News - Women of the Year

We felt inspired by Red magazine’s Women of the Year awards and decided to

write up about the women that inspire us here at Madia & Matilda.

The Female Boss

Bianca Miller is a true M & M babe being a real advocate of Madia & Matilda and fulltime female boss. 

You’ll recognise her from winning The Apprentice and her self-titled hosiery business that is

blooming and you can spot her on our Instagram! She’s recently started

stocking her tights in Topshop, congrats Bianca!






The Fashion Muse

Nina Nesbitt is one of our fashion muses, we love her 90s style and playing her

songs on repeat in the office. We also love her Twitter, she’s always posting

her thoughts and cute outfits.

Corinne Bailey Rae

She’s a woman who has inspired us for years, we love her music and her

personal style. She’s got a quirky elegance about her and we dream of seeing

her in M & M one day!

The Activist

Emma Watson, what a woman. As if she hadn’t already cemented her place in

our hearts through Harry Potter, her role in HeForShe will always mean there is

a place for her in our Women of the Year.

We are always talking about sustainability here at Madia and Matilda is some

way or another, so Dame Vivienne Westwood’s spot in our most loved women

is well secured. Seeing her at the Cheltenham Literature Festival talking about

her Climate Revolution campaign completely reinforced our love for the Queen

of Green and Punk.

The Internet’s Big Sister

Whilst she’s also a top female boss, there is no denying that the for younger

generation Zoella is the internet’s big sister. There is also no denying our inner

fan girl that’s released when we watch her Lush hauls.

Megan Gilbride is another big sister to the internet. Over at Wonderful You she

writes about some of the most important topics a girl can read. Mental health –

check, Smear tests – check, girl power – check she’s got the guts to talk about

it all and we love her for that.

We’d love to hear about your women of the year – be them family members or

celebrities, let us know! tweet @MadiaMatilda 

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Culture - Cheltenham Literature Festival - Vivienne Westwood Climate Change

                                                 

Vivienne Westwood is a woman who was the queen of the Punk generation has now become the Dame of climate revolution. Using her fame to advocate her strong beliefs on sustainability, she was interviewed by Kirsty Wark at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about her new book ‘Get a Life’.

At Madia and Matilda we are all about sustainability so had grab a few seats when we heard about her arrival in Cheltenham. Listening to Vivienne Westwood’s passion on the topic was incredibly refreshing and to hear the words ‘green’ and ‘recycling’ in such a throw away industry motivated us to continue sharing the love for our planet. The main focus of the talk was centred around this map below.     

She stressed that when the world reaches +5 degrees if you were you draw a line under Paris everything below it would be uninhabitable. Most importantly, when it reaches +2 degrees, it is unstoppable and that we must lobby the politicians to push for a greener environment and economy.

Unfortunately, no photography was allowed during the event but here are a few snaps from the Waterstones book tent and around the festival site! 

What We're Reading

A few of our favourite fashion reads 

Loita, Great Gatsby, Me before you

& these titles below

Visting Cheltenham

Some places to check out, in the spa town of Cheltenham and the surrounding areas, 

whether your in town for a spot of shopping or grabbing 

a quick bite in the afternoon

From top to bottom: Cavendish House house of Fraser, Madia & Matilda Independent clothing brand,

 Huffkins Tea rooms

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

News - How to Style A Capsule Wardrobe

Join us and find out how to create a capsule collection
of sustainable styles in an evening of new style discoveries
at The Good Place in Chelsea, London, details below 

Style - Retro Rewind

Being surrounded by vintage fabrics in the Madia and Matilda hub a retro rewind is inevitable – queue the minis that’ll make any 60s girl proud, and jumpsuits for channelling you’re inner Woodstock flower power

We’ve created Minnie the mini and Simone the tartan wrap for the sassiest of 60s inspired M&M girls. For those channelling their Ms. Jean Brodie, pair Minnie with some mid heel ballerina pumps for the perfect 60s leg baring look. If 90s is more your thing, wear Simone with a velvet choker and space buns for thatSpice Girls girl power. Grab your Doc Martens, leather jacket and Simone skirt (or sister piece the Jessie trousers) for channelling your inner 80s female rebel.

As a modern take on Audrey’s black Breakfast At Tiffany’s dress we’ve created Cordelia. The evening dress with the perfectly elegant high bateau neck and flattering slim cut, pair with a messy beehive for the effortless chic look Audrey would approve of.

Bella the halter neck jumpsuit is a piece we love for its versatility. Wear as a modern day statement piece or, wear a bell sleeved Bardot top for Summer of Love vibes. 

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Culture - Peace

peace

piːs/

noun

1. 1.

   freedom from disturbance; tranquillity.
2. 2.  a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended.

synonyms -  Serenity calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

- "Let not your heart be troubled" John 14:1

- "Peace is a state of tranquillity do not let it fade"

- "Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures."  - John F. Kennedy

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

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News - Children in Need - Fashion Show - SS17

Join us for a Charity Fashion Show at the Hallmark Hotel 

14th Oct 2016 - 7pm till Late

Find out more below

http://www.madiamatilda.co.uk/events-and-pop-ups-

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

News - Competition Time

We’ve teamed up with vegan brand Bourgeois Boheme shoes a London-based, Ex-Podiatrist Alicia is the founder and director who specialises in one of the most established vegan footwear brands out there. A brand that is independently minded, with an animal free ethos at the core; all BB shoes are Vegan Society trademarked and PETA approved from the finest eco-friendly Italian vegan leathers.

