Preyed upon by fraudsters, rocked by Hollywood-style heists and nearly blown up by a petrol bomb - this is the luxury handbag store fighting for survival in Cheshire's Golden Triangle.
Christine Colbert, 58, has suffered a series of 'catastrophic' setbacks which have routinely threatened to destroy Dress Cheshire, the beloved boutique she set up in the celebrity enclave of Prestbury back in November 2018.
In the last five years, she has fallen victim to the notorious 'Kardashian of Cheshire' handbag fraudster, lost £430,000 worth of stock in two separate heists and suffered £10,000 in damage when the building next door was blown up by arsonists.
On one occasion, she even had to take matters into her own hands by wrestling a shoplifter to the ground after they stuffed one of her Louis Vuitton handbags in an Aldi bag before brazenly walking out the front door.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Ms Colbert said: 'I have felt like a target, a massive target. It's made me very anxious and more nervous... I've had some very, very dark days.'
