Welcome to this month's blog!
November
There has certainly been a lot going on since our last post and now we are in November that marks the transition from Autumn to Winter. The days become shorter, and temperatures generally get colder as the season changes.
November is associated with two zodiac signs; Scorpio covers the majority of the month till 21st and and then Sagittarius. Rob has his birthday on 17th November which he proudly shares with Ru Paul!
Movember is an annual event in which men grow moustaches during November to raise awareness for men's health issues, particularly prostate and testicular cancer.
These are just some general aspects of the month of November. The significance and experience of November can vary greatly depending on where you are in the world and your cultural or personal traditions.
Member of The Month - October - Enterprise Nation
Jason was interviewed by Enterprise Nation about Curated by Dapper & Suave and running small business pop up events and creating customisable accessories, business mentor, and ambassador for Pedddle.
Its great to tell our story and how things have changed in the last 2 years and a BIG thank you to all the small businesses that work with us.
Read Jason’s story
Christmas Markets
Celebrate the Spirit of Giving in Collaboration with Local Charities
Curated by Dapper & Suave are delighted to announce a series of festive Christmas shopping events, each paired with a meaningful, impactful collaboration with local charities to support vital causes in our community, to raise funds and awareness whilst celebrating the festive season.
Sunday 12th November
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking RH5 6AA
You will find a 41 specially chosen creatives, makers, small business owners offering fashion, beauty, jewellery, food , drink and more.
Parking and Entry free.
Sunday 26th November
Time: 11:00am - 6:00 pm
Dorking Halls, Dorking RH4 1SG
All you need for perfect presents and wonderful Christmas gifts with 56 businesess taking part
Free childrens activities on the Mezzanine Floor.
The switching on of Dorking Halls lights will take place with a few festive surprises too.
Free Entry and Parking
Tuesday 5th December
Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking RH5 6AA
50 businesses to choose from offering great Christmas gifts
Music by Choir Rock Choir to bring some festive singing and fun to this event.
The market can be found on the ground floor Garden Room and The Conservatory
Parking and Entry free.
Sunday 10th December
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Gildings Barns, Newdigate ,RH5 5BN
You will find a 22 businesses selling various gifts and you will be able to enjoy food & drink that is on site offering hot and cold drinks, Caribbean food and yummy treats
Come stay a while and there is ample dining space - bring your friends, family and enjoy.
Free entry and Parking
Dapper & Suave - 8th Birthday
We are excited to say that this month Dapper & Suave is 8 years old and from that first comment from our best mate Gav to compliment us about how Dapper & Suave we looked and the rest is history.
Self taught from the start, it began with our lapel flowers, then pocket squares, bowties, ties and later cravats and hit the wedding market and have been on a great journey with wedding events, photoshoots where we get to be stylists as well as makers.
Looking back through our earlier blog it's exciting to see how we were able to adapt our business, to bring new products into the range and now to focus back on our core range, still with our handwriting of colour, pattern and positivity.
Everything we have learned and experienced strong informs our ability to help small businesses with our Curated by Dapper & Suave events.
We will share on Instagram our journey of the last 8 years
Poem - by Jennai Cox
As you know when you visit our FREE events we have our team either Jason , Gary or Jennai to meet and greet and so many customers have got to know them as well.
We gave Jennai the challenge to write a poem as always found it hard to rhyme something with Suave and of course this was no problem ... enjoy.
Thanks for reading and hope to see you for the festive season.
There are some great things planned for 2024 which we will share with you very soon. Jason & Rob