Welcome! This is where the Me part of Tamay & Me happens. Run by Me, Hannah, this is where the logistics happen, where the orders go out from and where the purses and bags are currently made. In the heart of Old Market, Bristol, Tamay & Me is based at the Bristol Textile Quarter, a hub for textile businesses to work alongside each other. It feels like home. I could say that since the beginning, 3 years ago, the UK side of Tamay & Me has been just Me, but it is not true. The Textile Quarter has enabled me to work alongside and collaborate with the most talented women who have shared both their wisdom and skills. Working with Naomi Wood to create beautiful photographic content has been a highlight,...
So for all these years I have been describing Tamay's cultural identity as Dzao because that is what she said she was, but it's time to use the true name which is Mien.
My advice (for you as well as myself) for this years Fashion Revolution:
1. Go to yoga (or something that makes you feel good) before you go shopping!
2. Make a Pinterest board to work out your style, that is going to make you feel great, before you go shopping.
3. Stop judging people around you for what they wear - this is a horrible old habit that makes us all feel bad!
4. Be confident to be yourself and to wear what you need to wear - be proud.
5. Don’t feel guilty - it doesn’t help anyone.
6. Enjoy making yourself feel beautiful so you can be happy and make other people happy too.
It was magical – the complexity of what Tamay & Me symbolised for both of us had been shared. What we had both been dreaming of became a reality. And there was an enormous sense of lightness that we had achieved something big.
