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Zatchels are going from strength to strength
One of my favourite brands has had a pretty impressive couple of months. Zatchels, the fabulous Midlands based company who design a range of leather bags to literally die for, have opened two new stores, a pop up shop at Bicester Village, and just this week, a factory shop in Leicester. The pop up shop was officially launched in June by the lovely Donna Air, giving Zatchels a great royal connection to tie in with it’s proud ‘Made in Britain’ tag. And, as you would probably expect from Zatchels, this store is a veritable treasure trove of soft leather, bright colour and expert design, with a wide range of different…
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Content and Calm Children’s Tray Kit – the perfect travel solution
With just one half term left now before school really is out for Summer, our Summer holiday’s are edging ever closer. But for those of us with young children, traveling can be a real nightmare. How exactly can you keep young children occupied when traveling, whether by coach, car, train or plane? As the mother of a very active four-year-old, the idea that of spending two hours+ stuck in a seat next to a bored child is my idea of total hell, but carrying a huge bag of things to keep them busy is just not a real option. Or is it? The Tray Kit Traveller from Collect and Calm…
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Summer bags for festivals and Holidays from Cath Kidston
There is something about Cath Kidston that screams Summer at the top its voice. Maybe it is the kitsch prints and patterns, or the use of shiny, wipe clean materials that make them picnic and festival friendly, or maybe it is the cute boxy styles that mean they always have a ladylike edge. Whatever it is, a Cath Kidston bag is top of your Summer shopping list. This season the brand has the perfect backpacks for traveling light, whether to Glastonbury or Glyndebourne. I just love the chintzy tea rose print that is perfectly girly and feminine. There are wipe clean day bags with 50s polka dots that would jazz…
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Ted Baker’s Sweet Shoppe – So sweet and Tempting
I’ve been a huge fan of the Ted Baker Sweet Shoppe since it was launched as a pop-up shop in my local Selfridges in Birmingham. The cute and, well, really sweet, collection of bags, shoes and accessories appealed to the girlie side in me. I loved the sherbet colours that truly reminded me of the sweet shops I loved when I was a little girl, with rhubarb and custard and lemon drops in large glass jars, just waiting to be weighed and then poured into paper bags. This was both high fashion and nostalgia, and for that I was hooked. Last week I succumbed to temptation and got one of…
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Ted Baker’s Sweet Shoppe – Good enough to eat
Some of the frothiest, prettiest fashion accessories around at the moment are the ones that form the Ted Baker Sweet Shoppe. In a range of the brightest shades that range from the zingiest yellows to the palest of ice cream pinks, the Sweet Shoppe range has it all. A great selection of tote bags, purses, gloves and shoppers, I think these are just the cutest pressies on the market this year. Personal favourites are those gorgeous Chuppa gloves, that come in my favourite colour, a yellow so bright the sun pales in comparison, but are probably more practical in the cool and neutral tan shade . And don’t forget those…
