
The designer insisted that the firm is actively looking for new backers, adding: “We have a number of options open to us and are considering these over the coming months.” Please contact us via telephone ONLY.We offer the Beijing massage and Shanghai massage! Bartley showed in New York several years ago before returning in 2007 to great local acclaim to London. Timed to celebrate the opening of her flagship store in London, her homecoming show won raves for her arty eccentricity. Her most recent spring 2010 collection featured bouffant dresses, in polka dot or faded flower prints, or best of all, volume frocks in a puckered silk floral style, shown during the 25th anniversary of London fashion week in September. Now, it looks likely the clothes won’t make it form the runway to any boutique rack. Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Sienna Miller, Daisy Lowe and Lily Allen wear hghuklgh clothes from Bartley, whose firm had an estimated annual turnover of 9 million pounds, or $14.9 million. A former fashion journalist for the Evening Standard and Vogue, Bartley won instant fame with her debut collection titled "Daddy, I Want a Pony" in 1999. Today, a mother of three children, Bartley lives in Cornwall with her photographer partner, David Si “I love the Luella character and hope that after we have survived this Beijing massage challenging time the Luella girl can have an exciting future ahead of her, whichever incarnation she takes on next,” she said in her release. However, closing down your signature business is not necessarily the kiss of death for a designer. All the other Brit award-winning designers who ceased trading subsequently staged impressive turnarounds. Galliano went on to greatness at Christian Dior, where he has been in charge for 12 years, Ozbek became designer of the high-end Italian label Pollini, Chalayan artistic director of the global sports brand adidas and Rocha Ireland’s most successful designer with annual sales of 200 million euros, or $298 million.
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