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I like creating and participating in teams. From the start of MSL five years ago, many significant individuals have contributed to the ebb and flow of ideas and I sometimes pause to reflect on how alike, and yet how different, those people are. The skills shared and developed, the bonds formed, the ways of thinking...
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ha long bay
In Vietnam there was one trip we knew we just had to do and that was the cruise to Ha Long Bay. Like most people we had the majority of our information about Ha Long from that episode of Top Gear, but that was enough to convince us. So after some extensive research we chose to...
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I formed MSL 5 years ago. On 30 July 2010 I decided to set up a company specifically about women. Why? Stimulated by a year of research in to the weft and weave of dress fabric including finding out more about my iconic dress from giant retailer M&S, I knew that there was an exciting...
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The frames were missing, but at least you didn’t feel left out anymore. I can still vividly see you sat in the classroom, at six years old, wearing your dad’s glasses to fit in with the rest of us with poorer eyesight. Do you remember all the dances that we made up and performed for...
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On Wednesday the 3rd of March with tears streaming down my face and and a head full of thoughts that could wander of the edge of this earth I  waved goodbye to my family and boarded a flight from London to Delhi to start a six month adventure that I knew would not only test my...
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With the release of Cinderella just around the corner, it’s no surprise that the true subject of any Cinders related discussion is revolving around ‘the’ shoes. Overshadowed by it’s fancy footwear, the fairytale has only given us the slightest longing of  a childhood spent chasing our Disney princess dreams. As now that we live in reality, we...
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Women, fashion and stories are at the very heart of who we are, and we are passionate about the style stories of exceptional women. We simply love fashion books, and our bookshelves are packed with mesmerising tales of high fashion combined with intimate stories of personal style. In aid of World Book Day, we’re celebrating...
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There are six people in the Semple team: Sophie, Jenna, Jess, Sophia, Dulcie and me. We are all different yet we have some traits that we all share. We are values driven, we appreciate elegance and intellect and have a genuine interest in finding out what people think. During 2014 we met on average 50...
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Everyone has a story in them. At least that’s what they say. But in the modern age when our lives are filled with white noise, often those stories are, at best told in 140 witty, carefully crafted characters or at worst they go untold. But here at Semple, we predict this is all about to...
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As our lives become all consumed by the unstoppable digital takeover, we can’t help but ask the question: why fight it? Why are so many of us afraid to embrace the new when moving forward, and trying new things only encourages us to evolve. Here at Semple we love stories, and we believe that everyone...
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