MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THOSE CLOTHES WE MAKE AND LUSTING AFTER IMPOSSIBLE ITEMS

(ALI'S CAMEL COAT, GYPSY'S SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE, FRIDA'S HEADDRESS)

BUT AS CHRISTMAS IS COMING, 

WE ARE THINKING OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO GET AND TO GIVE.

FOR A HAPPY HIPPIE HOLIDAY.

WE PRETEND TO HATE IT (WE ARE INTIMIDATED), BUT THIS INTERNET BUSINESS MAKES IT EASY-PEASY. AND NOW YOU JUST HAVE TO DECIDE: PEPPERMINT BARK OR PEACOCK? CAN YOU REALLY GO WRONG WITH BOTH?

French class: LAGUIOLE knives

It is no secret that Indian turquoise is way better than diamonds (ask G. O'Keefe) from

 NAVAJO BAZAAR, $810.00

We like to draw hearts around the skulls and give them crowns to lessen the Hirst Factor. From MODERN ALCHEMY, $50.00

Day in day out for 4 years of University, good enough for Pablo P. and Edie S: when in doubt, go for Gitane by ST JAMES, $115

The perfect Green by ESSIE, $8.00

Our penchant for stripes, and the Hudson Bay variety are no secret. From THE BAY, $295.00

Mexican Rosary Beads from IRMA BEADS, $28.00

Peppermint Bark (Read: Holiday Crack Candy) from WILLIAMS-SONOMA,

 £19.00-£35.00

Beaded Kenyan dog collars from DOG COLLAR BOUTIQUE, FROM $40.00

An albino taxidermy peacock from NATURE'S DESIGN $1800

(if you buy this for us we will have to be yours)

Shearling moccasin slippers from WOOLRICH, $110.00

Essential Oil Lemongrass room difuser (Verbena summer serenity) 

WILD PLANET, £22.00

Indian block print sham and duvet from the divine JOHN ROBSHAW, $80-$425

For our perpetually cold hands, cashmere wristwarmers from BRORA, £33.00

Ottolenghi's Notting Hill has bankrupted us. We love the food, get the cookbook HERE

Serious shoes made from vintage Kilim, $200.00 from TEN & Co.

The most fabulous blue chapeau by BORSALINO

We got lucky, our girlfriend Connie gave us this early and we cannot wait to get Graceful, AMAZON, from £21.00

The best stuff on the Block: what our childhood memories are made of.

Cream Style Honey made from non-aggressive, free-loving Italian Bees. 

 LITTLEFIELD FARM from $18.00

AND OF COURSE, WE ARE STILL TAKING A FEW ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF WHAT ALIX OF BOHEMIA HAS FOR GIFTING, SAY HELLO, LOVER HERE

TABLE VON TRAPP REHASH

WE TOOK SOMETHING OLD AND MADE IT NEW:

YOU KNOW HOW WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE FRENCH RAG YARD?

WE PICKED UP THIS INCREDIBLE GAUZY TABLECLOTH THERE, AND WITH ITS BLOODY RED BATIK DRIPS AND MONKEY AND POMEGRANATE  MOTIF, WE KNEW WE HAD TO TAKE THAT OLD RAG AND CUT INTO HER TO MAKE SOMETHING. BECAUSE AS MUCH AS WE DO LIKE TO WRAP OURSELVES TOGA STYLE IN SHEATHS, ITS NOT ALWAYS SO PRACTICAL FOR CITY LIFE. AND SO WE WENT ALL MARIA VON TRAPP ON THAT THING (WE KNOW WE KNOW, THAT WAS CURTAINS SHE USED, SO DID SCARLETT WHEN SHE WAS IN A PINCH, BUT WE ARE TALKING TEXTILE REPURPOSING, AND ITS ALL PART OF THE SAME BRAIN WAVE, SOUND OF MUSIC STYLE.)

AND WE HAD TO TAKE MAMAN'S CORAL NECKLACE AND PUT IT ON OUR HEAD. BECAUSE MOST HIPPIE DRESSES ARE ENHANCED BUT SUCH HEADGEAR.

(SOUTH OF FRANCE JESUS STYLE)

YES BUTTERCUP, THAT REALLY WAS A TABLECLOTH. 

BUT ITS SO MUCH BETTER ON OUR BODY. 

ONE OF A KIND ALIX OF BOHEMIA VON TRAPP DRESS, MADE FROM AN ANTIQUE FRENCH TABLECLOTH. 

WE DON'T WANT TO PART WITH HER; BUT WE'LL THINK ABOUT IT. INQUIRE HERE.

IN GOOD COMPANY

WE SPOKE A LITTLE WHILE AGO ABOUT THE BIJOUS ALIX OF BOHEMIA WAS DESIGNING FOR A SUPER COOL START UP. WWD HAS GONE AND DONE A FANCY ARTICLE THIS MORNING, THE PROPHET HAS SPOKEN,  NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT PLUKKA.


ITS NO SURPRISE THAT ITS THE BRAINCHILD OF JOANNE (FELLOW FREE SPIRIT WHO BOUGHT OUR FIRST EDITION OF THE STEPHANIE DRESS IN SWISS DOT CHIFFON), WHO HAS CREATED A MODEL WHICH BRINGS US THE FANTASTICAL (REAL) BAUBLES WE WANT FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE. 

TAKE THE EVIL EYE RING WE DREW UP (FIGURE 4) ON THE LOWER RIGHT; ONCE MADE, PLUKKA WILL THROW IT UP ON THEIR SITE FOR AN AUCTION. FOR A LIMITED TIME LADIES AND GERMS WILL BE ABLE TO BUY THAT STUFF. 

THE MORE PEOPLE THAT BUY THE ITEM, THE LESS EXPENSIVE IT BECOMES. EVERYTHING IS 70-90% OFF OF THE RETAIL PRICE. WE DON'T USUALLY LIKE TO TALK NUMBERS, (JUST NOT OUR LANGUAGE BABY, WE SPEAK FLUENT FABRICS) BUT DISCOUNTED NUMBERS ATTACHED TO SHINING BAUBLES ARE KIND OF OK. 

A SELECTION FROM OUR SKETCHBOOK: ABOVE, THE NANTUCKET FIXED GOLD ROPE BRACELET AND A MIXED METAL AND DIAMOND CHOKER INSPIRED BY MASAI NECKGEAR. 

GET THE FULL EXPERIENCE HERE: PLUKKA