Collette Costello Blog
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February 2012 Newsletter
Collette Costello Manchester Fashion Monthly The Worst Fashion in 2012 February Edition! “For all the Latest News from the World of Collette Costello!” “Message from Collette Costello” Hello Readers, Welcome to the third “Collette Costello” on-line monthly magazine blog. Here [...]
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1940s Style Fashion Show @ Bar 38 for SSAFA
1940s Style Fashion Show @ Bar 38 This is a charity event in order to raise money for SSAFA. This event will be held at Bar 38, at 7 30 pm on Wednesday the 8th of February. Tickets are required and are on sale for £10 for non students and £6.50 for students, the [...]
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New TV Fashion Show looking for budding designers
Dear Collette, I’m an Assistant Producer on a new fashion show for Sky Living. I was wondering if any of your members might be interested in applying to take part? A brief synopsis: Rihanna is searching Britain for the next generation of raw, undiscovered designer talent and has hand-picked Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts to [...]
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New Florist Opening Day – Altrincham 4th March
New Florist Opening Day – Altrincham 4th March As a little girl, Siobhan Harkin, the Director of Hummingbird Flowers, Altrincham’s most exciting new addition to its Traders Outlet, was always drawn to flowers. Whilst her siblings were busy running around the garden, Siobhan was captivated by the colours, shapes, patterns and textures of the [...]
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Sewing Teachers Wanted For Oxfam Workshops
Dear Sir/Madam, I am fashion student in Manchester and I am currently working on a project for Oxfam which involves creating a new campaign or competition to raise money for the charity. We are very keen on involving children and running with the theme of ‘save our skills’ as many kids have little or no [...]
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The Vintage Village Be My Valentine Fair Stockport 12th February
The Vintage Village Be My Valentine Fair! When: Sunday 12th February Where: Stockport’s Historic Covered Market Hall, SK1 1EU How much: £1 entry, under 12s FREE In these miserable, recession-hit times we want to celebrate something that costs nothing at all – love! And if you do want to treat your dearest heart to something [...]
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Fashion Show Designers Wanted 24th February @ Avici White
Dear Sir/ Madam I am contacting you on behalf of TheFirm – Events with regards to a Fashion Show due to take place at Avici White on 24th February 2012. TheFirm – Events latest fashion orientated event took place at HMV Ritz on 1st of December 2011 and proved hugely successful. With special guests including [...]
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Call for Contributors – Sewing World Magazine
Call for Contributors – Sewing World Magazine Hello I am the Editor of Sewing World magazine and we are undergoing a makeover to bring Sewing World up-to-date with a fresh contemporary look and lots more projects for readers to make each month including bags, home makes, accessories, fashionable garments (multiple sizes with a [...]
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Manchester Fashion Retro Network Event, Retro Tea Party @ Vintage Fair
Fashion Retro Network Event Retro Tea Party @ Vintage Fair Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester 4th February 12.00 – 1.30pm At the first “Fashion Retro” network meeting held at Sugar Junction, I meet lots of interesting people including bloggers, magazine editors, photographers, designers and events organisers.The meet-up was a great success. Those that attended [...]
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Vintage Fair Oldham Street Manchester 4th February
Vintage Fair Manchester New vintage fair in Central Manchester, being held on the 4th February at the Methodist centre Oldham Street. Included 20 vintage stalls, vintage tunes and a retro tea party. Entry is free so spend your Saturday at Manchesters own “Vintage Fair”. www.thriftette.com
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New Fashion TV Programme Designers Wanted Manchester Auditions
ARE YOU FASHIONS NEXT BIG THING? HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO LAND FASHION’S BIGGEST GIG? We are looking for the nation’s most exciting up and coming new fashion designers to take part in a massive new TV show where they’ll be given the chance to explode into [...]
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January Tea & Cake Afternoon Meet-up Read All About It!
January 2012 1st Fashion Retro Meet-up The idea behind the first “Fashion Retro” networking event Manchester, was to bring together those working in fashion in the Greater Manchester Area. Designers, models, make-up artists, photographers, bloggers, students, event organisers, stylists and dressers. Creating a group where fashion retro contacts can be made, a chance for those [...]
