Thursday, April 20, 2006

The Latest From Smokey...

We have had a busy few weeks, between enhancing our profile in the Philippines and completing orders for Australia. But it has been great to see things in full swing.


Ate Fe hard at work on our orders for Australia.

We've been able to install better lighting in our little workshop, and it's helping a lot with those tricky details!

We had another television appearance, this time a live interview on Studio 23;s breakfast program. Rajo Laurel, Natalie Jiricek and Mark Dvorak-Little went on the show and we have had a lot of positive feedback. We still need help, so anyone who is interested in helping out in any capacity, please email us on smokeyfashion@gmail.com

Our breakfast show appearance.

We have also started on the next phase of our project, our designs with Rajo. Rajo came and visited our office at workshop at Smokey Mountain and met most of the ladies. Our next phase incorporates making patchwork out of remnant fabrics, and then turning the patchwork into stunning garments of Rajo Laurel's designs. Stay tuned for our samples soon!

Rajo Laurel and the ladies inspect patchwork made from remnant fabrics.

Our other designs (you can find them in February archives) are still going strong and we had some great combinations ordered recently. We have some photos below, and another winner which we haven't got a photo of yet, is the cream and brown circles with a chocolate brown brushed twill in the Cath skirt.


The Danielle skirt in denim and green paisley.


A special request unearthed this great combination, a soft grey wool paired with an exquisite grey and pink Japanese print.

Unfortunately we have to temporarily suspend orders from Australia, but we hope to have that up and running again soon. If anyone knows anything about online payment systems in the Philippines - please email us on smokeyfashion@gmail.com