LACIES@FANTASYGIRL BLOG
January 2012
Happy New Year everybody I hope everyone enjoyed their christmas alas its back to work now. However having said that warm weather means lots of fashion opportunities. Like our new Mary Portas Armery which are selling like the proverbial hot cake
Friday 25th November 2011
Hello Again
Sorry for the gap between entries a lot has happened. Where do I start. We have some lovely hand made lingerie sets in from Cleopatra lingerie in Spain. Pride of place goes to the completely red set of lace bra, lace briefs and red suspender belt complete with metal ends. Click this link to buy this beautiful lingerie set.
We have lots of interesting visitors with interesting stories. Because we are near the Continent these are often about mainland europe. Only the other day we met Sarah Jane for the first time. Sarah had been traveling in Belgium and stayed in Gent for the night. Here she tried going out shopping dressed and had a really pleasant time. She said there may have been the odd stare but most people we really OK about it . She even managed to take a photo on he brown of herself shopping and said we could reproduce it here
And finally
The author of the blog herself me Sue photographed today Friday 25th November by Chris who works in the store. Here I am in my new blouse and shoes lying here looking a bit ancient.
Wednesday 19th October 2011
Must be some of a wednesday thing this update. So here goes we now have a new 162 page full colour brochure you can order for a mere £3 it includes clothing, hosiery, cat suits, sex toys and many fetish items. You can order these A5 catalogues online or from our Kent store. Delivery of the items takes approximately 1 week.
Wednesday 21st September 2011
Introducing Cat suit Heaven
Sorry I haven't updated this blog for ages. I will promise ot update more regularly. Anyway to welcome in Autumn we thought we would introduce a whole new range of sexy catsuits to bright up the darker nights !! We are as busy as ever but do keep all these items in stock except large size pink catsuit which takes 1 week to arrive. Hope you enjoy them yours Sue
Saturday June 11th 2011
WANTED YOUR HAIR TO HELP KIDS WITH CANCER !!
We want people to donate hair 8 + inches in length, got to be clean, needs to be bound tight at the root area. Colours most required are blonde or brown any colour is ok but not dyed. We will then forward it to Jane who along with her daughter based at Trendco in Hove sorts the hair to send to China where it is made into a bespoke human hair wig specially for children who have suffered hair loss due to cancer. THE CHARITY The Little Princess Trust
The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs to children suffering hair loss due to cancer treatment. We supply and fully fund the best wigs available from all over the world, especially designed for children. We also provide personal fitting and styling to ensure the wig is as close as possible to the original hair. For any parent, discovering your child has a serious illness like cancer or leukaemia is devastating. The trauma for both parent and child can be increased by worrying about the side effects of the treatment, particularly hair loss. On website is a film presented by Gail Porter is an ambassador"
Local to Kent - drop your hair donation at
LACIES FANTASY GIRL
SHOP,
127 DOVER ROAD,
FOLKESTONE
CT20 1NL
TEL 01303 240470
EMAIL me SUE@FANTASYGIRL.CO.UK
PLEASE DO SO DURING SHOP HOURS Mons-Sat 10.30-5.30
If you want more info or to send the Trendco directly please click here Little Princess Trust - info on how to donate hair
Easter Monday April 25th 2011
This long holiday period has given us a bit of a quandary as ot when to open up the shop. Bank holidays mean no postal collection so no means to send out mail order parcels. They are also a bit of a lottery with customers for many its family time and a non starter for a few it might be the only window they have for their unusual "past time". Today is shite or bust for our local football team Dover Athletic by 5pm will know whether its another season over or whether hope continues for a play off place.
For those who've yet ot see it you could od worse than visit our new Wigs website www.fantasywigs.co.uk
Good Friday April 22nd UPDATE
It was nice to see our new Cinque Port Currency being so popular had another photographer in the shop today for the local paperThe Folkestone Herald doing an article. There was a really good one in localrags.co.uk yesterday. Got an interesting phone call and order yesterday from Zeb,. A lady woh works as Wardrobe Superviser at the ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA. The order was for shoes for a male cast member of their forthcoming play A MidSummer Nights Dream. Thats the beauty with Lacies-Fantasy Girl you never quite know what is going to happen next.
