NEW TALENT U NEED 2 KNOW: Ella’s Closet Interview

<div> <h2 style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 things you need to know about Ella’s Closet</span></span></h2> <div style="background-color: transparent;"> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211"> </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211" style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <br /> <h3> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211" style="background-color: transparent;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each month I promised to focus on emerging talent across the fashion, music and beauty industry. So i'm going to stick to my promise!</span></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I spotted </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ellasclosetcustomised">Ella’s Closet</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">on Twitter last year and immediately fell in love with the brand's edgy customised clothing range, incorporating anything from studs to chains. </span></span></span></h3> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211" style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <h3> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211" style="background-color: transparent;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">For those of you who haven't heard of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ella’s Closet</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, its a UK online boutique selling customised clothing for both men and women.</span></span></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm delighted </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Najlaa Jabri</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the rising star behind</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ellasclosetcustomised" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Ella’s Closet</a> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has agreed to her first interview with Urban Beauty Said.</span></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Najlaa Jabri graduated from London Fashion College in 2007 and launched Ella’s Closet in </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2011</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I predict great things for Najlaa, so I want to find out more about the woman behind the brand.</span></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">.  </span></span></span><br /> </span></h3> <span id="internal-source-marker_0.8228831826709211" style="background-color: transparent;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS8w3yqpB4w_xLsMCh4gUXecGfAHKyTqir3x1ClKGqd6BxxFsXGeDIG2tC3HWf-IXzBiGgz525EiZWlxRYB-jOECdZZaU7i3Yl7bMPWYdDZEUgsJ0lFcdn_AcmaNjH3EMA6udN0mT6zDb/s1600/ec_filled_15mm_d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS8w3yqpB4w_xLsMCh4gUXecGfAHKyTqir3x1ClKGqd6BxxFsXGeDIG2tC3HWf-IXzBiGgz525EiZWlxRYB-jOECdZZaU7i3Yl7bMPWYdDZEUgsJ0lFcdn_AcmaNjH3EMA6udN0mT6zDb/s640/ec_filled_15mm_d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"><ol style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi Najlaa, thanks for taking the time out to be interviewed by Urban Beauty Said. How did you get into the fashion industry? Do you have any advice for anyone wanting to get into the industry? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi Nicola, I've always liked fashion so I attended the <a href="http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/">London College of Fashion</a> on a BTEC ND diploma for two years, before graduating from a fashion design technology course specialising in surface textiles. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would suggest anyone wanting to get into the fashion industry should do a foundation course to figure out what area they want to get into and do lots of internships, as experience counts for a lot.</span></div> </li> </ol> </i><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How and when did you start Ella’s Closet? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I started Ella’s Closet after seeing a gap in the market, where people couldn’t or didn’t have time to customise their own clothing, so we at Ella’s Closet can do anything you see on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ellasclosetcustomised">Facebook page </a>from dying to applique or even embroidery and print. We provide unique clothing at a reasonable price.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> </li> </ol> </i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittoFl8r6WR5DqRKL6BWpMhBhXgldsHGSJtD9_biWPLpoeCtAUGozQMrkMP1li-z6IxrUodOtBJDJt2-owx86LQf2fEuBiBlWZgS4_OdKj0x7cupJ1lEMhD9XfAQKbaNJuZ9RkoAsSP9up/s1600/shorts+psmithies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittoFl8r6WR5DqRKL6BWpMhBhXgldsHGSJtD9_biWPLpoeCtAUGozQMrkMP1li-z6IxrUodOtBJDJt2-owx86LQf2fEuBiBlWZgS4_OdKj0x7cupJ1lEMhD9XfAQKbaNJuZ9RkoAsSP9up/s640/shorts+psmithies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: transparent;"> </div> <div style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Picture from Ella's Closet </span></div> <div style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: transparent;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"></i></span></div> <ol start="3" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Is it expensive to have something customised by Ella’s Closet? </b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No not at all, our prices start from £5.00 and up wards. Depending on what you want, we always try to keep our costs down as much as possible, to make our customising affordable. We provide customising for both men and women and ship worldwide. All you need to do is ask for an estimate.</span></div> </li> </i></span></ol> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"> </i><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"></i></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac-Tg97iSiCX8vtE4widmigMWbTSsdBZQxuc9jzG1NUkIL-mfQdmNs5_GHzkOcONKNtb69gp3PyWsUNC_8v-dbaq5ei33LCD4oOllw9YRzsYUmee2fZPmxiy8SwkQUuo4XWpMsmt28erF/s1600/team+gb+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac-Tg97iSiCX8vtE4widmigMWbTSsdBZQxuc9jzG1NUkIL-mfQdmNs5_GHzkOcONKNtb69gp3PyWsUNC_8v-dbaq5ei33LCD4oOllw9YRzsYUmee2fZPmxiy8SwkQUuo4XWpMsmt28erF/s640/team+gb+.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"> </i></span> <div style="background-color: transparent;"> </div> <div style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Picture from Ella's Closet </span></span></div> <div style="background-color: transparent;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div> <ol start="4" style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What gives you inspiration for your designs? