Fun Fashion at Erotica 19-21 November 2010

Fun Fashion at Erotica 2010.

We were not going to attend Erotica this year, as the stand prices are rather high and having very new stock (my hand crafted Burlesque pasties and miniature hats) I was not sure how they would sell and then right at the last minute we were told that Torture Garden would be holding stands upstairs alongside the Dreamboys.  Now if this was not reason enough there was the added fact that the rates were much better for small businesses and I would have been a fool to refuse.

Having got there on Thursday to set up, we positioned ourselves at the top of the stairs next to the sausage stand (the ladies working on there were lovely!).  It was great here as we could see most of the people coming up, as this was the main way up to the first floor. 

I couldn't have been happier with the great responses to my new stock.  I had ladies literally in raptures looking at the tassels and hats and have some amazing performers who would like me to custom make for them.  For me this is a huge thrill, as I love the challenge of making something specific for purpose and would love to see my work being appreciated on stage.  For any  other performers out there, I do offer discounts, as I appreciate you must get fans asking where you get your accessories from and I am very happy to work closely for your needs where possible.

Some tassel fans!

Where I have now been making and developing on my pasties for just over a year now, the miniature hats are still very much my new baby.  I show cased them at this Erotica and am very pleased with the results.  Here are some pictures of some very happy customers trying them on before buying.

This gold sinamay hat had black flowers, peacock feathers and a mirror band.

This lady loved wearing my black felt hat with diamante jewel and red and black feathers. 

I think she looked amazing!

This lady also looked fab in this very popular minature hat made by Fun Fashion.

Silver sinamay  hat with Christmas flower, gold band and peacock feathers.

Black sinamay hat with purple band, flowers and feathers, black feathers and purple netting.

This lady was delighted with her hat that she bought for a photo shoot she was having soon.  I thought it looked amazing on her!

This lovely couple fell in love with one of my skeleton hats.  I have to admit that this is one of my personal favourites.  It's fun and sexy at the same time and oozes character, which this lady certainly had bags of.  I'm so glad that it went to some one who will enjoy wearing it as much as I enjoyed making it.

One of the things I love about attending exhibitions is getting the feedback directly from my customers.  I had one conversation with a customer who reminded me that some ladies like to wear wigs with their hats and that alice bands don't fit as firmly as clips.  This was a fantastic point that I had overlooked and certainly one that I intend to rectify.  On further discussion with a fellow stand holder we looked at how to keep the hats versatile and came up with the idea of a loop that would allow the customer to choose which method of attachment they would prefer on buying.  This is going to be my first project on getting home.  Watch this space for further developments!

Fun Fashion Stand - Torture Garden

This is my stand.  I thought I would have a banner with my stand name on it, as I have always had on previous years.  Unfortunately being in the Torture Garden area did not include this, so people were having difficult finding me, but I will definitely be putting that right for next year.  I practically sold out of suspenders shown in the picture here and only have one quarter cup bra left in a 42 if anyone wants it (white) still selling at just £15! 

My Helper this year - Peter

Peter went down a storm with the ladies.  He is a very bubbly larger than life character, who knows how to work a crowd and certainly got the attention of these two ladies!



If you are in one of these pictures and would like a copy, please get in touch.  Also, I will be using them for promotional purposes unless you ask me not to. I did ask permission at the time of taking the pictures, but of course you are welcome to change your mind.

I hope you like what you see and if you would like to see what I sell for yourself, then please go to http://www.funfashion.co.uk/.  Many of the items for sale at Erotica are not on there yet, as I was in such a rush to get them  made in time, but I will be updating the site with the new lines and more Shirley of Hollywood (plus size lingerie & stockings and Nitelife footwear) very soon!