Thursday 21st April ;At Folkesotne Lacies = Discount offer Day !!
LAUNCH DAY FOR OUR NEW LOYALTY CURRENCY SCHEME
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Above is an example of our new loyalty currency scheme. This particular note is called a Cinderella note and featurs that infamous Cinque Port resident Paul O Grady who was known as drag superstar Lily Savage.
How does the scheme Work
Tomorrw the launch date and all customers who buy from the shop will be offered a £5 Wellsy note which if bought bakc and used with a later transaction will result in £5 off whatever they buy. In future these currency vouchers will be offered proportionately to the value of the customer spend. Eg A spend between £10-£20 will result in you being offered a Wellsy or a Cinderella note value £1 or £1.99p off any future spending.
A big spend will result in a offer of a Wellsy (named after HG Wells) and the highest demonination a Fleming (named after former local resident Ian Fleming of James Bond famewill be offered to expenditure of over £200.
A Wellsy ie a £5 Cinque Ports pound
Friday April 8th 2011
Introducing fantasywigs our brand new Wigs website
Thursday March 24th 2011
A Strange Tale of Lacies & The Homeless Man !!
I thought I would tell my story before I forgot the details. It all happened last Thursday in what seemed a fairly normal day I was upstairs on the computer as usual with Chris, our own pocket Scharhorst downstairs. I spotted Bill on the landing in some distress. What's up I asked him. Bill replied that no one cared about him and that his house had just burnt down. It was quite difficult but I got the jist. His house had caught fire; and that he had spent the previous night in the William Harvey Hospital. They had then either discharged him and then sent him in a taxi to his burnt out hpuse. Now that was really out of order. I promised I would help him get a new home. He told me that he had spent thre last night walking round the streets more or less aimlessly and that his legs hurt.
So I told Chris I would help Bill by taking him down to the council and get him somewhere to stay that night. I took the little red van to the council's modern offices down the town. We fairly quickly met a nice lady who seemed very helpful she offered maybe a B&B. She took his details and used them to contact I assume some sort of mental health authority. I say this as soon as I got home via the doctors surgery (where a attempt to get medication was stalled by a older lady in a mini skirt told us no doctors were available as they were away for the afternoon on a course.) a psychiatric nurse named Joseph dully arrived. It turned out he was Bill's mental health nurse who had come to help. This did not go down well with Bill who said he had a giant needle and was going to him inject him with some nasty medication.
Bill was asked by Joseph to accompany him but Bill refused. He still would go to the Councils Offices for another appointment but wanted to buy some clothes. Those he was wearing were covered in paint and all ihs clothes had been worn for some time. Anyway before we went to the council again I took him shopping where he bought everything form underwear to a woolly fleece.. We went into the offices met the same helpful lady and went into a private room there waiting was Joseph. I was asked by the lady whose name I forgot if I would leave the room and collect the rest of f Bill's clothes form the van. As soon as we left she pulled me aside and informed me that Bill was going to be sectioned by Joseph in that room.
So imagine my surprise when on leaving the council's doorway I sighted Bill speeding ahead of me. He accompanied me to the car and pleaded to be driven away. Why I asked. Bill said he was afraid of this man and his needle,everyone was after him the police were going to imprison him they were in his opinion killers. I thought tat the time it was best to drive him back to Lacies where in the flat I allowed him to change into his clean clothes and gave him several cups of teas.
I felt I really had to tell Bill I couldn't put him up I really didn't have the room. Stoically Bill said OK and a few minutes later disappeared down the road. I was concerned and contacted Joseph who had phoned the police already about 4 times. They were going to raid the shop but couldn't as it was private premises. After Bill had left I contact them as I was worried poor old Bill was going to be homeless and ruin his health by endlessly wandering round the streets that night. They apparently do a circuit in a police car and couldn't find him. My colleague at 5pm phoned them again they dully did a circuit and couldn't find Bill. What annoyed me about my police contact was that it all took so long and on being put thru to Folkestone it turned out out only to be a desk devoted to Folkestone in the Maidstone police H.Q.. The lack of local knowledge and continuity was very in evident. Every time I rang I had to start again I felt this despite giving them the reference number Joseph gave him.
