CHEER

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN LONDON AT CHRISTMASTIME, AND YOU'D LIKE TO COME VISIT US, SPREAD SOME JOY AND PLAY DRESS UP,

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU TOO. 

R.S.V.P. FOR OUR DECEMBER TRUNK SHOW HERE

LEAPING HARE:JUMPIN JACK FLASH

EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY

EVERY YEAR, WE GET PRETTY STUCK INTO THE HIGH HOLIDAYS, AND GATHER AN EXPAT CREW ROUND OUR TABLE FOR A FOOD FEST. PAST THEMES HAVE INCLUDED 'COWBOYS AND INDIANS', 'COME AS YOUR FAVOURITE PILGRIM' AND 'THE MOVEABLE FEAST'

THIS WAS LAST YEAR:

THIS YEAR, WE WENT TO HEAVEN:

SO ANTOINETTE CALLED US ON THANKSGIVING DAY AND SAID

"FORGET THE TURKEY LADY, LET'S COOK THIS CHICKEN WITH 

THE DANDY WARHOLS AND GO TO HEAVEN"

APPARENTLY THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS GAY NIGHTCLUB AND HAUNT OF BOY GEORGE (WE CAN SEE OUR MOTHER BEAMING WITH PRIDE AT OUR CHOICE OF THANKSGIVING VENUE). 

HOW DO WE REFUSE OUR SOMETIMES GIRLFRIEND AND MOSTLY MUSE? WE DON'T. SO WE GOT DRESSED, AND TRADED OUR PILGRIM SHOES FOR OUR PARTY HAT.

THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA CHOMEL BLOUSE IN BLANC DE INDIA,

WITH REQUISITE GROUPIE WEAR:

THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT WAS A PEACH; SHE COMPLIMENTED US ON OUR BOHO BLOUSE, AND THEN KINDLY OFFERED US SOME MINTS AND A SPRITZ OF SOME VERY FANCY PERFUME. 

AND THEN WE DANCED.

IT WASN'T OUR TYPICAL HARVEST CELEBRATION SCENE, BUT SOMETIMES ITS GOOD TO BREAK WITH TRADITION. 

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A YEAR OF REGRESSION, AND REALLY, WHY STOP NOW?

THE DANDY WARHOLS DOING THEIR THING.

AND THERE WAS A PROPOSAL ONSTAGE, AND THE GIRL SAID 'YES' WHICH MUST BE A VERY GOOD THANKSGIVING OMEN INDEED.

OUR HOST, OLLI OF BERLIN CLUB AUCHT MILLIMETER AND ANTOINETTE.

(MERCI OLLI)

OH DANDYS, DID YOU KNOW WE WERE COMING? 

YOU PLAYED OUR ANTHEM:

 YOU CAN'T DUPLICATE OUR EVENING, BUT YOU CAN BUY A BLOUSE JUST LIKE OURS (WHICH IS BETTER, BECAUSE YOU WON'T RUN THE RISK OF BEING THROWN INTO A MIDDLE-AGED MOSH PIT)
TO GET YOUR OWN ALIX OF BOHEMIA CHOMEL BLOUSE- GO HERE.

FOR SALE: KARMA CAMELIA

HAVING BEEN RAISED BY NAKED HIPPIES AND YOGIS, WE'RE FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THE WHAT-GOES-AROUND-COMES-AROUND KARMA BUSINESS 

(THAT BAD STUFF IS A BITCH BY THE WAY)

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA BLOUSE, WE'RE ONLY EXCITED TO GET MORE OF A GOOD THING. WE INTRODUCED THE CORNERSTONE OF THE COLLECTIONS OVER THREE YEARS AGO, AND WE'VE BEEN SELLING THEM LIKE HOTCAKES AND WEARING THEM  LIKE THEY'RE GOING OUT OF STYLE (HA) EVER SINCE.

