This beautiful editorial shoot is from photographer Kathryn Hopkins who was inspired by the delicacy of apple blossom and the fairy-tale of living in a rural English setting. Kathryn is known for her delicate and romantic photography which maximises natural light and a soft, organic feel. The location is Great Lodge in Essex, the county of my birth and childhood. Kathryn was stirred by the gentle magic of Great Lodge which she attributes to it’s history and the owners' sensit

My headpiece designs are all one-of-a-kind pieces, which makes them extra special. The every-changing range of vintage jewellery and the rethinking of fresh designs is what makes my work so enjoyable. However, there are designs that could have been sold over and over again. These ones have the lovely tendency of cropping up in my inbox as new clients find images of them in on social media, blogs and Pinterest. This headpiece with its unique mix of Edwardian, Art Deco and mid-

'Paper white with accents of silver and powder blue' is how Sian described her wedding colours when she first enquired about our made-to-order headpieces. Having seen the gold version of our Laurel Leaf Vine, she got in touch to see if we could create one for her in silver tones instead. No problem at all! As all our pieces are handcrafted at the studio we are always happy to discuss customised or bespoke designs. We showed Sian samples of the leaves in silver and a range of

You're unlikely to be following its trajectory as closely as I am, but you may well have noticed that the headband is on a high, with images from catwalk and royal walkabouts filling Instagram feeds. Its fashion heritage is long, with memorable peaks in the 50s (think Grace Kelly sleek) and 60s (Bardot, of course) and again with the Alice band in the 1980s. Yet, styling a headband can be tricky: you need to calibrate the cutesy factor. But, that is absolutely feasible and the

It's always exciting to get an open-ended enquiry by email. Claudia approached us with just that - a simple message saying that her wedding dress designer, Sally Lacock, had suggested she get in touch with us as she was looking for 'something special to wear in her hair'. That's all it takes to whet our appetite! After a bit more browsing through our website and instagram feed, Claudia was able to narrow down her vision; something with a loosely 'art deco' feel, 'perhaps in p