Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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‘Mygirlsoftenjokethat

Irunthebusinesslikea

corporateorganisation

andthatwehavebetter

systemsthanNASA’

T

rendsmaychange,butone

thingremainsconstant

whenitcomestoweddings

• everybridedeservestofeel
  amazingonherspecialday.
  EllieSandersonknows
  this,andthatiswhyshehasgarneredsuch
  areputationasthewomantogotowhenit
  comestothedress.She’sdressedDownton
  AbbeystarsandTVfavouritesfortheir
  bigdays.
  Shehastravelledtheworldfindingthebest
  brands–‘it'satoughjob,butsomeone’sgot
  todoit!’,shejokes–andhasakeeneyefor
  whatbrideswant.
  “IlaunchedEllieSanderson 12 yearsago
  withaveryclearvision,”shesays.“Isetoutto
  selltheworld’stopdesignerweddingdresses
  inthemostexcitingofenvironmentswiththe
  bestteamofstylists.
  “Twelveyearsonandthatvisionis
  moreimportantthanever.Thecultureof

disposableandfastfashionisgrippingthe

worldandIamproudtostandapartfrom

that.InfactIworkreallyhardtostandapart

fromthat.Whatwedoisunique,individual

andsoveryspecial.”

Beforesettingupherbrand,Ellieworked

formajorretailerslikeTKMaxx,Marksand

Spencer,ThePierhomewareandSainsburys.

Shehasbeenabuyer,asalesdirector,regional

storecontrollerandheadofvisualexperience.

Allofthishasservedasabrilliantbackground

forrunningafirstclassbusiness.

“MygirlsoftenjokethatIrunthebusiness

likeacorporateorganisationandthatwe

havebettersystemsthanNASA,”shelaughs.

“Jokingasideweareatight,high-performing

teamandourbridesfeelrelaxedwithusin

chargeofthemostimportantpurchaseof

theirlives.”

Ellieplacesanemphasisonsustainable,

British-madedesignsandvisitsthedesign

housesshestocksregularly.Butshewillalso

WEDDINGS