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
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…
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
14th February, 2012
La Maison Couture is buzzing with excitement at the arrival of uber-chic cutting edge jewellery designer Stephen Webster in The Boutique .
Stephen’s keen eye for detail, expert craftsmanship and glam-rock attitude have made him a favourite with celebrities across the globe, from Madonna to Christina Aguilera, Kate Moss, Sir Elton John, Mickey Rourke and Kate Beckinsale to name but a few and it’s easy to see why. Stephen clearly blends his love for traditional craftsmanship with a passion for contemporary music, fashion and art and the result is modern and unconventional yet utterly beautiful jewellery.
Stephen’s industrious talent has placed coloured gemstones and fine jewellery back into the spotlight. According to Stephen, “Things have changed. The fear factor, the reverence and the rather staid formality have all but disappeared. Magazines now have fashion shoots featuring H&M jeans accented by £10,000 diamond rings. Adding a diamond-studded detail to a watch or a piece of jewellery no longer marks a customer as a flashy, ostentatious type. It just makes a person look more…lively.”
It’s a unique and edgy approach that has been over 30 years in the making and won him a huge loyal global customer base as well as industry recognition.
Newly launched this week, we are delighted to be able to offer a selection of stunning jewellery pieces for both Men and Women from the best-selling Astro Balls, Jules Verne, Superstud and Baroque collections…
Shop the Stephen Webster Collections in our Boutique at La Maison Couture.
25th January, 2012
Azza Fahmy launched her gorgeous new Valentine’s Collection last week and we are delighted to feature our favourite pieces from the collection in The Boutique at La Maison Couture.
We particularly love the dainty and fabulously feminine pendant necklaces which feature pretty pearls and eye-catching coloured semi-precious stones.
Each beautiful piece features calligraphy inspired by love and devotion and they all make amazingly perfect and sentimental Valentine’s gifts.