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Altrincham Vintage Market January 2012
Resolve to give Altrincham’s Sunday market a go in 2012 The first Magpies & I vintage, craft and producers’ market of 2012 takes place next Sunday 15th January in Altrincham from 11 to 3.30pm. There are 60 stalls selling everything from locally-produced crafts and foodstuffs to jewellery to vintage clothing, homewares and collectables so you’re [...]
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January 2012 Newsletter
Collette Costello Manchester Fashion Monthly January 2012 Third Edition – Released 1st of Every Month “For all the Latest News from the World of Collette Costello!” “Message from Collette Costello” “HAPPY NEW [...]
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Vintage Christmas Sewing Course Gallery
Vintage Christmas Sewing Course The vintage Christmas sewing course is now well underway. Course members have been doing a great job, using traditional sewing skills to make their own Christmas decorations and gifts. The course kicked off last week with the group learning how to make a patch work Christmas stocking. Some of the members [...]
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10th January 2012: Manchester Fashion Meet-up
Fashion Retro – Manchester Meet-up Group Meeting Tea & Cafe Afternoon When: 2.00pm 11th January 2012 Where: Sugar Junction, Tib Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester Fashion Retro Manchester Network Event Afternoon Tea Anyone! The Fashion Retro, Manchester fashion meet-up events will be held on the second Wednesday of [...]
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Leeds Fashion and Beauty Event for Charity
West Yorkshire Businesses Collaborate this Christmas to Collectively help Ladies Celebrate their ‘Fabulousness’ The Little Black Dress Fashion & Beauty Event, 6 December 2011, from 7pm at Alea Casino, Leeds, is hosted by Temple Spa West Yorkshire and an opportunity for over 100 local ladies to get together and celebrate their ‘fabulousness’ whilst raising money [...]
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New Eliza M Vintage Style Sewing Boutique
Eliza M Vintage Style Sewing Boutique Eliza M is brought to you by Manchester based designer, below is a little bit about her on-line vintage style dressmaking patterns! “My online sewing boutique sells vintage style dress, bag and hat making kits for novice and beginner sewers. I love vintage style dresses but the patterns are usually [...]
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Introductory Dressmaking Courses October/ November
Introductory Dressmaking Courses Monday & Tuesday – October / November Members Gallery! The members of the introductory course made the polka dot dresses they are featured holding. All the members attended an evening course, some come straight from work, the gym or college. As the dark nights began to draw in and the cold wintery [...]
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Interview with Hannah Symons Salford University
Internet Shopping Are we a few clicks away from total online dependence? Hannah Symons is a talent budding journalist currently studing at Salford University, based at the new Media City campus. I meet Hannah back in the summer when I first moved into my studio. She interviewed me on behalf of Salford On-line. When she [...]
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Full Interview Kenco Millicano with Collette Costello
A cup of Kenco Millicano with Collete Costello by Anne Kelly This article can be viewed on the Kenco Millicano Facebook page! In the first of four trendseeker interviews in her hometown of Manchester, our Kenco Millicano ambassador Anne chats to fellow local Colette [...]
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December 2011 Newsletter
Collette Costello Manchester Fashion Monthly December 2011 Second Edition – Released 1st of Every Month “For all the Latest News from the World of Collette Costello!” “Message from Collette Costello” Hello Readers, “MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR, IT TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY” [...]
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Matthew Hertiage Manchester Photographer
Hello, My name is Matthew Heritage I am photographer, I have just turned pro and currently looking for work. Here’s my website www.mjheritagephotography.com . I offer extremely professional looking images for rock bottom prices. If you require images for things like product, fashion photography or event photography then please get in touch. Best [...]
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Become The Fase North West Model Recommendations Wanted
Dear Collette Costello. My name is Suzanna and I am communications manager at FASE Promotions. We have recently teamed up with model Amanda Harrington to create a competition to find the next ‘Fase of the North West’. BecomeTheFase.com is open to 1000 applicants both male & female from across the region, each competing through a [...]
