PLACES: JUST BREATHE

Sometimes city life starts to wear on our bohemian bodies.

We get tired of tearing through Soho and Shepards Bush in big stomping boots like maniacs, looking for fabrics and ribbons and strings and things.

We we were in total bohemian burnout mode. 

And just as we were about to collapse from complete city exhaustion, Joanne called and told us to get our ass in gear and on the train.

(She's bossy like that, in the best possible way)

Knowing what to expect from our favourite Hong Kong Lady, we grabbed a bottle, a book and a toothbrush and hopped on the country bandwagon.

Our state was pretty dire:

And we were reunited and given just the tonic for this City Malady.

It was pink, and we drank it with ice cubes:

After medicine was distrubuted, we were greeted by the best cook in the world,from the other side of the world,

who fed us quiche and a salad made of flowers

We knew what to expect from the Old Rectory, as we'd been so kindly invited as guests before, 

but we'd managed to forget how incredibly cosy, and beautiful, and relaxing this charming home was.

Effortless integration of Eastern and Western objets.

Its kind of how we imagine real grown ups live.

Some headgear and some notable bohemian nobles

And after you've had a moment to digest,

(both lunch and your surroundings)

its time for walkies.

And before we crack out the rosé again

we're going to play some croquet.

Because thats the other thing you do in the country,

aside from walkies and lunching and drinking rosé.

we get totally schooled in the art of flower crown making.

Have we met our match or what?

The capable hands of Devon, our new muse, who crafted those beautiful crowns:

And now that we're all dressed up, you can guess what time it is:

TEDDIE SHORTS in Big Wave with Rouge

make and appearance with Joanne and the pink wine.

Darling John, the other half of the host couple.

An amazing sport he was, the only male, flanked by a gaggle of girls.

We think he's particularly refined with his hair and cigar and his dogs. 

The perfect prescription,

A perfect weekend.

And we are oh-so refreshed and restored by girl power and fresh air.

Hey Monday, all good. 

GOING VOGUE

So VOGUE calls us the other week and says,

'Hey Alix & Claire,

want to come to our office and sell your wares?'

and we were like,

'Yea, O.K.,  we will travel there'

and off we went to Hanover Square:

(How we got past the front door, we'll never know)

And after we left VOGUE house,

(though the surroundings were very pretty, it was a little hard to breathe up there, to be honest)

we trotted down Jermyn Street with the remains of our sweet TEDDIES in our baskets.

And even though we were running pretty low on the things, we bagged ourselves some new customers on the street.

 And can you blame them for being enchanted?

We would buy pretty much anything if Fouché told us to.

(we think its the hair, so brilliantly blonde)

Those Teddie Shorts sell like hotcakes, babycakes. 

 Rupert chose a Red Liberty print Teddie

For his darling wife,

(though he would be dashing in them too, we are sure)

 We're hustling Vogue House and the gentlemen of Jermyn Street-
better watch out, you're next to get your bottom into Teddies bambino.

THE PRINCE OF PRINTS: KAFFE FASSETT

So seeing as it was the weekend 

(it was only a couple of days ago, remember?)

we were in the mood for a bit of an outing.

We pulled on some TEDDIE SHORTS and a very old jumper with holes in the elbows

and almond milk latte in hand, 

we headed across the bridge. 

And what did we find?

an exhibition on one of our heros, 

monsieur Kaffe Fassett.

Talk about a life in colour;

the man is a painter, quilter, textile, tapestry and mosaic designer.

His are the fabrics we have loved and used for many years of our bohemian collections

Why, of course artichoke and beetroot are the perfect pairing with your Ming vase:

Our favourite part, easily the studies for those fantastical textiles:

Hello Hippie Garden!

Oh what a beautiful garden he grows.

Had we known we would have dressed more appropriately for the occasion, in one of our garments made from his jolies tissues.

like this one:

Olivia in ALIX of BOHEMIA Livvy Dress in made from Kaffe's Beach Roses

 Or this one:

Bella in an ALIX of BOHEMIA custom Maxi Dress

Or perhaps a favourite variety of Teddie: 

ALIX of BOHEMIA Teddie Shorts in Kaffe's Lavender Surf

Hippie Mama in ALIX of BOHEMIA Lemonade Blouse in Kaffe's acid

We drenched our little brains in colour and soaked up all that acid and day-glo whimsy.

You must go! its fantastico.