Notting Hill Design Blog

Orange Crush

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by admin.

Orange is everywhere these days – stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe is even telling everyone  to wear orange-hued makeup this Spring.  Well maybe in sunny California, but you might look a bit like a clown under the grey skies of London.
But we do LOVE orange this season -
There’s our Orsay

our Odetteour Westbourne..
Our LoLA clutch….
And [...]

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With a rebel yell… SS 2010

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by admin.

It may be cold and great outside but we are now launching our Spring Summer collection on the website and in stores.
Each season we are inspired by different moods, imagery, feelings – this season it was pushing the boundaries between rebellion and tradition.  Sharp colours and bold accents set against neutral backgrounds call to the [...]

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Irving Penn – RIP

Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by admin.

It was a sad morning when I heard the news that famed photographer Irving Penn had died.  As a “feminine minimalist”  (I DO like curves – it doesn’t have to be straight lines) I was always a fan of his “less is more” shoots – in an industry where often the tendency can be to [...]

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Details

Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by admin.

We’re here in Milan enjoying all the activity of Fashion Week and whe out for a low key dinner I noticed this amazing detail – it’s the UNDERSIDE of a balcony! That someone put this much attention into a feature that is rarely noticed – is true luxury – and the type of thing that [...]

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Coming together in the name of FASHION

Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.

Tonight’s the night – all around the world people are coming together in the name of Fashion.  Tonight is “Fashion’s Night Out” – an initiative to promote retail, restore consumer confidence, and celebrate fashion, that has been coordinated by the U.S. and international editions of Vogue where teams have been coordinating evening extravaganzas in their [...]

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WWW….a truly world wide wonder….

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by admin.

As I sit here in our London studio, I am truly amazed at the power of the world wide web.  This week a story ran about the two stars of “Gossip Girl” – Leighton Meester and Blake Lively both wearing our Westbourne bag on the show.  (Yes there has been a lot of champagne flowing [...]

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Designers we LOVE….Persol

Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Despite living in a very grey climate I still LOVE  to wear sunglasses. Even on the greyest of days I’ll carry a pair with me – hoping for just enough sunshine to be able to justify putting them on.   I have all sorts – vintage, designer, sport – at last count I had over [...]

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We’re having a Mini Moment…

Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by admin.

I’m having a Mini Moment.   I just saw three old Minis scoot by – must be part of the new Woody Allen film they are shooting next door. But  this is what caught my attention – I saw this fabulous pink Mini this morning while walking our dog, Billy, around the block and it [...]

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Designers we LOVE….Solange Azagury-Partridge

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by admin.

Diamonds are a girls’ best friend and I wish that my budget allowed for more than the occasional indulgence in jewelry.  A great piece can make you feel truly special – and doesn’t come with the risk of a sprained ankle like my favourite YSL sandals.
One our favourite jewellery designers is fellow Notting Hill designer [...]

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Exceeding expectations….Budapest

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by admin.

Just back from a weekend trip to Budapest.  Despite being only a two and a half hour flight from London, Budapest has never popped up on our list of weekend destinations.  But was we were turning our attention to Fall 2010, we were looking for a bit of inspiration from Eastern Europe. We had visited [...]

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