Thursday, 14 April 2011

Matt and Nats A/W collection def winner in the style stakes!


The hopper £120 . Diaper,Gym bag and girl around town carry all


Ella Velvet bag £135 amazing looks better than faux fur?




The Manchester Lupes weekend bag!  £140

Great selection of  bags for this A/W from Matt&Nat. They have all be snapped by Asos and UrbanOutfitters so they're going to be easy to get hold of hurrah!. Just to remind ourselves the bags linings are made of at least 21 recycled plastic bottles and their innovative materials include a tangy 80`s look from Japanese paper,as well as cork, canvas and velvet.











Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Sagen porcelain jewellery at Soho`s Secret Tea Room








































A delightful array of delicious retro china  with Sagen Bersa white titbits.




I have been following Sagen avidly since it came to LFW a couple of seasons ago where I met
Elin who creates these gorgeous gems from discarded pieces of porcelain and china.
They are mounted on recycled or stirling silver and they are just heavenly.
Seeing the collection again at this little Secret Tea Room above Coach and Horses on greek street was like beeing let loose into a little treasure trove.
I love the way each little ceramic piece has a provenance and holds true to Elgins beliefs
to make handmade, nostalgic and yet timeless jewellery that lasts forever. 
Prices start at £75 for the earings and £210 for the vintage bracelets available at Fenwick.


Monday, 11 April 2011

A Pleasure Garden in your own home from Darkest Star at Coco de Mer


Voila the Pleasure pillow £300

Pleasure gardens were all the rage in the Victorian era, they were gardens open to the public
for strolling and listening to bands, some were a little more circumspect and played  home to harems and delightful exploits. So it was  with a little bit of intrepidation that I ventured into Coco de Mer  on Draycot place  to see the Darkest Star Pleasure Garden. I mean I know of the Coco de mer Salons who doesnt!

The Pleasure Pillow is luxury personfied, Darkest Star designer Sam Cook calls it ` Entry level bondage` for people who want to try a little bit of a  play at  bondage. Its amazingly beautiful and the silk orchid print is an art nouveau inspiration!
Sam is up for doing one off commission  pieces too. Now I wish, wish, and wish  that I would be the lucky lady to get one of those!

This supremely talented lady also created the beautiful dress below and some lovely chiffon bondage dog collar pieces exclusive to Coco de mer.




Sunday, 10 April 2011

CRAFTY FOX MARKET FAIR 16th April Brixton + free entry







































A rather hidden event but for those in the know its a treasure trove of locally designed pieces. Its actually sponsored by the craft event site etsy so there is going to be creatives in abundance!

As is the norm there will also be workshops such as the art of cup-cake decoration, cross stitching and brushing  up on your photography (much needed for me as, I really try getting a grip on picture taking for some good images on twitter!). Crafty Fox Tea Room will be the ideal place to do my  liquid lunch and there will be DJ’s , spinning some fun and funky tunes throughout the day.

Course I will be checking the Galavant jewellery store and saying hi to Sinead who has some amazing inspired vintage at rather incredulous prices. Oops might have let the cat out of the bag! But am sure will get to her before anyone else!

Monday, 4 April 2011

OUTSIDER-pops up at POTASSIUM in Store Street.

Yeah it looks like summer is finally here  and a great treat in store for all of us looking at these gorgeous pieces. 

On the 19th April Noorin Khamisani creative director and the tout behind the Outsider brand will be dishing out styling tips between 12.30 - 20.00 . There will also be drinks and nibbles too, plus a 20% discount on items purchased on the day.  Guess you know where I will be!

Potassium 29 Store Street Bloomsbury London WC1E 7QB

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Natural&Organic Products at Olympia gets me back into chewing Gum only GLEE gum of course!









































A beautiful sunny day always is a good start to thinking about what you put on your skin and into your body.

It was a glorious day in London and my body and me went to Olympia in search of the latest organic products. I think every person in London and outside was thinking the same it was PACKED.

These are some of my favourites TODAY;-

The Source toothbrush  is made from recycled Dollar bills,flax fiber or recycled wood that has been
blended with recycled polypropylene. They have replaceable heads that last at least 3 months and the handles are designed for either left or right hand users & made to keep forever. The Radius range also boasts travelling cases in 4 different colours which are made from 50% recycled plastic  for toothbrushes,soap,razor,condom small and full tampon.  Plus bestus of all  the products are manufactured and designed  in a solar powered facility in Kutztown PA.

The Yes baby box new product launched by the organic masters of lubricant to help couples conceive.
To my horror I learned that traditional lubricants kill sperm, so the pack contains 2 lubricants one sperm friendly and the other vagina friendly. Since 70% of couples experience vaginal dryness when trying to conceive Yes baby has been formulated to great the ideal  scenario! Thank god! Yet another thing that I WAS NEVER TOLD!

Joyous by Antipodes is a  Protein-Rich Night Replenish Serum. It fantastically restores elastin and collagen and contains all these goodies, Himalayan goji, New Zealand Blackcurrant  and Raspberry seed oil, Hibiscus and Kiwi oil. It feels gorgeous and smells even better! And my poor skin was screeching for it!

Saturday, 2 April 2011

Dirtypretty all the way from BIRMINGHAM for one week at Mswandas POP UP






















Dirtypretty designer(above) and other fabulous upcycling talent like RoundLondon and QueenieandTed are holding court at the Fabulous Misswandas at 3-5 Whitechapel road E1 together with Sweetnotions. The latter being the purveyors of my latest handbags
at the ridiculous prices of £10 and £5.

Duly impressed with MsWandas pledge of only wearing vintage and upcycled for a whole year! Although only seen for a fleeting second she looked truly fab in her specially made silk 20`s dress.

Rewardrobe star Veronica Crespi is running one of the workshops throughout the week catch her if you can!