THEO WHEN THE SUN SHINES

THIS JACKET IS LIKE THE VILLAGE BICYCLE WE KEEP PASSING BETWEEN US. BUT ITS GOOD TO TAKE THE OLD ALIX OF BOHEMIA THEODORA SMOKING JACKET OUT FOR A BIT OF AIR AND MARKETING. SHE'LL BE CLOSET BOUND SOON ENOUGH IF THE SUN INSISTS ON SHINING LIKE THIS.  GLAMOURINA LIVVY'S WHACKED ON SOME GIANT FUR AND BOOTED UP FOR SOME PAELLA STANDING UP, BECAUSE SHE IS FANCY LIKE THAT.

ALIX OF BOHEMIA THEODORA SMOKING JACKET IN ROYAL VELVET WITH CORAL PIPING.

THEY WERE ALL YELLOW

JAUNE FEVER IS SETTING IN MY DEARS, MY DEARS.

WE'RE JUST MAD ABOUT SAFFRON, AND AMBER, GOLDENROD, CITRON, CANARY, LEMON, STRAW, HONEY AND OCHRE... 

PERHAPS ITS THE CHANGING LIGHT IN THESE PARTS? OR MAYBE ITS 

THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA RITCHIE SHORTS IN SAFFRON VELVET THAT HAVE GRACED  OUR WARDROBE RECENTLY.

WORN WITH OUR FAVOURITE OF MAMAN'S NECKLACES, THE WOODEN MALA BEADS IN MANGO.

ALIX OF BOHEMIA RITCHIE SHORTS IN SAFFRON VELVET. FLAT FRONT SIDE (OR BACK ZIP DEPENDING) SHORTS. EXTREMELY LIMITED QUANTITY. EACH PAIR HAS A DIFFERENT CONTRASTING INTERIOR WAISTBAND AND A LIME GREEN HIDDEN ZIPPER.

SIZES 2-8 

 $ 165.00 USD

PLACE AN ORDER, ASK A QUESTION HERE.

THEY CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW:

ABOVE IMAGES COLLECTED VIA GOOGLE.

THEODORA AND PAPA'S HAT

 

THEODORA SMOKING JACKET, SLAPPED TOGETHER WITH ARMY GREEN J BRAND JEANS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PIRATE BOOTS AND PAPA'S BORSALINO HAT.

WE FIRST MET OUR DARLING THEODORA LAST SEASON, RIGHT HERE. 

SHE WAS KIND OF A ROCK AND ROLL GODDESS IN ALL OF HER VELVETY FINERY.

BUT OH, TO LIFT THE GLOOMY WEATHER, WE'VE KNOCKED TOGETHER A PAISLEY CORDUROY VERSION AND TAKEN ALONG OUR BELOVED PAPA'S BORSALINO CAMEL HAT. THEODORA FANCIES HERSELF A TOMBOY ANYWAYS, AND SHE LIKES A MASCULINE TOPPER. 

ALIX OF BOHEMIA THEODORA SMOKING JACKET,  MADE FROM 100% COTTON VINTAGE PAISLEY CORDUROY. 

TO ORDER ONE FOR YOUR FINE SELF, SAY 'HELLO' HERE.

FOR SALE: LE SMOKING FOR ALL SEASONS

ON THE FERRY EN ROUTE TO THE ISLE OF BUTE FOR A LOVELY SCOTTISH WEDDING LAST YEAR, WRAPPED TIGHTLY IN MY FATHER'S WOOL SMOKING JACKET WHICH I COVETED FOR YEARS AND THEN NICKED (APOLOGIES DADU).

HE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING SUPER ELEGANT WHEN HE WORE IT, (FOR ENTERTAINING AT HOME) WITH A SPECTRUM OF WILDLY COLORED CORDUROY TREWS AND VELVET SLIPPERS.

FOR FALL 2011, WE CRAVED A BIT OF THAT NOSTALGIA FOR OURSELVES; THE MEMORY OF DADU, AND THE LEGENDARY LOOK OF SAINT LAURENT AND SAVILE ROW.

ENTER THE THEODORA SMOKING JACKET, THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA TAKE ON THE CLASSIC. WE MADE THEM IN JEWELED VELVETS AND PAISLEY CORDUROYS, BUT WE ARE QUITE ATTACHED TO THE VINTAGE COTTON VERSION, PHOTOGRAPHED IN NEW YORK LAST YEAR BY DANIEL SETH PAGEL.

'WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS BEFORE?' I EXCLAIMED, AND THREW AN UNLINED VERSION IN MY RUCKSACK AND TOOK THEODORA TRAVELING WITH US LAST MONTH. IT WAS IDEAL OVER A MADRAS BIKINI, (NO ONE LIKES AN EXHIBITIONIST) AND OFFERED A BIT OF PROTECTION AGAINST THE BLAZING MEXICAN SUN. 

BUENOS DIAS THEODORA, AND WELCOME TO THE SMOKER'S CORNER.

ALIX OF BOHEMIA THEODORA JACKET, BY SPECIAL ORDER. SHOW ABOVE IN VINTAGE COTTON DOT WITH SEERSUCKER PIPING.

FOR SALE: SHEIK IT UP

LET US GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE: EDIE TAKES HER NAME FROM THE LATE, GREAT SEDGEWICK AND LITTLE BEALE RESPECTIVELY, BOTH OF WHOM HAD A PENCHANT FOR PANTLESSNESS, RECKLESSNESS AND THEATRICS.

SPUN IN SILK VELVET WITH SATIN TRIMMING, SHE WOULD BE EQUALLY AT HOME ON A MOROCCAN ROOFTOP (TALITHA, WE CAN HEAR YOU CALLING). SHOWN IN 100% SILK-VELVET KITTY PRINT WITH SATIN CORAL TRIMMING.

EDIE TUNIC IN SILK VELVET ITEM No. ET 0001: SIZES SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE.
$398.00 USD

MEET THEODORA: MADE TO ORDER

ITEM No. 0072: THEODORA VELVET SMOKING JACKET.

FOR FALL, I LOOKED TO MY FATHER'S FABULOUS SMOKING JACKET TO CREATE THE PERFECT UNSTRUCTURED VERSION IN VELVET. SHOWN IN SPINACHWATER GREEN AND ROYAL VELVET, WITH CONTRASTING PIPINGS IN SHOCKING SILK. START ME UP AND SWATH ME IN VELVET, THEODORA.

MADE TO ORDER MEANS WE MAKE IT ACCORDING TO YOUR SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS, SO ITS UNIQUE FOR YOU. AVAILABLE UNLINED OR FULLY LINED IN 100% PRINTED OR SOLID SILK.