fashion

Couture meets community at Teresa Si fashion house 0
- Arts, News
- 21st November 2024
Whisper it – couture has arrived in Surbiton. Fashion house Teresa Si has launched its new collection in the elegant surroundings of The Sanctuary. An appreciative audience saw founder and creative director Teresa Scognamiglio, pictured, reveal her latest gowns which have been inspired by the mosaics of Herculaneum and Pompeii. There were gasps and applause
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View waste as a resource says Kingston’s green business group 0
- Environment, News
- 30th November 2023
Where there’s muck there’s brass was the takeaway message from a discussion on the circular economy by members of the Kingston Green Business Community. Two panels of local entrepreneurs and innovators from the world of fashion, construction, food and the information and communications technology sectors were quizzed by David Symons of environmental consulting company WSP
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Join round-table discussion on growing the green economy 0
- Arts, Environment, News
- 10th May 2021
Join an online pow-wow to discuss local business opportunities around the growth of the green economy tomorrow (Tuesday). Berrylands lecturer, author and consultant in international retail Virginia Grose is one of the speakers in three, facilitated, round-table discussions by industry professionals. Virginia, who is also the course director of Fashion Business Management at the University
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Volunteer to end global poverty 0
- News
- 26th April 2021
Oxfam in Surbiton is looking for new recruits. The charity shop in Victoria Road, which raises funds to fight global poverty, needs volunteers to work front of house and behind the scenes. “There’s the option to do a bit of everything!” said area volunteer coordinator Judi Thompson. Judi said the shop was a bit like
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Spring awakening for popular Surbiton boutique Shoes at Last 0
- News
- 21st April 2021
It’s been like Christmas for Sarah Taylor who runs Shoes at Last in Maple Road. Boxes have been arriving at the Surbiton boutique since lockdown eased with the new spring collections from various designer labels – think the likes of Marble Scotland, Foil Clothing, Soya Concept, One Season, Focus and Ilse Jacobsen – and Sarah
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Record-breaking sales as British Heart Foundation opens its doors 0
- News
- 14th April 2021
Charity shops in Surbiton were doing good business on Monday as shoppers hit the stores. The British Heart Foundation in Victoria Road proved particularly popular with an orderly socially distanced queue forming outside for most of the day. Despite some of the charity’s shops in Scotland and all in Northern Ireland remaining closed, BHF, which funds
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