TO MARKET TO MARKET

EVEN THOUGH OUR IDEA OF A 'BASKET'* DIFFERS FROM THAT OF THE ONLINE SHOPPING COMMUNITY, 

WE'RE SLOWLY JOINING THE REST OF THE WORLD WITH THIS WHOLE TREND. 

'TIS THE HOME OF BOHEMIA, PEOPLE:

ALIX of BOHEMIA 

Online Shop

SO YOU CAN VISIT OUR LITTLE ONLINE MARKETPLACE AND CLICK THROUGH TO BUY.

(EVEN THOUGH ITS A WORK IN PROGRESS- HEY, AREN'T WE ALL?)

OF COURSE WE STILL DO MADE TO ORDER AND THE LIKE. YOU CAN INQUIRE ABOUT THAT HERE.

*(IN CASE YOU WANTED SOME CLARITY ON THAT ONE, WE LIKE FRENCH MARKET WOVEN BASKETS, AND NOT REALLY SO MUCH THE VIRTUAL VARIETY. OUR FAVOURITES? MEDINA BASKETS, SHOP HERE.

DRESSING FOR DINNER

THIS IS A LOVE STORY.

OR RATHER, THE STORY OF A LABOUR OF LOVE.

IT ALSO FEATURES A VERY INTIMATE SCENE WITH A CHICKEN,

THE RETURN OF THE CROP TOP

AND A TRIUMPHANT,  (SLIGHTLY BROWNED) TARTE TATIN.

SO WE RETURNED FROM BURROUGH AND MALTBY STREET MARKETS RESPECTIVELY, WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCE AND BIG AMBITIONS:

A CHICKEN STUFFED UNDER THE SKIN, AND A TARTE TATIN.

(KALE AND GOLDEN BEETROOT WERE INVOLVED TOO, AND THOUGH, WHILE LOVELY, THEY ARE NOT THE KEY PLAYERS IN THIS STORY).

WE SET TO WORK IN CONNIE'S KITCHEN, LOOSENED THE SKIN OF THAT BIRD 

AND STUFFED IT FULL OF GOODNESS:

BUTTER, (DUH) ROSEMARY, PANKO, PARMA HAM AND GARLIC.

WHILE DONNING

THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA 

ROSEMARY BLOUSE.

EXCITED FACE:

(AREN'T WE JUST THE PICTURE OF CHARM AND GRACE)

ADEQUATELY STUFFED:

AND BROWNED:

AND FOR SOMETHING SWEETER

SOME MORE BUTTER, SUGAR AND BRANDY
(THE RECIPE DIDN'T CALL FOR THE LATTER, BUT YOU ALWAYS WIN WITH A DASH OF FRENCH BOOZE)

INTO THE OVEN, EMERGING WITH SOME LOVELY COLOUR

AND THEN WE HELD OUR BREATH AND FLIPPED HER TOGETHER AND FLIPPED OUT.

OUR SATURDAY EVENING PROJECT: 

A VERY BRONZED TATIN; A DIVINE SUPPER A DEUX.

OUT OF THE KITCHEN:

ALIX OF BOHEMIA

THE ROSEMARY BLOUSE

WITH A QUILTED STRIP OF INDIAN BLOCK PRINT DOWN THE ARM

TIES UP THE FRONT

AND ITS CROPPED CROPPED CROPPED

LIKE OUR FAVOURITE BELLY SHIRT FROM OUR DAYS OF LOVING 

THE LIMITED TOO.

ROSEMARY IS EXCELLENT DINNER COMPANY.
AND IN CASE YOU COULDN'T GUESS
SHE'S COMPLETELY HAND-FINISHED WITH FRENCH SEAMS THROUGHOUT HER BODY
AS WE DO.
(CAN YOU SEE THE BELLS TOO?)
SIZE MEDIUM; 155.00 GBP


ROSEMARY FOR YOU? WE'LL TAKE YOUR ORDER here

JANUARY SUCKS

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WE'VE BEEN FEELING KIND OF BLUE LATELY,

(THOUGH ITS A COLOUR PREFERABLE TO HOLLY GO-LIGHTLY'S MEAN REDS- YIKES)

AND WE'RE BLAMING IT ON JANUARY. 

ITS A SHITTY MONTH AND WE NEED TO BE INSPIRED.

COLLECTED IMAGES SCATTERED ACROSS OUR DESK;

 COME AND MUSE WITH US:

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1. The father of us all, Master Pablo P, LIFE magazine.

