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Monday, 23 September 2013


I finally got my Spain pictures developed and am now wishing it was sun beating down outside rather than fog. I thought I was ready for Autumn but perhaps I'm not.

Did anyone else go anywhere nice on their hols this year?

S A L E

Tuesday, 17 September 2013



I'm having a mega clear out over in the shop. These ready made garments are cluttering up my studio and my brain. So go and grab yourself a ruddy bargain. And tell your friends too! Cheers me dears.

Studio Sunday : New Space

Sunday, 15 September 2013


Some corners of my new studio. It still needs some work, but I couldn't help moving in already. I loved my old space but when making clothes you need some room to spread out when cutting and pressing and now I have a nice area of floor space where I can sit in front of my blow heater and work away all winter.

Groove Is In My Heart

Friday, 13 September 2013

I've become a bit obsessed with working this week and I'm enjoying it oh so much. I decorated my new studio on Monday and since then I have felt so inspired in the space. Lots to share next week indeed! But for now, it's Friday night and I will have a bath and sit in front of the fire watching shit on the telly. I'll leave you with this, stay groovy.

Fabric Dyeing With Flowers

Wednesday, 4 September 2013


It's been a while since I experimented with natural dyeing techniques. After playing around last year I put it down to something I wanted to do but didn't have time to learn about. I saw Nancy's beautiful post about using flowers to dye fabric months back and I finally decided to give it a go. If you want to try it at home this is a great step by step guide.


I'm really pleased with the results. It looks all romantic, doesn't it? I'm not sure if the colour would hold up against washing so it might not be the best for clothing. I'm learning more and more about natural dyes and printing my own fabric and am so excited to be using some of it in the collection I'm working on.

Shine On

Monday, 2 September 2013

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Some sunny yellow goodies I like on Etsy, to match this late summer sunshine we're having.

I've just got back from working at End of the Road festival with Videopia which was a wonderful way to end the summer. Things have been crazily hectic these last few months and they don't look like they are going to be slowing down soon. Shine on eehhhh.

i n s p i r e d : Vogue College Fashion

Monday, 26 August 2013


Some great images inspiring my next collection that is channeling the back to school feeling. All pictures found here.

What a lovely sunny bank holiday it has been. I hope you're having a good one.

Gardener

Wednesday, 21 August 2013


The first piece of some one of a kind Liberty pieces I will be slowly releasing. The main reason for this collection is that I simply can't resist the beautiful Liberty fabrics. This pattern is one of my absolute favourites.

This top is named the Gardener as it is so wonderfully and colourfully floral, also reminds me of my good friend Chinnie as she always looks beautiful wearing Liberty fabrics - She runs this market garden. (and I suppose because gardening flyers where hanging around when I took the photos and when I was looking through them it seemed an appropriate name)

You can buy the top here. If you fancy it in your own size or something else in this fabric do let me know.

Holiday

Monday, 19 August 2013


Hello friends! I've been on holiday. A proper one, where we spent lots of time sitting on the beach and drinking beers and reading books. It was in the south of Spain and it was so so beautiful, I thoroughly recommend it. I also recomend this book - it is very good indeed and unbelievabley interesting and sad and funny.

Back to work today in the deep end, getting my AW collection together and starting to build/decorate a new studio space. There's a change in the air which feels like the end of summer. I've got a proper back to school feeling.

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Friday, 2 August 2013


Some photos of garden days from a few months back. I like that with film you don't get to see you're photos instantly, especially as I normally save all my films up and end up spending a fortune on getting them developed. It's always a nice surprise when you get the prints back.

I'm off on holiday tomorrow for two weeks and I can't wait. The shop will be open still but I will wait until I get back before making things up. I've done three staying up all nights in the last week to get everything finished and now I am sat in bed eating left over lasagne and crying my eyes out watching Pretty Woman. I need to get some sleep.

Emerald and Florence

Saturday, 27 July 2013



Model - Ljiljana Pajovic / Styling and photography - Isabel Knowles 

These are the last photos from my lookbook shoot. I hope you have enjoyed them. There are a few pieces I did not include and a few I am discontinuing from the collection. Your feedback always means a great deal indeed.

This shoot draws from my initial inspirations when creating the collection, but is also inspired by other sources from the same period - including some of my favourite novels 'I Capture the Castle' and 'Cold Comfort Farm'. The innocence and naivety of country life as it aspires to the City's high society and Hollywood. Debutantes and dairy maids.

You can shop the collection in Etsy or in my shop. Also, read more about it here.

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