Entrepreneurship & Growth
Meet Angela Parmar
19 October 2026 · 1 min read
When a business wants its team to look the part, Angela Parmar is the kind of person it calls. Angela, or Angie as she introduced herself on The Legacy Bench, is the director of Gazelle Embroidery & Print, a North West business specialising in branded workwear and personalised clothing.
Helping businesses look professional
Based in Bolton, Gazelle Embroidery & Print helps businesses look really professional by supplying branded workwear. The business does all of its embroidery in-house, with its own equipment, which gives Angela control over the quality of everything that leaves the building.
She also has a brilliant claim to fame. Gazelle embroidered the suits worn by Alan Carr and Amanda Holden for their Greek makeover television series, a story she shared with a smile at the start of the episode.
Wearing every hat
Like many owners of small businesses, Angela knows what it means to do a bit of everything. On the bench she described doing the accounts, designing logos, digitising them for embroidery and taking the orders, before delegating to her team. It is tough, she admitted, and it is why she believes in handing over the things you cannot do yourself.
That practical, grounded view ran through her contributions to our debate. On sustainability, she said customers increasingly ask for sustainable clothing, and she can offer brands that meet that need, though she questioned whether any brand can truly be 100% sustainable, or whether some are simply ticking a box.
Confidence as an entrepreneur
Angela brought the perspective of someone who has had to manage many different responsibilities and build her confidence as an entrepreneur along the way. Sitting alongside an actor, a makeup business owner and a fashion marketing student, she represented the hard-working side of the industry that most people never see: the businesses that make sure everyone else looks good.
Angela Parmar joined us on The Legacy Bench for "Are Influencers Ruining Fashion & Beauty?" — read the episode story or watch the full conversation.
