Style - Rachel Green Effortless Style

Post Thanks Giving, we thought we'd write about our all time favourite American icon of the century, Rachel Green.

For years the Friends style icon has covered our screens, looking impeccably effortless in her fashion selection. 

Whether it is her casual dungaree look, with a jersey top.

Roll neck and plaid skirt, denim or no denim Rachel Green had 90's style sorted.

   

  



Even work attire or an effortless party dress, we feel some of our collection unknowingly emulates Rachel's zest for fashion. 

                

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

News - Christmas Shipping Dates

Christmas is coming! The festive season is in full swing; to ensure we get all your special hand crafted gifts and new sustainable styles prepared in time, we created this guide for you.

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Shipping dates

UK last posting dates (Royal Mail):
2nd Class and Royal Mail Signed For™ - Saturday 19 December
1st Class and Royal Mail Signed For™- Monday 21 December
Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed™- Wednesday 23 December

International last posting dates (Royal Mail Airmail) including tracked and signature services:
Africa, Middle East - Friday 4 December
Asia, Cyprus, Far East, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) - Monday 7 December
Caribbean, Central and South America - Tuesday 8 December
Australia, Greece, New Zealand - Thursday 10 December
Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland - Monday 14 December
Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA Tuesday 15 December
Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Wednesday 16 December
France, Thursday 17 December
Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland, Friday 18 December
 

Style - Christmas Gift guide

Julia is the perfect present for the girl who likes to dress a little more quirky. With a sweet smock shaped dress made from a sheer metallic fabric it has got the perfect Christmas Day and New Years Eve vibe. 

Elsa is the perfect example of an elegant little black dress. The ideal gift for a women who rocks a classic look. Pair with C.Nicol’s Black FIA cross body bag for chic vintage look.

Poppy is a classic and elegant statement jumpsuit, perfect for the women who likes a something a little different to a black dress! Pair with Mara’s Aruba necklace to add a little attractive to the V neck.

However, if you’re still a little stuck for ideas there is always a Madia & Matilda voucher! Available in 10 currencies.

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Style - Frighteningly Fashionable

This Halloween, we’ve got the perfect Halloween costumes sorted! Cordelia is the perfect little




black dress for a witch costume and ideal for occasions after 31 st as well. 

You can play it up with a classic witch’s hat or, channel you’re inner American

Horror Story Coven sister with all black accessories for a simple and chic look.

Our Poppy jumpsuit is perfect for a cat costume, pair with some ears and red

lips and you’ve got a simple get up elegant enough to be Holly Golighty’s Cat.

Why not add some accessories for an extra spooky night with a high fashion edge!

Our curated brands selection of jewellery and glasses will give you the edge needed when it is time to dress up! For instance the Zea necklace or the framed glasses shown above.









Violet is our velvet dream dress, perfect for a little devil outfit, complete with

some horns for another simple Halloween look. However, she certainly isn’t just

for Halloween, Violet is the perfect occasion dress for all of Autumn/Winter.

We’ve created a little playlist full of our favourite spooky tunes for you to play

whilst you get ready for your Hallow’s Eve plans.

Evil Twin – Arctic Monkeys

Hocus Pocus – Jamie T

Luna – Bombay Bicycle Club

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Paint It Black – Rolling Stones

I Put a Spell On You – Nina Simone

Zombie – Jamie T

You’re So Dark – Arctic Monkeys

What Are You Afraid Of? – The Family Rain

There’s A Beast And We All Feed It – Jake Bugg

That Black Bat Liquorice – Jack White

Strange Magic – Electric Light Orchestra

Ghost - Bombay Bicycle Club

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

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