Meeeow!

This beautiful Frillseekers frock was recently borrowed for a lookbook for Yasmin Rivzi, an amazing up-and-coming milliner. You can see the rest of the photos here. The shoot was styled by Victoria Cumming, and photographed by Caroline Marks. We think the model looks a perfect sex kitten, and the great news is that the time of posting, the dress is still available to buy at Black Pearl Boutique , located just off Carnaby Street, London.

Black Pearl is a divine boutique, decorated in a South Seas tiki style. It opened in 2005 and is owned and run by designer Fiona Deffenbaugh. Inspired by classic pin-ups of the 50s such as Bettie Page, Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe, Fiona selects stock either from or inspired by this era. A selection of Frillseekers clothing sit alongside handmade miniature hats, retro-inspired lingerie, corsets, flower hairclips and charm jewellery.

On Thursday 21st February, Fiona is hosting the 'Black Pearl' Lau at the boutique. There will be Hawaiian cocktails, leis, and even a performer doing a Hawaiian routine. The Frillseekers rails will be expanded to include some of the cutest frocks and fancies for the spring, so this could be the perfect time to pay a visit.

A Darned Good Time.

Yesterday, those Frillseekers girls hosted a mending party. A 'Make-and-Mend-Do', if you like. The idea came about because both Fran and I have so many 'projects' piled up and gathering dust in the corners of our homes: dresses that need shortening; buttons that need replacing; socks that need darning . . . the list goes on and on. And we figured we couldn't be the only ones, so we invited all our friends of Frillseekers to our studio to join us with their mending projects. And they came! Armed with knitting bags, sewing kits, crochet hooks and thimbles . . .

We provided threads, buttons, buckles, sewing machines, darning wool and numerous cups of tea. It was so much fun that we'll definitely host more mending parties in the future. These photos tell the story . . .