- Good enough to eat – Special offer ends Sunday 20th Dec.
French 1960s brocade and voile cocktail dress – £20 off!
Vintage curly sheep jacket with mink collar - £50 off – no, you’re not dreaming, that’s 50 quid off alright!
1950s Aurora Borealis crystal earrings – reduced by 20%
Big 1950s crystal bow brooch/belt deco – £10 off
All from BartonAndBarton.com
- SPECIAL OFFER ENDS SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER -
Red, white & gold Christmas - Courtesy of Barton & Barton
- French mid’ 60s mini dress – so very Courrèges-like!
- Vintage 1980s nubuck platform pumps
- Articulated 1960s metal poodle pendant – fun, fun, fun…
- Vintage Venetian gilt stmaped leather jewellery roll
- Small vintage garnet rhinestone chandelier earrings
- Antique Edwardian brooch
- 1950s fully beaded evening clutch bag
All from BartonAndBarton.com
Please note, I would not necessarily advocate wearing all all the above simultaneously ;D
Wishing you all a lovely run up to Christmas – with picturesque snow, log fires, mulled wine and loads and loads of stollen!
My chum Laetitia of Mademoiselle Robot fame, came across the most wonderful book-making concept and turned some of her own wonderful, wonderful blog posts and interviews into… her own book, My Crushes Book – Portraits of Cute Girls & Boys, as a way of celebrating her blog’s two-year anniversary.
For a preview of the book’s contents, click on the cover pic (that way you’ll get a feel for the fab layout and highly personal sense of aesthetics that characterises Laetitia’s work) or visit Mademoiselle Robot’s blog for a quick peek at her rather sensational interviews with the likes of Matthew Gray Gubler, Steve Damstra, Caitlin Shearer, Maximilla Lukacs & Sarah-Sophie Flicker, for instance.
Laetitia’s yet another expat frog who’s making a name for herself in the UK. Her blog’s gathered quite a following within its two short years in existence and it’s not hard to see why – she has a unique eye for the quirky and a sure feel for ‘fashionable living’ and ‘vintage style’. She used these assets of hers with maestria to create a highly covetable book which will shortly grace the trendiest coffee tables around.
Is your coffee table hip enough for this book? Do you know someone whose coffee table is fit for this beautiful Christmas present? Sure you do! So you know what do do next, don’t ya? Just click here, I tells ya!
P.S. In case you’re wondering what a girl robot looks like, let me enlighten you…
Yep, that's Laetitia (aka Mademoiselle Robot). Cute, ain't she?
P.P.S. Laetitia, t’aurais pas pu ‘publier’ ton livre 2 jours plus tôt pour que je puisse l’inclure à ma liste de Noël, non? Zut alors!
My favourite London Museum (and indeed one of my favourite museums in the world), the V&A will be graced with the presence of an iconic garde-robe, that of Ms Kelly later known as Princess Grace of Monaco. And in April 2010, when the exhibition Grace Kelly – Style Icon opens, this illustrious establishment will also be graced with my humble presence.
By now, you will have come across the same information regarding this exhibition in numerous newspapers and blogs but we would like to go one-step further and offer you a preview of some of the garments that will be displayed (see the Telegraph online).
Grace Kelly in the silk gown designed by Edith Head for the Oscars ceremony, 1955
Rumour has it that the material alone cost $4000, making this dress the most expensive one in the history of the Oscars at that time and Kelly won the prize for Best Actress that year, for her role in The Country Girl. The photo on the left was taken for LIFE magazine.
We should be able to see this stunning dress at the V&A but in the mean time, let’s just feast our eyes on this…
The V&A will also be showing garments Kelly wore in some of her movies, such as this other Edith Head number, made of chiffon this time, for her role in the unforgettable Rear Window (this one’s a fairly fluffy Hitchock – love it!), in 1954.
Edith Head black chiffon dress, Rear Window, 1954
And again...
Branell of New York’s belted shirtwaist dress which Kelly wore for the official announcement of her engagement to Prince Rainier will also be on display:
This gown worn by Kelly in High Society (1956) was designed by Helen Rose (the MGM costume designer) who also created Kelly’s wedding gown:
From what I hear, we’re also likely to see Kelly’s Yves Saint Laurent Mondrian dress, designed in 1965 (and not 56 – that was a Telegraph typo)…
And I’m hoping to catch a glance of this gorgeous Givenchy dress suit designed for the Prince and Princess’s official visit to the Kennedys at the White House in 1961:
Grace Kelly – Style Icon, April 17th – September 26th, The V&A Museum.
Quand tu descendras du ciel… And here’s a French xmas karaoke for our British chums. Go on play it and sing along. You know you want to!
