Folk Clothing and the Rise of the Indies

Men are generally more brand loyal than women, oncesister shoe collection called Shofolk. The Folk clothes
they are used a brand and happy with their purchaseare understated, clean, everyday garments with playful
then they will generally stick with that brand until theydesign detailing and subtle touches.
either grow out of it, or the brand changes it productFolk Clothing has grown into one of the best selling
line. Women on the other hand are more trend driven,brands in the small independent stores around the
they will follow the latest fad, and shop where evercountry, its real strengths as a collection lie in its
they need to, to get the item they want.beautiful knitwear and laundered shirting. The reasons
With the massive increase of stores and brandsfor this steady climb, is because the brand has been
opening up online, it is much easier and quicker tolooked after, nurtured by its loving owners. They have
browse the Internet in search of the a new pair ofjust opened their second Folk clothing store in east
jeans, or a new party shirt. All anyone needs to do isLondon and I'm sure they have plans to take the brand
log onto the Internet and browse anyone of the storeeven further.
Google throws up.If you fancy popping down to the Folk Store then you'll
The departments stores will normally win the battle tofind it on the beautiful Lambs Conduit Street along with
pull customers in, with their massive marketing budgetsa load of other Independent shops. The store sells folk
and vast product ranges. But for anyone looking forclothing and footwear along with a selection of other
something a little different we are blessed with a fewbrands, including Dutch brand Humanoid, BSA collection,
really cool stores who are swimming against a strongBlueblood Jeans and New Balance trainers.
current, but are winning!There are many others who are following the
In London, tucked around the corner from the busyfootsteps of folk clothing, such as Oliver Spencer
tube stations, or in one of the trendy east Londonclothing, Albam, and You Must Create. All these guys
pockets you will find these thriving independentare working hard to differentiate their products from
retailers. A perfect example of this is the mini Scottishthe norm.
brand, Folk. Folk was born in 2001 in London and has a