Showing posts with label TOILE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TOILE. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

SOUTH



'Kiss me now, love me now'
Fitzgerald once wrote.

Last week, we were in urgent need of some affection:
some Sun and Sea Loving.
We longed to be kissed and loved by the two; a salty embrace and a warm tickle of rays,
Before being forced into winter hibernation. 

So we decided to do the sensible thing and head South.
THere was a big party on the Côte, and we are always happy to have an excuse to sew ourselves a snakeskin jumpsuit and board a plane:
(for its generally encouraged to wear animal print in those parts)

We watched the landscape change from 
Green to Blue from the window;
Blue was better. 
Then it was time for the first fête in a long line of celebrations;
This was going to be a marathon, not a sprint. (Not that we would ever go running, we're just reaching for a convenient metaphor)
So we did the normal thing and slapped on some Bohemian bits:
The ALIX of BOHEMIA Rivera Waistcoat, trimmed in Red Peru

 And met up with some friends, who were donning their own variety of Bohemia:
While drinking champagne from plastic cups, naturally. 

ALIX of BOHEMIA Lorelei jacket in Deep Blue Toile:

 The sun went down, but we made do with a few candles to illuminate a casual barbeque.

The next morning, we were feeling less than festive,

But we managed to rally, and revive ourselves with some fairly decent views


Taking a spaceship to get a closer look at all that BLUE



We gesticulated wildly and took in some rays,
and made a new pool buddy, who stole our Leopard Bohemia right off our back:


 She looked so good in it, we were happy to sacrifice it.
We also took a little colour palatte inspiration, in greens and pinks,
 Before kissing the landscape goodbye when the sun set. 


Not too shabby for a weekend love affair. 

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Friday, February 8, 2013

LORELEI






WE ONCE KNEW A BOAT BUILDER WHO LIVED IN OYSTER BAY. HE DRANK BOURBON, COULD PACK A CAR LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS AND FIX ANYTHING WITH A BIT OF STRING.
AND HE LIVED ON A VERY PRETTY WOODEN BOAT IN THAT PREPPY PORT.
 THAT BOAT WAS CALLED LORELI.

BUT THAT PART COMES AT THE END OF THE STORY.
FAST FORWARD TO A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO WHEN WE WENT TO THE CIRCUS. RATHER UNSURPRISINGLY WE HAVE ALWAYS FANTASIZED ABOUT RUNNING AWAY WITH A TROUPE, CARNIES HAVE THE BEST COSTUMES AFTER ALL.

SO THE MORNING AFTER CIRCUS DREAMS, FINGERS ITCHING, WE PATCHED TOGETHER SHADES OF BLUE AND INDIGO AND TURQUOISE, AND WE JUST KNEW SHE WAS CALLED LORELI.

IT WAS ONLY LATER THAT THE MEMORY OF THE BOAT AND HER NAME CAME INTO THE PICTURE. AND WE REALISED THIS WAS NOT A CIRCUS JACKET AFTER ALL, BUT RATHER A CHILD OF THE SURF.
THE SENSATION OF BEING ABOARD THAT VESSEL, SHADES OF SEA AND SKY MERGING.
ESPECIALLY JAZZED THAT THE QUILTING RECALLS WOODGRAIN AND WATER RIPPLING.
OUR FAVOURITE CONNIE COMES OVER TO MODEL
THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA 
LORELI JACKET
LINEN TOILE (ALWAYS PARTIAL TO UPHOLSTERY) MEETS JAPANESE INDIGO QUILTED SPOTS
PIPED TO PERFECTION AND LINED IN TURQUOISE IKAT.

(SHE'S A FAN TOO)

ALIX OF BOHEMIA LORELI JACKET,
SHE'S A WATER BABY.
MADE TO ORDER.
WE'LL MAKE YOU ONE TOO, IF YOU WANT.
GO HERE.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

PICKING PEONIES




WHILST STATESIDE, WE'VE BEEN LUXURIATING IN THE AMERICAN SUN (WHILST HEARING HORROR STORIES OF LONDON SHOWERS), AND CHILLING WITH THE PUPPIES AMONGST THE PEONIES. GOING THROUGH BOXES FROM MANY YEARS AGO, THE FABRICS OF OUR YOUTH  REDISCOVERED; SO MANY YARDS OF DITSY  PRINTS AND NOVELTY BITS OUR MAMAN USED TO MAKE OUR DRESSES. THIS TOPIARY GARDEN PRINT TOOK OUR FANCY AND WE MADE A LITTLE PIXIE DRESS TO COMPLIMENT THE WEATHER, AND THE MEMORY OF BEING TINY AND TWIRLING IN THE GRASS. 







ALIX OF BOHEMIA COTTON PIXIE DRESS, GATHERED NECKLINE AND RUFFLE HEM WITH LACE TRIM SLEEVES. HAND FINISHED THROUGHOUT. 
 (WE'RE OLDSCHOOL BABY, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD)
ONE SIZE.


GET YOUR OWN HERE.

Monday, May 30, 2011

PICASSO: AS CLASSIC AS A PAIR OF KHAKIS

ITEM No. 0086: THE PICASSO BLOUSE IN TOILE (BLEU)
ITS AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE, A TREASURE FROM MY FIRST EVER COLLECTION, THE PICASSO BLOUSE IN 100% FRENCH COTTON TOILE.
WE LOVE A LITTLE TOILE IN THIS CORNER (HAVE YOU SEEN THE JOUY TROUSERS?),  AND THE IDEA OF FRENCH COUNTRY UPHOLSTERY REPURPOSED, REFASHIONED AS A GARMENT. (NOT TO MENTION LOADS OF 'THROW IT ON APPEAL'; ESPECIALLY FABULOUS WITH ROLLED UP KHAKIS AND A PANAMA HAT)

100% COTTON ARTIST SMOCK, WITH MANDARIN COLLAR AND GATHERED SLEEVES WITH CUFF. MACHINE WASHABLE AND MADE TO ORDER IN SIZES SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE.
AVAILABLE IN TOILE BLEU AND PONY PRINT

$265.00 

DARLING ELIZABETH WITH HER DOG IN NEW YORK WEARS THE PICASSO.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

FOR SALE: JOUY TROUSERS IN ROYAL AND RUST






ITEM No. 0012 AND 0013: JOUY TROUSERS IN ROYAL AND RUST TOILE.
GO FOR BAROQUE. I TOOK THE FINEST FRENCH TOILE DE JOUY UPHOLSTERY AND MADE SOME TREWS. HIGH-WAISTED, FIVE POCKET 100% COTTON LINEN TROUSERS. MADE TO ORDER IN BOOTCUT (SHOWN) AND SKINNY SILHOUETTES. 
LIMITED EDITION:FIVE PAIR OF EACH COLOR AVAILABLE.
(LIMITED EDITION MEANS WE DON'T BELIEVE IN MASS PRODUCTION.)

ITEM No. 0012, BOOTCUT JOUY TREWS IN ROYAL OR RUST TOILE. CUSTOM SIZING.
$295.00 USD
ITEM No. 0013, SKINNY JOUY TREWS, IN ROYAL OR RUST TOILE. CUSTOM SIZING.
$295.00 USD

SHOWN WITH THE THEODORA SMOKING JACKET IN ROYAL VELVET, ITEM No. 0072