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Boohoo put 'Made in UK' labels on clothes made overseas!

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It’s not very often that we comment on anything outside our own immediate sphere of focus, ie. the design & manufacture of intimate apparel, lets face it, you don’t come to us for our insight & opinion on what’s going on in the world. But that said, something was reported this week that’s moved us to put pen to paper and it’s not the awful Royal Mail saga, although our hearts do go out to all those post masters & mistresses and the horrific ordeals they’ve been subjected to.  We’re talking about the BBC Panorama report that states, fast fashion...

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Love & Wishes This Christmas

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  As we close for the Christmas holidays, it’s time for us to say an enormous thank you for all your support this year, it means more to us than you could know.  It’s been an absolute pleasure working for you, everyone here at the factory takes enormous pride in their work & hopefully, in our own way, we’re able to make a small but important difference.  We’d love to believe that a little smile appears every time you receive an order, not just because it’s a beautiful, well made garment but also from knowing that every Ella & me...

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Ella Bodi …The Leak Proof Bamboo Bikini Knicker

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We’ve been designing & manufacturing ‘period pants’ for a number of other brands for more than ten years! It really began when, in 2013, we were approached by Carol Smiley & Annabelle Croft, to develop a knicker that would protect one’s modesty during times when running to the bathroom wasn’t an easy option, such as mid way through a sporting event etc. …and long story short, the knicker was a smash hit, we made lots of them, so much so that Carol & Annabelle ended up selling the business to someone else who then decided to cut costs and make...

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Win Your Order Competition (6th to 12th May 2023)

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Our ‘win your order competition’ closes at midnight on 12th May 2023. Drawing of the winner will take place after the closing date, will be chosen at random & the winner will be notified by email after this date. The winner will receive a refund on their order. Prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives. Employees of Ella & Me Limited and their associated partners are prohibited from taking part. To enter, you must place an order on ellaandme.co.uk between 6th May and 11.59pm on 12th May. Ella & me reserves the right to withdraw or amend this promotion and...

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Factory Memories Rediscovered… Q’preme

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Q’preme was the factory’s first ever adopted brand name. Registered as a trademark back in 1947 it was created by our founders Eric & Mary Quarmby and was a play on the word ‘Supreme’, taking the Q from their surname Quarmby.

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