Saturday, 13 November 2010

It's all in the details...

Some gorgeous dresses arrived from Black Cotton Vintage yesterday, check out the amazing details in sequins, lace, rhinestones, velvet....all dresses are originals from the 1940s and 1950s. Prices range from £70 - £149.




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.


Monday, 26 April 2010

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.

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

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...









Tuesday, 23 February 2010

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...









Sunday, 21 February 2010

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!