Friday, 11 October 2013

"Gladrags & Handbags" Fashion Bonanza

Last night was the opening of "Gladrags & Handbags 2013" an event organised by Grazia where "every last penny made will go to helping out some of London’s most vulnerable children over the Christmas period. With the money raised from the event, London-based charity Kids Company will give 3,500 under-privileged children a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings, presents, games and even a Santa’s grotto. " I had no idea what to expect but we were invited as we donated some of our Nixie Clothing stock.

I arrived at the Loading Bay Gallery and the place was packed with people going through rails upon rails of designer clothing, bags , shoes make up etc….
grabbing those super bargains generously donated .

I found a pair of lilac Doc Martens for my daughter and picked them up for £20



To overwhelmed to even start looking for myself I cued for a long time meeting a lovely american lady with her arms laden of goodies, totally surprised I was just holding a pair of shoes.
This is a fantastic event for a great cause so we are delighted to have been asked to be  part of it. For more info go here it is open toady til Sunday.







Friday, 27 September 2013

Fitting in

My thoughts this week have been around "Fitting in",which were sparked off by my teenage daughter.
Not fitting in is good , swimming against the norm, creating something new, not copying what everybody else does, but thinking for oneself, listening to that inner voice and unfolding ideas which are drawn from deep within.

Obviously being part of the fashion business one stumbles across the opposite all too many times….
But there are a few which are true and inspirational, where quality wins over quantity, garments beautifully finished and unique.

My two absolute favourites are






MOR MOR RITA







Friday, 20 September 2013

Nixie Mamma

After watching Fabulous Fashionistas the other day and feeling the immense joy of these ladies my mother came to visit.
I saw her with different eyes. The beauty in how she carries her age ….









I picked up my camera and got this….my Mum... fabulous fashionista

Friday, 13 September 2013

Autumn in the air

One day in early autumn the great mother looked down at the children playing in the sun and decided to create something new and beautiful while there was still colour everywhere...

This shoot will be published in Babiekins print issue 3 featuring our eagle ear- warmers

In love with this image the colours are divine, laying on a blanket of flowers, hope your blankets are at hand as the nights are getting cold and the time to retreat and be homely is on the menu.


Our AW Collection will be available in Buggies&Bikes on Broadway Market,London
also through our stockists here




Monday, 9 September 2013

News from Nixie -Land

We had a wonderful Summer gathering lots of inspiration for our new Collection AW14.
Our AW13 Collection is available through our listed stockists as we will no longer be selling through our web-shop.
Daily updates can be found on our Facebook Page you can also sign up to our mailing list for flash sales we will be holding.










Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Nixie Sales

We will take part in the Junior Style Sale on Saturday the 20th 0f July at St.Stephens Church Hall , 17 Canonbury Road, Islington N1 2DF.
Lots of lovely Nixie summer stock for massively reduced prices .







We are also on the Kings Road under Jake&Maya as part of the Collaboration we did on several designs where ten small businesses have taken over a retail space in Chelsea for 2-weeks from July 18 to 31.

387 King's Rd Chelsea SW10 0LR.




Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Summer

Paris Playtime was great this  season and all the hard work is paying off.
We are busy booking couriers, filling out forms, finishing orders to wind down for the next 6 weeks and enjoy our children and the summer in our new Belle Tent !!!!
From September we will have a fantastic new website, but will not have an online store any more, so our Collections will only be available through our stockists.
I have also been working on a collaboration with Felicity Lynch "Chalk and Wild "a magazine aimed for the teen years. An inspiring project for lots of creativity to unfold and a platform to portray different visions.
Have a great SUMMER Folks …..
Love & Peace
Nicole



Our stand at Playtime



Shoot for Nixie Clothing A/W2013/14

Shoot for Nixie Clothing A/W2013/14

Shoot for Chalk&Wild

Shoot for Chalk&Wild

Our beautiful new Belle Tent