Showing posts with label womenswear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label womenswear. Show all posts

Thursday 9 March 2017

#InternationalWomensDay



With International Women's Day being yesterday, we thought we would take the time to celebrate all things Female. Here at Madia & Matilda, we believe women should relish in the achievements of each other and celebrate our beauty and uniqueness as individual women and our clothes are designed to celebrate that.



Each lovely lady in your life - be it your gal pals, your mum, a sister or aunt, or even a celeb you look up to - is important in shaping who you are, and we want to celebrate YOU! To do this, women should support each others strengths and weakness and relish in our individuality and unique beauty.

Love Your Body. 







Why not try some of our Lola's Apothecary scented candles to make loving your body just a little sweeter? A beauty label Loved by Emma Watson our Girl Crush and inspirational ethical advocate.





Another option would be to treat yourself, or a lovely lady in your life, to something from our new collection, available today. Can't choose? Why not pick up a voucher and choose later?



We are all about the good vibes! 




Lets keep it going! Help us celebrate International Womens Day today by posting a selfie on Instagram with the hashtag #madiamatildababes #InternationalWomensDay and tagging @madiamatilda_insider for a chance to be featured on our Insider Instagram later this week!



Be proud of who you are!


Sincerely Madia & Matilda




Thursday 2 March 2017

NEWS - London Fashion Week Debut





AW17 SHOWCASE

Classy, quintessentially classic, contemporary and clean-cut... next season's style is one to watch out for.





We geared up and got ourselves down to Chelsea last week for the release of our next season's clothing and we are delighted to let you in on a little sneak peek!




Elmira getting ready to shine

The girls arrived to our location in the lovely area of Old Church Street, Chelsea at Haute Elan for an early start to get their hair and make-up done.




It's the little things




Our fab make up friend, Chloe Versaci doing Danielle's make-up pre-shoot.







The lovely Linn having a giggle with Chloe.




Economic, social and environmental sustainability is something that is very important to us here at Madia & Matilda. Our new collection initiative is designed for simple-living.







The girls wore LilyFlo Jewellery, which you can find in our curated brands, accentuating their looks and with a little cuddle and gal time before taking to the stage.







Shardarae and Elmira pulling off our AW Collection effortlessly.






Linn wearing one of our next season daily looks.




Oriana showing off our new dress collection.




Wanting a more classy look? Danielle shows us how it's done in this new top and skirt combo.




Oriana still slaying in Lilyflo's new season minimalist, urban-geometric pieces whilst having a little sit down mid-shoot.





Is it even a showcase if we don't include a classic black and white behind the scenes?






Life isn't perfect but your outfit can be.



From left: Danielle Esprit, Shardarae P, Linn B. Saeb, Oriana Findlay, Véronica McBeal, Elmira Panjavi.

 Designer & Director Shalize Nicholas, Jewellery - Lily Flo - Designer Diana Sherling, Photographer  Rosalind Rosalind Alcazar & Claire Dytham, MUA Chloe Versaci, Showroom Haute Elan

Pre-order the new collection in August.


Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Thursday 28 January 2016

Thoughts on value





Have you ever wondered why there is often such a big price difference between your average high street garment and a seemingly similar product from a sustainable brand?




People often say sustainable/eco fashion is too expensive, but is it? Or is fast fashion the costly one?

It depends how you measure it. Yes you can purchase a top for £15- £20 from a big high street brand, wear it a couple of times, throw it away, and as a consumer it hasn’t cost you much. However, it’s easy to forget that garment was made by a human being and the amount of labour and energy that goes into it staggering. For example, to turn a piece of cotton into a garment, first it must be planted, harvested, taken to a factory to be processed and spun into yarn. Then it’s taken to another factory, woven into cloth, sent to a dye mill, dyed and finished. Then it is sold to a manufacturer who must create an original design and pattern, test for fit and performance, cut and make the garment, ship and then market it, all before reaching the customer. People are involved for its whole journey, people who deserve a fair price for their labour. But unfortunately, to produce a garment with all of those processes involved and still sell it for a price we are willing to pay; someone along the line is missing out. 




The sad truth is what we class, as a reasonable, average price, is in fact, artificially low. These cheap prices shouldn’t be the norm; they are wrong, not the more ‘expensive’ eco brands. They are the ones causing costly damage to the earth and to the workers. For fashion to be sustainable it’s not meant to be fast, throw away and cheap. We’ve been trained to buy quantity over quality. Somewhere along the way we’ve lost sight of what is best for us and the environment.
This is where sustainable fashion comes in, as it tries to change perceptions of what is expensive and go back to valuing the right things. 

Sustainable fashion tends to be more expensive due to a number of factors:

Time – As a small brand it takes time to create new and original designs from scratch, develop a pattern and manufacture in a smaller environment.

Fair trade- It is cheaper to employ people abroad to make clothes, where minimum wages are a lot less than here in the UK. For example, an employer in China only has to pay their garment worker 60p an hour, whereas in the UK the minimum wage is £6.70. When buying from a sustainable clothing company that manufactures their clothes in the UK, you know the workers have been paid a fair wage for their labour.

Economies of sale- It’s cheaper to produce mass quantities of clothing if you are a large company. Small scale companies have to pay more to produce smaller quantities.


Quality – Finally, when buying from a sustainable brand, the garments have longer life spans and are well made.






To find out more about our thoughts on value, check out our youtube 



Sincerely Madia & Matilda

e::  info@madiamatilda.co.uk       w::  www.madiamatilda.co.uk/

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Style - Gift Selection



December is here and where has the year gone. Coming into our 3rd year at Madia & Matilda, things have definitely changed and developed, moving in to the New Year; Christmas festivities has got us feeling all nostalgic. With the present of new chapter, brings our thoughts to our gift guide, from our curated selection.  We want to share our favourite selection of gift ideas with you.




