor Jolita Abromaityte had the opportunity of chatting with the site's editor, Mariel Reed.

    Tweed and Hamsters

    MiS·
    The East has become the new West. Even the classic city banker with speed dial access to ‘members only’ clubs secretly wants a peek-a-boo into this fascinating area which blatantly is coolness personified. Shoreditch is no longer an oasis for fashion nonconformists; it has now become home to a new breed of hipsters who incorporate a sense of demure refinement into their attire, along with a sense of discernment.