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New Laduree Candles Available in The Boutique

9th May, 2012

Spring is definitely in the air in The Boutique at La Maison Couture, with the arrival of some fabulous pieces from the delectable Laduree.

Inspired by the fresh and verdant wonders of a vegetable garden, Laduree has created a basket of Petits Légumes fresh from Le Jardin Laduree. This gorgeous trio of perfumed candles are a delightful tribute to the kitchen garden and would make a perfect garden party gift.

Keeping with the springtime feeling, the utterly delightful Mimosa fragranced candle has now arrived in our Boutique. This chic candle was inspired by soft and delicate scents of Mimosa carried by the wind in the first Spring sun.

We are also very excited to be able to offer Laduree’s beautiful Perfumed Candle Cloche, the perfect accompaniment to an exquisite Laduree perfumed candle. Beautifully presented in a fabulous Laduree box, this gorgeous cloche is crafted in a chic white biscuit ceramic.

Other recent additions to our Laduree collections include the wonderfully light and delicious combination of Caprice and Delice in a gorgeous Laduree Duo Box and an exquisite light Cherry Blossom Candle created by Tsumori Chisato to celebrate Laduree’s 150th anniversary.

All available to buy from The Boutique at La Maison Couture…


View the New Mother’s Day Collection from Azza Fahmy

15th March, 2012

Spoil your Mother on her special day this year and treat her to a wonderfully sentimental piece from Azza Fahmy’s stunning Mother’s Day Collection.

The pieces in this gorgeous collection bear calligraphy and inscriptions designed to convey our special feelings of love and gratitude to one of the most special women in our lives. Featuring excerpts of poetry from the Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer Khalil Gibran the collection includes some exquisitely eye-catching ethnic-chic jewellery which has been beautifully crafted in 18 carat gold and sterling silver.

Contrary to popular belief, Mother’s Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of Hallmark Cards, rather, throughout history, motherhood has always been celebrated. In prehistoric tribes the mother Goddess was worshiped as the creator of life and female goddess figures have been found in many archaeological digs. In Azza Fahmy’s native Egypt, Isis was the Queen of Heaven who ruled over all matters concerning mothering. While in ancient Greece Rhea was revered as the mother goddess and in ancient Rome it was Hera, the wife of Zeus. Most mothering festivals historically took place in the springtime to celebrate the rebirth of the land and the beginning of the most fertile time of the year.

Visit The Boutique at La Maison Couture to view the fabulous Mother’s Day Collection from Azza Fahmy.


Antique French Style Tableware from Anthropologie Arrives in the Tea Room

14th March, 2012

Our covetable stoneware of the moment in the La Maison Couture Tea Room is the perfectly pretty Fleur de Lys Collection from the fabulous lifestyle boutique Anthropologie. This beautiful collection would add a wonderfully vintage accent to a summer garden party or a delightfully feminine touch to afternoon tea.

Anthropologie offers a one-of-a-kind and compelling shopping experience that intends to make women feel beautiful, hopeful and connected. They opened their first shop in Wayne, Pennsylvania in 1992 and since then have grown a hundredfold and continue to create beautiful pieces featuring clever details and fine craftsmanship.

Anthropologie arrived in the UK in three years ago and now has shops in both London and Edinburgh including a gorgeous Pop Up Shop in Selfridges, London.

View our favourite pieces from Anthropologie



Tsumori Chisato Celebrates Laduree’s 150th Anniversary

13th March, 2012

There is nothing quite like the little piece of sweet heaven that is a Laduree macaroon, so we were very excited to learn that to help celebrate it’s 150th anniversary, Laduree has teamed up with the Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato to create a new exclusive blend around the emblematic theme of the cherry blossom.

Laduree chef Vincent Lemains has created an exquisite pink macaroon, which features a light, smooth cream with the subtle flavour of cherry blossom. These gorgeous macaroons come in a limited-series gift-box accentuated with exclusive decoration by Tsumori Chisato.

La Maison Couture is also delighted to announce that for the first time, a limited edition Laduree Signature perfumed candle and a macaroon flavour will be combined to create an absolute, enveloping atmosphere designed to feed all the senses simultaneously. This exquisite scented candle comes beautifully presented in a chic gift box designed in collaboration with Ms Chisato.

The divine limited edition Bougie Fleur de Cerisier is available exclusively online in the UK in The Boutique at La Maison Couture…


Volga Linen now available in The Boutique

9th March, 2012

We are delighted to announce the arrival of gorgeous luxury linen brand Volga Linen. Now available to buy in The Boutique at La Maison Couture.

Volga Linen is a family run business launched in 1997 by Theresa Tollemache.  Whilst researching her family history in a dramatically evolving Russia, Theresa discovered a relatively unknown and  ancient industry still producing beautiful woven and embroidered flax materials to a solely local market. Flax, grown, spun and woven linen has been a tradition of the northern reaches of the Volga River for centuries…

Inspired by the unique qualities of Pure Linen, its beautiful texture and good ecological credentials, (flax needs less in the way of fertilizers and pesticides than most crops, is low maintenance and therefore more environmentally friendly), Theresa set about building her business sourcing linens from a country whose ancient skill was unknown to the international world.

10 years on, Volga linen is a thriving business producing exquisitely beautiful flax Bed Linen and Table Linen products. It’s versatility enables it to be used soft and crumpled or perfectly ironed and finished with crisp creases.  Not only wonderfully ecologically friendly, Volga Linen’s  timeless luxury linen pieces are beautifully soft to touch, while at the same time being natural and hard wearing.

We are delighted to be able to offer a selection of Volga Linen’s exquisite 100% flax pieces available to buy in our Boutique at La Maison Couture.

Visit The Boutique to view our selection of  Volga Linen at La Maison Couture



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