News in…
The fabulous ethical lingerie brand, Enamore, has announced news of some brand new pop-up shops appearing in Bath over the next few months.
Location:
Walcot Woollies 104 Walcot St. Bath, BA1 5BG
Confirmed dates for 2009:
Christmas Shops:
We at Nu will be on our way to Bath soon then!
Lauren 🙂
Wow, I’m exhausted! Just got back from this year’s Secret Garden Party. My first ever music festival (shameful, I know), the Secret Garden Party was Nu‘s kinda gig – hippy chic.
It seemed that the festival was divided in two (by a rather stunning lake housing a floating pagoda stage with nude swimmers packing the waters) – the drum n bass, hardcore dance arena, and my fave, the hippy, chai-drinking, funky music area. I must have had at least ten cups of organic and fairtrade tea in my weekend of hippy heaven. It’s not often that you get to wear flowers in your hair, fairy wings on your back and as much sparkly makeup that you can fit on your face, with no excuse needed. In fact, I spent most of the weekend perfecting my hula hooping skills.
What I loved most, was the focus on ethical produce. There was lots of organic and fairtrade food available. The Keen-wah store selling salads and burgers made out of the best grain ever, quinoa, was mouth-watering. And the Chai Wallahs tent sold a beautiful range of loose teas. They also had many tents dedicated to customizing clothes and vintage fashions – perfect.
Oh yes, and the music! What is great about the Secret Garden Party is the intimacy. The stages are small and there’s so much going on. Soko, who played the Great Stage, even got her fans sitting on the stage with her. One of my favourite gigs though was with a band called Golden Silvers – a throw-back to the 1980s with synthesizers galore. Check out their single True Romance, it’s a hit waiting to happen…
All in all, a decent festival. I’m not convinced about the camping but well worth a visit just for the food!
Lauren 🙂
lavera self tanning lotion, £11.70
Let’s face it, even the most beautiful of us sometimes want to look different. However natural we like to be when sourcing our products, that doesn’t always mean we need to go for the ‘natural look’.
So we were VERY excited to discover a new self-tan using all-natural ingredients. This Lavera fake tan was the first 100% all-natural self tan lotion on the market, and meets strict BDIH guidelines for Certified Natural Cosmetics.
No harmful effects from the sun – top up your tan using all natural ingredients. Looks like that’ll get us ready for summer.
Amisha
Anyone who knows me, knows I love a bit of vintage. So it was with utter astonishment that not everyone has heard about my absolute favourite vintage haunts. As co-editor of Nu, I feel it’s my duty to pass on the knowledge I hold, on the greatest vintage shops in London…
The best vintage shop in London in my book is Absolute Vintage on Hanbury Street near Spitalfields Market in Brick Lane. Absolute Vintage has such a massive collection of killer vintage pieces that it’s virtually impossible to leave without a bag full. On entry, you’re greeted with boxes and boxes of scarves, whilst a rainbow of shoes and bags cascading the walls and isles greet you on the inside. My heart always skips a beat as I make my way up Commercial Street and the shop comes into site.
The good thing about Brick Lane is the vintage shops are generally much cheaper than those in Covent Garden, Carnaby Street, Islington or Chelsea. Whilst you’re checking out Absolute Vintage, wonder up Brick Lane and take a peek in This Shop Rocks, and defintely remember to visit DK Vintage, a rather cool shop stocking vintage Danish furniture. The Beyond Retro just off Brick Lane on Cheshire Street has bagged themselves a warehouse, with celebs often seen sifting through the rails. It’s rammed so full of clothes and accessories, that sometimes I leave with nothing at all because there’s just too much choice to comprehend!
MINT in Covent Garden is also a great store. It feels like each item is hand-picked by someone with an astute fashion sense. Stepping back in time, displaying clothes 20 or 30 years old, MINT is one vintage shop that can’t feel more contemporary. The clothes are fashion-forward, their belts are exquisite, the bags are to die for, and the hats aren’t bad either – I once spotted Mark Owen trying on a rather becoming trilby. I’ve also recently seen stocked there some lovely sequinned tops and dresses – very on-trend!
The great thing about shopping vintage, is it’s ethical. You’re buying recycled clothes and accessories that are fashionable, interesting and individual. What more could you ask for?!
If you have any favourite vintage shops from around the UK or abroad, let us know by commenting on this post.
Lauren 🙂
We may have disappeared for a while, but things have been hotting up behind the scenes…
It’s really rather exciting… Not only are we working on launching our new website for September, we (that’s Nu Editors, Amisha and Lauren) are being featured in the Big Issue tomorrow!
After an interview and photo shoot, we then wrote an article all about ethical fashion, and how consumers need to be demanding more choice from their favourite fashion brands. After all, we have all the power!
So, if you could ask just one fashion brand to bring out an ethical range (vintage, recycled, organic, fairly traded, sustainable, locally produced), which would it be?
Let us know and we’ll write an article about it in our next edition of Nu (coming out in September). And who knows… they may just listen.
Lauren 🙂
Interesting stuff coming your way soon!
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