Hard work means success. Success means cash. Cash means happiness. Right? But as the suicide of designer L’Wren Scott showed last week, it’s not as simple as all that. She is of course, not the first fashion designer to succumb to depression, and in some cases...
One of the benefits of the success of the film The Grand Budapest Hotel has perhaps been to raise a small amount of awareness of the some of the challenges laid down to the concierges of 5* hotels. The trick, of course is to deliver...
We wouldn’t normally fancy ourselves as film critics, but when a movie opens that celebrates the art of hotel uniform design, we can’t possibly ignore it. Pretty much every character in Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel has a uniform, whether that’s the staff of the eponymous...
What did we do before Lycra ®? It’s everywhere! It’s in your jeans, your swimsuit and your jogging bottoms. It’s found its way into socks and T-shirts. Hey, it’s even in your pants. The answer came from an unexpected source on Tuesday night in the form...
How spas are crossing international borders At Fashionizer we have a specific interest in spa uniforms. Since we started designing and supplying health and beauty wear to the spa market, we have developed our own exclusive fabric and over the years have become the only specialist...
How the floods have left hospitality businesses in deep water With much of the country still under water, the long-term impact of the floods on business is still to unfold. Undoubtedly, though, the UK hospitality industry is one that will be counting the cost over the...