A recent survey by Confetti Magazine and the National Wedding Show conducted during October found that a staggering 92% of weddings had been postponed during 2020. We recently wrote about how this had impacted on the wedding industry in general (see previous article) but we didn’t take into account the human cost of postponing a […]
We don’t need to tell you how devastating this year has been for the economy. While many people have been furloughed and paid to stay at home, many more businesses have gone into administration as shops were forced to close and only essential stores were allowed to trade. Of course, the huge giants of industry […]
Simply Devine is a wholesaler selling to other boutiques and hat shops as well as a retailer, so our planning cycle for our new collection begins a year in advance. We start in around January/February looking at the colour palettes of special occasion wear for the following year, to ensure that our hats and fascinators […]
The latest COVID-19 restrictions on nuptuals have seen the wedding industry take an enormous hit on their businesses. Liz Devine-Wright, owner of the Simply Devine Hat Shop in Tadcaster, has seen sales plummet this year due to the restrictions on wedding numbers and cancelled race meetings. “While I understand there is a need to protect […]
In these very unusual times, weddings are changing. While many brides have postponed their 2020 weddings until 2021, some brides have decided they want to go ahead and get married anyway, despite being allowed only 15 guests, and no reception. The consequence of this is that wedding outfits have changed – including both for the […]
With more than 17 years’ experience in the millinery business, we can almost guarantee that when a customer walks through the door, they are most likely to say “I don’t wear hats!” In this country, we have certainly got out of the habit of wearing hats – unless it’s freezing cold out, or we’re going […]
Find a hat or fascinator to suit the shape of your face!
Most ladies’ occasion wear stockists will generally have a hat or fascinator to match their individual outfits. But while they may have different sizes in dresses – you can guarantee that they will show the same hat to a customer who is a size 6 as to one who is a size 18. When it […]
Matching a hat to your beautiful new outfit can be difficult. If you’ve set your heart on a specific dress for your special occasion, trying to find something to match or complement your outfit can cause headaches, especially since manufacturers change their shades season after season. Many specialist mother of the bride/groom stores will sell […]
We have been shortlisted in the English Wedding Awards once again – an award we have won for the past two successive years in the the Specialist Supplier of the Year Category. We are just so excited to have been nominated once again, and are looking forward to attending a glittering event and dinner in […]