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I NEED TO FIND CASUAL CLOTHES
Lucia Van der Post, The Times, Women, 4 August, 2006
“But you want some casual wear, so let me recommend Wall. You can buy online at
www.wall-london.com, or go to its shops at 1 Denbigh Road, London W11 2SJ and
58 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LR. Wall has the sort of easy, elegant clothes
that I suspect you’re after. Nothing is cheap but nor are the prices scary.
Wall’s trousers mostly have comfortable drawstring waists, and its cropped
charcoal grey versions for winter (£129) have an air of throwaway chic. There’s
a kimono jacket in cotton and cashmere for £79, which you could wear over
jeans, skirts or trousers.
Dresses are a tougher nut to crack, but Wall comes up trumps with a flattering
black cotton and silk jersey knit number (£169) with a crossover front, V-neck
and three-quarter-length sleeves. And you could dress it up with jewellery for
the evening.”
A TOUCH OF CLASS STRAIGHT OUT OF PERU
By Jessica Kiddle, The Scotsman Style, 29 July 2005
“Wall also operates with fair-trade principles. "Our clothes might be a little
bit more expensive than other shops, but that's because we make sure that every
employee is paid a good wage for the work they do," explains Hernán [Balcázar,
Chief Executive]. This is something about which they are passionate. Since the
company's inception they have traded only with small businesses who train their
workforce and operate under fair working conditions. They also plough profits
back into Peru by funding projects to bring aid to poor communities.”
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ASK HILARY
By Hilary Alexander, The Daily Telegraph, Fashion
27 July 2005
A reader asks “Please can you help me to find some tailored trousers for
a size-12 waist and size 14 hips? I need a petite fit because I am only five
feet tall. I would also like some advice on shops that cater for the 50-plus
age range.”
Hilary suggests “I think the solution to both your queries could be
found at Wall Luxury Essentials, which specialises in easy, flattering
separates in natural fibres for the over-forties. Pull-on cropped trousers with
an elasticised waist and side pockets would suit both your waist, hips and
height.”
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27 April 2005
A reader asks “I am decidedly pear-shaped: size 10 on top; 12, and
sometimes 14, below. My favourite outfits are long and flowing, so Sahara and
Hampstead Bazaar are the first destinations on my list. I also love long, baggy
tops over slim trousers. At 57, I know what suits me. My depression starts when
I look for jackets. I am not a power-woman type and prefer to be chic-casual,
but I find that all the lovely, Chanel-inspired jackets that fill the shops at
the moment do not fit or suit my figure. Knitted jackets are so much more
forgiving, but my favourites desperately need updating or replacing. Where can
I go?”
Hilary suggests “Your solution for knitted jackets - and some of your
other favourites, too - could well be Wall Luxury Essentials. It has a
selection of knitted coats and easy jackets - some hand-loomed - which fall
softly around the body.”
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THINKING WOMEN’S CLOTHES
By Lucia van der Post, The Times, Women, 25 March 2005
“Wall goes in for clothes that look grown-up, having in mind a woman who has an
artistic and intellectual life as well as a social one. There are lots of easy
trousers — for summer some good-looking ones in linen, one pair with cropped
legs, the other with a cuff, as well as loose, easy yet smart-looking jackets
and sweaters.”
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CHIC, SUBTLE CLOTHES FOR GROWN-UPS
Luxury with Lucia by Lucia van der Post The Times, 6 February 2004
“If your waist is not all it ought to be, let alone what it used to be (once you
have had children, who’s is?) and wispy chiffons, tank tops and pencil-slim
skirts are not your thing but you have not given up on looking modern, chic and
grown-up, I have a label for you. It is called Wall and is in Notting Hill…”
SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE GOLDEN FLEECE
Kitty Go looks at the feel good factor behind vicuna, the world’s most
expensive fabric Financial Times, Weekend, November 13, 2004
“Here’s a question: now that cashmere can be had in every high street shop,
pashmina is over and shatoosh illegal, what’s a luxury fibre seeking,
style-discerning consumer to do? Elementary, my dear shopper: find some vicuna,
aka “the golden fleece”’
“Vicuna is classic while pashmina is fashion. The attraction of pashminas is the
colours” explains Hernan Balcazar, chief executive of Wall in London ’s Notting
Hill, one of the few shops in the world that carries vicuna products such as
scarves and custom-made sweaters. Vicuna is lighter and finer than cashmere yet
it cannot be dyed as effectively, Balcazar says, “It is very exclusive and not
anyone can buy it. It is really for a person who has almost everything”.
NATURAL BEAUTY FOR GROWN-UP WOMEN
Hilary Alexander (Fashion Editor) meets the Notting Hill husband-and-wife
design team who boldly refuse to join the eternal quest for youth The Daily
Telegraph, Fashion, September 6 2004
“Wall’s fashion formula is based on luxury fibres, hand-finished details, sharp,
clean lines and asymmetrical shapes that are modern, flattering and forgiving
to the shape of the more mature female body”
“Its clothes are the epitome of casual luxury; pieces with the ease of a
tracksuit, but the elegance of a tailor-made suit”
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CLOSE KNIT From the Andes to Notting Hill…
By Belinda Morris, The Observer Magazine, Life The Observer 4 January 2004
"We can get the best quality workmanship there, which is comparable to anything
we can get in Europe ,’ (insists chief executive Hernan Balcazar). A cynic
might assume that the real reason is cheaper production costs, but these are
also comparable with Europe . In addition, there’s the day’s travelling
involved every time they need to visit one of the factories that produces its
knitwear and tailoring. With no direct flights, it’s not exactly a short hop.
Though widely travelled, the Balcazars are drawn to Peru . ‘It’s one of the
most beautiful countries and its important to us that our work makes a good
contribution to its economy and a real difference to people’s lives’, he says”
“Garment technologists from Central St. Martins and Savile Row are also regular
visitors to teach workers new tailoring skills.”
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