• Home
  • Products
    • Woven Labels
    • Pin Badges
    • Woven and Embroidered Badges | Dot2Dot
    • Plastic & Rubber PVC Badges
    • Swing Tickets
    • Printed Labels
    • Leather Labels & Patches
    • Tote Bags
    • Metal Products
    • Zip Pulls
    • Silicone Wristbands
    • Lanyards
    • Heat Transfers
    • Tissue Paper
    • Promotional Merchandise
    • Custom Silicone Products
    • Packaging
    • Ribbon
    • Stickers
    • Headwear
    • Buttons & Hardware
    • Bags
    • Barcodes
  • Catalogue
  • Enquiries
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Testimonials
    • The Team
    • Clients
    • Blog
    • Design
    • Useful Companies
    • Conditions of Sale
    • Ethics
  • Production
  • Contact Us
Dot2Dot Branding Ltd

Classic Panama - Eddie HarropĀ 

30/6/2016

1 Comment

 
Although the weather indicates otherwise, it is Summer. This means holiday clothes, an updated wardrobe, and a hat to protect and perfect on those sun soaked days. Here at dot2dot branding we have been working alongside Eddie Harrop to produce some micro silk labels to sit inside their new wide brim Panama hat, the ultimate in Summer accessories.
 
Born in Hong Kong, Eddie Harrop is currently based between London & Saigon.  Her flair for designing luxury travel accessories comes from her love of Asia combined with her extensive training and the London College of Fashion, stints at British Vogue, and Gucci, so she is no stranger to style.
 
Her new Panama wide brim hat is immaculately crafted, woven in Ecuador from 100% toquilla palm, with a crochet weave top with a tight weave wide brim for great protection from the sun. The printed leather external band comes in a range of colours and prints from classic black, to a modern coral star print, enclosed with a gold Eddie Harrop embossed external clasp. They truly are a classic piece, reflecting their rich and interesting history.
 
Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe. Subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international distribution, "Panama hats", rather than their place of domestic origin.  The popularity of the hats increased significantly in the mid-nineteenth century by the miners of the California Gold Rush, who frequently traveled to California via the Isthmus of Panama. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States visited the construction site of the Panama Canal, and was photographed wearing a Panama hat, which further increased the hats' popularity.
 
The golden age of Hollywood introduced the Panama to new generations, with many film stars wearing the hats both on and off screen. The Panama Hat has co-starred in a number of films along side: Clarke Gable in Gone with the Wind, Sydney Greenstreet in Casablanca, Edward G Robinson in Key Largo, Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird, Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King and Anthony Hopkins in Hannibal. Thus reflecting the timeless nature of this classic piece.
 
Since launching, the Eddie Harrop Panama hat has amassed much support from a number of high profile magazines. Red magazine has recently tipped the garment as a style secret to add a fresh Summer feel to your beach outfit. Country life has also suggested the hat as the perfect piece for the polo. To view her range of perfect Panama hats head here www.eddieharrop.com/hats/ . If you require similar similar micro silk labels, or any other branding products why not make an enquiry here. 

Flora x
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

Functional yet fabulous - Polka Pants

28/6/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture

As a self-trained chef Maxine Thompson was accustomed to long hard days in the kitchen, but it seems her trousers were not. When working in Tasmania in 2013, Thompson found that she could not find a pair of trousers that were cool, comfortable and durable enough to withstand 14 hours of physically demanding work a day. Her, and other female chefs were restricted to kitchen supply store baggy trousers, or jeans that would bleed colour into their chef whites, the crotch would split and buttons would pop off. So, Thompson took matters into her own hands…
 
As of February his year Thompson officially launched PolkaPants, the ‘40s-inspired high-waist, slim-fit trousers for female chefs around the world.  Made from 97 percent cotton, which is hard wearing yet breathable, and 3 percent stretch for that much needed movement alongside super high definition damask woven labels developed with us at Dot2dot Branding, she has provided the ultimate in practical trousers.
 
However, their benefits do not end with practicality. PolkaPants provide the chance to bring style into the famously hard-work environment that is the restaurant kitchen.  The trousers come in black, houndstooth, and of course the signature polka-dot print, created by screen-print, thus every pair is entirely unique. Although the line has only been available since February, Thompson has amassed a loyal following from the likes of Jemma Wilson (Crumbs and Dollies), Chef Gizzi Erskine and of course, the Dot2dot Branding team. We are currently working on some rustic taffeta broad loom labels for her new range, and we couldn’t be more excited to be involved.  

To get your hands on a pair, head to www.polkapants.com or to feel inspired follow PolkaPants on instaagram here - www.instagram.com/polkapants_

Picture
0 Comments

    Archives

    September 2019
    August 2019
    December 2018
    September 2016
    June 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    April 2015
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    December 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013
    March 2013
    January 2013

    RSS Feed

find out More

Enquire

Home

Useful Links

Terms of Trade
Website Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
​Paypal
Email: info@dot2dotbranding.co.uk

We deliver worldwide 

Picture

Tweet, Tweet....

Tweets by @Dot2DotBranding

Registered address:  Dot2Dot Branding Ltd,  Unit 1/2 Smith Court, Sowarth Industrial Estate, Settle, BD24 9FQ       Company Reg No.: 08289471       VAT No.: 203725145 
Picture
  • Home
  • Products
    • Woven Labels
    • Pin Badges
    • Woven and Embroidered Badges | Dot2Dot
    • Plastic & Rubber PVC Badges
    • Swing Tickets
    • Printed Labels
    • Leather Labels & Patches
    • Tote Bags
    • Metal Products
    • Zip Pulls
    • Silicone Wristbands
    • Lanyards
    • Heat Transfers
    • Tissue Paper
    • Promotional Merchandise
    • Custom Silicone Products
    • Packaging
    • Ribbon
    • Stickers
    • Headwear
    • Buttons & Hardware
    • Bags
    • Barcodes
  • Catalogue
  • Enquiries
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Testimonials
    • The Team
    • Clients
    • Blog
    • Design
    • Useful Companies
    • Conditions of Sale
    • Ethics
  • Production
  • Contact Us