Party Time at nola!

Come and Join Us For SomeFestive Fun at nola!!

Join us for a glass of Festive cheer and nibbles on Wednesday 30th November 2011 from 5.30pm. We'll be offering 20% discount off EVERYTHING instore, plus, if you donate 2 or more pieces of make up or toiletries for the "Give and Makeup"* charity, we'll give you an extra 5% off your purchase!

We look forward to seeing you!

Bring a friend!

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*Refuge and Womens Aid protect the lives of thousands of women and children every day. Each week two women in the United Kingdom are murdered by a partner or ex-partner.One woman in four experiences domestic violence in their lifetime."Give and Makeup" is a non-profit initiative whose sole purpose is to get everyday essentials into the hands of women and children who need them the most.

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A.P.C Accessories

We've got a goodly selection of lovely A.P.C accessories now on offer at nola. Ranging from socks to leather wallets. There's something for everyone - ideal stocking fillers or just for self gifting.

Socks £15

Bracelet - £50

Candle - £25

Wallet - £140

All available at http://www.nolaboutique.co.uk/designers/apc

Malene Birger AW11 stock selling like hot cakes!

Wow, we can't stop selling the new Malene Birger AW11 stock. The amazing lipstick red colour of the beautuful Lupa dress and Kite shoes are attracting all the ladies eye.

Lupa Dress £209

Carletta Kite shoes £289

Available from nola Brighton http://www.nolaboutique.co.uk/

Heritage Research has arrived at nola!

Based on the androgynous style of Amelia Earhart, Heritage Research have produced their first collection for women and we are as giddy as kippers about it.

Here's a bit of background from Heritage Research themselves:

Earhart was a widely known international celebrity during her lifetime. Her shyly charismatic appeal, sartorial style, independence, persistence, coolness under pressure, courage and goal-oriented career along with the circumstances of her disappearance at a young age have afforded her lasting fame in popular culture.

Earhart’s accomplishments in aviation inspired a generation of female aviators, including the more than 1,000 women pilots of the USAAF Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who ferried military aircraft, towed gliders, flew target practice aircraft and served as transport pilots during World War II.

Amelia’s sense of style reflected her independent personality,she was at odds with the feminine fashion trends of the day and instead was seen and pictured in newspapers wearing mens aviation clothing including chinos trousers and leather flight jackets, revolutionary for the time.

Soon after her record breaking transalantic flight, the Aviatrix was photographed for Vogue and it didn’t take long for masculine tailoring to become de rigueur for the Fashion Houses and style concious females of the 1930’s.

All garments in the Heritage Research collection are based on actual clothing pictured on Amelia during the 1920’s and 30’s. Many of these styles are military issue such as the P-coat, chinos, trench coat and flight jackets. At first Amelia borrowed silhouettes from horseback riders, race-car drivers and motorcyclists, later adapting jodhpurs, goggles and the USAAF leather jackets, among other items. Other pieces reference her sartorial style away from the airfield where she could be seen in tailored English riding jackets, breeks and blouses or redefining work clothing of the era such as oversized shirts and mens brogues.

As you can gather, Heritage Research are passionate about what they do and it's really inspiring to talk to Russ about his collection, how it's made, who's made it and the fabrics he's used. ALL of the collection is made in England and here's some more information about the fabric Russ uses:

1. Cottons, linen, silk mixes - made in Italy
2. Liberty Floral print cotton - made in England
3. Wax cottons - British Millerain made in Scotland
4. All wools and tweeds - Woven in England
5. Mackintosh waterproof cotton - made in England
6. Chambray denim and hickory cotton - made in Japan
7. Leather - veg tanned Italian leather steerhide
8. All zips made to order by RiRi in Switzerland, all buttons made in England

We're so proud to be one of the first Heritage Research womenswear stockists in the UK, we think it's really important to support British brands at the moment, especially ones that work hard to get all the collection made in the country. And the attention to detail is second to none. WOW.

We've currently got a fantastic navy wool riding jacket, a pretty Liberty print shirt and a pair of navy military chinos in store.

We hope you love this beautiful collection as much as we do.

Rxx

Vanessa Bruno Athe - now in store!

It's arrived! Well some of it anyway! we've had our very first delivery of the Vanessa Bruno Athe. We're getting it photographed for the web so it should be on line soon but it is now available in store. We've got this beautiful embroidered sweat shirt, a navy dress version, an amazing pair of knee length beige boots and a couple more really pretty dresses.

We've also just had a huge YMC delivery (yes Ceri the bobble cardi is in) and some cute tees by Netty Ratti. If you're in Brighton, pop along and see the new collections. We think they are fab and hope you'll love them too.

Rxx

PS Sorry about pic quality!

Championing British Brands

We love a bit of chic French fashion, Scandinavian understatement and Italian pazzazz but we're also keen to get good, traditional British brands in store.

Alicia Waite in The Telegraph yesterday did a great piece on British labels that are setting the heritage trend. Of course we've got Burberry and Pringle who do the whole tweedy, waxed jacket, Aran jumper thing brilliantly, but it was great to see her focus on the smaller family companies and also the new up and coming brands.

With the demise of the Luella label, there's been a gap in the womenswear market for a label that does the traditional British thing with a twist. Alicia listed several British labels that are now getting the recognition they deserve.

We are particularly pleased that Heritage Research got a mention. Not only is HR a British label, it's a Brighton label to boot. And we're so excited to be stocking it!

HR have been designing cool menswear for years but have brought out a fabulous womenswear collection for AW11 which is also handmade in Britain. This first collection has cited female aviator Amelia Earhart's groundbreaking androgynous style as the design inspiration. Though Earhart was American, her grit and determination are at one with the ethos of the brand, which offers a no-frills collection of brilliantly designed cropped riding jackets, breeks, Liberty print blouses and more.

We'll let you know as soon as it comes in! You're gonna love it.

Rx

S/S12 - Chinti & Parker buying trip

Last Monday I popped up to London to see the girls at Chiltern Street Studios. One of my absolute fave agencies. The space at Chiltern Street is so beautiful, all rustic bare brick walls and wooden floors. They have some great collections and on Monday I went to see Chinti & Parker. CP are a London based duo specialising in luxurious, ethically made basics, from cottons to cashmere. They are getting some great press at the moment and we've been keeping our eye on it for a couple of seasons. We think it'll fit in with nola's current collection perfectly. We've kept it tight, going for a couple of cotton vests, some great basic tees and a couple of cute, wearable skirts. We know you'll love them.

Rxx