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Get yourself a Harry Potter uniform for the next school year
A firm which supplied the Hogwarts uniforms for Harry Potter films is now selling them to wannabe wizards.
Ayrshire’s Lochaven International created 400 jumpers and cardigans for all except the first of the wizard’s movies, including the latest silver-screen flick; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to be released in July.
But the company only decided to turn the deal into a magical piece of business when fans of the smash-hit films bombarded them with emails, demanding their own Potter costumes.
And the company’s boss hopes they can take on Asda and Tesco in the school uniforms war by offering exact replicas of the Potter casts outfits.
Each item has to be individually tailored for actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, as well as the hundreds of extras who play the school’s pupils.
Lochaven’s 22 workers finished their last batch in December and are making plans to begin another batch for the final Potter showdown, due for release in 2010.
The magical garments come in four different colours, each representing a house group in Hogwarts; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin.
To keep up with the changing sizes of the Harry Potter film cast as they grow through the series, the movies’ wardrobe department sends the jumpers used in the previous film back to Lochaven.
Each garment even has the cast members’ names on the label and precise instructions on the changes in size required for the new jumper for the next film.
For more information on Lochaven and their products visit www.lochaveninternational.com.
Source: Deadline Scotland
Lochaven International Ltd is situated in the Scottish village of Stewarton on the Annick water in the north of rural Ayrshire in an area of natural beauty and historical interest. Stewarton like many a small rural town relies on the spirit and resourcefulness of its people to ensure the community continues to thrive. The village of Stewarton has been involved in various forms of Felting for centuries and the first Felting guild was established in 1590. This has worked in Lochaven’s favour by having the foresight to locate the business in a historic knitwear town with a wealth of skilled labour to tap into.
Posted: May 29th, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: JK Rowling
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