Wednesday, September 19, 2012

PAISLEY HAZE

WE HAD THIS DREAM THE OTHER DAY ABOUT A BABY NAMED PAISLEY. 
AND THOUGH WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THE INDIAN PATTERN COURSING THROUGH OUR VEINS, LATELY WE'VE BEEN FIXATED ON ALL VARIETIES OF THE UNDULATING ORGANIC TOPIARIES.
A LITTLE WEDNESDAY PAISLEY MEDITATION IF YOU WILL:
THE BEST BANDANNA PAISLEY
HENDRIX SHOWS US HOW ITS DONE
EXPLODED LINEN
SWEET MARIANNE AND HER SLEEVES
 GYPSY WEARING IT AT THE FRENCH RAG YARD
LIBERTY OF LONDON PAISLEY BABY DRESS
JUST THE WAY WE DREAM OF HIM: MICK WRAPPED IN IT
PHOEBE IN ALIX OF BOHEMIA ACID LINEN TEDDIE SHORTS
JOHN ROBSHAW'S INDIAN BABA SHOWS HIS WEARS
PENELOPE TREE LUXURIATING ATOP IT
SONNY SMITTEN WITH CHER'S BELL BOTTOMS
SOMETHING MORE RESTRAINED
LITTLE EDIE REPRESENTING HER INNER INDIAN SPIRIT
OUR ALIX OF BOHEMIA THEODORA SMOKING JACKET IN VINTAGE PAISLEY (CORDUROY JOY)

JUST CALL US THE PAISLEY PRINCESS:YOU KNOW HOW WE GET WHEN WE GET ON A TANGENT, WE LIKE TO BEAT IT TILL ITS DEAD DEAD DEAD.
WE'VE GOT TO GET IT OUT OF OUR SYSTEMS.
EXCUSE US, BUT WE'RE OFF TO GO HENNA OURSELVES HAPPY IN THE MOTIF AND SPEND THE DAY WEARING A TURBAN.
ITS WHAT TALITHA G. WOULD HAVE WANTED; AND SHE'S THE BOSS.

PREDICTABLE IN OUR FIXATION? PERHAPS YES, BUT AT LEAST ITS THE GOOD STUFF WE'RE MADE OF:




Tuesday, September 18, 2012

BAREFOOT AND BLUE


THE FASHION WEEK FEVER: TOO MANY PARTIES CAN MAKE A POOR GIRL BLUE AND BREAK OUT IN SPOTS, YOU KNOW.
SO WE'RE QUITE HAPPILY WRAPPED IN SOME INDIGOS, BAREFOOT AND COZY IN A HANSEL AND GRETEL STYLE NUMBER.
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER DOT: THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA FOLKLORE DRESS. 
 A WOVEN PURPLE PLACKET AND CUFFS, A SPOTTY BODY AND SOME ACTUAL BELLS AT THE END OF THE TIES. JUST HAND US SOME CASHMERE BEDSOCKS AND PUT ON SOME JOAN BAEZ OR SOME JONI; WE'LL SING ALONG AS A CHORUS OF CREATURES.

SOMEBODY GET THIS GIRL A GUITAR.

 CALL ME MAYBE BUY ME BABY HERE


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

SUMMERTIME: LAST CHANCE DANCE
























































































YEA YEA, 
THE COLD IS COMING.
THATS WHAT GIANT CAMEL COATS AND GYPSY FUR MITTENS ARE FOR. 
GET IN ON WHATS LEFT WHILE YOU STILL CAN: DRESS YOURSELF DARLING, ICI

Monday, September 10, 2012

PLACES: MITTENS AND BLOSSOMS



THOUGH WE TEND TO AVOID PORTOBELLO RD ON SATURDAY LIKE A PLAGUE, (ITS BEEN DECLARED PURGATORY BY DOODLE DUE TO THE CROWDS)
BUT WE GOT A TELEGRAM FROM THE GYPSY AT THE ADMIRAL VERNON; HE CLAIMED HE HAD A SQUASH BLOSSOM TO SHOW US.
AS IN, SOME SERIOUS ANTIQUE INLAID TURQUOISE NECK CANDY.
SO WE SAUNTERED DOWN THE OLD RD AND FOUND HIM ON HIS LITTLE BOOTH:
WITH HIS SKULLS AND STUFF. AND AN EDWARDIAN ASYLUM SUIT, IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT THAT WAS. (THE NEW WEEKEND CASUAL?)

GYPSY WAS NOT LYING: HE MODELS THAT SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE MILLICENT ROGERS STYLE. (IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS,  GO AND GOOGLE HER KEMOSABE; SHE PUT TURQUOISE ON THE MAP)

ABOVE, WHAT ARE THESE? WE WANT THEM ON OUR BODY.
WE'RE A LITTLE OUT OF FOCUS FOLKS, BUT THATS GYPSY VISION FOR YOU. BLURRED ON THE EDGES:
WEARING THE SWEETEST BUNNY FUR MITTENS, EVEN IN THE HEAT WE WERE ROMANCED, ZHIVAGO STYLE. COME THE COLD, BEADED BITS LIKE THESE WILL KEEP US WARM AT NIGHT, OF THIS WE ARE SURE.

IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF RICHIE TENENBAUM: FLY, MORDECAI! 
FOR SERIOUS: WHEN IN LONDON, FLY YOURSELF OVER AND UNDER THE ADMIRAL VERNON FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL GYPSY CURIOSITIES (AND TO TAKE IN SOME OF THOSE RAD TATTOOS).

Thursday, September 6, 2012

FLEETWOOD/WELLFLEET



SUMMERS SPENT IN NORTH TRURO
WEARING A HOT PINK BUBBLE BODY GLOVE BIKINI AND DOING THE BIRD DANCE
IN BETWEEN EATING ICE CREAMS AND PLAYING IN THE WAVES.
THIS OLD GIRL THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA WELLFLEET DRESS
HAS ALL THE INNOCENCE AND EASE OF OUR MEMORY
(HER SKIRT IS NICE AND LONG SO YOU CAN WALK IN THE TALL GRASS WITHOUT FEAR OF TICKS UP AND DOWN YOUR LEGS)

YOU FLY YOUR REGATTA FLAGS; WE'LL SEND UP A SIGNAL WITH OUR SWISS DOT SKIRT FLAPPING IN THE BREEZE. WE'RE ON THE DUNE, EATING FRIED CLAMS AND SMELLING OF SUNCREAM WITH SALTMAPS ON OUR LEGS.



WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG RUNNING WILD ON THE CAPE:
(YES, THAT IS A CHAMBRAY DENIM DRESS WITH A WHITE TURTLENECK AND FRENCH MARY JANES)
WE LOOK LIKE WE'RE SINGING, AND WITH GOOD REASON TOO.

COME AND KWASSA KWASSA WITH ME, THIS GIRL IS MADE FOR TWIRLING:




ALIX OF BOHEMIA WELLFLEET DRESS IN 100% COTTON SWISS DOT. CAPSLEEVES AND FULL RUFFLE FROM THE KNEE, EACH SEAM IS STITCHED INTO PLACE BY HAND TO ENSURE LONG LIFE AND MAXIMUM ADVENTURE. 

GET WELLDRESSED WITH THE WELLFLEET DRESS: HERE.

Monday, September 3, 2012

THE BRIGITTE (PHOEBE IN SPOTS)

THERE ARE FEW THINGS THAT INDIGO POLKA DOTS AND ELASTICATED WAISTBANDS CAN'T CURE. THROW IN OUR FAVOURITE MS. POUTY-LIPS-AMAZING-EYEBROWS PHEOBE, AND WE'RE ON A ROLL. HELLO PHEOBE, YOU LITTLE MINX. WE LOVE YOU IN THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA BRIGITTE ROMPER
ITS A FIGURE OF ALL IN ONE JUMPSUIT GOODNESS, MADE UP FROM THAT HAND SPOTTED INDIAN INDIGO, WITH ELASTICATED NECKLINES AND WAISTBAND, JUST TO REMIND YOU HOW MUCH MORE FUN YOUR CHILDHOOD STRETCHY TOGS WERE. (YOU COULD DO ANYTHING IN THOSE STRETCHY STIRRUP PANTS AND HANNA ANDERSON PYJAMAS, REMEMBER?)
AND THE SHORTS HAVE RICRAC.

IF YOU SHOULD GET COLD: WE SUGGEST THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA PHILLIPA JACKET
THE PERFECT LESSON IN LAYERING. MADE FROM ANOTHER INDIAN BLUE VARIETY, OFFSET WITH FRINGEY BITS AND SEERSUCKER TRIM.
WHERE CAN WE FIND SOME WOODEN GARDEN CLOGS TO COMPLETE OUR ENSEMBLE?
WE'RE TAKING A NOD FROM OUR DADDY PABLO P: THIS IS OUR BLUE PERIOD.

ALIX OF BOHEMIA BRIGITTE ELASTICATED ROMPER, $298.00 USD, ONE SIZE, MADE TO ORDER, WHICH TAKES ABOUT 2 WEEKS KIDS.
HER SISTER PHILLIPA, THE JACKET: EACH JACKET WE MAKE IS UNIQUE, DEPENDING ON WHO BUYS IT. THEY START AT $350.00 USD.

TO GET IN TOUCH AND ASK SOME QUESTIONS, PLACE AN ORDER OR SAY HEY BABY HOW YOU DOING? GO HERE.

PS. WE'VE GOT 4 PAIRS OF SALE SHORTS LEFT. (HURRY HURRY CINDARELLI, ORDER HERE, THEY'RE CHEAP AS CHIPS)