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Art Day Collage by Liz Nehdi Studio, 2015. See below for product info

We are very excited about our March 5th launch party at Wolf & Badger's Notting Hill location and to get into the festive fashion mood, we’ve pulled together an outfit consisting entirely of items by designers featured at Wolf & Badger. We think that our St. Remy scarf and its painterly design, as well as these other stunning pieces, would be the perfect choice for a spring visit to galleries and museums (perhaps the upcoming McQueen Exhibit at the V&A?) and right on into drinks with friends. For information about these items or to purchase, please visit www.wolfandbadger.com.

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Shop our gallery-hopping look

1. Sketchbooks by Claire Gaudion | 2. Sunglasses by Taylor Morris | 3. St. Remy scarf by Liz Nehdi.  Available through our website or at Wolf & Badger | 4. Clutch by Susie In The Sky | 5. Shoes by Abel Munoz | 6. Jumpsuit by Twin London | 7. Coat by Merci Me London | 8. Ring by Daou Jewellery | 9. Fedora by Penmayne of London

xo Liz

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WE LOVE LONDON

The LNS Foolproof Guide to Enjoying Valentine’s Day in London

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£££: Gallery at sketch

A restaurant decked out in pink is a restaurant after my own heart. Treat you and your sweetie (or your bestie) to a special dinner or afternoon tea at the Gallery at sketch. Designed by acclaimed British artist, David Shrigley, be seated in an upholstered pink chair while tucking into menu items such as the Arborio risotto with gorgonzola and sliced pear in Marsala wine. Check out Valentine's Day options at sketch here.

£: Smith & Sinclair pastilles

Send the children to bed and break out these tipsy gems crafted in the UK. Alcohol-infused pastilles from Smith & Sinclair—currently stocked by Harrods, Harvey Nichols and other locales— come in flavors such as Gin & Tonic (violet-infused gin in a lemon sherbet coating) and Mixed Berry Daiquiri (summer berries, dark rum and a pink peppercorn-infused coating). These puppies pack a punch so enjoy in moderation.

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Treat yourself to a stroll around London’s beautiful Notting Hill and while you’re there, pop into cutting-edge boutique Wolf & Badger, now stocking our SS15 collection online and in store. This year, we suggest going old school and giving your sweetheart a gift that lasts longer than chocolates. The LNS Flush pocket square is the ideal love token for the man in your life. Our beautiful Lindisfarne Rose scarf makes an equally perfect gift for a loved one and is certainly big enough for two to cosy up underneath.  However, if you find yourself single this month, why not wrap yourself up in the Meandering Thames silk twill scarf and take yourself out for a date with the city? Click the links above or visit Wolf & Badger in Notting Hill to treat yourself or your loved one!

Wolf & Badger Notting Hill - 46 Ledbury Road, London W11 2AB - P: 020 7229 5698
Opening hours - Mon-Sat: 10am-6:30pm - Sunday: 11am-5pm

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Drunk in love? Down with love? We’ve got you covered. The Liz Nehdi Studio team has crafted two Valentine’s Day playlists just for your auditory pleasure. Choose from our Sick of Love and Lovesick playlists on Spotify, and while you're there, go ahead and follow liznehdistudio so you don't miss any other playlists we put together.

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The Nomad Cinema lands at The LookOut at Hyde Park on 13 February. Catch May-December romances Harold and Maude or The Graduate. 100% of profits from The Nomad Cinema go to the Sustainability Institute.

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Liz Nehdi Studio is passionate about sustainable and ethical production. For a cerebral outing, we recommend ‘Peace blooms: Cattle, conflict and the roses of Lake Naivasha’, a photo exhibition and pop-up flower shop, running from 10-15 February at the Hoxton Gallery. Be introduced to the lives of rose farmers in Kenya, and the relationship between water, conflict and peace. Free admission.

Hoxton Gallery - 9 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8AA

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The Broken Hearts and Promises pop-up party at Bloomsbury House is guaranteed to be topped up with activities.  Specialty cocktails, a Lulu Guiness Kissing Booth, cheese toasties, heart-shaped piñata targets, and disco are all guaranteed.

2 - 3 Bloomsbury Square, WC1A  |  Saturday 14th February 2015
7 pm - midnight (doors open at 16:30 pm)  |  £15 Early Bird + £20 Standard

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Big love to everyone who has supported our inaugural collection; your Valentine treats will be with you soon if you haven’t received them already!

xo Liz

P.S. - Stayed tuned for details about our launch party at Wolf & Badger, but in the mean time, Londoners – please hold the evening of Thursday, 5 March!

Dries Van Noten Retrospective

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I was recently able to hop on the Eurostar for a quick trip to Paris. Yes, I sound like a horrible cliché, but I absolutely love that city. The tree-lined streets, the chic locals, the iconic monuments, the croissants, the wine…what’s not to love? Ok, there are a few things, but I’ll spare you the negativity.

Top on my list for my visit was a trip to Les Arts Decoratifs for the Dries Van Noten exhibit that I had been dying to see for months. Luckily I caught it just before it closed. I took loads of photos and am excited to share them with you here!

Dries Van Noten is a master of colour and print and has been one of my favourite designers for a while now. The best part of this exhibit is that it was a three-dimensional moodboard of sorts. His eclectic inspirations – from paintings by John Singer Sargent and Damien Hirst – to ancient Chinese robes – were on display alongside his incredible designs.

The themes of his collections over the years have ranged from butterflies, representing the ephemerality of youth to the graphic and reduced palette of optical illusions to the transformation of camouflage from something that obscures and hides to something that highlights and adorns.

Here are some of my favourite vignettes from the exhibit, along with some context around the designs and inspiration.

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Butterflies

Butterflies bring to mind colour and weightlessness, but also symbolise an oscillation between beauty and cruelty and the ephemerality of youth. The opposing forces of strength and fragility + freedom and rebellion are embodied in the butterfly

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Optical Illusions

The nonchalance of 1960’s Paris and the sensuality of Serge Gainsbourg’s music are brought to mind by the graphic, reduced palette.

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The Duke

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor provide a point of inspiration for this collection that references nobility and the subversion of British tradition. The boundaries of a masculine wardrobe are questioned.

Garden Camouflage (click on the arrow on the right hand side to see all images in the gallery)

Camouflage sheds its military connotations and becomes something lush and decorative. Texture, shadow and materials take centre stage in this homage to verdant nature. Camouflage is no longer used to hide, but instead to adorn and highlight.

Orientalism (click on the arrow on the right hand side to see all images in the gallery)

This is a land of nostalgic dreams – one of porcelain, postcards from a faraway land, rice paper and travel artefacts. Visually, this is one of my favourites, but it’s a loaded topic and one I will revisit on the blog at a later date.

Additional images from the exhibit (click on the arrow on the right hand side to see all images in the gallery)

And here are a smattering of other images from the exhibit, from collections around themes such as Jane Campion’s movie The Piano and Folklore.

If you’ve enjoyed this post, you may also want to check out the collage I put together of images from his Autumn/Winter 2014 collection.

I’m interested to know what your favourite theme is from this exhibit? Based on the number of photos I took, it’s a toss up between Garden Camouflage and Orientalism for me.

xo
Liz

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