Autumn trend alert: pastels
As September looms and the summer air turns just that little bit cooler, we are celebrating 2010′s hottest trends. Top of the list is pastels: think ice cream in every shade. Image credit: mydeco Channelling our ongoing love of Mad Men glamour and all things retro, pastels are a more understated extension of last season’s... Read more...
Vintage special: ten minutes with Goodwood’s Lord March
Image credit: Vintage at Goodwood Lord March will stop at nothing. Not content with Glorious Goodwood, the Festival of Speed and it’s subsequent retro Revival, he has now masterminded one of this summer’s most talked-about festivals: Vintage at Goodwood. We chat to him about the inspiration behind the event and what we can expect. How... Read more...
Nostalgia special: ten minutes with Vivid & Punch
The Affinity chairs. Image credit: Vivid & Punch Remember the name Vivid & Punch. You will be hearing a lot more about them over the coming months. Based in the Channel islands, design duo Jayne Herbert and Karen Allenet have made their name re-upholstering antique furniture in bright, bold and beautiful textiles. Each piece is... Read more...
WIN tickets to Vintage at Goodwood
Image credit: Goodwood It’s the new festival that’s got everybody talking: Vintage at Goodwood. Celebrating five decades of British cool – and let’s face it, we know how to rock – the festival promises a truly nostalgic fusion of retro music, design, art, clothing and anything else that takes your fancy. It’s even contained within... Read more...
The return of the Horrockses
If your granny ain’t so stylish, and you’re not a complete vintage clothing boffin, you may not have heard of the Horrockses. But given the current trends, it’s high time you did. It’s not a creepy horror show, nor a tribute to Bubble from Ab Fab. The Horrockses were a British ready to wear, (or ‘off... Read more...
mydeco boutique Friday favourite: Introducing the lovely Lisa Stickley
mydeco are thrilled to announce a quirky new addition to our boutique family: Lisa Stickley, the brilliant British designer-du-jour who is threatening to oust Cath Kidston as the nation’s favourite purveyor of nostalgic, witty homeware. Image credit: Lisa Stickley Being part of our gang – and in honour of her arrival – I had a chat with... Read more...
Marmite hijacks the home shops
Love it or hate it, the iconic brand Marmite is taking over the home shops next season. As new Autumn/Winter 09 collections filter onto the shelves, it's impossible to ignore the widespread recognizable iconography of Marmite. Read more...
