Archive for November, 2009

Please Sir, May I Have Some More?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Who would have thought that the uttering of these words from the mouth of Oliver Twist would have carried through the decades…..

But they have, and this time people are asking for more of our GumDrops Urban Rain Coats……yes the production that we just launched was supposed to last us 5 months (end of our season) unfortunately it only lasted 1 1/2!!!! who would have thunk!!!!

After months of planning, estimating and calculating, we came up with a production number that made sense….past figures, lost sales, anticipated sell through…..gave us the quantity figure we took to our local manufacturer Kloth.

However in the words of Oliver, you want more!!!…….at this point we will not have enough lead time or resources to have any more completed by Christmas……and as a small business, financing and capital are like embedded wisdom teeth…stubborn, and hard to obtain!!! so we are planning on running a line pre-olympics (if all the stars align)…..we will keep you posted on our progress…….

In the meantime, if you have tried on or purchased one of the Urban Rain Coats…please feel free to provide feedback so that we can make them bigger and better next time!!!

Until then…..let the urban professional in you, out!!!! with our Liz Trench Line…..take you from mommy, to meetings, to a night out…..or to meet prince Charles!!!!AES  CHARLES IN VANC#501C44

Oprah Does It Again!!!

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Yes the magic touch that comes from Oprahs endorsements sends everyone into a spin…..and this time with the Hunter boot it is no exception!!!! the Gloss line from Hunter this Fall has appeared on Oprah and yes the effects mean that they are selling fast…..so again a word from the wise if you are planning on getting them for yourself or that special someone GET THEM NOW!!!! I guarantee you they will not last.

As Seen On Oprah!!!

Buy Online Now!!!

Hunter Gloss Pea Green Rain Boots

HRH Prince Charles Commissioned Coat….Mens Line?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Whew the stress is finally over!!!

After 4 weeks of planning, designing, sourcing and producing the custom coats for both HRH The prince of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall, I can finally sleep again.

I am actually having trouble articulating the words necessary to express the full experience and emotions I have experienced over the past month with such an important responsibility. So I am going to let the pictures and videos express what went on……

CTV Video

CTV Print

BC Local News

UK Press

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The very boots I wore while presenting HRH Prince Charles with his custom coat

The very boots I wore while presenting HRH Prince Charles with his custom coat

Prince Charles GumDrops Custom Raincoat

REWARD FOR INFORMATION We’ve Been Robbed……Burglary Bugger!!!

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Well, this post doesn’t have the same peppy optimistic outlook as my others might however I wanted to let you all know that on Tuesday night our inventory storage was broken into and guess what they took….HUNTERS!!!!!

Not only are they in limited supply from our distributor, the hunters we were storing for the winter have also been reduced to nothing……so I urge you….not to wait get your Hunters NOW!!!

If you buy any hunters or liners from a Vancouver ‘seller’ online I suggest looking at the boxes and seeing if there are any barcode stickers on the side…if so you may have purchased a stolen pair of boots or fleece liners……you may think you have purchased a bargain but know that it could very well be our stolen inventory. If you have the good conscience to tell us the details of the seller so that we may report it to the police…….and there is a reward for anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest.

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