Behind The Scenes Archives - Kathleen Berney

The Inspiration Behind the Kathleen Berney Autumn Winter 2017 Collection

Sneak Peak behind the Scenes: Winter 17 Kathleen Berney Collection Comfort and Style That is what it is all about. It has been wonderful speaking with, and hearing from so many Kathleen Berney customers. “Kathleen Berney clothes are so comfortable and stylish” is what I hear over and over again. So many women have told me these are the clothes they pack when they are going away for a trip, and that they wear on…

Retiring not Shy!

We recently met the wonderful Jan Wild and Rowan Rafferty from Retiring Not Shy! As many of our baby boomer generation are heading into or enjoying retirement this seems such an apt name for this phase of our life! The stereotypes of retiring in terms of what we do, how we think and what we wear certainly don’t apply for most of us! As many of Kathleen’s customers say ‘I want to dress with style.…

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Cardis that came from the shopping trolley incident

The continuation of thinking about cardis Cardis for summer evenings….such a useful garment…..cardis that can be dressy or casual and are light and can squash into the smallest bag. So here is the first of a series of limited edition easy summer evening cardis By the way did you know the the cardigan was named after James Brudenell,7th Earl of Cardigan. It is modelled after the knitted wool waistcoat that British officers supposedly wore during…

How an incident with a shopping trolley led to a cardi

It is often so crazy how one thing leads to another. A couple of months ago, outside our little local post office, a shopping trolley, seemingly unowned by anyone,fell off the footpath onto my leg. So after lying around with my leg up, hobbling around, hospital on IV drip, I started thinking about cardigans. Well let me preface that by saying I often think about cardis…and I am often asked about cardis, and I love…

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The inspiration behind the Summer 16 Collection

Sneak Peak behind the Scenes: Summer 16 Kathleen Berney Collection You may have heard a rumour that Winter 2016 would be Kathleen’s last collection. Well, rest assured there will be a Summer 16 range! This will be in store from late August and for the first time ever also available to buy online from the Kathleen Berney website. We spoke to Kathleen about the last 12 months and the inspiration behind the Summer 16 range…