Friday 29 June 2012

SPOTS, STRIPES AND ALL THINGS NICE

Some people think that they are not up to the challenge of dressing up in spots or stripes but right now I am absolutely loving it! Wearing spots or stripes means that you can add an extra ooomph to your wardrobe, especially for the bold print shy! Afraid of going all over prints? that's cool why not try a cute pair of polka dot peg leg trousers... Scared the stripes won't suit your figure if you're a bit curvier? Noooo sweat vertical stripes in a looser pant will streamline your pins and even make you look a little taller if you're short... they're also a key trend for Autumn/Winter 2012 so what's not to love!

Take a look to see what we have in our ASOS Marketplace Boutique right now, what do you think? Leave your comments below...

xoxo

Left: Blouse available here | Trousers available here | Socks from Topshop | Boots from Office
Right: Crop top available here |Trousers sold out | Shoes available here

Shirt available here | Leggings from H&M | Boots from Kurt Geiger

Left: Blouse available here | Shorts available here | Socks from Topshop | Boots from Aldo
Right: Blouse available here | Shorts available here | Shoes sold out 

Top available here | Shorts available here

Blouse available here | Shorts available here | Socks  from Topshop | Boots from Aldo


Thursday 28 June 2012

GRAPHIC CONTENT: PRINTS, A FIRST LOOK...

Hey readers! How is everyone on this GLORIOUS sunny day?! On a day like this who wants to dart towards the dark corner of the closet? Whip out some of your brightest, most graphic print pieces and turn the side walk into your catwalk! Don't have any prints that you can think of? That's cool take a look at what we've got going on at DollsMaison, with prints so graphic you'd need a censorship label!

xoxo

Mustard silk vest available here | Graphic print skirt available here

Dress available here | Belt available here | Socks from Topshop | boots from Kurt Geiger

Dress available here | Socks from Topshop | Shoes available here

Blouse available here | Shorts sold out | Socks from Topshop | Boots from Kurt Geiger

Blouse available here | Belt available here | Printed skirt available here | Shoes available here

Silk blouse available here | Butterfly print skirt available here | Socks from Topshop | Boots available here

Wednesday 27 June 2012

FANATICAL ABOUT BOTANICALS! A FIRST LOOK...

The Chelsea Flower Show? Kew Gardens? Puh-lease forget all of that malarkey! We've got enough botanical splendor going on here to put Interflora out of business! (Besides two dreaded words hay. fever!) 

With Spring finally upon us (*huge sigh* Thank goodness!) we want to invite you to take a leisurely stroll through our enchanted garden and see what gems you uncover.

All items available throughout this week in our ASOS Marketplace Boutique!

xoxo


Dress available here

Silk tee available here | Printed shorts sold out

Dress available here

Silk vest available here | Floral midi skirt available here

Floral dress available here | Shoes sold out

Floral playsuit available here | Straw tote sold out | Shoes available here

Blouse available here | Printed shorts available here | Shoes sold out

Floral dress available here


Tuesday 26 June 2012

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE CANDY SHOP....

.....Come take a look at what we got!

You may or may not have noticed but we absolutely LOVE the Spring season, not only are the birds-a-chirping but the sun's shining down on us, everyone seems as though they are in the best. mood. ever like all the time (sooo not complaining) but the BEST part of it all is that we can wear our sugary sweet pastel shades with gusto! YAY!

Take a look below at only a fraction of our best zesty clobber on offer! What do you think....please leave your comments below. 


All pieces (and like a trillion more...) will be available throughout this week in our ASOS Marketplace Boutique, don't miss out!

xoxo












Monday 25 June 2012

PRETTY PASTELS & GORGE PRINTS AT THE BELT CRAFT STUDIOS

Here at DollsMaison we're celebrating wrapping up yet another awesome ASOS shoot, quite frankly I think this may have been our best. so. far! Helped along by the fact it was held at the trendy and truly amazing Belt Craft Studios in North London - probably THE coolest place to hold a photo-shoot, like. EVER!!! 


Sugary sweet candy colours and tasty prints were the dish of the day and we were lovin' it! 


Have a look at our dolls doing their thang in our behind the scenes video!



