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BOOT CAMP
With a bit of help from Jennifer Hansen, your boots will stand
up and be noticed
Former newsreader Jennifer
Hansen is making headlines again, this time for being Australia's
newest supermum entrepreneur.
When Network Ten dumped the
Victorian news anchor in January 2006, the 2o-year veteran could
have been forgiven for putting her feet up and enjoying a rest
from the deadline-driven lifestyle imposed by reading the news
every day. Instead, Jennifer threw herself into a savvy business
idea she'd been contemplating for years.
The self-confessed shoe addict
had lamented the sorry sight of her favourite boots crushed at
the bottom of her wardrobe. So when she couldn't find a product
to help keep her collection in shape, she decided to make the
product herself. Jennifer has now launched cone-shaped boot inserts
under the name Booty-Up.
'I'm a shoe addict and I'm
obsessive about keeping my wardrobe organised,' she says. 'I
like being able to see everything and grab: things quickly, and
I hated it when my boots were all squashed up., I found that
stuffing them with paper can push boots out of shape and letting
them droop creates creases, which ruins them. So I needed something
inexpensive to keep my boots in shape, to stop my boot droop.'
The business is a real family
affair. In between rehearsals, learning scripts and his own hectic
schedule, Jennifer's husband Alan Fletcher, who's plays the popular
Dr Karl Kennedy on Neighbours, helps Jennifer pack boxes, prepare
deliveries and polish the inserts to perfection. The couple's
children, Veronica and Tom, also help their mum out.
The range is stocked by Wittner
and David Jones and retails for $24.95.
And the future certainly looks
bright for Jennifer, with plans to launch in the UK. |