Sunday, November 20, 2011

announcement


With all of the choices of names with their multitude of different connotations ive never been sure of what name my womens clothing label would be. I have always liked the word Piece. It is simple and it pretty much sums up what I do and how I do it in one singular word. A piece of clothing, a one off, made from, again, a piece of cloth or pieces of embroideries ive found. These labels above are what I had made up when a few years back I was making dresses for Lyn Gardeners store, Empire Vintage. She was extremely nice to the creatively, sporadic, mother of four that I was and didnt ever ask too much of me by way of stock. Just allowed me to bring in whatever designs took my fancy at the time. I hardly had to make the same thing twice.


Anyhow that name, Piece alone, hasnt been available for a few years.
I checked. By the time I had the plan to use it as a label name someone had already thought of it. But annoyingly not for clothing or anything to do with it to my knowledge. A Google search and you get this. So the other night I had an idea to go one better and outsmart the outsmartee, typed in Piece by Wendy Hill... and because id attached my name it worked!
So I will now, a bit excitedly, be making womens dresses under my own label and not simply a byproduct of the blog as The Textured Leaf dresses. It was about time wasnt it? I have this week, opened an Etsy shop under that name and have been going about simplifying things, (being very hopeful here). I guess ill keep you updated.

9 comments:

Sophie Slim said...

Yay! This is so great! Congratulations!!

In NZ Wendy Hill is a professional make up brand :)

The Moerks said...

Congratulations. I love the name it seems so right for your "pieces".

Frankie and Ray said...

Great name, Wendy!

willywagtail said...

It's great that you've been able to keep the name you used years ago. It's a good stand alone name, not kitchy. It will come back to peoples minds like 'jump' and 'next'. Cherrie

Lady Demelza said...

that is an excellent name, and the labels are just beautiful. all the best for Piece by Wendy Hill!

Jennie said...

Thats brilliant Wendy!
Love the name and what it means!xx

zofia said...

It is perfect Wendy! xx

lost_in_mellie said...

Congratulations on the new label! Elaine

Lea said...

I still adore my beautiful 'piece' and wear it often:)

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