Left: Barnaby Sighthound Coat Centre: Christmas Bandanas Below: Brown Leather Lead
growing for the sighthound coats in particular, that was the day Minkeys Tweed transformed from being simply a hobby into a business. Dani still lacked a structured strategy or plan, but now had a clear mission to make the fashionable yet practical sighthound-wear. Shortly after this came her first designer collection of tweed sighthound coats by ‘Minkeys Tweed’. Experimenting with the designs, Dani incorporated a fun but iconic polka dot pattern to contrast with the tweed cloth. This also served to make her attractive and eye-catching designs stand out as very different to other sighthound coats available at that time. The Minkeys Tweed studio is based in Surrey, with every coat still 100% handmade with love and care in the UK, although now by a team of designers. Because of this, Minkeys Tweed is also able to offer a bespoke service - which befits tailored tweed - at no extra cost. The company is now successfully making coats for a huge variety of hounds right across the globe. Over 2 years down the line and Minkeys Tweed now designs coat collections not just for for sighthounds but all other dog breeds too. Dani has had fun with the team adding harnesses for smaller dogs, luxury dog beds, blankets, toys, collars and leads for the smartest of smart pets. The studio is buzzing with fresh designs and products, all with the aim of expanding the business further.
Minkeys Tweed leather dog collar & lead collection Dani says ‘These are exclusively handmade for us to incorporate our unique tweeds and to compliment our current coat collections - so your hound can sport the entire Minkeys Tweed look! ‘Handmade from the highest quality materials and padded for extra comfort, they are lined with soft Italian leather, making our collars a supple and chic country accessory. Featuring three of our favourite tweeds and set in black or brown leather, we have a collar to suit every sighthound!’
Check out the Minkeys Tweed collection online at: www.minkeystweed.com
Its really good to learn about Dani and her Minkeys Tweed success story, we can’t wait to see what she will weave into the next instalment.
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