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Ariella designs, manufactures, wholesales and retails exclusive and original Ladies fashion, cocktail and eveningwear.

Celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary it has been at the forefront of British Fashion since it was founded in 1966 and is acclaimed as one of Europe’s leading fashion houses for Special Occasion wear for the fashion conscious woman of today.

It’s clients include some of the best known UK and European department stores and multiple retailers, selling under the Ariella brands or clients’ own labels.

Ariella is a leading member of various Trade Associations including:

— UKFT The UK Fashion and Textiles Association, of all major trade bodies in the industry, including the British Fashion Council (of which Ariella was a founder member) and The Savile Row Bespoke Tailor’s Guild.

— FDPA The Fashion & Design Protection Association, of which Ariella is a Founder Member.

— SEDEX The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange which is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to driving improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains.

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Ariella started trading in Carnaby Street in the swinging psychedelia of Sixties London.

It designed, manufactured and retailed its own designs, expanding to some 11 retail outlets in London‘s West End and surrounds, including three in Carnaby Street, two stores on Oxford Street, one in Duke Street opposite Selfridges, as well as franchise stores in Laussane, Switzerland, Washington DC and Chicago Illinois, USA.

Vintage Aristos and Ariella Designs from the sixties onwards are now selling online as Collector’s Vintage Pieces, such as the Chenille Coat above, recently retailing on TopShop Vintage online for £140.

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ARIELLA HAS WON ACCLAIM AND FASHIONAWARDS IN EACH OF ITS 5 DECADES OF TRADING

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I n t h e 7 0 ’sAriella was described as, “The Power in Carnaby Street“, by Punch Magazine, 1970s.

Ariella won the UK Fashion Export Award 2008 for outstanding export achievements in women’s fashion.

The award was presented at the Landmark Hotel, London, by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne.

Ariella won two IPC Woman Fashion Awards for:

Ariella won the British Apparel Export Award 1996, presented by HRH Princess Anne in 1997.

Ariella won, The Queen‘s Award for Export Achievement 1998, which was celebrated by its visit to Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace in 1999.

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Ariella won the UKFT Export Awards 2010 in the High Octane Glamour category.

Ariella won the HSBC Business Thinking 2010 Competition for the London Region.

Best Cocktail Dress

Best Evening Dress

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All production is processed through strict critical path procedures in all its sub contractor factories in the UK and offshore.

It employs factories and sub-contractors in London, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, India, Sri Lanka, China and Vietnam, giving it an unlimited capacity of production units per month and enabling it to deal with any multiple orders, which it does on a regular basis.

All its factories are bound by Ariella’s Code of Conduct and are compliant approved by Sedex, adhering to the strictest quality control procedures and standards.

At its headquarters in Hampstead - Highgate, North London, Ariella employs some 32 staff and has an experienced and technically efficient Design Studio including designers, pattern cutters, CAD departments, sample machinists, quality controllers, production and dispatch departments.

Its team is expert in dealing with most European and UK multiple and online clients’ garment specifications.

It also houses their offices, boardroom and Bespoke and Haute Couture Boutique for celebrity and VIP clients.

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Achilleas ConstantinouA graduate of Kings College London, with a LLB Hons degree in Law. He is a leading member of the British Fashion Industry having served on numerous Trade Committees and Associations during his 40+ years in the trade. He is a founder of The British Fashion Council, an ex-member of the Graduate Fashion Week Industry and Media Board, and a Board member of The UK Fashion and Textiles Association which is the overseeing body of the British Fashion industry. He is also a chairman of The Fashion and Design Protection Association.

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Ariella TeamOur combined talents give us long and invaluable experience of the fashion business, excellent technical skills, unbeatable innovative designs and passionate sales promotion.

Weekly meetings ensure synchronised objectives are pursued.

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Lana Marie ConstantineLana has been bought up surrounded by Fashion, as the CEO’s only daughter. Her numerous talents include singing, and was in fact signed by Matthew Knowles (father of Beyonce), performed with Kelly Rowland and has written and recorded numerous wonderful songs (unpublished) but preferred the world of Fashion to the world of Music. She has worked in and learnt every aspect of the business over the last 8 years and her flair for the business, has now seen her become the company’s Creative Director. She is also a founder member on the Board of UKFT Rise which represents young emerging talent in the fashion industry. She won the RBS Focused Women’ Pearl Global Award 2015 for creative and innovative entrepreneurship. Lana has been a guest speaker at numerous seminars encouraging young entrepreneurs.

Mr Poly ToumbasPoly epitomises the open minded philosophy of Ariella, having been with the firm for over 30 years, he has worked his way up from a Junior Stock Control clerk to Dispatch Manager then Production Manager, then Sales Executive, then Sales Director and now Managing Director. He knows every part of the business inside out and is well known and respected for his expertise and integrity by not only his loyal team, but all company suppliers and clients alike.

