Emerging Fervour

We are always on the look out of emerging, talented people and got all excited when an email from Anita Quansah London arrived. Checking our her collection which consists of eclectic, expressive one-off pieces we were blown away.

Her clothing and neckpieces fuse together timeless sophistication with great originality using recycled and vintage materials! Each piece is handmade in UK using vintage fabrics fused with reclaimed textiles, incorporating mixed metals, silver, gold, gunmetal and the introduction of colourful elements such as pearls, beads, rhinestones, ribbons and fringing giving the collection a sense of modernity with a hint of the past.

They are just amazing but let the products speak for themselves!!

All pieces within the collection are currently available for purchase at My Sugarland boutique in London, www.notjustalabel.com and www.shrimptoncouture.com (and hopefully at Emerging Fervour one day!!).

You can view more of Anita Quansah London designs on www.anitaquansah.com and www.flickr.com/photos/tags/anitaquansahlondon.

When?: 7 June 2010  -  13 June 2010

Today the London Jewellery Week is starting, celebrating a week long London’s unique position in the world of jewellery design, production and retail.

The cornerstone events form the basis of a week of activities across the city, encouraging visitors to experience and celebrate London’s diverse jewellery scene. These events support new designers, feature established names and give visitors a unique experience of London’s traditional jewellery quarters.

There should be an event for everyone as looking at the list of exhibitors, I’m gutted I’m currently not in London to traipse the streets!!

You can find out where and when the events will be held on their website and you can even sign up for a discount card.

Website: www.londonjewelleryweek.co.uk

Enjoy!!

When?: 18 December 2009 : 6:00 pm -  9:00 pm
19 December 2009 11:00 am -  22 December 2009 8:00 pm

It’s back again! This year it’s bigger, better and on for longer.Admission: £2 – you can book online

When? 18th December 2009 : 6pm – 9pm
19th – 22th December 2009 : 11am-8pm

Where? Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA  (East Wing – next to the Ice Rink)

Who’s there? UK’s best and most innovative designers including Michael Marriott, Sebastian Bergne, Carl Clerkin, William Warren, Tim Parsons and students from the Royal College of Art and Camberwell

Buy truly original Christmas gifts at affordable prices, most items are under £10. And strangely quirky, definitely great stocking fillers:

What a beautiful sight, walking over Oxford Circus at 9 in the morning and being greeted by fabulous looking models!!

Brand Alley’s new advertising campaign, which consisted of six body-painted models strutting down the the X crossing to promote their business model, which is flash sales. The perfect catwalk.

Excuse the grainy pictures though as for that one day I’ve forgotten the camera at home .

When?: 3 December 2009  -  6 December 2009

I usually love to get my friends and family original Christmas gifts, but seeing as everything is usually left to the last minute with me, it usually ends up being something embarrassingly bad. This year however, I’ll be braving the cold and stepping out of my duvet to go to Shoreditch where I’ll be impressing my loved ones and getting them each something très moderne.

The East London Design Show as some of you trendies know, is an annual event that brings together the best of the UK’s independent product, interior and jewellery designers, all under one roof, in Shoreditch, just before Christmas. Genius.

There are different parts to this event – check it out…

VIP Reception and Rosemount Design Awards in association with Rosemount - Thursday 3rd December 6pm-9pm

Preview Evening (£5 entry free drinks) - Thursday 3rd December 6pm-9pm

Public day with late shopping. Reception in association with Business Junction and Design Minded - Friday 4th December 12pm-8pm

Public day - Saturday & Sunday 5th & 6th December 10am – 6pm

Oh yes we will!! Just check out the stunning ‘Miss Butterfly’ Spring/Summer 2010 collection and you will too. We fell in love with ‘Beautiful Soul’ at the London Fashion Week and it is hard to believe it was Nicola’s debut.

Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s, Madam Butterfly and produced from Japanese vintage komonos (dating back to the 1940’s), vintage saris, Ahimsa peace silk, Fair-Trade organic jacquard, handloom cotton, and bamboo jersey, each piece is exquisite and on top of that exclusive!! We just love the thought of going a bit greener and how easy would it be with garments like this?!

We’re so excited about ‘Beautiful Soul’ and welcome them with open arms. We’ll be getting to know Nicola a bit better so watch this space as we’ll find out what is in store for ‘Beautful Soul’.

If you can’t wait until next season, get a piece for this winter from one of the following stockists:

• Beautiful Soul
• Ascension

We just wanted to say how excited we are about the London Fashion Week celebrating 25 years!!

So many fabulous events happening and it’s all starting tomorrow.

We’re going to check out the exhibition which will house 200 of the industry’s most creative UK and International brands, it’ll be a feast of fashion!!

