From JC classmates to business partners - four friends, Michelle,
Leonora, Lynn and Jamie started Monbellelady with the belief that every lady
has the right to be beautiful. Firm believers in the McQueen mantra that “It’s
a new era in fashion – there are no rules”, Monbellelady celebrates every lady's unique style and individuality.
You girls initially started off as a blogshop, why did you decide to go into selling accessories?
We wanted something more specialized than just another blogshop so we decided to focus on making our own accessories. Also, it was much more feasible for a small business to start off with something smaller and easier to handle.
We are not ruling out the possibiltiy of future original, self-manufactured clothes but probably not in the mean time till we find out how we can provide the best designs at an affordable price for our customers.
from the workroom to the finished pieces. get it here
Now that you’re focusing on creating accessories, what are
your inspirations when designing them?
Jamie: I don’t really look for inspiration, usually, it
comes to me whilst I’m shopping for my charms.
I got the inspiration for one of my favourite pieces,
Intertwining Love, from hair braids. I love to try out new hairstyles and
frequently explore new ways of plaiting my hair. It then occurred to me that I
could plait the felt strings as well and make them into a bracelet!
intertwining love. get it here
Michelle: We don’t have a “fixed” source of inspiration but
when I do design and make our pieces, I like to think that I’m designing these
items for close friends and family so I put my best effort into each one.
For “Ballerina Love”, I was inspired by two very good
friends of mine who loved to dance. That collection was my farewell gift to
both of them to wish them all the best in pursuing their dreams.
ballerina love. get it here
You’re four girls running a business. Has the work every got
in the way of your friendship?
We do have conflicts on what kind of items to put on sale
but we settle them amicably through discussions.
We also draw a clear line between work and play and so far
it seems to have been quite successful at maintaining our friendship while
working together!
Just cause everyone is always looking for new places, where
are your favourite Singapore shopping haunts?
Michelle: I love going to small random boutiques and less
popular brands in departmental stores because you never know what you’ll find
there and you’re less likely to bump into someone on the street wearing the
same thing!
Jamie: I look for cheap and good bargains when I shop so my
favourites are Far East Plaza and Bugis Street.
Lynn: I don’t really have any favourite place to shop in
Singapore cause I love online shopping much! Reason being its so much easeir
for me to search and compare prices between shops so I can get the best buy.
Leo: My favourite place to shop is at flea markets. Even
though the clothes might be second hand, they’re cheap! Plus I love finding
special and unique items at fleas too.
Lastly, what are 3 words to describe MonBelleLady pieces?
Original, affordable, versatile
We really focus a lot on versatility. We want all our to be
customizable so that they can suit all styles of dressing and not go out of
fashion!
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