Friday 28 September 2012

Humility and Sincerity and Product itself brings 'Good Fortune'

Tons of people ask me on how I manage to keep KAYLENE for so long... I shall tell you! Its basically 3 elements.
*Disclaimer: Good Fortune doesnt mean WEALTHY. it basically means that I can feed myself and sustain KAYLENE (this baby spends alot of money per month!!) 


If you ask me, I think the biggest part of why my business is still thriving today is purely because I maintain a humble mindset whenever I work and make sure my staff (s) practice the same way. I often get mistaken as a worker and sometimes customers are... what I like to call 'Show Hand'.

show  (sh)
v. showed, shown (shn) or showed, show·ing, shows
v.tr.1.
a. To cause or allow to be seen; display.
b. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:

I shant explain in details, I rather you use your imagination on my defination of 'Show Hand'

Even though I own KAYLENE, I must constantly remind myself that the real boss of KAYLENE are ALL the customers who patronise her, hence I must remind myself to stay humble. But THANK GOD! Most of our customers are fantastic, super nice and extremely friendly... so it is defnitely easier in the plus size scene than the petite world...

Another reason why KAYLENE is where she is today is also because we stay very focused on what customer needs and listens to all her criteria before advising on which clothes suits her.  We do not have a template of serving and products to recommend for each customer. We actually make sure we screen through all the requirments the customers wants and then suggest the items. We are very sincere when we serve customers and should the item be awful, we will not hesitate and tell the customer to change out the outfit. I train my staff(s) in a way that I rather not close the customers bill today than to have her never coming back to KAYLENE again. And I must say my staff(s) did extremely well in this, adhering to KAYLENE's golden rule.

Of course product must speak for herself. YES our items are expensive compared to other indie shops in Singapore. But the item speaks for itself for the quality, the workmanship and the exclusivity of the item. Mr Ling and I are both very proud to make sure that our products are good and sometimes even better than the big names from USA and UK. And should we not get good quality and designs this time round, we make sure we change and challange ourselves to get better ones. We hope you like what we have prepared for you.

So there... the key words to thriving KAYLENE. There really is no secret strategy, just purely Humility, Sincerity and Product




Thank you all for the love and support.

K

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Boo~~

Am dead beat... Just finished editing 1st set of photos for today's photoshoot. Prissy is awsome as usual, bringing out each outfit to its best. Am STILL in my bath robe and in my super messy house fill with stocks for KAYLENE and The Plus Mannequin... I am very happy with the stocks we have brought in and designed for you girls and am very proud to say we did our best to you THE BEST...

GOSH... am really tired tonight. :S

Thank God for such a wonderful model and studio for me to get my items shot beautifully and quickly...
More items will be up in a few days time...

Oh yeah, before I knock out. I wanna say I have the BEST husband in the world. He was cleaning up the room and wardrobe so that I can put more things into his corner.. I love him to bits! Okay okay, I know he cleaned up the room cos he wanna move the mini sound system (is that the correct word?) into the room to make way for our new television and soundbar (comes FREE!!) but still... He is my perfect Mr Ling!


Good Night Girlies!
 (and no, i am not tt fresh looking, a shot taken quite a while ago)
Love, K

Tuesday 25 September 2012

BE SPOTTED in PEPLUM and NEON!


Have you been spotted wearing the latest trend? Well, Initially we thought PEPLUM skirts and dresses would be 'passe' real soon, but in the plus size industry, we seem to be seeing more than usual, stronger than ever... At KAYLENE, we for sure and loving this hot hot hot design, and if you ask me, it seems to be like THE answer to cover our tum tums. And here are some of the pictures which I got from www.stylishcurves.net as well as from ASOS...








We kept up with the trend as well! KAYLENE was proud to be the first few to launch peplum dresses in plus size in Singapore

 ** tts Miss Prissy on the extreme right in a recent fashion show. She represented KAYLENE with a fellow blogger Miss Rynaque to attend this event. ( a pity... I couldnt attend as I was catching a flight for work)

Next up, will be NEON crazy girls! Yeah... surprised that we can carry it too? You BET! When I was working overseas and getting ready for new goodies, I was really apprehensive if I should bring in such a bold colour to our shop. BOY, thank god I did! I was glad that I followed my 'purchasing' instinct and went ahead to try this new look for our customers...


Not convinced that its HOT everywhere? Here, come take a look at plus size models spotted wearing NEON colours!












 Arent they gorgeous!! You too can achieve such looks! Its all about pairing the right acessories and look chic at the same time! Inspired but shy? We can help you achieve tt look without looking too over or scaring your collegues at work!


**sincere apologies girls, its 1 am and I really need to knock out. I need to prepare for tomorrows fab photoshoot with Miss Prissy. So stay tuned for new FAB FAB FAB products!