Inspiration and ideas

A lot of people ask us where we get our inspiration from and the drive needed to grow a brand. This comes from a massive variety of places, and living and working in London is the perfect place for cultivating that inner creativity. Sometimes you just simply need to go outside and unleash your ideas from complementing styles, brands and nature; this week we went to Tower Bridge and the Christian Louboutin exhibition, finishing with the crème de la crème, Hermès:

Light installations, use of shapes and the muddled layout certainly makes you think of the playful side to accessories....

The silhouette here is incredibly powerful; striking, sexy and oh-so-feminine. Such a simple image certainly gets the creative juices flowing for AW12.

The playfulness of shoes hanging in the foyer staircase surrounded by hula hoops emphasises the child-like qualities that such styles bring. This can then of course be incorporated into other accessories.

The French 'Entrée' and play on the logo for the 20 year celebration again is inviting yet sexy and playful. The neon lights add a sense of naughtiness and again the femininity side of the shoes exudes through the whole exhibition.

The grandness and sheer dominance of Tower Bridge is incredibly striking and powerful. For us this can then translate into creating an accessory that represents power, reliance and resilience. The Power Bag.

This image strikes an open and fluid concept for our designers - and new 'holiday' ideas were consequently dreamt of.

The modern bridges across flats near Tower Hill brings a real sense of modernity to styles - practical yet new. Incorporating such ideas into our accessories, for example with our new ipad ideas, is grown from such inspiration.

The natural light shining through one of the most fabulous architectural creations in London is superb and just really brings the nature side of working with leathers and natural materials home. 

Who can not laugh at the statue wearing a Birkin? The most classic handbag ever - but did you know that it took Hermes 100 years to make their first handbag? The exhibition is fantastic as we certainly hope it opens people's eyes into the intricacy and detail involved in creating such beauties. BoBelle London is set to launch its new collection this year which is all hand made right here in England. For the public to experience and realise the efforts involved in hand crafting something of such importance is fantastic for us as a brand and we cannot wait to open our doors later on this year to show the public all of the detail that goes in when making our accessories.

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Getting ready for our new launch

Apologies to all of our dedicated fans....the wait is almost over! The new BoBelle London site is set to launch very soon, and the wait has most definitely been worth it.

We have some beautiful new accessories coming which are all hand made right here in England. We have sourced only the finest leathers, suede, prints and fittings for our new collection and have been working exceptionally hard to bring you only the highest quality.

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The wait is almost over.....

BoBelle London's CEO presents Drapers Award

On Thursday 3rd May (where has this year gone?!) it was the annual Drapers Footwear Awards, and this year was very special as they brought in Accessories, too.

The judging was back in March - I was among companies such as Schuh, Marks and Spencer, Secret Sales and others. It was a great day and the calibre of entries was very high. We spent the whole day (fuelled with fresh croissants, tea and then macaroons) making notes, debating on each brand and then finally selecting our winners. We weren't allowed to say anything, obviously, so it has been over a month of keeping stchum!

The Awards night itself was fantastic. As you can imagine, I was the presenter for the Accessories Award and was honoured to present such a prestigious title. I arrived punctually at 18.30h for our rehearsal and managed to take a lovely picture of the backdrop and Ballroom where the Awards took place at the stunning Grosvenor Hotel on Park Lane:

The above photo was quickly taken before all of the guests arrived. On the menu was flowing champagne followed by a three course delight: British seared asparagus with parma ham, fillet of beef with dauphinoise potatoes and chocolate torte. Yum.

After a busy, busy day of BoBelle-ing (more on that soon) I had to rush home at 16h and begin the preparations of beautyfying myself. Having tried on several dresses I finally selected my gorgeous purple slim line dress, Bulgari necklace, Christian Louboutin faithfuls and my piece de resistance, our brand new Cocktail Hour Clutch. Ladies (and gents), I give you a sneek preview of what is to come at BoBelle London:

I was on stage with Emma Hill (comparing our chosen red-soled footwear) when I presented the Best Designer for Accessories. I couldn't not put up a picture of our gorgeous new clutch though, soon to launch in June.

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