Fashion Slow Lane!

We have a new shop in shop in one of the best department stores in Tianjin, a metro city of 15 million people not far from Beijing.   This store has several luxury brands such as St. John, Coach, Prada, Gucci, and many others.   We are able to get emerging American brands on the same floor in the same mall as these luxury brands. Here is some recent photos of a small American brand in one of our Chinese luxury department stores. (click on each image to enlarge) To find out how more about how we can help your emerging American brand expand to Asia please contact roccodante@gmail.com Thank you, Tara

Does your brand need help with PR and you don't know where to turn? Do you get tons of random emails from PR agencies claiming to get your brand on the latest B list celebrity?   We have been there, done that.  ( Really? You want me to pay $20,000 - or was it $50,000?  to gift my handbags to D list reality TV celebrities-lets not go there! ugh. insert sarcasm here )  There are hundreds of celebrity toting Public Relations firms out there all claiming to be the best and get your product on the hottest celebrities and in the top magazines, but hiring a PR agency is much more than that.  Not all PR agencies are created equal as we have found first hand.  As part of our ever expanding network of fashion insiders, we often like to blog about the ones that stand out the most and we believe that a direct, honest approach is the best way to go! We would like to introduce you to insider PR guru Colin T. McDonald.  When one interacts with Colin T. McDo...

Greetings from Thailand.  From a creative viewpoint Thailand has brilliant colors and textures that are amazing for design inspiration!  I love red and orange together which is seen in many temples around Thailand.   To learn more about my design and consulting services go to www.tarasauvage.com or email me at roccodante@gmail.com A few snapshots from my recent trip to Thailand! (Click photo to enlarge) Photos by Tara Sauvage copyright 2014 Sauvage Private Label LLC Golden Buddha-Wat Po 150 feet long Gnome on River in Ayuttaya-Thai girl. Monk Sweeping Around the Temple Grounds, North Thailand.  Love This. Roosters at a Temple in North Thailand..not sure why? Ayutthaya, Thailand ruins of temple Family at Ayutthaya, Thailand Wat Po, Bangkok Rural Wat in North East Thailand Dried Fish at Night Market Ayutthaya, Thailand Kop Khun Ka! Hua Hin Beach Ayutthaya Ayutthaya Baby Elephant in Hua Hin, ...

After a crazy hectic trip to smoggy Tianjin/Beijing, China I was thrilled to arrive in Bangkok.   Thailand has always been my second home.   Today we went to Wat Po (Famous Reclining Buddha) and Wat Arun.   We are staying at the Sala Rattanakosin which is a small boutique hotel on the river with amazing views of Wat Arun.   Tonight we had dinner with my friend, Joe Cummings   www.joecummings.com  a well known American expat in the music/author sphere who now resides full time in Bangkok.  He took us to a local Thai restaurant and the waiter asked if we were movie stars.  Funny!  Now I have to tackle my jetlag! My family in Bangkok with Wat Arun in the background Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand Ciao for now.. XO, TS

Private Label and Fashion Business Consulting Sauvage Private Label Design and Consulting specializes in the fashion and consumer goods industry.  Below is a list of some of the services that we offer.   Initial Creative Consultation: Before we get started, we need to learn a little more about you and your business! We have prepared a thorough creative brief questionnaire that asks poignant questions like “What differentiates you from your competitors?” & “What appeals to your target market?” We will discuss your company history, goals, and marketing strategies in detail. Let’s figure out what’s working and what needs improving. Let’s find the right private label manufacturer to make your handbag, fashion accessories or consumer goods product successful!  Our initial phone call consultation is free to see if our services are the right fit for your product line.   Quote & Agreement: You will get a detailed quote, within a few of days afte...

I like older people, ever since I was a very young person I enjoyed the company of people over the age of  80.   The older they were, the more I wanted to hear their stories and be their friend.  When I was a 21 year old college student,  I met an elderly woman at my church that was about 90.  I started to talk to her and she told me her husband at home was 99.    That was interesting..I had never met a person that was almost 100.  So I started to go to her apartment and hang out...I became friends with her and her husband.   Her eyes would light up when she opened the door for me.   Her husband died a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday.   She started to call me more often, I remember some of the calls were,  "Tara can you stop by, I am so lonely"..and her voice would break.  So I would come over and she would tell me about her mother and her life.   When I went to Thailand to work as a travel writer, she would wr...

Thai baby & Pug.  Perfect. SEVEN years ago I went to Thailand to adopt my daughter from an orphanage in Bangkok.   In less than two weeks from today we fly back to Bangkok to show our daughter the country of her birth.   I am excited to show her the different parts of Thailand that I have loved over the years.   I love Thailand and now that I am better off than your average backpacker, on this trip I have booked "better" hotels. (When I used to travel to Asia I stayed in $20 a night cheap hotels)  However,  I really want to show my daughter what its like to live in the average village of Thailand. We currently live in La Jolla, CA which has some of the highest costs of living in the United States and the highest home prices nation wide.  We can't afford to buy the houses here that average about two million dollars so we rent a nice apartment.   My daughter is not spoiled, but by default she has every creature comfort of...