Christian Louboutin Replica, Sale On Louboutin Replicas

Jun 8, 2012 by hervelegeroutlet

As one of the biggest events in the fashion calendar, Royal Ascot is top of the list for designer fans like Tara and there is plenty on Chic&Seek for those looking to splash out.
“I’ve chosen a Philip Limm dress in beige with black polka dots,” she says.
Tara also chose a pair of Christian Louboutin Replica shoes, a Diane Von Furstenberg bag and a black sweeping-brimmed hat in black from designer Philip Treacy at Harrods, to finish the outfit.
The brainchild of Reading-born entrepreneur Tara Nash-King, Chic&Seek gives people the chance to buy high-quality designer items for a fraction of the original price.
Although the price tags are still not cheap – we’re talking £150 to £350 for a pair of heels – the big reductions do put designer items within reach for those looking to splash out on events like Ascot.
“It’s so nerve-wracking taking the plunge to start your own business, and I didn’t have any idea who we were going to get the clothes from or if people were going to buy them,” says Tara, who founded the company in 2009.
“People started buying them even before the website went live. It’s taken over everything but the hard work is beginning to pay off now, which is really exciting.”
Tara hand-picks all the items for Chic&Seek herself, selecting only the highest quality seconds, some of which come from celebrities, although Tara is careful not to drop any names.
“A lot of the time I don’t meet them, I just meed their PAs,” she says. “But because these women shop a lot – they are being photographed so they have to – they are changing their wardrobes all the time.”
But it’s not just the selling side of the website that is attracting women whose wardrobes are already bursting with Prada.
“I started just as things were getting bad in the economy. I thought the people, buyers and sellers, would be totally separate and the people who sold wouldn’t be interested in buying,” explains Tara, who has a degree in sociology from the University of Exeter.
“But actually I was amazed at some women who are super wealthy but are really interested in buying from us. They can say ‘I have bought this coat that would have been £2,000 but it’s now a lot less’.
“They tell all their friends whereas before, when the economy was booming, they would have been like, no thanks, why do I need something second-hand? People’s mindset has definitely changed.”
Having grown up in Tilehurst, Tara moved to London after graduating but her love of fashion began in her childhood.
“My mum was always very well dressed and she really loved clothes,” she says. “She always had these fabulous wardrobes in her bedroom and we would play with her handbags.
“She would take us up to London and we would go round Harrods and it was really exciting. I love all that.”