It was now getting dark and cold.We closed the shop still no news. I said to Ken we would go and look for him and at 8.10 PM we went out in the van more in hope than anything to find him. Two minutes later in Tram Road we found him I used Ken's phone and called the police again. And yet again it was Maidstone and a officer who was more interested in knowing about me that helping to Bill. I later found out this call wasn't even logged. The lack of local knowledge and continuity is frightening g. No wonder there are numerous cases where scandalous vulnerable people get away with literally murder eg the Baby P case. .
That night was I couldn't;t sleep without worrying bout poor old Bill pounded the streets. The next morning as early as I could I phoned the police no they said he hadn't been picked up. I went on my bike and cycled round the area and on sight of him. I spoke to a couple of helpful people Mrs Plummer and the Butcher to keep an eye out. It was only when I contacted the local Mental health service that a familiar voice reassured me. Sure enough it was the mental health nurse Joseph whose good news was that Bill HAD actually been picked up by the police at 9 PM that night. He had been sectioned and was now in WIlliam Harvey hospital. Only later did I learn that he had been moved to Maidstone as the specialist suite in Ashford was full. So much for care in the community. Previously Bill had lived in sheltered accommodation where he was free to do what he liked but was looked after by a good care team. This had subsequently been closed assuming to save money.
CARE IN THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T WORK WHEN WILL THEY EVER REALISE COST CUTTING COSTS LIVES !!
Saturday 5th March 2011
Mad Spring Silicone Sale
We thought we would celebrate the coming of Spring with a massive sale of our quality Silicone Breast prothesises. This includes what we call the next Genration of Breastofrms, namely the NATURAL BREAST BREAST SET and the PERK SILICONES. All at greatly reduced prices. Its a strictly first come first serve nature, as soon as they sell we will imediately take them off the website and maybe add some more .
Tuesday 15th February 2011
Well how did Valentines Go For You ???
Sunday 13th February
A Day Off to Visit A Truely Historic Village
For osme reason today I decided to go with the Grom to explore the historic vikllage of Chilham between Ashford and Canterbury. And what an incredibly well preserved and picturesque village it turned out ot be,. We drove into the village and parked at the bottom of Turners Hill in a rainy miserable Sunday.We then walked into the square f this small but compact village with the church at one end and Castle, which is really a Jacobean country house at the other end. Here's some of the photos I took.
Saturday 12th February
Another chance to see our Video All about Lacies
Friday 11th February 2011
Sue in PVC Dress sold at Lacies taken 10th Feb 2011 !!
Ready to do some whipping - bend over you worm !!
Thursday 10th February
Sue in min skirt & nice brown wig
Wednesday 9th February
Beat those MidWeek Blues With Our Fab New Bra sets !!!
these have GOT ot be seen to be beleived - really scrumpious lingerie made in UK !!
Monday 7th February
Cute photo taken today in Lacies Folkestone store !!
Now you wouldn't get that in Marks & Spencers - the cat by the way is our own little Rugs aka Her Ladyship al together ahhhhhhh !!!
Friday 4th February 2011
NEW Clearance Shoes & Boots - great bargains galore
Just completed our vey first clearance of Lacies finest shoes and boots . Everythingi s in stock as of 4th February and these pages will be regularly updated as the footwear is sold and new items added. So order now and they will be posted immediately, once items listed are sold then thats it they gone !!!
There is something for everyone TS TV Women both sensible heels and outrageous 6 1/2 inch hele like our fuschia Glitter Boots above right. The FAB style shoes however have a sensible 2 inch heel which is suitable for walking in the streets, shopping and gneral everyday use.
Thursday 3rd February
The Blog Is Back - sorry for the break !!
