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Shabby Chic

Washed out colours, soft floral patterns and chintzy fabrics combine with vintage lace, floral trims and ribbonwork in these romantic pieces. If you dream of lazy summer picnics, floaty 1930s tea dresses, and scouring French markets for fragile embroidery, these accessories are for you.

  • Delilah handbag

    This bag is the prettiest pink you can imagine, a barely-there blush in a crocheted lace doily, gathered into a drawstring bag, lined with hand-rolled silk dupion in a very slightly darker pink (think dew-jewelled rose petals in the dawn) and finished off with a ribbon tassel in shades of pale pink. Banish all thoughts of bubblegum and dolls, this is all about afternoon tea...

    £25.00

  • Jane handbag

    Based on a design from the 1950s, this smart handbag combines dusty pink silk taffeta with toning brocade in a rich diamond pattern. The whole thing is topped off with three blooming ribbon roses in a slightly lighter dusty pink. NB: The brocade used in this bag is now finished. Approximate size is 9in x 8in.

    £15.00

  • Magnolia handbag

    Start with pretty shabby chic floral canvas, add some delicately crocheted vintage lace, top it off with a few touches of pink, and what do you get? Magnolia, one of our most romantic bags ever. There are some tiny touches of dusky pink in the main fabric, and these have been set off perfectly by the dainty bows on each side of the handle, the...

    £30.00

  • Emma handbag

    Shabby chic design at a slightly lower price to reflect a sewing mistake on the bottom of the bag (not visible when carried) – it was too pretty to discard and I couldn’t face starting over! It’s a soft gold velvet with a contrasting panel of a very smart pastel brocade, edged in pink ruffles, cream braid, and topped off with tiny hot pink ribbon...

    £15.00