REGARD, A FEW EXAMPLES:

CLASSIC CHIFFON SWISS DOT CAMELIA IN SYDNEY

HAND PAINTED CAMELIA

WATERCOLOUR CAMELIA

CAMELIA IN BLANC DE INDIA IN MEXICO

ROOFTOP SILK CAMELIA

POPPY SWISS DOT CAMELIA

WE CAN'T RESIST TAKING HER OUT TO PLAY SEASON AFTER SEASON. WHETHER PRINTED OR PALE, SHE'S OUR PARTNER IN CRIME AND WE LOVINGLY HAND STITCH EACH HEM INTO PLACE BY HAND. BECAUSE WHEN YOUR BODY IS THIS LOVELY, WHO WOULD DREAM OF TOP-STITCHING YOU WITH A MACHINE, MASS PRODUCTION STYLE?

LA FORME FANTASTIQUE FLANKED WITH A CONTRASTING TRIM. THE POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS ARE ENDLESS, AND THATS INTENTIONAL, WE DON'T WANT TO CLONE THIS GAL, BUT LOVE DISCOVERING HER MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES.

THE COTTON VARIETY:

THE SILK AND CHIFFON:

TOP IT WITH A TRIM:

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO PURCHASE FOR HOLIDAY GIVING, WE WILL HAPPILY PERSONALISE THE TAG FOR YOU, LIKE THIS:

CAMELIA GIFTING MEANS GOOD KARMA. 

LISTEN TO GEORGE, HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT:

ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA PEASANT BLOUSE WITH GATHERED NECKLINE AND CUFFS AND ROUNDED HEM. INTERIOR BODY FLANKED WITH FRENCH SEAMS, ALL HAND-FINISHED. SHE CAN BE MADE TO ORDER WITH OR WITHOUT A CONTRASTING BAND. WANT YOURS EXTRA LONG? A SHORTER SLEEVE? NO PROBLEM. THATS THE BEAUTY OF CAMELIA: SHE'S A SHAPE SHIFTER.
MACHINE WASH COLD, LINE DRY.
SIZES: SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE
PRICES VARY ACCORDING TO SELECTION.
COTTON: $178.00- $198.00 USD
SILK CHIFFON: $280.00- $380.00 USD

GET YOUR OWN HERE

BOXED

AND SO AFTER WE CRAFTED A DRESS FROM ANTOINETTE'S PAINTED SILK

(SHE WAS CALLED PATTI, THAT'S HER ABOVE)

WE MADE A VERY SMALL VERSION, BY HAND, FROM THE SAME MATERIAL.

AND THEN GYPSY GAVE US AN OLD APOTHECARY DRAWER, IN WHICH WE HAD A LITTLE SPACE TO DREAM AND MEDITATE ON A TINY DANCING FLOATING DRESS. OBJETS AND LITTLE FROZEN GARMENTS, WORKED BY TWO SETS OF HANDS, TO GO BEHIND GLASS. AND THEN THERE WERE THREE:

TINY DANCER

(NOTE THE TEENY TINY SEASHELL BELT LIKE BIG SISTER PATTI)

PAISLEY

(WE GIFTED HER THE ICONS WE'VE BEEN CARRYING IN OUR WALLET SINCE OUR FIRST COMMUNION)

FLORA

(SHE'S A BIT LIKE THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA FLEETWOOD, BUT MADE BETTER WITH BUTTERFLIES)

 A PORTHOLE, A RABBIT HOLE, A MIXED MEDIA MEMORY, THESE THREE:

THEY'LL BE MAKING THEIR RESPECTIVE DEBUTS WITH 

ROBERTA MOORE CONTEMPORARY

AS PART OF THE 'RAPTURE' EXHIBITION OPENING NOVEMBER 29TH.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MAKING OF THE GIRLS HERE.
QUESTIONS? (YEA, US TOO. LIFE IS WEIRD SOMETIMES) ASK HERE

OLD HABITS

VINTAGE RABBIT SKIN, LEOPARD PRINT.

ARE THERE ANY SWEETER WORDS TO BE USED TOGETHER IN DESCRIBING A HAT? CAN IT GET BETTER?

