Made In The Shade WEST

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Get your diaries at the ready! The Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree takes place at Oran Mor (the beautiful venue at the top of Byres Road) on Sunday 5th April. We will swing open the doors at 12 noon and we'll close 'em over again at 5pm. We'll be putting together a fabulous afternoon of boutique shopping with a sugary sweet, old-time fete and fairground feel.

Celebrate the arrival of the daffodils in style: Come peruse the wonderful wares of this season's hottest Made In The Shade vendors, nibble some candyfloss and jive around to our trademark Made In The Shade Shopping soundtrack!

Check back for more details over the coming weeks - for now, you can get started on whipping yourselves into a handmade & vintage frenzy!

Breaking News: The Parsonage

Oh! How exciting?!?! Breaking news! Breaking news!

We are utterly, splendidly, delightfully thrilled to confirm that our very favourite choir (of all time), The Parsonage, will be entertaining Made In The Shade customers with a special set of alt. classics and country tunes (and maybe even a Christmassy vibe or two?) at our special Festive Shopping Weekender at The Lighthouse.

The choir, led by choir mistress Janis Fyfe Murray, will perform around 3.30pm on the afternoon of Saturday 6th December.

If you have never heard The Parsonage sing before, you oughtta purchase your tickets for their Hank Williams tribute afternoon on Sunday 1st November. The Parsonage (and chums) will perform at Glasgow University's Debating Chamber from 2pm. Visit the choir's Myspace for more information. Oh. And be sure to take along plenty Handy Andies. I'm not sure if this is just me, but I become a little 'overwhelmed' when I hear those voices swirl around! Just beautiful. Best be prepared! :o)

THE Vintage Hair Parlour Comes To MITS

PLEASE NOTE AMENDED INFO AS OF 02.12.08

NINA'S HAIR PARLOUR WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE SETTING UP SALON AT MITS III BUT WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE A NEW DATE FOR YOU VERY SOON - APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

We are beside ourselves with excitement that Nina's Vintage Hair Parlour is setting up salon in the Made In The Shade Vintage Nook at this season's event! For those of you who haven't happened across the fabulous Nina and her team of talented stylists and grooming experts just yet, then read on - and be prepared for your life to change forever!

In 2006, Nina's Hair Parlour in London Town revolutionised hairdressing for a baying audience of style savvy individuals unhappy with the fashion for homogenisation and Kate Moss cast offs. Building a loyal clientele, Nina Butkovich-Budden wowed the nation's press with Victory Rolls, Finger Waves and Beehives of such exacting style and sophistication that an appointment with the headdresser became more precious than cocktails before dinner! The Guardian, The Independent, Elle Magazine, French Vogue; Nina was wooed by them all, yet no amount of good press could guarantee a Saturday afternoon appointment without at least a month's notice.

(Photograph by Tony K Photography and used with kind permission of NVHP)

Moving away from replicating the same old fads, these vintage hairstyles are crafted to suit the wearer. Rockabilly Rebel, Screen Siren, Burlesque Beauty, Bounder or Cad, Nina's Hair Parlour caters for everyone and every look. Stocked with original 50s chairs mounted with full hair dryers, original metal marcel waving clips and the unbeatable retro know-how, the irresistible team at Nina's team offer a service unrivalled by any other salon in the country. And the experience doesn't need to end with your hair appointment! Make up and styling classes are a regular feature at the parlour on London's Edgware Road, allowing Nina to burst the bubble of everyday dressing down.

Nina has a history of working as a period style consultant at the Young Vic Theatre and has been the hair creator of the new Ray Davies's musical, 'Come Dancing' at The Theatre Royal. She has worked on international fashion shows with a myriad of photographers, music video directors and filmmakers and has joined celebrity hairstylist Danilo twice this year working on The Kylie Minogue Show for ITV and The Life Ball 2008 in Vienna. She recently feautred on the BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands programme as a guest stylist.

(Photograph copyright of Tony Rusecki, used with kind permission of NVHP)

Now, how's that for special event feature!? If you're not impressed, then you oughta be! If you are doubting the impact one little hairdo can have on one's life, then book a styling slot for yourself at Made In The Shade!

As soon as we have all the finer details confirmed, we will open booking inquiries. As soon as we have Made In The Shade price lists etc., they will be posted here first. Keep your peepers peeled on the website for more info!

