Tracey Cliffe - Love Me Again

Female

Manchester

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Profession / role:
Designer/maker
Company / organisation:
Love Me Again
Website (if you have one):
www.lovemeagain.co.uk
My primary role in relation to fashion is:
Entrepreneur
I am looking to discover or buy
Potential stockists, possible collaborators
About me / About business or organisation:
I make affordable, fashionable, sometimes sexy, and sometimes quirky clothes made entirely from recycled textiles. I get most of my raw materials from a local textile recycler, and I only use pieces that aren't good enough to be worn or used as they are, basically the rejects that charity shops don't want! I mainly work with more mundane items like old jumpers, sweatshirts, t shirts and shirts, and completely transform them, whilst also using as much of the original functionality of the original garment.
Career history / Company history:
Jan 2009 – Present: Spearfish, teaching textile and fashion based workshops in schools and youth centres
Nov 2008 – Present: Love Me Again, running my own small business revamping and customising damaged clothes, making clothes from donated vintage fabrics, customer alterations and commissions
Mar 2009 - Sept 2009: Revamp design collective, Designer, working with rejected donations for Cancer Research to re-sell
Sept 2008 - Sept 2009: Angels the Costumiers, Costumier, working on costumes for TV, film and theatre
June 2006 – Jan 2008: TRAID, Head of design, TRAIDRemade, taking old and damaged clothes and re making them into something fashionable and desirable again
July 2006: Lunch magazine, String bag concept design, designing a shopping bag made from men's string vests for an ethical magazine - Freelance part time
Aug 2006 - Nov 2006: Hemingway design, Archiving 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s Women’s magazines, finding interesting articles, adverts and fashion images, explaining them technically for use on a popular culture website
Sept 2005 - June 2006: TRAID, Sorting supervisor, ensuring and managing the smooth running of a warehouse that stocks and hand picks fashionable and high quality second hand and vintage clothing to sell in 8 shops around London and Brighton

Comment Wall:

  • Rachel Holland

    Hi, I'd love to see some of your work for La Luminata: rachel@laluminata.co.uk

    x

    Oct 6, 2009

  • Eco Boutique

    Hi, loving your shop! We're launching our website late November / early December and would love to be a stockist for your clothing. Contact me if you're interested and for more info about us.

    Kind regards

    Hayley

    Nov 9, 2009

  • Eco Boutique

    Great, I'll send you an email to discuss further!

    Nov 11, 2009

  • Rachel Brooks

    Hi Tracey,
    your garments look really cute, love the collaborations of bold knits.

    thanks for adding me,look forward to seeing more of your creations!

    Dec 3, 2009

  • TheButterflyCollection

    Hello

    Are you looking for stockists? We are an 100% eco/sustainable website and are
    looking a premium womenswear collection.

    We are due to launch March 1st

    At present we have menswear and cosmetics but really woudl liek to explore womenswear.

    please get in touch, if you contact us on info@thebutterflycollection.eu we can talk details etc

    Jan 25, 2010

  • Roger M. Christian

    Tracey Cliffe

    Hello,

    Thank you for the postive connection. How may I help you?

    All the bests,

    Roger M. Christian, Ithaca, New York also publishers of the ithaca, NY based Free Modeling Registry

    Apr 6, 2010

  • Daniel Godfrey

    Hi Tracy - your work looks fantastic! Spearfish looks interesting too, how's it all going? : )

    Apr 18, 2010

  • Daniel Godfrey

    I know what you mean... work keeps bashing on about diversifying revenue streams... how thinly can you spread yourself without losing the original intentions.. I'm teaching, moderating, even sewing gets a look in at some point!! it's going to turn around soon, been lucky enough to get my work into a shop in the bullring for only 25% commission!!! dream!! so try and build on that.

    What other exciting things do you get up to then? : )

    Apr 25, 2010

  • Daniel Godfrey

    Hey Tracey.. good ideas on the Barclays competition.. your idea is really innovative - good way of getting people to work for you and offering skills back to them at the same time.. good one for students to get involved in, you could recruit from across the north!

    All the best
    : )

    May 12, 2010

  • Gerry Sherwood

    Hi Tracey,

    Phil Geller has been in touch to let us know he wants to put you forward for our catwalk this year.

    We'll get in touch soon to sort out the logistics.

    Best,

    Gerry.

    Jun 14, 2010

  • Tamie

    Hi

    Luv your designs really funky and fresh with the geometric and bold colors great concept of style :) I am a BA Textiles Print Design grad @ uel and im looking to do more work experience in helping with events, fashion shows and exhibitions to develop my cv and portfolio if you are looking for extra help can you plz inbox me.

    Thanks

    Tam
    x

    Jun 18, 2010

  • Daniel Godfrey

    Hey tracy!
    Show on the the 19th august sounds good, I've emailed you yesterday, Very interested... can have a collection together in time for that. Let me know any key dates, castings, line ups, walk thru's etc. Will you be arranging for stalls at the event?

    Let me know your deadline for submissions, I can send you my ideas for a catwalk presentation whenever you respond : )

    DAFTDanny XX

    Jun 24, 2010