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Swoozie’s run

Monday, October 5th, 2009

I’ve only been living in Atlanta for four years, so I dont know all the cool shopping spots yet. It’s so big and spread here, I’m still gtrying to find my way around. My girlfriend Tisha Deshields knows all the places to shop! She is a girly girl like me and loves pink lol.

She always brags about this cute place called,“Swoozies“. I loved the name when she said it and I was curious to find out about it. Last year we finally took a trip to the store. When we pulled up at the store located in Norcross,Ga I started smiling! It’s a unique gift shop full of colorful items! I was in girlie heaven!

Well, today we had our,” Swoozies run” and boy did we have fun shopping. Come to find out, my girlfriend Tisha Deshields knows the owner and she is on the cover of the latest catalog! How Fab is that? Tisha looked so pretty on the cover too. Right now Swoozie’s is celebrating with their customers. So now you can shop and recieve 30% of your purchase for a limited time.

You know Halloween and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so they have plenty of paper items,napkins,hostess gifts for your parties.

The store also has football season items,time for friends items and accessories,young one gifts,tween items,stuffed animals,personalized placemats,cookies,lunch totes,and all sorts of goodies for the kids of all ages.

If you need to buy baby shower or wedding gifts, bridal gifts, invites,wine glasses,unique gifts, this is the place to go! I love going to this store because its always something new to see that is unique and different. When pick up a gift at Swoozie’s, you will be the talk of the party when you hand over your gift!

Please stop into Swoozie’s, the store is popping up all over town and in other states too. Or you can shop online at www.swoozies.com. Swoozie’s is also on Facebook and Twitter too!

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Purse Designer Helen Rochfort!

Monday, February 16th, 2009

TalkingWithTami: Hello Helen! I am still carrying my wonderful purse that you custom made for me! How have you been and tell my readers about your products!

Well – I have been very busy with new collections and designs – Our new everyday tote bag and the new doctors bag as well as new design on the frame handbags – Once upon a time collection – fairytales with the stories on the back…we recently launched these in Paris, France at Pret a Porter and Whos Next where they apeared on the catwalk. We have been appearing in alot of international fashion press and have now got collectors. We have also recently collaborated with a US artist Miss Kika and a UK artist Sarah Graham. Oh yes and we have just opened our first store north of London – which looks like a mixture of wonderland and a sweet shop…..with an old fashioned bell on the door, a giant pink flamingo in the window, black and white square flooring, a silver cuckoo clock and an original 1960′s red vespa scooter, and a 70′s corner bar at the counter….not your average store!

helen rochfort advert 300x300 Purse Designer Helen Rochfort!

TalkingWithTami: You are all about style and color! How do you come up with all the fun loving items that you have?

I am not entirely sure sometimes… I just suck everything up around me – I love english eccentricity, kitsch, French kookiness, funny, bizarre, urban, old, new, vintage, unique. Certain films influence me – Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Amelie…french films, Chocolat.

Fairytales dark and beautiful. Sweet shops and cake shops…..I dont tend to follow fashion I love 40′s, 50′s and 60′s design music and art.

helenrochortpussinjewelsboutiquecom Purse Designer Helen Rochfort!

TalkingWithTami: I see that you have purses,totes and more,what something else brewing in your brain to come out with next?

picture 076 v12 Purse Designer Helen Rochfort!

I am working on a capsule collection of clothing to reflect the handbags and shoes to match – so watch this space…..

My next collection of handbags – I am thinking Old Britannia, zoology….????

TalkingWithTami: Tell us about some fashion shows that your items have been in or editorials?

http://vimeo.com/3092406 this is a link to the Fashion Show we recently appeared in. We have many Fashion editorials – recently – Lady Caprice Magazine (sold Paris New York and London) French and Italian national Newspapers, take a peek at our facebook – Helen Rochfort Store or our myspace – Helen Rochfort and our website www.helenrochfort.com where we have updates of our press coverage weekly….

TalkingWithTami:Is it hard for you to work with customers in the United States since your in the United Kingdom? Any words of wisdom for others who may be out of the country trying to introduce their product to other countries?

It is harder but now with networking sites like myspace and Facebook it is much easier. Plus with the internet it is now a global market.

We would love to sell in even more stores in the USA and working on it all of the time. We are members of the UK Fashion Exports which helps UK businesses export to other countries. Also the UK Trade and Investment works with UK businesses to export.