Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2007/January 2008 | Page 39

INTERVIEW it needed, for planning purposes, to stay as one large shop – she jumped at it. Her friendly bank manager thought it a good idea, and supported her again when the chance to buy the freehold came up. “And I got it!” she says triumphantly. As Pack & Culliford closed on Sept 30 1987. Elizabeth Pack opened on Oct 1 in the Cross Street premises. She relishes past and present triumphs. She has just finished fitting a bride and her bridesmaids, and says “She looks lovely: in a dress with character, which is fitted perfectly.” And word does get around. One day she had a call asking if she had a long-sleeved black evening gown – preferably beaded. “I asked the lady her size, said I thought I had just the dress, and would she hold on,” said Mrs Barrow. “I apologised for keeping her, and she said it was ok but ‘I am calling from Tokyo.’!” “I fitted the dress on a young lady working here who I guessed to be about the size of the lady – who of course I hadn’t seen and never would see. Some time after I sent the dress off, I received a call from Japan. The dress was absolutely wonderful, and perfect for the grand reception it was needed for!” And how had her c ƖV