EXCLUSIVE Nadia Bartel speaks out about backlash over her Sydney Henne store and marriage plans with boyfriend Peter Dugmore READ MORE: Nadia Bartel leads the stars at A-list spray tan event wearing sheer ensemble that shows off the ex-WAG's underwear By Jade Watkins and Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:01, 2 November 2024 | Updated: 07:01, 2 November 2024 e-mail View comments Aussie fashion designer Nadia Bartel has responded to the backlash over the recent opening of her Sydney Henne store. The 39-year-old opened a Henne store in Paddington in June, exactly two years after opening the brand's first shop in Melbourne in 2022. However, the new store has had mixed reviews from shoppers, with some taking to social media to voice their displeasure over the long wait times at the boutique.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia at Derby Day in Melbourne on Saturday, the fashionista said that she sympathised with the disgruntled shoppers. 'It was really hard seeing that,' Nadia said. 'I imagine how frustrating that would be.

That's not what you want your customers to experience.' Nadia added that the long wait times were just teething problems that she was looking to have ironed out as soon as possible. 'I think we just didn't anticipate how busy the store would be,' she said.

Aussie fashion designer Nadia Bartel has responded to backlash over the recent opening of her Henne store in Sydney 'It's growing pains really so we're really trying to work through what we ca.