Catalogues

WORK IN PROGRESS

Original catalogues from the launch of the mail order 1982 onwards --- a visual record of the collections as they evolved.

 

 

First Catalogue  1981 - 82

Somewhere in the early 1980s....... the Nipper mail order was born.

We had always felt that mail order would be the way forward.  Even in our very first editorial in The Argus (Femscene page, 8 May 1980) it was mentioned:
“Next stage of the enterprise: "We hope to introduce a mail order business."

Nearly a decade later, Parents Magazine (1989) explained how it actually happened..........
“The ?mail order — now a thriving side of the business — began quite simply. One day we dressed Max up in Nipper clothes and went to visit three magazines — Good Housekeeping, Vogue and Woman’s Journal.

All three wrote about us but the Woman’s Journal’s editorial  definately that struck a cord....suddenly letters  with cheques began arriving in the post,  asking for the clothes that had been illustrated.  Julia set to work illustrating the 1st  mail order booklet....Simple black and white drawings each garment carefully illustrated by Julia.... with fabric swatches hand cut and stuck onto the pages.

 

 

Spring Summer 1983

 

Cover with inside sheets black & white illustrations and hand cut stuck fabric swatches

 

 

Spring Summer 1984

 

 

A4 sheets tri - folded with fabric swatches

 

 

Autumn Winter 1984/85

 

A3 broadsheet poster folded to 3rd A4 

 

 

Autumn Winter 1985/86

 

A3 broadsheet poster folded to 3rd A4 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Summer 1986

 

 

A3 broad sheet poster folded to 3rd A4  

 

 

Autumn Winter 1986/87

 

A double sided A3 broadsheet poster folded to 3rd A4

With Basic Denim and A/W Limited Edition Collection  

 

 

 

CORE COLLECTION 1985

 

A3 broadsheet poster folded 3rd A4 with a classic core denim, fleece, Aertex and brushed cotton collection.

 

 

Autumn Winter 1987/88

 

1st A4 booklet catalogue Front and Back cover with16 pages of designs with fabric information including this lovely Christmas Holly print. Modelled here by 8 year old Max & his 6 week old brother Kit.....

 

 

Spring Summer 1988

 

A4 booklet catalogue front and back cover with16 pages of designs with fabric information 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn 1988/89

 

1st A4 booklet catalogue with models and photographs.

Front and back cover with 18 pages of designs and fabric info.

 

Meet the designers 

 

 

S/S 1989

Featuring an Easter collection 

 

 

Autumn Winter  1989/90

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 14 pages of designs

 

 

Spring Summer 1990

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 14 pages of designs

 

 

Autumn Winter  1990/91

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 14 pages of designs

 

 

Spring Summer 1991

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 19 pages of designs and info

 

 

Autumn Winter 1991/92

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 19 pages of designs and info

 

 

Spring Summer 1992

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 19 pages of designs and info

 

 

Autumn Winter 1992/93

 

Catalogue Front & Back covers with 14 pages of designs and info

 

 

Spring Summer 1993

Autumn Winter 1993/94

Spring Summer 1994

Autumn Winter 1994/95

Spring Summer 1995

Autumn Winter 19995/96

Spring Summer 1996

Autumn Winter 1996/97

Spring Summer 1997