Independents

Our inaugural Drapers Independent Icon – Tiffany Moore, owner of Renes womenswear boutique in Lancaster – reveals how she is making the business founded by her grandmother fit for the future.

The Dressing Room is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Founder Deryane Tadd reveals how she will be marking this milestone and the hurdles the business has overcome to remain a permanent fixture on the St Albans high street.

Donald Finlay, executive chair and driving force of Douglas & Grahame, is the winner of Drapers Independents Award for Lifetime Achievement. He speaks about his career.

Joshua Adams, founded by Stephanie and Ray Norris, was named the Menswear Independent of the Year 2023. Drapers meets the couple at their store in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire.

Lifetime Achievement winner at this year's Drapers Independents Awards, Helene Rapaport of Bernard Boutique in the Surrey town of Esher has been at the helm of her womenswear business since the 1960s. She tells Drapers how it has adapted over the decades since, and how it is harnessing modern technology to deliver both traditional customer service and the latest in contemporary fashion.

Diarmuid Moran is the owner of Moran’s Menswear Superstore, winner of Best Menswear Independent at Drapers Independents Awards 2022. He tells Drapers about the store’s winning formula and the importance of community within the Irish independent sector.

Lifetime Achievement winner at this year's Drapers Independents Awards Sean Barron, chairman of Flairline Fashions, which trades as Pamela Scott has been bringing the best brands from London, New York and Paris to Irish womenswear shoppers for five decades. He tells Drapers what is next – including new shops, investment in digital and expanding into new categories.

Isabella Wookey, founder and owner of Marlborough lifestyle independent Willow & Wolf, reveals her award-winning business secrets and plans for additional stores.

Anne Wright, owner of Derbyshire independent Young Ideas, explains how she modernised the 53-year-old business more than a decade after taking the helm.

Anna Park, founder of six-strong premium womenswear independent Anna, discusses the secrets of the mini-chain’s success.