cover girl

oooh we are just thrilled that Florence is wearing our Letter Necklace on the front cover of this month's Vogue! Yippeeeeee! xx

our christmas opening hours.....

We are open every Sunday up until Christmas! Yippeeeeee!

Also a little reminder that all our pieces are made by hand, so if you are thinking of treating a loved one to one of our pieces get your order in quick!! xxx

U S of A

Thank you to US Weekly for featuring our Engraved Bands.

Our first bit of press in America..

...very exciting!! 

xxx

bespoke for Vogue

 

 Laura recently made a bespoke necklace for Vogue's Abba story, featuring the delightful Lara Stone. We were quite taken aback when we saw the final images. 

The resemblance between Lara and Agnetha is uncanny. love love love! x

jingle bells, jingle bells

 

we are feeling rather festive here at LLJ HQ.

The Christmas window is up and shimmering away at the boutique and the girls in the workshop have discovered a radio station that plays Christmas tunes 24/7!!!

ho ho ho xxx

it has been so long...

we are so sorry for our absence over the last month or so!we have missed you!

there has been many a thing going on here at HQ

...holidays/weddings/1ere Classe/A&E!/

London Fashion Week.....

and it doesn't stop there! We are off to Paris this week to show our SS12 collection 'Talisman'.

Here is a little sneak peak just for you

Vivian Maier

I want to share with you the story of the extremely talented Vivian Maier. 

Vivian Maier was a Chicago-based nanny

who spent her spare time wandering the streets with her Rolleiflex,

taking snapshots of street life around her.

An American of French and Austro-Hungarian extraction, Maier travelled between Europe and the United States before settling in New York City in 1951. Having picked up a camera just two years earlier, she combed the streets of the Big Apple refining her artistic craft. In 1956 Maier left the East Coast for Chicago, where she spent most of her remaining life working as a nanny. She continued shooting well into the 1990s, amassing a collection of over 100,000 negatives.

Maier’s massive body of work came to light when in 2007 her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house on Chicago’s Northwest Side. From there, it eventually made an impact the world over and changed the life of the man who championed her work and brought it to the public eye, John Maloof.

Dominique x

tropical

our tropical palmtree in this month's Red magazine

pure klass

We are featured in 3 different shoots in this month's Red magazine, including the cover shoot with Myleene Klass.

Ta very much Red ladies.

xxx

x cross stitch x

 I designed our new window display this week to correspond with the launch of our AW11 collection 'We are all made of Stars'. 

I wanted to do something clean and muted,

after my last window display of the

floral extravaganza!!

My inspiration came from the engraved circles and cross on my favourite piece in the collection, the globe coin.

I used different natural fabrics to cover

our display boxes and then cross stitched

the jewellery on to them.

The decals on the window are from

Supernice on Columbia Road.

Dominique xxx

one night only!

love unites us...

thank you ladies of ELLE for including our treasured signet ring in your 

statement jewellery page

xxx

red shoes, no knickers

We have a little secret here at LLJ

that we are quite reluctant to share.........

.........red shoes, no knickers

This is the genius website by the gorgeous Andrea Donovan (our Rea) that guides us in the ever confusing world of fashion. 

She will give us tips and guidelines on how 'to shop your own wardrobe', helping us create wonders out of what lies in the depths of our wardrobes and also how to charity shop
(chazzer shazzer, as Rea calls it).

If you are still a little confused by it all and cannot bear the thought of diving in,
Rea also offers a wardrobe detox 

where she will come over to your place and

'tackle the mystery that is your wardrobe'.

We love her, you will too.

xxx

introducing little elliot....

.....the latest addition to the LLJ gang!

He is soooooo precious and the apple

of Angie & Tom's eye.

xxx

our laura x

Recently Laura was interviewed for Global Blue, so I thought I would share it with you. 

Dominique xx

Where were you born?
Camden.

Where do you live?
Bloomsbury.

What’s best about your neighbourhood?
It’s right in the middle of London
and is lovely and green.

If money was no object, where would you live?
On the Thames near Richmond
or in Aix-en-Provence.

What’s your favourite London neighbourhood?
Soho – it’s all going on there.

Which are your favourite London stores?
Selfridges, as it is full to the brim of fabulous things, Bluebird on the King’s Road for more fantastic shopping, and Camisa, the Italian deli on Old Compton Street.

And your favourite restaurants?
I love St John on St John Street, Mon Plaisir on Monmouth Street and J Sheekey off St Martin’s Lane for their fantastic food and convivial atmosphere.

Do you have a favourite local café or pub?
The Monmouth coffee house on Monmouth Street. And the Cow on Westbourne Park Road is a great pub for excellent food and Guinness.

Where do you take out-of-town friends?
Into town for drinks and dinner, or to Kew Gardens or out of London to any of the many National Trust properties.

Where do you like to celebrate?
The bar at the Covent Garden Hotel is very cosy and charming and for a bit of glamour you can’t beat the cocktails at the Savoy.

Do you have a favourite walk?
The Thames towpath in Richmond, or sauntering around Hampstead Heath is always a joy.

How do you like to travel around the city?
On foot or in a black taxi; I love our cabs.

Which do you think is London’s best museum?
Tough decision.
Either the V&A or the British Museum.

Can you reveal any secret spots?
The Chelsea Physic Garden, a tranquil, delightful oasis.

Any advice for visitors?
Do not go to Madame Tussauds
– the queue is horrific!

What can’t you live without?
My sons, my friends and my team at Laura Lee Jewellery, plus caffeine. Oh, and red wine!

ASOS xxx

 you can now buy pieces from our AW11 collection "We are all made of stars"

on the very addictive ASOS.COM

xxx