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Dive straight in and have a listen to more than 150 interesting snippets from the lives of our interviewees and learn more about how life in and around the shops were. Snippets are generally a couple of minutes long and we have plenty of them for you to enjoy. Just tap/click to read/listen.

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Different materials

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Sheila Burnett – Models in The Coffee Bean

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Lisa Carter – I was a natural performer

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Jane Gibbs – My Dad was a perfectionist

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Sue Fowler – How it began

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Jane Caldow – It started with Granny Guy in Totland

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Jane Caldow – Scones at The Coffee Bean

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Jane Gibbs – Hosiery

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Everyone and their Mums went to the Coffee Bean

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Lisa Carter – The pace of the cat walk changed

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Impeccable service

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Lisa Carter – Each Fashion Show model had a dresser

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Sue Fowler – Wealthy customers

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Changing fashion of window displays

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Going up to London

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Jane Gibbs – Buying shoes that lasted

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Marlene Tolley – My first job

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Lisa Carter – The hubbub of the Fashion Shows

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Jane Caldow – How to pick the right stock

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James Pellow – I applied to work at Cross Street

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Marlene Tolley – Never work much makeup

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – I had artistic flair

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Memories of Miss Pack

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – Returning to Packs

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Sheila Burnett – I still have my outfit today

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Jane Caldow – Shanklin and Bembridge branches

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – The London Fashion Houses

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Lisa Carter – A fit model

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Jane Caldow – The alterations department

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Christine Fisher-Lathwell – My first window

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Jane Gibbs – There were high standards

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Sheila Burnett – The social scene at The Coffee Bean

That’s all folks

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