If you feel like a day of fashion, you can combine it with the SHOWstudio:Fashion Revolution which is also at Somerset House, what a great venue.

Somerset House
180 Strand
London WC2R 1LA

Opening times:
Friday 18th – Monday 21st September, 10.00 – 19.00
Tuesday 22nd September, 10.00 – 18.00

When?: 10 September 2009 : 6:00 pm : 

VOGUE have partnered up with designers, department stores, high-street chains and boutiques to create Fashion’s Night Out, an evening extravaganza to be held around the world, today from 6pm until midnight.

There will be original in-store activities, including personal appearances, makeovers and workshops, during extended shopping hours all over the West End in London.

You can find the full list of events and shops that joined on Vogue’s website but here are just a few to get you excited:

Agent Provocateur

Come and join them for a glass of Champagne and view our stunning new collection at participating London boutiques from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. Customers will receive a special gift bag with purchase. Be the first to see their long-awaited new campaign, – Agent Provocateur – The New World Order and look out for Harold and the mighty Agent Provocateur Love Force who will be handing out AP’s new illustrated novel on the night…

Nick Knight, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Naomi Campbell, Gareth Pugh, Comme des Garçons, Kate Moss, Björk.

I know it sounds like something from the London Fashion Week but it’s even better as everyone can go!! Somerset House is about to open the doors to a major new exhibition by SHOWstudio.

A programme of live events will transform the Embankment Galleries, allowing visitors to get inside the world of fashion. This is thanks to the award-winning fashion website by Nick Knight, one of the world’s most influential fashion image-makers.

Check out what’s on and by the looks of it, you’ll have to take several trips to get the most of it!!

Check out these highlights:

• SHOWstudio’s most significant collaborations with creatives including Alexander McQueen, Peter Saville, Liberty Ross, Heston Blumenthal, Gareth Pugh, Simon Foxton, and Julie Verhoeven.
• A live photographic studio located within the exhibition space, hosting regular fashion shoots with Nick Knight and otherphotographers, laying bare the process of fashion image-making.

When?: 3 September 2010  -  6 September 2010

We can’t, which is why we’re letting you know it’s nearly Sample Sale time!!

The London Accessory Sale is held in conjunction with the Secret Sample Sale and together they host one of London’s largest collections of designer accessories, ladies and menswear clothing.

Who’s there?
Jonathan Suanders, Serfontaine, Handwritten, Slacks and Co, British Identity, Brittinger, Raygun, Pyrus Japonica, Branting, Onjoo Mac, Hamish Morrow, Dubuc, Sophie Gorton, Missoni, Emilio De La Morena, John Smedley, Ed Hardy, Ciel, Jens Laugesen, Juicy Couture, Religion Clothing, Blitz Spirit, Makin Jan Ma, Karen Walker, Eley Kishimoto, Todd Lynn, Aei:Kei, Mandarina Duck, Elbo, Soochi, English Eccentrics, Helmut Lang, Rittenhouse, Stone Island, Ksubi, Pierre Henri, Mattout, Sarah Arnett, Paul and Joe, Martin Margiela, Gharani Strok, Antonio Berardi, Y3, See By Chloe, Cami Cuckoo, Seven, Duffer, Marion Thomas, Ruby Rocks, Pam, Yuchi, Schwipe, Metalicus, Milla, Amanda Wakely, Your Eyes Lie, Blank, Truly Sopel, Blue Blood, Onagono, Romeo Pires, Alexander McQueen, Melanka & Me, Britta Boyer, Diane Von Furstenberg, Zimmermann, Nicola De Main, Esther Franklin, Ghulam Sakina, Folk, Betty Jackson, Yes No Maybe, Wayne Cooper, Lagoa, Stella McCartney, Alchemist, Marc Jacobs, Humanoid, Katarzyna Szczotarska, Richard Nicoll, Nom D, Carolyn Massey, Rock + Republic, Alice McCall, Hunters & Gatherers, Eucalyptus, Yasue Carter, Lezley George, Oki Ni, Ziad Ghanem, Customers Own Property, Aloë Longewear, James Jeans, Justin Oh, Sugarhill, Elizabeth Lau, Vanessa Bruno, Reclaim, Nadia Minkoff, Prada, Bruno Pieters, Truffle, UACT, Motel, Rubecksen Yamanaka, Levis, Pink Soda, Nanso, Aimee McWilliams, Sophia Malig, Sara Berman, Stonewood+Bryce, Paul Smith, Cacharel, Bluestone, Margo London, Pia Hallstrom, John Rocha, Looking Glass, Shöfolk, Unconditional, Natalia Mcintosh, Belle & Bunty, Maria Grachvogel, Miu Miu, Madeleine Press, Vivienne Westwood, Costume National, Julia Clancey, Truffle.