Musings

I was recently asked by the British Library to talk at a special launch event to help other London entrepreneurs to start businesses through a special new initiative, 'Start-ups in London Libraries' (SiLL) to provide free business support through our libraries in different boroughs. It’s a such great idea for start-ups, it will help more businesses to develop ideas. I wish this support was available in my borough when I first started.

We have long been a fan of Maison Sabben, a contemporary accessory brand that is lovingly hand-crafted in France. The pieces are so chic, minimalist and have cool graphic lines, they are pieces to treasure.

Sofia Latiff oils know a thing or two about preparing for the big day and achieving that glowing skin. Here are some of their tips on how to go about doing your own face massage... We all want glowing skin. And we all want the best from every skincare product we invest in, and if we can find ways to make that investment work harder for us, then we feel like it is good value. Face massage is one way to make skincare products work harder for us.

One of the most chicest trends at the moment, are beautiful dried flowers. We have completely fallen in love with the beautiful flowers from Botanique Workshop, on Exmouth Market and they also have a boutique in Stoke Newington. We've just added some flowers to our studio, and I think you would agree that they're such a perfect fit for our dresses, don't you think? Botanique Workshop also do a range of custom made hair accessories made from the dried flowers too. Such a lovely way to be kinder to the planet, and rock boho french chic.

Statement headpieces can make a wedding outfit completely personal and unique. We've compiled a list of some of our favorites, with options from traditional themes to fun ways to add a pop of color to your bridal look.

Picking a wedding dress for your big day can be equally exciting and daunting. We build such big expectations of not only finding the perfect dress, but the experience of doing so, that you can very easily fall not the trap of not enjoying the ride.

Wearing high heels can be daunting for the best of us – that’s on a given night out of maybe 3-4 hours…tops. Try a whole day.

That pinching feeling. The blistered heels. That aching at the balls of your feet. Quite frankly, I can be done with it all. We would say, choose some comfortable heels for your wedding dress but let’s be honest, they don't come by too often...

A key MOF duty is to help the bride be prepared at all times. That includes looking after your emergency bag.  Packing one of these ahead of the big day is a smart idea in order to mitigate the sinking feeling of stress when the little...

We loved creating Ashley's Oyster coloured wedding dress. Its so lovely when brides decide to go beyond the traditional Ivory colour, and stamp their individuality and style on their unique look. We met lovely Ashley at our Islington, whilst she was over on a trip from Texas, in the US, and she fell in love with our new Marianna dress, which features a classy pointed neckline and a full A-line skirt. We feel the Oyster colour, was simply so sumptuous and divine. It was truly a thing of beauty when we created it, so much so we are adding this style to our new upcoming 2020 collection, out soon. The softly boned corset and skirt comes as one piece, and available in ivory crepe or ivory satin silk, and other colours too, if you're feeling particularly daring. 

This Spring/Summer is all about showing your individuality and the real you - from barely-there nails to subtle pops of unexpected colour. We picked our top 5 shades of the season (all would look beautiful with our dresses by the way ;) ) ready for you to show your manicurist...

Struggling to figure out what to give your squad on the big day to say thank you? 
We’ve got you covered. We compiled a list of what we would LOVE to receive from our bride friends.