Ferry: Thoughts & Things To Remember

brain dump. no time to proof / spell check. need to go home.

need to sort out:

• website
• logo
• copyright
  
• wastawear designs for 1st collection (x8 shirts) (x4 cuffs)
• jewellrey i think will come at a later date - need perspex, acylic factory works. jeni to ask jay. ferry to check exhib contractors
• cost fabric, trimmings, embellishments, production
• wastaworks designs. identify achiveable projects: camel stools, shisha lamps?
• need to eval upholstery
• need to decide on single or dual branding: wastaworks and wastawear, or just have wastaworks?? verring to the latter??
• make initial sample collection
  
• plans to launch - eval what is happening with fusion 06 exhibitition
• do we produce limited stock, test what moves, or make to order?
• already hv ideas on stand design - thinking white bathroom tiles, logo mounted, red fur, washing lines, need to paint wooden dressing table white to use as a counter. contrasting textures.

other stuff:

• have got initial web design in head. publish myself or get free lance web designer - or anyone better than me at frontpage etc?
• can easily push to arabic & english lifestyle media
• need a retail outlet - not existing boutique. explore sentinel, rent space, hv selfstorage unit? can x-promo?? is cool venue, fits in well with our ID. also like the 'industrial' feel. ref brand spaces / pop-up retail
• what are uae trading legalities? set up offshore? how manage distribution, credit card / cash or local partner for invoicing / trading? commission?
• at a later date cld push into UK market. Selfridges has arab design sector - it figues with the edgewear road. sho & her mum?? connections: uk fashion exporters, emap/drapers, sam at topshop, emsit - fabric designer, eric musgrave new pr company, sian - publishing connections, style london and production of villa moda book, pop-up retail opportunity london launch - lord hugh and dishdash - need to ask will?
• once established need to explore villa moda for dxb, kuwait and forthcoming london store, and in dxb harvey nics, saks, 5 green, sauce. don't really want to go down this route. define to be different.
• hv also got rough idea on styling and shoot. cld do stills and short clips.
• will prob do in desert. like over exposed colours or very bleeached, cinecam style footage / polaroids. or is this really passe. cld use zahra to model, or hv clothes wire and pegs on old desert tree, dry heat desert wind.
• need to start adding music inspirations. listening to fleewood mac. like the folky-ness also a bit retro - think growing up memories.

product design ideas:

• womens shirts - X4 black abaya inspired, X4 loud jabilbaya inspired
• X4 indep cuffs - to be worn with own shirt
• hv been exploring designs and arabic names. will put in another post to blog
• embellished t-shirts with kanjar, camel (tacky??) may work for lux tourist souvinirs - think madinat souk
• also sleeping eyemasks - hand painted with khaleejiya eyes - again touristy also 1st class emirates airlines might be interested? compete with virgin altantic onboard products
• t-shirts women reworked with jalibaya styling/embroidery, neckline
• men's t-hsirt - printed dishdasha with gold pen, longsleeve with cufflinks, neck thing, how to incorp gutra and cord?
• arabic / omani bangles and necklaces reworked into clear acrylic
• shisha lamps
• camel stools
• pouffs - leather / other?
• kitch coffee pots - saw a company at thebrideshow who where already customising coffeepot thermod flasks. very bling. great. need to visit dragon mart
• camel head folding table with brass plate - rework in acrylic - finally a table!! beyond the nori roll coffee table and concrete coffee table I have designed and redesigned in my head...
• acrylic / fabric box stools - abaya / jalibiya / arabic embroidery inspired
• majilis seating
• need to islamic art, arabesque, orientals, islamic geometric, 8 pointed star, arabic fonts, caligraphy
• need to explore current style trends for abayas/ jalibiyas.
• need to explore global colour fashion trends autumn/winter 06 & sping/summer 06

done. leaving. must get laptop fixed so can do this at home with a glass of wine!!