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Christmas Craft Events Salford & Beesley Green
Dear all, Please find attached details of a forthcoming Craft fair opportunity at Beesley Green Community Centre on Sunday 4th December. We have agreed to send out the details of this fair to our ‘Craft’ email list in case it may be of interest. If you are interested in having a stall at this [...]
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Old Fashion Sue Blog Feature Collette Costello Event
27th August 2011 – Old Fashion Sue Blog Feature Manchester Collette Costello Event www.oldfashionedsusie.com – Collette Costello Event Review
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Mancunian Matters Feature by Jen Lau
21st October 2011 – Mancunian Matters Feature by Jen Lau www.mancunianmatters.co.uk
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Further Dressmaking Course Weekend 12/13th November
Manchester Further Dressmaking Course Weekend 12/13th November Members Gallery These photographs show course member with the jackets and skirts they made on the further dressmaking course. The course lastest two days and I think you will agree they have done an amazing job, making a boloreo style jacket and vintage style circular skirt. Members were [...]
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Manchester Evening News Kenco Millicano Feature
14 th November 2011 – Kenco Millicano Campaign featured in the Manchester Evening News Photographed by Lee Boswell – lee@leeboswellphotography.com
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Hair & Make-up Salford Quays Photoshoot David Dunkerley
Behind the scenes hair and make-up shots taken during Media City Salford Quays photoshoot by David Dunkerley.
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Behind the Scenes Media City Salford Photoshoot David Dunkerley
Behind the Scenes Media City Salford Photoshoot by David Dunkerley Part 2
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My Sewing Machine is Not Working – How to Fix Top Ten Tips?
My Sewing Machine is Not Working:( How to Fix ? During my years of learning to sew, teaching sewing and making fashion clothing as a career. I like most other budding dressmakers and textile craft people have had to overcome issues [...]
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November 2011 – Monthly Newsletter
Collette Costello Manchester Fashion Monthly November 2011 First Edition – Released 1st of Every Month “For all the Latest News from the World of Collette Costello!” “Message from Collette Costello” Hello Readers, Welcome to the first “Collette Costello” on-line monthly magazine blog. Here you can read all about the past [...]
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Athena Edinburgh Open Evening – New Stockist!
Athena Edinburgh Open Evening, 13th October - New Stockist! We are proud to have been selected by Athena Boutique in Edinburgh as there latest independent stockists. Athena Boutique is a cool independent forward thinking fashion boutique. Started only in June 2011 by Rebecca Rawlinson, her idea to stock new designers and promote upcycled and [...]
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ALTRINCHAM’S monthly Vintage and Craft Market
ALTRINCHAM’S monthly Vintage and Craft Market takes place next Sunday – 16th October from 11am to 3.30pm ALTRINCHAM’S monthly Vintage and Craft Market takes place next Sunday – 16th October from 11am to 3.30pm. Spread over two sites – the main covered market on Greenwood Street market, and the lower market on the corner of [...]
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Jigo Shop Feature Collette Costello Web-site
Jigo Shop Feature Collette Costello Web-site We are proud that our web-site has been specially selected and featured by Jigo Shop. Jigo Shop for none IT people, is a programme that can be used to host a ecommerce retail shop:) See the full article and read about why Jigo Shop works for us!
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The Retro Show – Spinningfields Manchester – Pin-up Bowling
The Retro Show – Spinningfields Manchester – Pin-up Bowling 27th October 2011 – Tickets £5 – La Moda Events Contact Kirby Vail – Marketing Manager: kirby@lamodeevents.co.uk Pin-up Bowling in Manchester Spinningfields is my new favourite Retro style bar and it is here in Manchester for 8 weeks only. It has it all a dance floor, [...]
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ASOS Marketplace What Is It?
ASOS Marketplace What Is It? Collette Costello Manchester Fashion Design company is proud that we have been selected as featured boutique on ASOS marketplace, visit our boutique and show your support by liking. Since spreading the word about our boutique there appears to be some confusion as to what ASOS Marketplace is! Asos Marketplace is a [...]