WHY YES FRIENDS, IT CAN: ADD A £5 PRICE TAG, THROW IN SOME GROSGRAIN FOR GOOD MEASURE, AND LETS CALL IT CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU CHARITY SHOP, OUR NEW CHAPEAU IS JUST WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU, LOVE HAPPENS WHEN YOU AREN'T LOOKING FOR IT. LIKE MAYBE YOU'RE JUST POTTERING ABOUT BUYING LIGHT BULBS AND TOILET PAPER AND BOOM! YOU GET TOTALLY SWEPT OFF YOUR FEET BY SOME DIVINE MADE IN ITALY DIME PIECE.

AND IN CASE ONE NEEDED FURTHER INSPIRATION, 

(AS ITS MONDAY, AND MONDAY REQUIRES EXTRA INSPIRATION AS WELL AS EXTRA ESPRESSO)

A FEW SPOTTED AND DOTTED FROM SOME GREATEST HITS.

LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD:

KEITH'S JACKET, SOME EXPLODED LEOPARD TO COVET

 ALEXA'S HEADGEAR

THE BEAUTIFUL, THE TRAGIC EDIE 

BOHEMIAN HOSTESS DULCIE DREAMER IN A CRAZY GETUP WE WISH WE OWNED

(FOR LOUNGING AND STUFF)

OUR OWN LOVE OF LEOPARD HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED; ALIX OF BOHEMIA VITA DRESS, ABOVE AND THE FAITHFUL ICON TREWS ON ISABELLE, BELOW.

GETTING OVER EXCITED IN SOME SHOES AND TREWS AT LANE CRAWFORD

VERUSCHKA AND SPOTS

PRETTY SURE WE NEED NO FURTHER ENCOURAGEMENT.

BUT IF WE DID, WE'D RUN OUT AND BUY THESE FANTASTICO VIVIER BOOTS.

LEOPARD SOLES FOR A SPOTTED SOUL:

JUNIPER GIRL

LATE NIGHT GYPSY TALKS MEANT WE REALLY DIDN'T FINISH THIS ONE UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS.

FIRST THINGS FIRST; WE WERE ALL JAZZED OVER OUR NEWEST ADDITION, A YET-TO-BE-NAMED VICTORIAN DRESS FORM. SHE'S THE REAL DEAL AND WILL MAKE A VERY FABULOUS COMPANION TO GRETCHEN THE DUMMY.

 THANK YOU, ROOSTER FOR FINDING HER FOR US.  

WE NEEDED TO CHRISTEN THE NEWEST MEMBER OF LA FAMIGLIA,

AND SO, AFTER A DINNER OF PASTEL MACARONS AND SWEET TEA,

 THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA JUNIPER BLOUSE SPRUNG FORTH FROM OUR HANDS. 

SHE'S GOT A LITTLE PETER PAN PEPLUM AND SOME TIES. 

WE DON'T NEED TO FURTHER EXPLAIN OUR PENCHANT FOR CHILDISH CLOTHES AND BANDANA PRINT,

BUT WE DO NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE SURPRISE INSIDE:

A FLASH OF JADE PANSY PRINT FOR GUTS,

A GINGHAM CUFF TO PULL IT TOGETHER.

OUR MAGIC HANDS MEANS YOU CAN'T SEE THE STITCHES.

AND THEN, IT WAS REALLY LATE, EVEN FOR NEVERLAND. 

BUT BEFORE WE COULD DIVE UNDER THE DUVET, WE HAD TO STEAL THE DUMMY'S THUNDER, JUST FOR A MOMENT, IF ONLY

TO CAPTURE THE JUNIPER WITH OUR PERFECT POLKA DOT PANTS.

THIS WAS MONDAY, WHERE WE LISTENED TO THIS ON REPEAT:

ALIX OF BOHEMIA JUNIPER BLOUSE IN CLOVER COTTON WITH PANSIE TIES.
GATHERED NECKLINE, CUFFS AND PEPLUM; HAND-FINISHED THROUGHOUT.
100% COTTON, MACHINE WASH AND LINE DRY
 (HIPPIES HAVE GOT TO HAVE THEIR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT AND WE'LL NEVER BE GROWN UP ENOUGH TO GO TO THE DRY CLEANER)

PICK YOURSELF A JUNIPER, SHE'S $285.00 USD AND MADE TO ORDER JUST FOR YOU MY FRIEND. GO HERE