Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

boutique de créatrices

English translation:

independent designer boutique / designer-makers' boutique

Added to glossary by Charles Davis
Jan 9, 2015 09:01
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French term

boutique de créatrices

French to English Marketing Business/Commerce (general)
Does anyone know a good term for this in English? It appears in a list of digital sources for finding fashion talent: pinterest, boutique de créatrices, blogs etc.

thanks!
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Jan 14, 2015 09:32: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

Discussion

philgoddard Jan 9, 2015:
Yes, possibly. I'd like to see the full context - what do they mean by "fashion talent", and what are the other items on the list?
Charles Davis Jan 9, 2015:
Websites?
philgoddard Jan 9, 2015:
The only thing I'm concerned about is the word "digital" in the question.

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small designer shop

Difficult to hit on the right expression. I don't think anything with hobby or craft will do, because that implies places that sell supplies for people who want to make things, and it isn't that at all. It's a shop where female creative artists (applied arts) sell their wares, which can be home decor or clothing. This sounds more like the latter. I think "designer" is probably the way to go. "Créatrices" implies something closer to a creative artist than a craftswoman, though a boutique de créatrices can be a place that sells handcrafted decorative items. But in this context it sounds more like this sort of thing:

http://www.entreprises.ouest-france.fr/article/lannion-treiz...

I'm suggesting adding "small" because "designer shop" alone can imply an outlet for a big fashion house, and it clearly refers to something much more small-scale.

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And by the way, I think it's difficult to specify female designers/artists in English without it getting very clunky, not to mention sexist. At least I can't think of a way of doing so.

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On second thoughts, maybe you could obviate the need for adding "small" by calling them designer boutiques; I think this might convey the flavour of it. Or perhaps independent designer boutiques, since "boutique de créatrices" seems to imply the small business end of things, selling stuff by people who haven't broken through into mass production.

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I think independent designer boutiques would be my first choice, in fact.

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Boutique de créatrices:
Maybe a little more on this would be useful to show what they're like.

Patchouli, in Thiviers (Dordogne), sells: "Des vêtements pour adultes, enfants et bébés, des bijoux, des accessoires type sacs à main, des objets de décoration intérieure", made by "une vingtaine de créatrices":
http://www.pays-thiberien.fr/PATCHOULI-la-boutique-de-creatr...

Mila Bella, in Bordeaux, is a boutique-atelier with "deux créatrices, Lalabulle, pour le prêt-à-porter féminin et Emilie Dubot, pour les bijoux et accessoires de tête".
http://www.mavilleamoi.fr/mila-bella-une-boutique-de-creatri...

Une autre ligne & Co in Stasboug sells "bijoux, chapeaux, turbans, objets déco, vêtements femme et enfants, sculptures textiles et autres curiosités"
http://clairebarberot.over-blog.com/article-une-61011029.htm...

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But I can't find any that are craft shops :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jane F : independent designer boutiques
4 hrs
Thanks very much, Jane!
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hobby shops

The thing that comes to mind for me in the United States is stores like Hobby Lobby or Joannes, where people can come to shop for DIY items, and even work on projects in the store like sewing projects.

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Or craft stores, may sound better.
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agree Simo Blom
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Craft shop / Arts & Crafts shop

I would use this. These shops can stock anything from craft making kits for the novice, to specialist equipment for experts in the creative fields. They can be specialist in an area, or more general in terms of who they provide for.

Craft shops in London
http://www.yelp.co.uk/search?find_desc=craft shops&find_loc=...
Example sentence:

"THE CRAFT SHOP: for all your craft & hobby needs"

"CARBIS ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOP is situated within the courtyard at Redcliffe Farm, Lebberston, just south of Scarborough on the A165 road to Filey."

Peer comment(s):

agree Simo Blom
11 mins
Thank you.
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designer-makers' [online] shop[s]/boutique[s]

Since you say it appears in a list of digital sources, I wonder if this refers to designer-makers who sell their work online, as in these examples.

Designers / Makers is an agency for contemporary design & craft. 
We cultivate new talent and new ideas, and help freelance practitioners to flourish.
The Membership includes an online shop designersmakers.com on which members can sell their work as part of a community.
http://www.oldspitalfieldsmarket.com/the-market/saturday-mar...
International Agency and online shop for contemporary design and craft.
https://twitter.com/designersmakers

Love-Local.com
A special, UK made, unique, designer makers' online shop celebrating the best of the West. Shop local online.
https://twitter.com/lovelocalweb
http://www.love-local.com/

Seek & Adore, the online boutique that brings together the work of designer-makers with people looking to buy unique and beautiful things
http://www.designfactory.org.uk/newsitem.php?filter=Competit...
Seek & Adore is a new online boutique that makes it easier to buy hand-crafted, individual and unusual homewares, accessories and gifts direct from the maker.
http://www.pressloft.com/browser.php?ccid=5403&lan=DE&lan=DE...

Online designer/makers shop Folksy is rolling out new look store fronts this month.
Folksy was created with the aim of showcasing the work of UK designers and makers.
http://folksy.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/54062-wha...

PrimaCréa : 2500 boutiques de créatrices en ligne.
PrimaCréa, c’est une plateforme de vente de créations faites main, mais avant tout une communauté de passionnés.
Si vous êtes une créatrice, professionnelle ou non, vous pouvez ouvrir votre boutique sur PrimaCréa pour vendre vos produits.
http://www.prima.fr/primacrea/primacrea-2500-boutiques-de-cr...
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : I must admit I didn't know the expression "designer-makers", but it's clearly quite common and probably hits the right note.
29 mins
Many thanks, Charles
agree Jessica Noyes : designer boutiques
4 hrs
Thanks, Jessica
agree Yvonne Gallagher
22 hrs
Thanks, Gallagy
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