For anyone that didn’t catch Orla Kiely’s Autumn/Winter show at London Fashion Week – you missed a treat! Instead of the usual runway she set up a vintage 1960s office, with rows of ladies sitting at desks typing away. They then got up to do some filing, hang their coats up and show us their amazing clothing. Inspired by the 60s shape, simplicity and cuteness..the fashion world sat up and loved it!
Well it has now hit the website and boy do we love it.
Orla’s patterns are very retro in their styling, with her distinctive leaf image becoming an iconic image recognised worldwide. We love her homewares especially her kitchen storage which would look great alongside our 1960s CathrineHolm cookware.
One of her ceramic pots appears in our book, “Style Your Modern Vintage Home” in Heather’s kitchen.
photo by Simon Whitmore, for David and Charles
She has recently launched a furniture range too…but it is good to see her fashion is still steeped in nostalgia yet with a great modern twist.
Images courtesy of Orla Kiely.com and video courtesy of LFWTV
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Competition Time!!!
It’s competition time!!! Would you like to win a gorgeous haberdashery basket crammed full with vintage goodies? Included is cottons, braiding, sewing patterns (including a fab Jaeger one), wool, a darning mushroom, poppers, hooks & eyes, needles, buttons and zips.
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