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Haute couture comes to Thurso





One of Miss Martus's creations on the catwalk in Glasgow.
One of Miss Martus's creations on the catwalk in Glasgow.

A FASHION designer is urging people to turn out to see what she has to offer when she visits the county.

Gail Martus spent years building up a successful high fashion celebrity boutique in Glasgow but in the end was desperate to return home to her native Highlands and family.

She is holding an event with her new agency GM Secret Boutique and says that if it is a success she will regularly visit Thurso and Wick once a month if people want her.

“I was so busy in Glasgow and hadn’t been home for so long, so I moved back to Invergordon but found it very difficult to buy clothes,” said Miss Martus.

“I’ve been back for year and a half now and have done other things in that time, but I now feel I want to get back into it.

“I’ve got a couple of friends up in Wick and they say they’ve not got many clothes shops up there at all. I spoke to my mum too, who works in Dingwall, and she said she knows of lots of people who travel down from Caithness because they can’t buy anything up there.”

Miss Martus thinks she can meet the demands of people in the area, but knows to watch her prices are not too expensive.

“Glasgow’s different as I could easily sell things for £800 and had footballers’ wives buying them, but my things won’t be that expensive up here,” she said. “They will be quality items though.”

Offering trendy Christmas jumpers, onsies, party dresses, clutch bags and jewellery, Miss Martus hopes the event will be a big success and will lead to her building up a base of loyal Caithness customers.

The event will be held on Saturday, December 7, in the Central Hotel, Thurso, between 11am and 4pm.

For more information email secretboutiquemanagement@hotmail.com or look up Secret Boutique on Facebook.


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