IT'S MID-DECEMBER and the holidays are in full-swing and everyone in the village seems to already be on Christmas vacation. Here at TIG, we're still working, but are looking forward to taking some (much-needed!) time off at the end of the week.
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For our fifth Holiday Gift Guide this year, we've picked out a few really lovely things for the children in your life, since we recently had a niece and a nephew born into our family. Among the very charming and whimsical things we've found is a wicker Strolley that converts from a pram to a shopping trolley...
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ―E.B. White
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." —Norman Vincent Peale
If you’re like us and thought anything puffy could only go with a chunky trainer, you’ll be as surprised as we were to see how well it can go with dangly earrings and a strappy sandal.
WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE that London has certainly has been merrier, what's done is done and all we can do now is make the best of things.
A BEAUTIFUL VIGNETTE at home from the other morning, filled with a few of my favourite things—a limited edition grisaille fine art print by Annie Havlicek, impossibly romantic Baroque pearl earrings (perfect for holiday soirées) by Tomber Amoureaux, the Fitzgerald Travel Case and the Coquillage Notebook Cover by Belgrave Crescent and more...
BY NOW YOU KNOW where we stand on leopard print here at TIG: it's a fashion classic that endures across the seasons, year after year and considered a neutral as far as we're concerned.
AFTER THE hair clips, barrettes and fasteners (see here) that were everywhere this past year, it was only a matter of time before hairbands made their way back into fashion
Designed for a couple with three small children, the firm wanted to create a classic space that still felt young. French, Italian, and English antiques intermingled with the clients' contemporary art collection amongst velvet sofas, skirted tables and canopy beds...
Today was one of those quintessentially gloomy English autumn days that remind you that winter is on its way. Being forever in love with summertime, it can be difficult with the cold and dark, and so, to look on the bright side, we're drawing inspiration from the palette of overcast days.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY with new designs at Belgrave Crescent over the past few months, include some new lightweight totes and small should/crossbody bags that we're really excited about...
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. ―T. S. Eliot
Design team Talcik & Demovicova were asked by AlexAlan Studio, an architecture, lighting and furniture design firm, to create renderings of a classical apartment that showcased their lighting and furniture designs.
If you're as crazy for fall outfits as we are, you'll love that plaids and checks are back again, and this time, we're pairing the trend, in the form of a wool midi skirt, with a Georgia striped high-neck alpaca-blend sweater. Other items on our list include Byredo's Bibliothèque, newly available as an eau de parfum, an intoxicating scent of fruity peach and plum top notes, floral violet and peony accords, and an earthy base of patchouli, leather and vanilla that lingers on the skin and is perfect for autumn. There are also some beautiful new pieces of jewellery from The Shop―scroll down for our complete autumn shopping list...