New shoes?! Yes please! Our eagerly anticipated delivery of Hoff trainers has arrived... we had these for the first time last season and they walked out of the shop if you’ll excuse the excruciating pun.... The brand is Spanish and we love everything about it - great styling, fab colours, extremely comfortable and all for a brilliant price. Every outfit looks cooler with a great pair of trainers don’t you think?! 🖤 #newshoes #trainers #boxfresh #love #spanishstyle #comfort #style #coolas #🖤
Yipee! I’ve finished my Spring Summer 2020 buying! It seemed to go on forever this time... I’ve really laboured over it. It is so important to me to seek out exceptional, interesting things, things that our customers will love and want to invest their hard earned money in. I always strive for style not fashion, great quality and beautiful fabrics and although I have found them, I have struggled with repetitive collections and occasional corners being cut by some companies who are perhaps feeling the economic pinch. I’ve walked away from a few brands but found some new exciting new ones too. I never want to rest on my laurels and hope when the collections arrive you’ll all love them as much as I do. I have already had my first invitations to see the Pre Autumn Winter 2020 collections, so no time to stand and stare as the poem goes... the hamster wheel of fashion rolls on! #followthebuyers #boutiquelife #newbrands #nextseason #whdavies #thebword #love #attentiontodetail #❤️
Polka dots are a hardy perennial of fashion alongside stripes, checks and florals and animal print... I do find that they can look rather twee sometimes though and need toughened up a bit.. they work brilliantly here, polka dots of different sizes in stripes on a navy silk tunic by our new Danish brand @lovechild1979. Spot on! ⚫️⚪️ #polkadot #hardyperennial #nevergetsold #danishstyle #newdress #boutiquestyle #spots #newcollection #print #onpoint #fashionhistory #⚫️ #⚪️
Basking in our @secondfemale suit in what could possibly be the last of the Summer sunshine. The sleeves of this blazer are special, more like a blouse than a jacket. The items are also sold separately and worn separately in infinite combinations. 🖤 #suit #suitsyou #suitstyle #adrogynous #whattowear #loveit #style #boutique #danishstyle #boutiquestyle #🖤
Such a brilliant photo of a young window dresser in Fenwicks on Bond Street - no date but from the fashion and hairstyles I would say very early 50s. I have spent more than my fair share of time crawling around on floors of, or climbing up ladders in, shop windows, doing my best to make shops look eye catching, interesting and exciting... I have to say I haven’t usually managed to look as serene as this young lady whilst doing it. I’m more likely lost in the moment, trying not to get tangled up in garments and electric wires, looking like a human pin cushion and trying not to flash my pants to an outside world woefully unprepared for that sight. #windowdressing #windowdresser #bondstreet #fashionhistory #fashion #1950s
Sunny Sunday morning.... it’s gorgeous day in Brighton, but there’s definitely a little chill in the air signifying that Autumn is not far off again.... We are open today from 12 until 5 and full of gorgeous new season collections, including many transitional things for those of you who crave some instant gratification! #newseason #newcollections #newwindow #transitional #autumnwinter #velvet #knitwear #dress #velvetsuit #sequins #dressupordown #style #boutiquestyle #🖤
Saturday night - I hope whatever you’re up to it’s as fabulous as The Shirelles dancing with King Curtis. ❤️ #theshirelles #kingcurtis #soulmusic #dancing #saxophonist #saturdaynight #atlanticrecords #arethafranklin #tragicdeath #soul #funk #genius #hip #cool #style #❤️
More new deliveries landed - including lots of velvet. Jumpsuits, blazers, trousers and this great suit which I love, possibly because it is very cool, but also it struck me today, because it reminds me of the iconic patterns of moquettes designed by Jacqueline Groag for London Transport upholstery, it must be the colours and the texture. Groag had worked in Paris during the 1930s for Chanel, Lanvin and Paul Poiret but fled the Nazis in 1939 and settled in London where she also designed for Liberty, Heals and the Festival of Britain. She became a major influence on international pattern design. Remember her next time you park your bottom on a London bus or underground seat! 🖤 #jacquelinegroag #mktstudio #moquette #upholstery #londontransport #velvet #textiledesign #londonbus #emigre #heals #liberty #mishablack #lucienneday #mariannemahler #festivalofbritain
Ooohhhh that’s rather fabulous isn’t it... my favourite colour too. New Essentiel handbag very limited stock now. It’s a hit! 💚 #handbag #newhandbag #emeraldgreen #yesplease #boutiquestyle #gorgeous #💚
I’ve been AWOL the last few days - down in deepest Kent for an amazing wedding of great friends.. it was such a wonderful, joyful occasion. Such fun, good food, fabulous music, great company - seeing old friends and making new ones too. It also gave me the opportunity to dress up a bit... here I am with my lovely little sister @alisonsullivan2 - I’m wearing this season’s @essentielantwerp sequin encrusted shift dress... I have to say it felt great and I was my own personal mirror ball. #wedding #friends #music #family #sister #fun #dancing #dressingup #weddingoutfit #newdress #essentielantwerp #❤️
Putting on your Sunday best... if you find your Sunday best wardrobe slightly lacking you know where to come! We also do a fabulous line in Monday best , Tuesday best, Wednesday best.... Have the best Sunday and hope to see you soon! ❤️ #sundaybest #whattowear #newdress #boutiquestyle #shopindependent #sundayschool #instalove #vintagephoto #dublin #1970s #weekendvibes #❤️
Happy weekend folks! Dare I mention the A word? I think it may be creeping towards us... Autumn... in all its glory is one of my favourite times - golden, spicy colours and bright skies, and although I was really hoping that we would be blessed with more hot summer days, at least we are ready to embrace the new season in Sirene. However anything seems to be possible in this crazy old world at the moment (I daren’t switch the news on!) so, who knows we may be back at the beach again soon..... That’s the only B word I’m mentioning!! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁 #newseason #autumn #whattowear #layering #newcoat #boutiquelife #crazyworld
The back corner of the shop in Brighton is glowing with beautiful jewel colours and great prints... on the wall is an original artwork for a 1970s magazine romance story.... I bought a collection of these almost 20 years ago and as time passes they are looking better and better... there are lots of different scenarios, all rather cheesy, but my particular favourites are the doctor and nurse ones... this one looks as if he’s is trying to lure her into the broom cupboard... I ❤️ them. #laurencehoughton #illustration #magazineillustration #millsandboon #womansown #romancestory #romancenovel #cheesy #haha #❤️
If you’ve lost your pants don’t panic, we are heaving with fabulous replacements.... I can’t tell you how fantastic the new collections are. So, come on, you’ll catch your death like that, what are you waiting for? ❤️ #lostmypants #dontgetarrested #newseason #newcollections #whattowear #boutiquelife #boutiquestyle #buylesschoosewell #shopindependent #❤️
Start the week with a little treat... how about our fab little leopard knitted jacket? Perfect for these chillier mornings and evenings... it’s cool and cosy - a winning combination. 🖤 #leopardprint #knitwear #treat #newseason #whattowearnow #boutiquestyle #buylesschoosewell #🖤
Putting on our Sunday best in our Brighton window... we’re open from 12 to 5 today in both shops and full to the brim of wonderful new collections and I always think that every new season is the best ever but I really believe that this time.... Come and have a peek and tell me if I’m wrong! 😍 #newseason #newcollection #boutique #boutiquestyle #colour #print #texture #loveourcustomers #❤️