Nina's Vintage Hair Parlour

This week, Made In The Shade co-organisers Carrie Maclennan + Clare Nicolson were lucky enough to be invited to attend the grand opening party of Nina Butkovich-Budden's Vintage Hair Parlour & Ladies Boudoir in London Town this week. The party was hosted by Nina and her team and held at the Pheonix Artist Club in London's Westend on Wednesday 8th October. Carrie & Clare were (unsurprisingly) in their element - meeting and mingling with London's glamorous underground vintage enthusiasts and other likeminded makers and creative entrepreneurs. The Sunday Times (oh yes) sent a photographer to cover the ladies' old time evening so keep your eyes open for shots from the Pheonix Club in the press! May Made In The Shade now be on the lips of jivers and designers alike!

As if we weren't ecstatic enough to have been able to join in the celebrations with Nina and her glamorous chums and the fabulous burlesque starlets, we're also thrilled to announce that Nina will be setting up salon at Made In The Shade during the course of the Festive Shopping Weekender at The Lighthouse on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December. We will shortly be taking limited bookings on Nina's behalf. So - vintage enthusiasts! Glamour pusses! Burlesque godesses! Pin-up dreamers! Keep your finger tips at the ready over the next few weeks and remain poised to reserve your slot for an up-do! As Ophelia Bitz announced to the crowds on Wednesday, 'This woman will change your life!' Oh and she will....

To read more about Nina and her Vintage Hair Parlour, visit her website here.

To read more about Carrie's last trip to the Boudoir, follow this link.

Our New Flickr Profile

If you just can't contain your excitement or if your curiosity refuses to be tamed, you can sneak a peek at some work by the designers and makers attending Made In The Shade II on Flickr. Hoorah! You can browse the Made In The Shade photostream here.

If you already have a Flickr profile or if you're now just about to open one, please do make Made In The Shade a contact. You might want to join our group? If you have any pretty pictures of a previous Made In The Shade event, you might want to add them to our pool?

Come snoop around!

Made In The Shade loves you

x

Robson & Mason

Early bird customers who made it along to Made In The Shade back in May received a wonderful FREE goody bag as a memento of their visit. To ensure our gifts were super-special, we gathered contributions from generous Made In The Shade exhibitors and from our lovely hosts at The Lighthouse. Bags included beautiful accessories, gocco prints, badges and pins, sticker sets, framed photographs, designer mugs and an assortment of other handmade wonders destined to put grins on the faces of any indie design lover!

If you missed out on free treats last time, never fear! The early bird goody bag fairy will make her return visit to Made In The Shade on October 25th and this time the gifts are set to be even more impressive - if this is, indeed, possible! We are currently accepting contributions for inclusion in this season's gift bag. To find out more please contact wearemadeintheshade@gmail.com.

However, aherm, a very, very special mention must be granted to the incredible contribution we received from haberdashery masters Robson & Mason. Customers and crafties who manage to get their mitts on the free packs we received from the very generous Robson & Mason will surely whoop with joy! To learn more about Robson & Mason, please do visit their blogsite. Bringing together a delightful mixture of posts about up-coming designers, artists, film makers, embroiderers, pattern designers and photographers with reviews of some of the quirkiest clubs, websites, books and blogs that attract their keen eyes, the blog is both beautiful and engaging. It's worth popping over just to see their gorgeous promo shots! Brightly coloured buttons, ribbons and pin cushions... Exquisite! Visit www.robsonandmason.co.uk to shop for trimmings, fabric, buttons, beads and, and, and, every little bit and bob you could dream of to make your crafty creations that extra touch of pretty.

Made In The Shade on Indie Quarter

My oh my! We are awfully excited to be featured on the fabulous Indie Quarter this month! For those of you who may not be regular readers of Indie Quarter (yet!), the site is jam packed with wonderful blogs, interviews and shopping previews from the world of independent design and is a wonderful resource for both handmade lovers and makers and designers.

We are lucky to have received such strong support from the guys and gals at Indie Quarter and we're thrilled that Made In The Shade will receive extended coverage on the site in the run up to our October and December events at The Lighthouse, Glasgow.

To read our first Guest Blogger article, click here!

In the coming weeks, you will be able to read interviews with event organisers and sellers and you will be treated to a sneaky peek into a Day In The Life of Glasgow-based textile designer, Glasgow Craft Mafia Don and Made In The Shade Co-organiser, Clare Nicolson! How exciting!? To whet your appetite, you can have a little flick through a past Indie Quarter Day In The Life written by Made In The Shader, Carrie Maclennan aka Lady Wurlitzer: click here for more.