As Kiddo would say, I’ve mostly been good this year and I hope Father Christmas who knows and sees all will find it in his heart to procure me the following (most of which is no longer in production or out of print and therefore near unatteinable – but I believe in miracles):
1. Rachmaninov, Piano Concertos 1 to 4 by Vladimir Ashkenazy, LSO and André Previn
2. Collected Stories by Raymond Chandler
3. Where I’m Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver
4. Stilleto painting by Linda Boucher
5. Chanel Verdura Cuff. One will suffice – thank you!
6. Silver leather slim memo 2010 diary, Liberty of London
7. Renewal of my annual subscription to Vogue (boring but essential)
8. The MythSic City: Photographs of New York by Samuel H. Gottscho
9. Missoni Janauba rug
10. Chanel Première watch. Not the new model but the previous one, same as that on the pic and nothing else. At all. That’s non-negociable.
11. Eau (de cologne) d’Orange Verte de Hermès – I’ve run out and can’t live without it!
Surprised to find so many Chanel accessories on my Christmas list? well, don’t be. Cos, look, not a single logo in sight. That’s the way I like my luxury goods – sponsorship-free.
Oh, and if you’re wondering why there isn’t any vintage in sight, suffice to say that I am over equipped in this department!
The other day, as I was coming back home with the most wonderful 1950s wedding dress (it’s my friend Anne’s – she’s now ready to part with it and wants me to sell it for her), I found among my mail – ô joy – this…
Paulette's Cookbook
“Paulette est feignante, donc ses recettes sont faciles.
Paulette est impatiente, donc ses recettes ne sont pas longues à réaliser.
Paulette est crâneuse, donc ses recettes sont très bonnes.”
In other words:
Paulette is lazy so her recipes are easy.
Paulette is not very patient so her recipes don’t take long to prepare.
Paulette is a show-off so her recipes are bloody good.
Now, don’t you wish you’d paid attention in French class all those years ago? Hm? Well, you should do cos now you’d be able to enjoy this exquisite booklet as much as the über straightforward and lip-smackingly tasty recipes it contains.
Beyond being an object of beauty, printed on the highest quality paper, this book is written with cultured wit (from the Proustian epigraph right through to the back cover) and features uproarious illustrations of Paulette and her chums.
If you don’t give a rat’s ass about Paulette’s cookbook (you nitwits), I strongly recommend you check out her author’s blog, La Flore et La Faune. It’s bilingual so those of you who could not be bothered to do your French homework at school can still follow and appreciate just how unique Paulette’s world truly is.
All for 9 Euros (plus p&p)!
Yup, that’s right – Barton & Barton’s on Facebook. At last!
It’s THE place to find us to stay up-to-date with our new product listings, events, special offers… Click here to find our page!
But if you’re more a of Twitter lover, then follow us there…
Stay tuned!
OK, yes, I know, it’s now November 21st and our private sale took place on the… dare I say it? Yes, on the 4th – over two weeks ago.
It’s been so busy here since then that blogging totally went out the window, I’m afraid. And the event proved so intense that I was flat-out playing the perfect host and just did not manage to take photos of our guests. And the rather soul-less pictures below were taken during Half Time, with the First Half in the morning and the Second Half in the evening.
I really wish I’d had the time to take photos of all the new and old friends who joined us and made that day such fun: Kate, looking so stunning in a black and red (with silver lurex) 80s dress of ours; Nessa with her new 1950s satin ripple shoes which she bought for work; the lovely Cherie with the 50s necklace in a shade of blue that perfectly matches the colour of her eyes; Sarah in her ‘new’ 50s couture coat (ladies and gentlemen, a vision); Victoria who now wears vintage jewellery and silk scarves thanks to Barton & Barton… We cannot thank everyone who purchased something – the list is too long.
But to those who have not been named here, I want to say ‘MERCI’ – thank you for coming, for being such wonderful friends and what a pleasure it was to meet so many new, passionate people.
And to those who could not make it… We missed you. But don’t worry, there’ll be more!
Here are more preview pictures of what will be available at the sale, next Wednesday (Nov. 4th). None of these vintage hats and items of vintage jewellery are currently available on our site. And this is the tiniest fraction of what will be on display…
Vintage hats and jewellery at Barton & Barton
To attend our sale, please contact us to be added on our Guest List and receive your own personnal invitation.
Things are hotting up here, at Barton & Barton’s, as we are getting ready for our private sale of vintage winter and evening clothing, jewellery and handbags, on Wednesday 4th November.
We will be offering up for sale a great number of items not yet listed on our site: gobsmacking 1940s, 50s and 60s evening dresses and beaded tops; show-stopping winter coats and jackets; vintage leather boots and exotic skin vintage pumps; hats, hats, hats and more hats to both stay warm and catch the eye; dazzling vintage jewellery; and statement vintage bags for both day and night…
In short, we are working on a killer line up to ensure our guests find the means to a most stylish winter and fabulous Christmas!
If you wish to attend our sale, please contact us with your email address so that we may send you your personal invitation and the full details of the sale’s time and location.
Here’s a quick preview of some of the jackets and cardigans you will find at the sale…
