Tiger Tem is MOVING!

Hey people,

Sorry for the distinct lack of posts but the NITEL strike left me sans internet for a few days and its all systems go with the Ikeja move. We will finally be opening our doors at our new branch on MONDAY! I'll put some pics up in a week or so as I know I'll be obsessively moving bits around until I feel it looks perfect.

We will be leaving our 22 Musa Yaradua location at the end of next week! A massive thank you for the amazing support so far. Its been a journey and a half, Nigeria is not for the naive novice!!! But we’re still standing….and we’re only just getting warmed up.

Its been almost 3 years and its served us well but in the spirit of embracing change (and a landlord that wants to redevelop the premises to yet another over priced high rise block of flats) off we go….to Ikoyi.

On Monday we will officially open doors for business at our first IKEJA branch. From 9am onwards. It’s a soft opening so pop in when you can and we’ll be organising a proper launch event at the end of May.

The address is 4 Ogundana Street, Off Allen Avenue, Ikeja. Its at the front of Ivory Health Club which is where Bobby’s salon has been for years.

Its small but perfectly formed so I hope you enjoy shopping with us there.


And for the Island people that only visit Ikeja when they’re on their way to the airport..there will be a little bit of a wait I’m afraid!

We’re opening an IKOYI branch at the NNPC building in September. Its going to be fabulous, very fabulous. As I have copious amounts of time to work on the interior….and you know how much I love a new project. An unlikely choice of location but trust me when I say I know it will work!

But in the meantime I will be hosting a series of TIGER TEM AT HOME TEA PARTIES. The basic plan is in conjunction with valued customers, me and my team will bring Tiger Tem to you for an afternoon, with lots of our fabulously sparkly jewellery, sophisticated and elegant clutch bags, cheeky tshirts and of course lots of vino, some scrumptious scones, proper finger sandwiches, brownies, apple scrumble, and a selection of delectable bites.

The hostess gets some serious Tiger Tem perks, for providing the people (with their chequebooks) and we provide the fun, games, shopping, booze and food. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

If you’re interested in hosting a Tiger Tem At Home Tea Party, just email me on facebook or temi@tigertem.com. We can come to your home, your office or just about anywhere else you think could be a great location for a fun afternoon.

p.s. We’re working on the rest of the world too….Tiger Tem can now be found in 10 retailers across America, London and Dubai. I know its not many but it’s a start.


xxxx

Tiger's Daily Bite...I like to poke

I like to poke fun. Especially after such a serious and wordy post (see below).

Haven't done a daily bite for a while. Been pretty rushed off my feet for the past few weeks. Ikeja is shaping up nicely. My inspiration has been a chocolate box. I'll let you know if I'm still running with that theme after the weekend. Everyone I've explained it to so far remains entirely unconvinced....but I've never let that stop me before..(unless after all's said and done I don't like how it looks).

So here's a bumper dose of Celebtastic Daily Bites to tide you over the weekend!


Just found a pic of fiddy and his baby momma...who knew!



Quincy, Quincy, Quincy. Here's the GranDaddy of Soul (age 70something) with his 20 year old girlfriend Heba Elawadi...a budding fashion designer. Hey, it worked for Georgina Chapman (you know...owns Marchesa...married to Harvey Weinstein....granddaddy of Hollywood)


Little and large. Now I've met B (yeah my buddy B) many moons ago, but she's about my height at best....and I'm not tall. And she's slimmer than she looks in pictures....so my question is how TINY is Eva?


There was something about Fergie's MAC campaign that looked a little odd to me. She looked very...different.

Then I found out. One of the funniest things I've read in a long time. A blogger (JustJared I think) accused the art director of this shoot of photoshopping the 'meth face' off Fergie. Meth face! Hysterical.....but true. That's one of the things I like about Fergie, her meth face! Ok, I'm being mean...but oh so true!



I love me some Lauryn. Listening to her now actually. But damn. Say no to crack people. And just in case this pic isn't enough of a deterrent, google Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones...that face makes him my favourite poster boy for any say no to crack campaign.


A penny for your thoughts?


For the most part I like Tyra but damn, ain't photoshop grand?


And lets end on a happy note......

Sanaa Lathan aka The Hotness. Wowza, she's WEARING that dress. Looks like a Dolce. I want one. Now.

Enjoy and if you can't be good, have fun being bad.
xxx

To Buy or Not To Buy?

I love the glam glads as much as the next girl.

I love the way these look…and my finger is hovering above the 'BUY' button..but the question remains, will I ever wear them?

And FYI at £30 from www.asos.com its really not a big deal but this year, after sorting out my wardrobe over Xmas I realised I honestly do have WAY too much stuff.

Choice is the enemy of focus...which explains why I can still never find anything to wear when I really need to. Daily attire is easy but whenever I need to do anything else...dinner/drinks/cocktail party...and all of a sudden I have nothing to wear.

So I guess what they say is true, whoever said retail therapy doesn't work, just didn't know where to shop.

P.s. Things are moving swiftly along with Ikeja and we might just be able to open for business next Monday! Will keep you all posted.

Location, location, location

Today went really well. Nigerians officially love GoldenBleu!

We had a good turnout and sold a lot more than I expected so I'm happy.

I mentioned a while ago that Tiger Tem would be relocating this year. Well, the time for that is getting sooner. I'm not renewing my lease on our current Musa Yaradua property. After initially thinking a mall might be a good idea and speaking to a few people about it, I've vetoed it.

Ultimately I want Tiger Tem to retain a degree of exclusivity and be a 'destination' boutique. The quirky nature of what I do would be lost in the intrinsically homogenous nature of a mall. AND I must add there's too many people doing some approximation of accessories in most malls so I feel that would devalue my brand. Tiger Tem's only going to be more upscale with time so I might as well continue on the same thread now.

I'm not carrying on with the Tea Room. Its not a scalable plan and I'd like all branches of Tiger Tem to be fundamentally similar enough to be instantly recognisable. So I want a smaller space, but I don't want a stand alone building....far too much hassle and boy oh boy have I learnt that lesson.

So readers, I'm asking for suggestions. What are your suggestions, thoughts, ideas on where I should move my Island brand of Tiger Tem to?

I happily say Island branch as I'm opening an Ikeja branch off Allen, next month. Which has highlighted the importance of fundamental similarities.

So....your thoughts please.