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With this sudden onset of Wintery chill, I'm sure your boots,coats and wraps are out of the cupboard and keeping you warm. Have you considered how your wallet, keys and phone are feeling? Well here are some toasty felted (very stylish) clutches to keep them snug.
Each one is a complete original, as its inspiration comes from its felted wool colour and the mood of the moment! Moods alter frequently in this dwelling, so no two bags are ever alike!
With jeans, coats and boots, these clutches will add the splash of colour needed to 'garnish' your outfit.
If you're one to haul a lot more around, then maybe the carpetbag above would be more practical.
If you are smitten, all of these bags can be found here
and for a bit of fun ...................some hearts!
Keep warm fellow stylish ones.
One day, when I am a rich girl, I will be entirely decked out in Orla Kiely. This will also include my kitchen
You see, I'm quite sure Orla had me in mind when she designed her gorgeous bags, clothes and homewares, but she forgot that I'm not earning a six figure income. Never mind, her wares are still lovely eye candy and provide masses of inspiration for a bag maker like moi.
I am thoroughly enjoying the mid-century revival in fashion and interior design (maybe because I was around for it the first time), and Orla has created such a lovely fresh take on the graphic prints and angular lines that typified this period. Her design must be bang on because my mum hates it.
Now as you know, I am not one to let high price tags conquer me, so I have done a bit of ebay research and found that in the US and UK, there are some Orla bargains to be had. This dress for example. If you intend to bid, be prepared for some stiff competition (it's on ebayUK)
Fortunately, Orla has joined other designers in an effort to bring tasteful goods to the masses, and has produced a range of bags and homewares for Target UK and US. These are very affordable, but again, you'll need to go hunting on Ebay for them.
With all of that said, for those of you in the Northern Hemi, here is a hat that you'll be bound to be noticed in during the coming months, and for those of us in the South, make a mental note of this image, you'll be needing one in three months.
My washing machine has been working overtime since Naughty Agapanthus has taken a new path into felted bags. As chief designer, managing director and CEO of my single employee company, I made a unilateral decision to produce a range of bags for the coming cooler season from the very fashion forward textile - felt.
As most of the drive behind my creations comes from the raw material, I absolutely needed a full spectrum of coloured felt to work with, so many pure wool jumpers have been sacrificed for the cause. After 'boiling the wool' and drying it in our wicked sunshine, I now have a gorgeous stack of coloured cloth to piece together. As you can see by these images, the colours have come together well.
Not only a stylish range, but you will never need to worry if your keys, wallet or makeup are feeling the cold this winter, as these pure wool beauties will keep them toasty warm.
This really is a sneek peek at the range, which I have not released just yet as the final pieces are just being finished off. I will post when it's available. If you want to be the first to be notified, just email judy@madi.id.au
In the meantime, while the wool has been boiling on the inside, the Front Door men have been keeping things neat on the outside.
With the sudden influx of UK families here on the Mornington Peninsula, I have had the opportunity to talk fashion to Northern Hemisphere girls. A common lament from them has been that they have had to leave their beloved Boden store behind. Intrigued by a fashion label that evokes such passion in a group of like-minded women, I had to check it out. So after a quick surf, I became a convert
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I recently had a nice full fringe chopped back into place, and I must say it has had its benefits. It sits at eyelash length, so I can actually observe situations through it without it being obvious. More importantly though, any thoughts I may have had about botox are now redundant, as the fringe covers the furrows. But best of all, a (very astute) friend likened my look to Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction
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You could be forgiven for thinking this has become bag blog, but honestly, behind our Front-Door, there certainly has been some serious bag production taking place. My shops have also had a big face lifts, you can see this for yourself here and here
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Well here they are, the three Poppins bags to accompany the Buckle bags from last post. See, I haven't been sitting around twiddling my thumbs after all
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Buckle bags seem to walk out of my shop, so I thought I'd show you my two latest ones before they too are wrapped and sent off to a shop that has ordered them
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