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Verity WeedonAfter graduating with a BA (hons) degree in Fashion Verity previously worked for ASOS and Next before joining Ariella in 2010. Her determination and managerial skills quickly led to her successive promotions and now oversees the running of the Design Rooms, Quality Control and Garment technology department; becoming an integral part of the Ariella team. Building great relationships with all members of staff, and also our clients and suppliers, Verity endeavours to maintain Ariella’s reputation by ensuring the companies high standards of working are always a priority. Verity has an enquiring mind and a great eye for detail, and therefore is always proactive in finding new ways to improve and update the company’s general running’s to achieve optimum quality and efficiency. As Director of Operations, Verity has been successful in implementing new systems, strategies and procedures enabling us to manage Ariella’s expansion efficiently.

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Aristos & AchilleasAriella’s past Designers have included Aristos, a Graduate of the London College of Fashion, who founded the company with his brother Achilleas (pictured above), was the first young designer to bring Couture to the high street, and who created the famous Chenille Coat that was

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called ‘The London Girl’s Uniform’, the famous china print chiffon double layer dress, and the fox fur and velvet coat and trouser suit (as pictured right). Since 1985 Achilleas has directed design through his own vast experience and by employing innovative talent.

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Anthony Price who dressed such stars as Michelle Pfieffer and Jerry Hall. One of his styles is pictured above.

Christina Stambolian pictured above (2nd from left) with Princess Diana, Mr & Mrs Constantinou and the Chairman of Sotheby’s, London. Christina designed Princess Diana’s famous Revenge dress which sold for $74,000 at the Sotheby’s auction, New York, 1997. She is now a valued consultant designer on the Ariella Couture Collection.

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W E A R E D I F F E R E N T F R O M O U RC O M P E T I T O R S B E C A U S E …

Ariella has always been at the forefront of British fashion because it always produces... EXCLUSIVE, ORIGINAL & FEMININE fashion.

It is Designer fashion at an affordable price.

“It looks like handmade fashion because it is.

We create garments on the stand, we hand craft

them and crucially we have a woman in mind

who we’re designing for”

— A c h i l l e a s C o s t a n t i n o u , C E O

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House of Fraser lookbook with ARIELLA dress exclusively for HoF as seen in Vogue. Ariella is proud to be one of HoF’s key suppliers.

The Wholesale Division sells under clients’ own labels or under our wholesale brand Lana Marie by Ariella. We sell to some of the best retailers in the UK and Europe.

In the UK its current clients include such accounts as House of Fraser Stores, including Biba, Untold Kenneth Cole, Pied a Tierre, Mary Portas and Episode, John Lewis, Phase Eight, Debenhams, Laura Ashley, Coast, M&S, Hobbs, Austin Reed, BHS, and overseas C&A, El Corte Inglés, Halonen and many more…

Ariella is pleased to report that feedback from its UK & Export multiple clients confirms that Ariella styles are currently selling at attractively high full price sell-throughs.

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An example of an ARIELLA dress exclusively designedfor Laura Ashley and featured on their website.

A few of ARIELLA’s designs exclusively for John Lewis, including the ‘Uma Dress’ which recently featured onBBCs ‘Hustle’.

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Examples of Ariella designs created exclusively for Debenhams.

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C&A is one of the biggest retailers in the world with over 1,500 stores in Europe. Ariella’s export clients include C&A in Germany and Worldwide. Ariella is proud to be one of C&A’s key suppliers. Other export clients include El Corte Ingles in Spain, Cubus, Vivikes, Til Henne and Halonen in Scandinavia and many more. Mail order + online clients in Europe have historically included, Ellos in Sweden, Charles Veillon, Ackerman and Vedia in Switzerland, Quelle and Universal Versand in Germany and Austria. In the UK the company has dealt with such mail order companies as GUS, Empire Stores, Grattans and Freemans, and currently with John Lewis, House of Fraser, Debenhams and Shopstyle.

Examples of ARIELLA dresses exclusivelydesigned and produced for Phase Eight.

Ariella is proud to be one of Phase Eight’s key suppliers.

Examples of Ariella designs created exclusively for Coast.

Ariella is a proud supplier to M&S Best of British department featuring high quality garments in silks and tweeds which are all manufactured in the UK

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A R I E L L AC A S I N O

In 2009 Ariella introduced outsize fashion to its product range. Due entirely to its multiple clients demanding the flair of Ariella designs for their outsize market. It sells this range in sizes 18-32 UK, and always in exclusive fabrics and exciting designs, to such clients as Ann Harvey of the Alexon Group and Evans of the Arcadia Group.

Ariella designs and dresses the croupiers and staffof London’s Top Casino’s, including:— The Ritz— The Playboy Club, London— The Palm Beach— Les Ambassadeurs— Aspinals— Crockfords— London Park Tower— The Clermont— The Rendezvous— The Mint— The Sportsman— The Casino at The Empire, Leicester Square

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Other Wholesale Divisions:

→ Ariella Plus→ Ariella Casino→ Tailoring→ Knitwear

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In 2009 Ariella introduced this new division of high fashion tailored trousers, skirts and jackets. Sold both under clients own labels or under The “Lana Collection” label, it has achieved spectacular success.