Special thanks to everyone involved, photographer extraordinaire Eric Mouroux, Ka Man Li, Miny Sharma & Stephanie Attuah; Make Up    artists MelinaDarling and Lexy De Rafael; Hair Stylist Vanessa Richardson, Friend of DollsMaison Mialy O and of course the models, Nicola, Rosie Lloyd, Sara Rosengren, Rosa Barretto, Nikki D, and our very own doll Claire H...we wouldn't have been able to do it without you guys!

xoxo 




Friday 22 June 2012

CANDY, STRIPES AND OTHER TRENDY TREATS @ DM

Hey Dolls! Right now at DM we're pretty pumped for tomorrow's photo shoot in North London. Our number one aim is to bring you collection of vintage gems, bang on-trend with 2012 fashion! This time we've focused on florals (always a spring staple), spots & stripes and candy colours. Check our store on ASOS Marketplace or eBay next week to get your hands on some of our goodies! For now, get excited by our fresh-from-the-catwalk inspiration!



Elegant vintage cuts and floral prints at Proenza Schouler 2012. 

Pretty spots at Prada and Miu Miu

Androgynous separates at Tommy Hilfiger and colour popping stripes at Jaeger

Feminine '50s pastels at Jonathan Saunders

by  Claire Hubble at DollsMaison



Tuesday 19 June 2012

DOLLSMAISON LOVES THE 90S!




Remember the 90s? The decade of Keenan and Kel, beanie hats, Clueless, bum bags, Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Limp Bizkit, Backstreet Boys, Britney before the breakdown, inflatable chairs, Rugrats, Thelma and Louise, Pulp Fiction, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vanilla Ice, Courtney Love, The Matrix, Friends, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tony Blair, Gameboys, B*Witched. The list could go on and on. Don’t fret though, 90s fashion is as hot as ever right now, so dig out your Doc Martens, don your favourite cropped t-shirt and have a tie-dye party.

We’re embracing the 90s all week with a bunch of rad 90s themed posts and even a competition.

Striped Fine Knit Top // Available to buy here
Pastel Blue Belt // Available to buy here
Denim Hotpants // Available to buy here

Denim hotpants have been a massive hit this summer – just as they were two decades ago! Check out our gorgeous Rosie in these hot Levi’s cut offs. Fierce! 

Leather Jodphurs // Available to buy here

You never truly know how badass it feels to wear leather trousers until you give it a go. For boyband chic, team with an oversized shirt.


We used these cheeky Ozzy Ozbourne-esque round sunglasses as a shot in our recent shoot.

By Claire Hubble at DollsMaison



Friday 15 June 2012

DM GIRL CRUSH: RIHANNA IN VITA COCO AD CAMPAIGN!

Hey readers! Now I don't know about you but for me Rihanna is my ULTIMATE girl crush! Her recent Vita Coco ad campaign has confirmed that for me, how insanely sexy does that girl look in that pineapple print bikini??!! If Vita Coco did this for Ri-Ri then I'm hot-footing it to my nearest outlet...pronto!

Do you want the totally tropical look without baring all? Have a look at some of the sunshine inspired pieces we've got to offer.

xoxo





Vintage Betty Barclay Jumpsuit // Sold Out 

Tropical Tee // Available to buy here

Tropical Jumpsuit // Available to buy here

Tropical Print Tube Skirt // Available to buy here

Wednesday 13 June 2012

LAYER CAKE: SPRINGTIME COVER UPS

It's hot, it's cold, it's raining, it's dry...what the heck??!! Let's be honest the UK weather has ALWAYS been pretty unpredictable (and with that our wardrobes are all over the place!) but we as a nation can not blame Mother Nature for this one...we're simply not great at contingency planning!! Why not try layering?....When it's cold you can layer up to high heavens with as many tees, tops and cardis as you like, then if the temperature rises you can peel back those layers like a banana skin....simples!

Check out our sweet springtime cover-up options!

xoxo

Chunky Knit Cardi // Available to buy here 

Fine Knit Cardi // Available to buy here 

Pink & White Stripe Lightweight Jumper // Available to buy here

Tuesday 12 June 2012

COLOUR BLOCKS AND PARTY FROCKS: BEHIND THE SCENES

Have a gander at our dolls in action at our latest shoot in South London's Tommyfields, where colour-blocking and party frocking was the order of the day!

xoxo




Monday 11 June 2012

TOP OF THE FROCKS!

Happy Monday readers! Yep the weekend's over and it's back to work we go but that doesn't stop us from looking forward to the summer party season does it?!

Whether it's a few drinks after work in a trendy Hoxton watering hole or a full on glitzy affair you'll need something cute to take you from early eve to early morn in true doll style!

Check out our top 3 frocks from our latest mini capsule collection, I. Need. Them. All!!

xoxo


Cream & Purple Maxi Dress // Sold Out
Black Suede Wedge Sandals // Office


Peplum Bodycon Dress // Available to buy here
Mock Croc Leather Bag // Available to buy here


Mesh Panel Front Maxi Dress // Available to buy here