Tuesday 14 October 2008

Bounding Back

This year I’ve been forced to keep Velvet Boutique on a low profile, which was so frustrating. Since my breast cancer diagnosis in January, I felt that 2008 was getting sucked into a black hole, but it turns out that I am one of the lucky ones – early detection ladies – be breast aware! Now that I’ve been expertly patched back up, I am in a constant state of optimism. I am [metaphorically] bounding back this Autumn in a design fever and with a new accolade:

REGIONAL SHORT-LIST IN THE O2 X AWARDS
- FASHION BUSINESS CATEGORY, SPONSORED BY GRAZIA

Yey! How utterly fabulous! I’ve posted the show stopping neckpiece I wore on the day of the panel interview – everyone loved it. I must confess that Lorraine Linton is one of my favourite designers. Her tactile label “Into” is one I drool over. We are now discussing an exclusive capsule collection (picture secretive whispers over a bottle of Shiraz). If you cannot wait, then check out her knitted accessories in the boutique.

Talking of neck adornment… I am loving that new-vintage look just now. Eclectic Shock is really a trend-setter in this genre. What’s not to love when you are getting a one-off piece of jewellery which has been created from antique curios which the designer, Louise, has painstakingly collected from antique markets up and down the country? And they sparkle!