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The Guardian Feature Collette Costello in Media City Timeline
The Guardian Feature Collette Costello in Media City Timeline We are proud that our recent Media City, Salford Quays fashion photoshoot for our new Autumn/ Winter collection 2011, has been featured by The Guardian On-line Media City Timeline by Sarah Hartley. We now eched into part of the history of the new home of the BBC:)
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La Moda Fashion Show Manchester – Dressers & Photographers Wanted
Fashion Dressers and Photographers Wanted for Manchester Fashion Show La Moda an Events Company, involved in organising the recent Pin-up Vintage Bowling in Manchester Spinningfields are now organising an exciting fashion show. It will be held in Manchester Spinningfields and they are looking for dressers and photographers to take part. La Moda La Mode Events [...]
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The Vintage Village at Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Pop-up Vintage Fair – Salford Cresent Sunday 25th September 2011, 10.30 am to 4.00 pm FREE ENTRY! Salford Museum and Art Gallery the home of the Vistorian mock-up street Larkhill Place, that inspired my first collection of fabrics will be home this weekend to the Vintage Village. So make a entry into your diary:)
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Creative Hive – Salford University Freshers Fair 2011
Salford University – Creative Hive Stand 2011 Great day working on the Creative Hive stand at Salford University Freshers Fair. We had lots of interest about the project and the feedback was very positive. Creative people from all walks of life, performance, musical, photographers and artists. It appears that there are many people in Salford [...]
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Lorna Roberts Photographer
Lorna Roberts Fashion Photographer Lorna Roberts is a fashion photographer and she took part in our Media City, Salford Quays photo-shoot. You can see here displayed the best of her photographs from the shoot and I think you will agree she has done an amazing job. We hope to continue working with Lorna in the future, so [...]
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BBC Radio Manchester Interview With Darryl Morris
BBC Radio Manchester Interview With Darryl Morris Interview 29th August 5.30pm – People of Manchester Show Bank holiday Monday I was invited to be interviewed on the radio at BBC Oxford Road studio. BBC Radio Manchester, People of Manchester Show hosted by Darryl Morris. I arrived dressed in one my dresses and was more nervous about the interview then [...]
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Salford City Radio Interview With Deane Jones
Interview at Salford City Radio On a beautiful sunny September morning myself and my Head of Promotions Anisa Aslam were invited to Salford City Radio. Deane Jones was to interview us and we received a warm welcome on arrival from Rowland. We were asked about how the company had started and talked about our recent photoshoot [...]
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New Fashion Designers Wanted
Are you a fashion designer and want the chance to sell your collection on-line? Here at “Collette Costello” we have work hard to build our on-line shop and we get over 200 vistors per day. Due to the sucess of our recent Salford Quays shoot, we finally secured our own successful featured boutique [...]
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Fashion Guest Bloggers Wanted
Are you a budding fashion journalist and want to get your work published? We are looking for new “Fashion Guest Bloggers” to join our on-line fashion journalists team. This is a exciting time in the life of Manchester Fashion Design Studio “Collette Costello”. We have recently re-launched our on-line store, been featured by Elle Magazine, Red Magazine and [...]
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Media City Salford Quays Photoshoot Autumn/ Winter Collection 2011
Media City Salford Quays Photoshoot 2011 Picture the scene six stunning models each with their own make-up artists, three photographers, a crew from Salford On-line filming, an on-line blogger making notes on proceedings and the staff from Collette Costello as we all descended on Salford Quays for the shoot of the new Autumn/ Winter Collette [...]
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David Dunkerley Photographer
David Dunkerley Fashion Photographer Assistant David Dunkerley is a photographer and he acted as assistant photographer in our Media City, Salford Quays photo-shoot. David kept track of what was going on behind the scenes and really captured the photo-shoot in action. You can see here displayed here some of his photographs from the shoot and [...]
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Collette Costello Fashion Event 2011
Salford Design Aware – Collette Costello Fashion Event 2011 To celebrate three years in business I decided it was time to organise my first launch event, this coincided with the launch of my new web-site and featured boutique on ASOS Marketplace. Wanting to do something other then the traditional catwalk show and with many creative [...]
