The Lily and Lionel Blog: June 2010

Tuesday 22 June 2010

We heart The Cross boutique.

How gorgeous is The Cross? This uber-chic, one-of-a-kind independant boutique in Holland Park was one of the first stores to ever stock Lily and Lionel. 18 Months on and we're pleased to say they're still selling our scarves well. We may even do a bespoke scarf for the launch of their website in September, watch this space...

The store stocks a mixture of well known and niche labels plus vintage items. A true shopping experience; you walk in to a light and airy space with gorgeous pieces by Goat and Matta then stroll into an adorable childrens section complete with toys. Downstairs is filled with jewellery, clothing and more accessories. Just realised it sounds like we're doing the PR for them but I guess we're simply loyal fans!

We popped in last week to meet Sam, the face behind this infamous shop and couldn't resist taking a few shots of the quirky and delightful interior... It's a complete Aladdin's cave full of unique clothing, accessories and more.

Talking of the decor, we completely fell in LOVE with this bespoke signature artwork created by Toby Mott (top image).

Tuesday 1 June 2010

FBC's Interview with Matthew Williamson's CEO- Joseph Velosa 27.05.10

Matthew Williamson greets the audience at the Fall 2010 runway show.

Apologies for not being in touch for a while-it's all been a bit of a whirlwind couple of weeks.

We've been out and about networking and last Thursday trotted along to the Fashion Business Club's interview with Joseph Velosa, CEO of the label Matthew Williamson.

Interviewed by Imran Amed (founder of 'The Business Of Fashion'), Joseph came across charming, bright and most of all real. The interview touched on subjects such as; how they found the best investors , when to take the plunge and get backing plus huge leaps they made as a company when they felt the energy and time was right.

All in all it was an insightful take on how to handle one of the most increasingly successful British fashion labels of the past decade. I felt truly hoonoured to be sitting in the audiende. The really sweet thing was that Matthew (Williamson) was sitting in the front row showing full support to his partner and associate Joseph (they met at Manchester University, Velosa was reading philosophy whilst Williamson was studying fashion).

When asked at the end of the interview what the best piece of advice he could give was, Joseph promptly replied with "Good Luck"!

So, without further ado here are some photographs of people at the event-Obviouisly we had to put a few up of MW's Fall 2010 collection first (courtesy of Style.com)!