Madia & Matilda Gift guide


"Tis the season to be jolly", and what better way of celebrating with family and friends than with this flattering dress is just what every girl needs, wear it with a necklace and clutch bag

The Fahra & Sapphire dress is made from sustainable materials, made in Britain



 Saphire - Gathered Strap Dress                                       Fahra - Velvet Dress

Keepwood have a great range of sunglasses for those who are seeking some winter sun. We’ve picked our must-have sunglasses for the winter.



Handcrafted Beach wood glasses



Keepwood -  Handcrafted Beach wood glasses, their mission is to handcraft glasses without environmental impact of traditional eyewear.  




Maja necklace 



These two necklaces are hand crafted, from our new curated brand – Mara – necklace a British Jewellery label hand crafted in  
Just because we love a charm bracelet, this perfect chic accessory is for a conscious style lover.

Daphne necklace - Maja necklace - Foxglove Bracelet

















Foxglove Bracelet


Shop Unique and sustainable and handcrafted items here



Not sure what to get that special someone, our gift vouchers are a great way to tell them you care, especially for those fashion/ethical conscious, shopaholics

Gift Voucher - Madia & Matilda
£25  -  £50  -  £75  -  £100

If you have any questions about our gift vouchers email, info@madiamatilda.co.uk



Wild Flower and Lavender


Candles to keep that feel good moment or to set the family festivities a light, feefee and lolly bee candles are made in Britain, with soy wax, a natural and organic candle
Check out the link above




If you have a dress that you just love, which could come out or one more dance, you can always book in with our alterations service. For further information take a look here


To shop any of the items in the gift guide, visit madiamatilda.co.uk. Now all there is left, is relaxing with some mulled wine and mince pies


Wishing you a very special Christmas



Sincerely Madia & Matilda


e::  info@madiamatilda.co.uk       w::  www.madiamatilda.co.uk/


Wednesday 15 July 2015

Style with Conscience



Our sustainable clothing label, was asked to join the Green Organisation to present the Awards for this year’s event; held at the Empire Casino for the Green Apple Awards. Showing our Resort 16 collection on our team of beautiful models. 

An awards, which recognize the hard work and dedication to green and environmental causes or business schemes.

The Green Apple Environment Awards were launched in 1994 by The Green Organisation and have become well established as one of the most popular environmental campaigns in the world. Their awards are now in their twenty-second year and well established as one of the major environmental recognition schemes, both in the UK and internationally.








In addition to this we have opened a pop up shop in Strouds merrywalks shopping center, starting out as a one month appearance but then extended into two. Not only do we stock Madia & Matilda clothing we also believe in sporting local businesses an enterprises, such as Kastali bespoke storage solutions, Nicola cook handbags, haberdashery and twist lampshades and Sheri's attic antics. Everything is made to order with an alteration service along side, in keeping with our ecofriendly ethos - making your unloved garments loved. Pop in and find us on the highstreet.

37 kingstreet,
Stroud
GL5 3DA






















Sincerely Madia & Matilda

e::  info@madiamatilda.co.uk       w::  www.madiamatilda.co.uk/

Saturday 23 May 2015

Beyond Indulgence - London Chelsea - Belgrave - Knightsbridge





Visits to London, sees us in Chelsea at an exclusive members only club Grace the epitome of calm tranquility and well-being. 
http://www.gracebelgravia.com/

 Grace


  

   
 A stones throw away is the Chelsea Flower show
near Sloane square and the Saatchi Gallery. For those who like a arts and culture.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show

http://www.saatchigallery.com/
 RHS Chelsea Flower show



Then cross town at Buckingham Palace a worthwhile visit, if you'd like the real tourist trip.


https://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show



Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Monday 20 April 2015

We are Sustainable fashion - #Making Better Choices




Impact of Fast Fashion
Those quick buys from the online stores to the high street stores, where prices are cheap and quality possibly matches this too. We all keep topping our warping wardrobes up with clothes we may only wear a few times. 

This creates a huge amount of wastage, approximately 350,000 pounds (£140 million) of clothing and textiles are improperly discarded per year per person! Just imagine the amount we all throw across the world. 

Due to fast fashion, the demand for man-made fibres has doubled in the last 25 years. This means a higher amount of harmful chemicals are being distributed into our world everyday just in production, these chemicals are then transferred onto our skin when we wear the clothing, and finally when we throw them are harming the environment in landfills. 

Over consumption
Clothing is getting cheaper and cheaper by the day, and we all love it! We think ‘perfect, saving myself some money AND look amazing!’ Although weigh up what you spend and how much you buy… are you actually saving? Fast fashion is addictive; spend less, buy more! Just imagine the wastage it causes. 

Why not buy timeless pieces that are great quality, always in fashion AND friendly to our environment? It’s WIN, WIN, WIN

This is the future of fashion. Living a more sustainable lifestyle.

Friendly Fibres
By using fibres that are sustainable and eco friendly, we are preventing harmful chemicals being distributed into our atmosphere and water at production, and preventing harmful chemicals being then transferred onto our skin when we wear them. 

Sustainable fibres can include;
Organic cotton 
Recycled Polyester
Hemp 
Seacell
Wool
Ramie
- Linen

Our Mission
At Madia & Matilda, we join the movement to a sustainable world. Looking good doesn’t have to damage the precious world we live in. We use sustainable fibres, alongside recycled clothing and end of material rolls from fashion rolls, that otherwise would have been wasted. 

Madia & Matilda: we are sustainable fashion #Making Better Choices

Sincerely Madia & Matilda


Madia & Matilda 

Sustainable Clothing 

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