This was unavoidable due to computer failure. aBasically the computer we stored this page on died and we have been trying to replace and reinstall Dreamweaver. Which we now have done successfully.
Well what has happened since our last posting. We have now bedded down with all our remaining Hove stock incorporated into the shop at Folkestone which is now bulging with stock. Am now getting used to life without the Hove shop being there. At first this was very difficult as I was so used to ringing Mish and more recently the lovely Shelly and chatting and swopping stories of how we were doing in the shop that day. Now seevral weeks have passed: Brighton Dave still rings for a chat now and then but generally I have gotten used not to having Hove Lacies and not going there on a Friday which I do miss quite a bit. But heyho life goes on and we now concentrate on making Laices Folkesotne into a very friendly haven for both transpeople and nontranspeople alike which it really has become.
Sunday 16th January PH (post hove)
What A Difference A Week Makes - Sad Farewells ...
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Above are the two different faces of Lacies in January 2011. The first Shelly our fantastic shop assistant says her farewells as the doors are finally closed and locked for the last time at Lacies in Portland Road. We said our farewells to our neighboursa especially Angie and Max at the electrical store and we then gave in all the keys to Graves & Pilcher in the centre of bustling Brighton. It iwll be strange not to go to Hove to man the store anymore and even stranger not to hear the dulcet tones of Shellys voice over the phone. Mish also will be sadly missed, she popped in on Monday ot collect a hoover and remarked on the closure of the shop as the end of an era. This sentiment was echoed even in th elocal Tesco's by a lady on the check out who muttered those exact same words.
Lacies in Folkesotne (as photoed right) is still very much opren and packed ot the gunnels with stock form both shops and has already seen its first Sussex customers on Saturday when a TV from near Lewes paid us a visit all mormning there and definatley made the most of things. If you can't make the journey you can order online and even collect form a Brighton address if required.
Wednesday 12th January 2011
Verdict on Lacies closure Hove never the same again !!!
Well thats the conclusion of at least one local news article on the effects of the Hove branch of Lacies closing. The article was in a website called Brighton and Hove independent news
neighbour are quoted as saying: “Some of us were concerned when Lacies first opened.
“I guess we thought that it might attract unsavoury characters and not really fit in with Hove’s more respectable image – this is an area with lots of families.
“But, while it’s not really my sort of shop, it’s been no trouble and I think a lot of people will be sad to see it go.
“We’ve lost a bit of the character in this place with its demise and we’ll have another empty shop in what should be a thriving shopping street.”
So if all we've done is to break down some of the worst sterotypes of transgendered people then there's one more converted person and part of the world. For the record those who were concerned about the shop opening were soem very unsavoury born again churchgoers based at a small chapel in a nearby back street. Who are nasty and hositile to transgender people a fact pointed out by the local Church of England vicar who tipped us off.
Let's hope the shop doesn't stay empty for long. Though I have a sneaking feeling that it will remain empty for a very long time. The shop managed by Graves & Pilcher, who have been very nice to us recently have had the shop on the market since October 2010 and the only people who have turned up to view the property have been a couple of funeral directors and I could not think of a less appropriate palce for such a shop. Er except there are a lot of very dodgy take aways all along Portland Road lol !!!
Saturday 8th January
Folkestone Lacies Now One Shop in Kent With the Stock of Two Shops !!
WOW Folkestone Lacies is now totally fully stocked. We have now found home for all the quality stock from Hove - it truely is ONE shop with the stock of TWO!! Our main shop is now full of all the goodies you'd ever dream of Corsets both Victorian and Modern, Skirts and Dress satin and nylon. The widest range of stockings and hosiery in Kent including Bluewater Shopping Centre you'd never fiind such a range in one place. As for Wigs our wig room is crammed full of a really gret range of q uality wigs.
Thoe shoe room well just look at the picture we have hundreds of pairs of a variety of shoes from size 4 thru ot UK Size 9 and up to really large sizes UK 15. Alright we have only one shop but boy what stock we have in tihs one marvelous old building.