2. Octopus on a wire, (merci Pinterest)

3. Patti and Keith Richards in VOGUE 2012

4. A tiny pair of spotted hot pants, (merci awelltraveledwoman)

5. New uniform: Daria in sequins and patchwork. 

6. Young Rampling, looking straight out of Moonrise Kingdom.

7. A giraffe and elephant on a bridge (awelltraveledwoman)

8. Lee and Jackie in Capri.

9. Asle Hirsute's fabulous blue sticks.

10. V Westwood and her crew in the 70's (Google)

11. Room of Rugs (deathofastylist)

12. Radical snakeskin romper and Doc Martins (Google)

13. This looks like Venice, let us sleep here: Bed of Saffron (by way of Google).

14. A favourite photo of J Birkin, complete with facepaint (merci Pinterest)

15. Polka dot Kimono (merci awelltraveledwoman.tumblr.com)

16. Gypsy Mickey, whom we ran into getting coffee yesterday morning; love his leopard.

And if that doesn't work, check out his jumpsuit our great Aunt Ana Maria gave us recently:

We wore it for breakfast this morning.

(Uppers come in vintage satin and velvet form.)

Happy Thursday Bohemian Bunnies.

BOHEMIANS: LA STORIA DI VICTORIA

WE'VE BEEN HARASSING YOUNG VICTORIA TO LET US FEATURE HER FOR LIKE, EVER. (TWO YEARS TO BE EXACT, WHEN WE FELL IN LOVE WITH HER IN AND AROUND WESTBOURNE GROVE)

 THAT HAIR! THAT HUMOUR! THOSE SUNGLASSES! THE UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO ALI MACGRAW!

WE CAN THINK OF NO ONE MORE DREAMY TO MODEL OUR WEARS.

VICTORIA BABY, YOU'VE GOT OUR NUMBER AND STOLEN OUR HEART.

TOUCHING BASE FROM PALM BEACH UNDER A BANANA LEAF TREE, SHE GAMELY DONS HER ALIX OF BOHEMIA PINK POM AND INDULGES US IN A FEW QUESTIONS:

NICKNAME: Vic, Tortle, Vicowlia. The list goes on.

HOME: New York City and London.

DAY JOB: Head of Events at Purple PR.

BREAKFAST: Green Juice heavy on the ginger or lots of almond butter.

HOLIDAY: New-found sanctuary: Jacobs Beach, Harbour Island.

ARTWORKS: My sister Alexandra's comic illustrations and sculptures.

FLOWERS: Gardenia.

MANTRA: Whatever my mother tells me.

COCKTAIL: Vodka Gimlet.

COLOUR: Eau de Nil Green.

ESSENTIALS: YSL Volupte Sheer candy lipstick in fig and my Shu Uemura eyelash curler.

COMPANION: My dog, Zelda.

ICON: Young Natalie Wood.

I CHANNEL BOHEMIA When I see Alix and listen to my friend Gio's podcasts from clam in a jam.

ANIMAL SPIRIT: I've been told I'm a swan but I think I'm an otter. 

 ALIX OF BOHEMIA PINK POM DRESS AND PINK POM BLOUSE. GATHERED NECKLINES AND SLEEVES WITH A SHOCK OF POM POMS DOWN THE ARM. TOTALLY HAND FINISHED (DUH), 100% COTTON, WITH TIES UP THE FRONT. MADE TO ORDER.
GET THE NITTY GRITTY ON THE POM POM PIECES HERE.

DEEP BLUE

BEFORE  BOARDING A PLANE BACK TO LONDRES,

WE KNOCKED OUT A LITTLE JACKET

BLUE DAHLIA

SISTER OF OUR MOST FAVOURITE  AND STYLISH DELILAH:

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SHE'S GOT TASSELS AND SPOTS AND SHE MATCHES THE WALLPAPER IN MAMAN'S DRESSING ROOMSOMETIMES WE LIKE TO BLEND IN WITH OUR SURROUNDINGS, AND IT IS SUCH CIVILISED PLACE TO RETREAT TO WHEN STATESIDE, FILLED WITH TREASURES AND MEMORIES OF BEING SMALL AND PLAYING ON THE FLOOR.

WE DO NOT NEED TO BORE YOU AGAIN WITH OUR REASON FOR CHOOSING ANOTHER INDIGO (THOUGH THIS PAISLEY VARIETY REMINDS US OF THE SEA WITH SWIRLS OF CORAL)

SPEAKING OF DEEP BLUES,
IN OTHER NEWS, A GIANT LOBSTER WAS OUR SEND OFF FEAST, COURTESY OF THE BROTHERS BOHEMIA. LOLO, ABOVE AND MINX, RESPECTIVELY.
IT WAS ELEVEN POUNDS AND VERY DELICIOUS. 

WHICH BRINGS TO MIND OF COURSE, A FAVOURITE:

DALI'S LOBSTER TELEPHONE OF 1936.

SALVATORE IS CALLING FOR YOU, DEAR DAHLIA JACKET.

ALIX OF BOHEMIA DAHLIA JACKET, MADE TO ORDER FROM $390.00

EACH SEAM IS STITCHED INTO PLACE BY HAND, AND SHE'S FULLY LINED IN INDIGO SPOTS

(HER GUTS ARE BLUE BUT SHE'S ALL HEART)

FOR YOUR OWN, COME HERE MY PRETTY.