Ariella Tailored suit exclusively for the Ariella Couture catwalk collection (above).

In 2011 we launched the Ariella Knitwear Division under the Label “Lana Marie” to coordinate knitwear pieces with our dresses and separates.

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Ariella London is our retail label available in John Lewis online, Debenhams Oxford Street store and online, House of Fraser Oxford Street store and online, Westfield Shepherds Bush and selected stores and online, Ariella Flagship stores Brent Cross and Bluewater London, and at www.ariella.com online.

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R E TA I LD I V I S I O N

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A r i e l l a ’s s t a n d a l o n e s t o r e a tB r e n t C r o s s S h o p p i n g C e n t r e , L o n d o n .

A r i e l l a ’s r e t a i l f o r m a t w h i c h i s a c o p y r i g h t e d d e s i g n i n a m o d u l a r f o r m t o f i t a n y r e t a i l s p a c e , w h e t h e r a n i n - s t o r e f i t t e d c o n c e s s i o n o r a s t a n d a l o n e s t o r e .

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A R I E L L A C O U T U R E I S O U R D E S I G N E R L A B E L

The Ariella Couture collection is as exquisite as it is wearable, combining stunning couture detailing with a range of fabrics from traditional silk chiffons, lacquered lace and knitted chainmail accentuated with ruching, draping and peplums.

The range of silhouettes vary from hourglass to empire line,knee skimming hems to dramatic fishtails, punctuated witha palette that moves from Jet to Ivory, through bright andbold hues to sugary shades.

“Ariella has always been inspired by

old Hollywood glamour and the traditional

couturier techniques of corsetry and cut have

long been a key part of our work. We have

teamed these techniques with new and

innovative fabrics to create a collection that

echoes the luxury of a bygone era for the

modern glamorous woman”

— L a n a C o n s t a n t i n e - C r e a t i v e D i r e c t o r

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Worn by stylish women globally, as seen on Press pages below. The Ariella Couture DNA is influenced by effortless glamour and timeless elegance.

The Ariella Couture brand always offers ultimate occasion wear; from wedding day to red-carpet premier.

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Ariella has been selected by numerous celebrities for their red carpet events, including the

following:

Amanda Holden. Darcey Bussel. Michelle Rodriguez. Tulisa Contostavlos. Michelle Keegan. Holly Willoughby. Leona Lewis. Kelly Rowland.

Miss England. Alex Jones. Myleene Klass. Denise van Outen. Beverley Knight. Susanna Reid. Ahsley Roberts. Melanie Sykes. Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and many more.

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Ariella will never supply the same style to two of itsmajor clients in the same country and this way its client has exclusivity on that style in that fabric, and is able to enjoy maximum mark-up and a unique product, not available to its competitors. This has been a winning formula for Ariella across the UK and Europe, made possible by the strength of its Design resources, including its archive library collection of over 4000 best selling styles from the last 40 years.

Ariella‘s greatest strength is its ability to supply the fashion market place with the richest variety of exclusive, wearable, and original glamorous designs at the right price.

All our designs are original, exclusive and protected by copyright and design right.

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M A R K E T I N G

Apart from the profuse celebrity endorsements Ariella has been favoured with, it has also been pro-active in promoting the image of the ARIELLA brand. Throughout 2015 it procured through the services of its renowned agents Media Com the exclusive sponsorship, held by LVMH and Moet Chandon for the previous 10 years, of all the Hollywood Academy Awards Season on SKY and E! TV Channels. Ariella was featured in over 3000 TV

commercials sponsoring: The Oscars,The Grammys, The Golden Globe Awards, The Emmy’s, The People’s Choice Awards, Screen Actors Guild, The Billboard Awards, and The American Music awards along with all “Live from the Red Carpet” and “ Fashion Police” shows. Establishing ARIELLA as “The Home of Red Carpet Fashion”

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Ariella has an excellent relationship with its BankersRBS Natwest due to its impeccable business ethics underpinned by it’s 40+ years of continuous trading. It is therefore willing and able to finance production of any quantity of orders. It also factors all its invoices, giving it smooth cash flow, whilst at the same time offering its clients the credit terms they require, whether it be maximum discount for quick payment, or 30, 60or 90 days‘ credit.

In conclusion, whether you are a private client, an Independent store seeking catwalk designs, a Multiple group, a Casino or an online e-tailing company, Ariella can satisfy your requirements for cocktail, evening, and special occasion wear in today’s up-to-the-minute fashion trends.

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For further information on, please contact:

Ariella House, 94-96 Great North RoadLondon, N2 0NL, United Kingdom

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E info@ariella.co.ukW www.ariella.com

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