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• Fashion / childrenswear

  From high end fashion designer to an adorable childrenswear brand

  High-end fashion designer Julie Ahn makes a fashion U-turn after becoming a mother

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• Shops / woodwork

  ‘I’m challenging the idea that recycled materials means lower quality’

  Designer and woodworker Beck Prior has opened her first shop on Old Market

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• Fashion / Upcycling

  Creative upcycling with Dakota Rae Dust

  Emma Gorton-Ellicott meets a designer who uses recycled materials in her lovingly-made pieces

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• Fashion / independent designers

  One stop shop

  Local creative and entrepreneur Beth Izzard launches an online platform for independent designers

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• Fashion / Fashion independents

  Label lovers

  Emma Gorton-Ellicott picks five local fashion labels to watch out for in 2018

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• Shops / Artemis

  Independent shopping: Artemis

  Mother & daughter team create beautiful bespoke jewellery

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