Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! I'm a huge fan of Ness and think it has great potential with the vintage lovin' community and the vintage sewing community (because of the fabulous separates you offer..matching shoes and purses--we love that!!! and the high quality of workmanship).
ooohhh! Very exciting! Thanks for writing!
It gets better....We set up a time to meet at the Ness main office which is not far from where I live and I got to meet all the lovely people working there! They wanted to learn more about me and my blog. I also got a sneak peak into their Autumn clothing and accessories line! OMG. I was over the moon. There was a lot of sqealing on my part and a lot of 'Look at the fabulous buttons', 'The piping', 'The amazing plaids'....oh, it was so much fun!
So, I am super excited to say that I've become a Ness Affiliate! Doesn't that sound fun? Basically, I put a link to the Ness website on my blog and if any of my readers buy anything then I get a small percentage of the sales--a way to help support my blogging (read: for me to buy more Ness products or vintage patterns..hahahhaa). Seriously, I'm just flattered that they took time to find out about little 'ol me. Most big companies would not take the time to recognise bloggers or people that really love their stuff. I think it's super generous of them to do this--especially since they are a small company!
They are all so lovely! This is a picture of me with Heather (on the left) and Clare (on the right). Clare is the Senior Designer at Ness and gets to actually design the beautiful tartans and clothing designs!! What an amazing job.
They are all so lovely! I had so much fun!!
If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll know that I am already a huge fan of Ness. In fact, I don't buy any RTW clothing except Ness. Seriously. I often sew vintage-inspired pieces around their accessories.
I already own 5 pairs of shoes, 3 handbags, 2 wallets, 1 passport holder, 1 hat, 1 jacket, 1 sweater, 1 dress, 1 skirt, 1 scarf and I've bought 2 hats, 2 passport holders and 2 purses as gifts for family and friends. Wow, I think I'm obsessed :)
Since I've started my blog, I've mentioned Ness over 50 times. This time last year, I actually built a sewing plan around the colour palette of two pairs of my Ness shoes and my Ness jacket. The colours were navy blue, hot pink, purple and grey.
Photo 2: Blouse from 1944 pattern, trousers from 1941 pattern, snood from etsy and Ness shoes
Photo 3: Blouse and trousers from 1941 pattern, Ness shoes
Photo 4: 1960's dress and jacket found at auction house, Ness shoes and bag
Photo 5: Shift dress from 1967 pattern, Ness shoes
Photo 6: Ruffled dickey from 1940's pattern, Ness shoes
Photo 2: Colette parfait pinafore pattern, blouse from 1943 pattern, Ness wellies
Photo 3: Halter from 1952 pattern, skirt from 1945 pattern, belt made from Ness scarf, Ness shoes and wallet
Photo 4: Dress from 1940 pattern, Ness Jacket and belt and trim on hat made from fabric from Ness hat
I love Ness because it's almost impossible to find really nice matching shoes and handbags but that was all the rage in designs from the 30's all the way to the 60's.
I love that they are a small, local company and that they collaborate with Scottish manufacturers (there is a collaboration with Harris Tweed on the horizon).
I love that they ship worldwide. Seriously, it's always a bit of a bummer to find cool independent companies that aren't able to ship worldwide. Ness is able to and does a lot of their business by post.
I love that they make pretty and fun tartans!
I love that they offer non-leather shoes!
I love the the high quality of their clothing...really neat piping, matching linings, fun buttons...
I love that they design their own fabrics.
I love how cool everyone is who works there...seriously, I want to hang out with them all!!
I have lots of ideas on fun me-made outfits to match the Ness accessories and blog posts to write. But I want to hear from you...what would you like to read? Just click on the poll below! You can vote for as many ideas as you like. If you have other ideas, just leave them in the comments below.
YAY! Definitely check out their website. I am super excited to support this independent Scottish company! Though they might turn me into a Ness monster...hehehehehehe