Founded in 2005 by ex-Podiatrist and long-term vegan, Alicia; with her foot care expertise with her vegan values and bring the luxury animal-free footwear to life, without compromising on quality or ethics.

We love their subtle yet impactful androgynous designs that fuse beautifully hand crafted and versatile shoes, produced in Portugal’s São João da Madeira, where Alicia herself handpicked artisans and factories.

Bourgeois Boheme timeless design suits our minimalist style so well, that we even collaborated with Bourgeois Boheme for Madia & Matilda latest season fashion showcasee, AW16 at St Martins in the Fields, Leicester Square.

We believe Bourgeois Boheme shoes are a brand to watch; with a vegan celebs fan base including Natalie Portman, Bryan Adams and Torrey DeVitto.

To find out more about the collaboration check out our Autumn Winter 16 Collection or see below for terms & conditions to enter our competition. 

Join in to Win

‪#‎GIVEAWAY‬

The competition gives you the chance to win Bourgeois Boheme shoes to give you the chance to ‪#‎WIN‬ a £40 gift certificate to use towards our (Madia & Matilda) timeless pieces as well as another £40 gift certificate to spend on your favourite vegan Bourgeois Boheme shoes.

To enter:
1. Like Bourgeois Boheme & Madia & Matilda
2. Tag your friends.
3. Share this post.

Competition ends on the 14th August 2016. One winner will be announced on the 15th August 2016. Good Luck! :)

Culture - Festival Fashion

Lets let our hair down to the sound of the heavy base, dreamlike vocals and the clapping tambourine, its festival time. That pulsating rhythm and unbearable energy  that has been building up as excitement for many moons since can finally be shed in the 2-5 most crazy days of your life in a random field in the middle of nowhere. Don’t we love Britain. We really know how to make the most of our unpredictable weather and many empty fields. There are many festival looks that all set you apart from your normal mundane life ,that a festivals so kindly rescue you from, which one are you?

Raver

The raver, this is the type of person that will DIY their trainers with neon paint which they did in the back seat of their friends car on the way over, but actually look amazing! Neon and bright colours are your best friends, the more noticeable you can be in the mist of a crowd getting down and cutting shapes, the better. For the best festival inspiration we recommend the 80’s and ‘rave culture’, accessories would include neon body paint with neon bracelets. To feel a more festival vibe rather than a club vibe wear a very secure flower crown, very secure, any tie dye or psychedelic prints. You go girl! ‘@xc3pti0nal’ is the perfect instagram inspiration for you.

Etheriel

These are for the more barefoot hippies at heart, you like your bindi’s and face jewels with as much glitter as your can get your hands on.  If you end up being attracted to and wearing lots of other cultural influences like India or Africa clothing this is probably you. Kimono’s, Indian prints, lots of heavy jewelry and headbands that stretch across your forehead with hair feathers that seem to be even longer than your long locks/dreds. If you want any instagramers that get your level look at ‘@ttigerlilly’  and ‘@alisa.belochkina’ these girls know how to style the ultimate boho look.

Silly costumes

These are the theme searchers, the dress code organizers, if there’s a dress up theme, you will go all out. Onsies of every kind and every animal, outrageous banana costumes and meme inspired costumes. You’ll make lots of friends I can assure you, that’s the fantastic thing about wearing outlandish funny costumes you get a lot of appreciation and attention, so if your aim is to make as many friends as possible then wear something crazy and you’ll be sorted.

The relaxed party goer

This the type of person who comes across as a lot more laid back kinda gal, you will maybe be a bit more sensible about your look, more practical. And I don’t mean boring ladies and gentleman, I mean not freezing your self to death round the camp fire because your wearing short shorts and practically just a bra. You go for a Kate moss kind of look, a pair of knee high boots/wellies with some hot pants and a floaty top a singular gold chain necklace, with a waistcoat adorned with tasttles. Our colour pallete is a more monochromatic classic type. This is a very popular look for lots of festival goers and we should take a leaf out of their book because they are probably the most prepared for the mud and crazy.

Have fun this festival season and don’t feel confined by these categories We’ve set, mix them up and have fun with your own style. Have one on us 

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Music - Summer Sessions Playlist

This summer we are letting our hair down to these tunes, enjoy our Madia & Matilda playlist.

Final song- MO

    Ann Marie-Do it right

       Grimes-butterfly

          MNEK-the rhythm

             Bombay bicycle club- Luna

                Solange-Love is in the parking lot

                   Jesse wear- Wildest moments

                      Sigma-Nobody to love

                          Half moon run- Call me in the aftanoon

                             Corrine Bailey Rae- Put your records on

                                      Sincerely Madia & Matilda