From the United Kingdom comes a stylish clothing retail company that is consistently gaining popularity not just locally but also internationally. Ted Baker is a designer house that has been offering a strong line of well designed apparel and fashion accessories. Not only that, the brand is best known for its unique ability and expertise in integrating new twists and unconventional designs applied to its signature fashion products.
Ted Baker started as a retailer of men's shirts in Glasgow. It was March 1988 when managing director Ray Kelvin started a store that lured fashionable men not just by the exquisite design and quality of shirts but also because of a unique promotional service that offered exclusive dry cleaning services for the shirts.
From then on, word of mouth has helped promote and boost the popularity of the store. Because of the unique shirt designs, the high quality of fabrics used and of course, the helpful and convenient dry clean services, Ted Baker in no time grew and has expanded to open stores in Manchester and Nottingham. The expansion to Covent Garden marked the formal aggressive growth of the company.
In mid 1990s, branching out of Ted Baker became inevitable. During the period, the brand also started catering not just to fashionable men. Apparel and accessories for women and kids have started being launched and marketed. Now, under the popular fashion house, people from all around the world are starting to enjoy the different feel and attitude provided by the name.
Across the UK, Ted Baker is currently being distributed through numerous stand-alone stores in London and in other key cities. The company has also commissioned several retailers, called Ted Baker Trustees, to help market and distribute its signature fashion products better.
As a sign of its aggressive expansion, Ted Baker is now operating stores across the rest of continental Europe, in the United States, in the Middle East and in the Australasian region. The brand is also active in the wholesale business, which cover New Zealand, Australia, the US, Norway, Canada, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, the British Isles and Belgium.
As for its important and flagship products, Ted Baker is enthusiastically continuing in its tradition to clothe the modern and vanity conscious men from the inside and out. Ted Baker is a men's fashion line that is offering different models and designs of underwear, socks, swimwear, t-shirts and tops, trousers, suits, shirts, knitwear and denims. The brand also manufactures and distributes its own line of accessories like men's watches, hats, belts, fragrances, cufflinks and bags.
Become A Fashion Designer
Highly sort after, his designs can either be bought as part of your collection or to wear, his divine dresses it seems have become timeless. Ossie was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal College for Art in London.
His designs are simply stunning and his style is why women enjoy his feminine moss crepe and satin creations. Ossie designed stunning outfits for icons of the 1970s and was worshipped by fashion followers the world over.
His marriage to Celia Birtwell produced the most exquisite feminine garments and there is nothing more important than seeing Clark and Birtwell on the label of a vintage dress but you do not really have to look because a Celia Birtwell print is unlike any other of its time.
It was a marriage made in heaven in the design sense as well as in spirit.
Serious collectors of vintage clothing appreciate his designs and how much he influenced fashion in the 1970s but the abundance of common Radley garments often detract from his true skills as a cutting edge British designer.
The Ossie Clark story ends in tragedy with his murder at the hands of his young partner although one cannot help thinking that maybe if he was still alive today his garments may not sell for such high prices at auction.
No vintage clothing collection would be complete without at least one good Ossie dress or suit. Over thirty years on from his first garments, the Ossie Clark vintage dress is still a must in every fashionable closet.
Vintage clothes enthusiasts recognise the value of his garments and prices have risen continually over the past few years for his dresses in particular. Celebrities adorn his designs on catwalks and press shots alike and his designs are caught in a timeless elegance that women all over the world love.
If you are lucky enough to own a true Ossie there is always a story behind how and why you bought it such as a wedding or a special occasion, or maybe recently at auction or from an exclusive vintage clothing boutique.
If you are thinking of purchasing an Ossie Clark dress there are many places to browse and buy, a good place to start is to search online for a reputable vintage clothing boutique who specialise in British designers from the era.
This gives you the chance to see a selection of dresses before you buy and time to ask as many questions as you need. There are also many auction houses where the very best of vintage clothes can be bought.
Ossie Clark items are regally sold at some top auctioneers like Sotheby's where incredible Ossie originals can be bid on and in some cases his most desirable creations can fetch thousands of pounds.
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