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am inspired by everything, coming from a textiles background I love to mix different textiles together creating something unique, like in life when you mix different elements together. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> </li> </i></span></ol> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: normal;"> </i></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbZBNu8mBreTaybImBpLBYuvfNQlizIBtyin0C8UT6MQ9KHP9y5PnyY5mxJIJ35-6N6hoc2w0QPW8lCcncV1wN06hFx33PR4hSD2B9HSDjw9_yurmmwqKuLTMvym8QDwHafIxghI6vUGz/s1600/grey+spiked+jeans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbZBNu8mBreTaybImBpLBYuvfNQlizIBtyin0C8UT6MQ9KHP9y5PnyY5mxJIJ35-6N6hoc2w0QPW8lCcncV1wN06hFx33PR4hSD2B9HSDjw9_yurmmwqKuLTMvym8QDwHafIxghI6vUGz/s640/grey+spiked+jeans.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Picture from Ella's Closet </span></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What has been your proudest moment in the fashion industry? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There have been so many I couldn’t possibly say, but the journey is what counts.</span></div> </li> </ol> </i><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"><ol start="6" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is your favourite high street fashion brand? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.zara.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/home/uk">Zara</a> no doubt, as it mixes edgy designs with classic shapes.</span></div> </li> </ol> </i><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"><ol start="7" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who is your favourite fashion designer?</span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For couture it would have to be <a href="http://www.alexandermcqueen.co.uk/alexandermcqueen/en_GB">Alexander McQueen</a> and for ready to wear it’s <a href="http://www.balmain.com/en/">Balmain</a>. I love the textiles used by both fashion houses and their imagination.</span></div> </li> </ol> </i><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"><ol start="8" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who is your favourite music artist at the moment? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don’t really have a favourite music artist but I like Adele and I’m listening to a lot of film soundtracks. But for style, I would say Gwen Stefani, as she owns every look she wears.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> </li> </ol> </i><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><i style="font-style: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrRrhPdSzNE_ST-WhZvU-ucbT1UtYgvd3hUUk1TWUdtJFLyKpsweh7dTHYuAFOkZjjN86PQwfouzJ_HJyrbjiHTNjWyLT280vAiQLtwRTem_Ej_pxqKB1Spx7G9xArF92HBg47OhCFVc6/s1600/stefani082112_10-full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrRrhPdSzNE_ST-WhZvU-ucbT1UtYgvd3hUUk1TWUdtJFLyKpsweh7dTHYuAFOkZjjN86PQwfouzJ_HJyrbjiHTNjWyLT280vAiQLtwRTem_Ej_pxqKB1Spx7G9xArF92HBg47OhCFVc6/s640/stefani082112_10-full.jpg" width="434" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Gwen looking great as always</span></div> <ol start="9" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So what are you working on at the moment and what’s next for Ella’s Closet? </span></h4> <div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the moment I'm working on launching the sister label to Ella’s Closet called Isabella’s Closet, it’s mostly reworked vintage lace and fabric to create one off creations of a more boho feel, very Sienna Miller and Florence Welch.</span></div> </li> </ol> </i><span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><ol start="10" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well we look forward to hearing more about Isabella's Closet, in the mean time, b</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">efore we finish our interview, how can our readers get in touch with you or buy items from Ella’s Closet? </span></h4> <div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can contact us at:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Email <b>Info@ellascloset.co.uk</b> for orders or</span><br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Buy straight from our Etsy shop<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>http://www.etsy.com/shop/EllasClosetCustomise</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  </span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phoning us to discuss ideas  on <b>+44 (0) 7582962989 </b></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like us on Facebook </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ellasclosetcustomised" style="text-decoration: none;">www.facebook.com/ellasclosetcustomised</a></span></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram at <b>ellasclosetcustomising </b></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">twitter at <b>ellas_closet</b></span></li> </ol> </i><br /> <div style="background-color: transparent;"> </div> <h3 style="background-color: transparent;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to thank Najlaa for taking time out of her hectic schedule to be interviewed by Urban Beauty Said and I wish her every success for 2013.</span><br /> </span><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://urbanbeautysaid.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bargain-alert-20-of-ellas-closet.html">*Special Ella's Closet promotion for Urban Beauty Said readers*</a></span></h3> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To make sure you are ALL looking extra fabulous this Summer, Urban Beauty Said and Ella’s Closet have teamed up to provide Urban Beauty Said readers </span><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">20%</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">off when purchasing </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>anything or ordering</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Ella’s Closet. Just quote </span><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>Ubs_ellascloset"</i></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the email or </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>"etsy"</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This offer ends </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>3rd May</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>

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