I bought the first pair of jeans she sold - it might even have been the first thing - when she said that everyone was saying how brave she was to do jeans. Course they did. They were sold as the best fit since sliced bread and something she was very fussy about and gone to a lot of trouble over etc etc etc but the calves were skin tight and the thighs ballooned out. I left it too late to send it back but after that she said following on viewer feedback they had altered the fit so she can't have been that involved in quality control because she would have done more research before she let them be pieced together. That was the last thing of hers I bought. My current pair of jeans are from Denim & Co and I'm very happy with them. No way would I buy any more of the RL range after that, let alone pay the prices.
I prefer Matalan jeggings to jeans. I can't get jeans high enough to sit on my waist .
I personally think these so called designers are an insult to those who have studied pattern design. I’ve been sewing as long as I can remember and am probably over critical. Think that RL along with other QVC designers should take part in The Sewing Bee or the M&S one that’s on at the moment. Now that would be interesting
Quite so. But all this industry thrives only because of the public's hero-worship of so-called Celebrities. Call me a miserable old git but I have never, nor would I ever, buy something simply because it is endorsed or "designed" by somebody whose claim to fame is appearing on TV or other media.
Me neither. I really don’t get this influencer crap or just buying a brand because it endorsed by a zedlebratey. Unless it a couturier brand I.e Chanel, Dior, etc, then to me it’s free advertising. Apart from my Kipling bags and my Hotter shoes I don’t think I have anything “logged”. Although I think my occasionally used walking frame does have an NHS logo
Yes exactly. But loads of the young 'uns must do because look at all the 'celeb' tie ins with all the clothing and homeware brands. Most of them are nonentities from reality tv crap.Me neither. I really don’t get this influencer crap or just buying a brand because it endorsed by a zedlebratey. Unless it a couturier brand I.e Chanel, Dior, etc, then to me it’s free advertising. Apart from my Kipling bags and my Hotter shoes I don’t think I have anything “logged”. Although I think my occasionally used walking frame does have an NHS logo
But all this industry thrives only because of the public's hero-worship of so-called Celebrities.
And there's piles of crap on TV.
"Such ninnies exist" - says it all.
Unfortunately for them, though, the age demographic of Q buyers is 50+, a group not easily influenced because we've been there, done it all by now. See the comments on this forum if you want proof of that. Who needs to look like someone else? So if I was them, I'd drop the celebrity thing and concentrate on their customers' actual preferences. A bit of market research would help.
That’s possibly how some of these “celebrities” get that title.
I think Debbie Flint may have some influence re the Denim & Co jacket, they call THE jacket. She always looks nice in the many she has, but judging by the thousands that have been sold, you're bound to meet someone wearing the same jacket in the same colour as you. I don't think I'd like that too much. You wouldn't get away with saying, "Oh, you bought the other one!"If I just drew a picture of an outfit on a bit of paper, would that make me a designer?
I’m afraid that if a celebrity endorses an item I won’t buy it. I prefer to choose what I know suits me, rather than being told that I can’t live without it ….. because I definitely can survive with my choices.
Ahh, now interestingly (or not), despite the vast numbers sold, I’ve only ever seen one out in the wild. In a Wetherspoons in Liverpool.
They've come out with new colours. I don't own one, but I think they are much nicer than the traditional denim jacket.
