Journal

What to do?   Firstly. Be kind to yourself. Don’t take your redundancy personally.  We are in a pandemic and employers are having to make very difficult decisions. Even if you were expecting this and you were fortunate to receive a…

An exhibition about to re open on Thursday 27th.  Kyoto to Catwalk  at the V & A Museum London. The  history of the Kimono from the 17th  to the 21st. A fascinating must see and guaranteed to influence designers for…

Fashion or Sport for this season and next. Yes, the Face Mask or Covering. Whether you are travelling to work, visiting an art gallery or museum or your local supermarket , it is now The Essential Accessory. Will fashion and…

Congratulations to Drapers for organizing their first virtual  footwear award ceremony. Many congratulations to the winners, the highly commended  and all the nominees for the different categories. All of which you can read about via Drapers.

Just how productive are we working remotely? For many this forced situation has increased  productivity. But higher productivity may connect to the concern of potentially facing redundancy? Some companies believe that employees working within the area of product development- whatever…

You now need to ensure that you have a face covering for visiting all shops and supermarkets. This will help to protect retail staff as well as yourself. If you have been travelling on public transport you will be well…

A photographic adventure across Vietnam. Yes 2020 . Just before Covid-19 moved to pandemic and Europe became the epicentre. If you are missing a travel adventure  go follow the link to this and other travel photography books by the MD.…

As many people begin to return to their ‘normal’ work environment it is good to look at a few of the positive and negative aspects of working from a home office. The Positive It’s positive from a health & safety…

Looking ahead for the talent and the leaders your business will require to achieve commercial business strategies and time frames?  People who can lead during times of considerable change and disruption just like now?! Yes of course you are, and…

Those non-essential stores will be re-opening very soon. Hooray! Don’t worry about the cash there will be some good discounts to encourage us to spend . Yes we love e commerce but we also need to get out of our…