Bow, bows, bows!

I have had LOADS of fun making up these hairclips and hairbands, it's bows galore! All hairbands are £12 and hairclips are £5. You can find a selection of the hairbands of the accessories page of the website.

More vintage dresses!!

Black Pearl is now stocking fabulous clothing from Black Cotton Vintage, check out some of the great pieces below...

HOW GOOD IS THIS TATTOO??

My friend Bev stopped by the shop to say hello last week, and showed me her latest tattoo - a finger moustache!! Genius.

Vintage dresses just in!

Yesterday I visited Caroline of Frillseekers Vintage in her Walthamstow-based vintage emporium to select some pieces for Black Pearl. Here are a few of my faves...

House of Blueeyes - Revolution & Love

Saturday 20th was the House of Blueeyes show during fashion week, which was AMAZING. We took inspiration from 70s drag queens The Cockettes, and it was a riot of colour and texture. I made silk feather headbands which I dyed in shades of pink, blue, yellow, orange and purple. Kristin, one of the models, brought her dog Butters, so I decided to make him matching feather collar. Kristin writes a great blog called The Clothes Whisperer, do check it out. Here are some of my pictures from throughout the day...

Valentines Day Window Display

Yep this is a bit late, I only just got round to uploading the photos, but here is the display I did for Valentines Day. It features plastic hot lips, cupid cut outs, and a banner saying 'Happy Valentines Day'. Classy!



I have since taken down the banner and cupids, but I'm in love with the hot lips and so decided to keep them up for a bit longer!

Aprons by The Domestic Dame

New for February - gorgeous organza aprons made in California by Jocelyn and Lauren of The Domestic Dame! Possibly the most glamourous aprons you will ever see, these ones are made of sheer organza fabric with a heart shaped pocket. Black Pearl is currently stocking the mint green, pale pink, black bow print and cream bow print. Ideal to wear when vacuuming, dusting, cooking (nothing too messy though) or why not wear one out over a cute dress or skirt?