Hume sweet Hume

[Pictures: Pauline Joosten & Hume sweet Hume]

Well, I know, Summer has started now and it´s time for light dresses, open and airy sandals, walking barefoot on the beach and swimming in the pool. But the beautiful Dutch magazine Seasons (July-August 2010 issue) came up with a great article about the Hume sweet Hume Company. This might be a Winter-theme, but anyway the story is too nice to not bring it to your attention.

The Company is runned by 2 sisters - Jenna and Lizza Hume - who fill the former fish & chips-shop (which is situated on the Orkney Islands in Great Britain) of their parents with wonderful knitted creations. Light Mint, Erin, Denim, Biscuit, Burgundy, Duck Egg, Linnet, Charcoal, Violet, Logansberry, Laurel or Midnight are just a few of the poetic names given to the specific colours of their creations, which remind us of the seaside. Most of the used materials come from Scotland, but for fine wools as Mohair, they find it in Italy. Their trademark: the unique buttons, made of small flints polished by the seawater.

Bags, cushions, jackets, scarfs... you don´t need to travel to the United Kingdom to purchase one of these unique pieces, but you can order from the webshop: Hume sweet Hume.
Pierowal Village, Westray - Orkney Islands GB / 0044 1857677259.

Links:
Pauline Joosten Photography NL
Visit Scotland
Visit Orkney
Seasons Magazine NL

Plümo

[All pictures: Plümo]

Plümo is an online boutique that features a mix of easy-to-wear clothes, unusual hand crafted gifts from all over the world, luxurious home accessories as well as a selection of designer jewellery.
Originality, detail and craftsmanship are the hallmarks of its range with a tailored selection emphasising quality not quantity. Clothes, Shoes, Bags and Jewellery are all impeccably cut and crafted, creating a style that is classic, but with a twist that really blazes its own trail in the fashion stakes.

In addition to clothes and accessories, which focus on personal style, Plümo offers a really stunning collection of home and living related accessories – Pearl and Crystal encrusted Clothes Hangers, Jade Jewellery Boxes, or a decorative wire frame Dress Maker's Mannequin are all highly desirable and are shown off to their best advantage by some excellent photography. But that's only the start of it. Scroll down within the Living section, and more gems appear. 

My own personal favourites for clothing and shoes... the ´Ava lace dress´,  a pale green silk evening dress, layered with grey tulle for a two tone shimmering effect. Elaborately embroidered with silver sequins across bust and along hem. And fabulously chic shoes in graphite black suede with tassel trims. Olala! There are some really good deals in the Red Zone of this site!

Links:
Chie Mihara Shoes