BERT BLOWS HER OWN TRUMPET.

BERT INDUSTRIES

 today bought in her latest "blow your own (trumpet!)" collection.

Blow you away?

Horn blowing antics follow when you pick up this marvelous creation; from the designer that bought us the "DENTIST CUFF" with DR NOKI.

I love my teeth.

Love your grills? Wear it round a chain with the BERT INDUSTRIES Golden tooth.

ALL AVAILABLE AT 123 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD. 

CHECK OUT BERTS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE

THE SUN SHINES ON 123'S ROOFTOP.

A FIRST LOOK AT 123'S LATEST VENTURE ON OUR ROOFTOP,

the 123 Rooftop, where model Mimi Wade poses as a man!

MALE MODEL MIMI WADE. I mean female?

Jake photographs Mimi in her menswear. 

STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON WHAT WENT ON AT THIS SHOOT. 

The Sun is shining and our dresses are changing colour!

We ain't even joking. 

Putting 2 Rainbow winters dresses in the window is of course going to create confusion for our various passers by. 

They change colour in this sort of weather. 

Meaning what once were Blue dresses have now turned shades of purple, green and white.

Marvelous what more could one want on a British sunny day?

Apart from Snoop Dog sipping on Gin and Juice?

SAM CAN-Samantha Cameron wears leather skirt.

What with Sam being all over our screens of late it was hard not to notice when we saw

Samantha Cameron rocking a leather swing skirt.

Samantha Cameron in a Leather swing Skirt at LFW

123's Leather Swing Skirt, available at 123 and online. 

Hold up.

I think I just posted the same picture twice, or is Sam Cam's skirt exactly the same as ours?!

Being an advocate for BFC and of course the PM's wife; Samantha's attire has been consistently in the 

press, critiqued and analyzed by journalists and fashionistas alike. 

and what with her wearing an imitation of our leather swing skirt, we think Samantha is on the fast track 

to being the next Jackie O. 

123 STOCKS NOEMI KLEIN....

Noemi Klein (not Calvin's sister) has transformed London's jewelry scene from Tiffany's and Toffs to a new wave of delicate and quirky metallic madness. 

From the West German countryside, Klein's dentist father gave her scrap metal and intricate tools to work with, giving birth to Noemi's passion for "creating unique but wearable pieces that are often one-offs".

 

With bestselling Claw rings, antique necklaces reclaimed and remade by Noemi herself and Snake spine bracelets; East London's greatest jeweler has arrived at 123.

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- BUNKER CAFE LAUNCH (AKA HUGE PARTY)
- SCOUT HUT LAUNCH (AKA WEEK LONG PARTY IN APRIL)
- NEW EMERGING UK DESIGNERS (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO WEST)
- COLLABORATIONS (WATCH OUT FOR AW11)
- ANARCHIST CERAMICS (YES CARRIE REICHARDT)
- LAUNCH OF OUR HOMEWARES COLLECTION (AKA HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM)
- THE BEST VINTAGE IN LONDON (WE RUN THE INDUSTRY - WWW.LMB.CO.UK)
- PICK & MIX SALES (STUFF THOSE BAGS)

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LIKE IT LIKE IT LIKE IT AND WE'LL <3 YOU LONG TIME.

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FUR REAL: MICHELLE LOWE HOLDER

Michelle Lowe-Holder

 delivered a fresh batch of Fur/felt feeling jewelry yesterday to 123.



Leaf Badge by Michelle Lowe Holder-£11



With colours more incandescent than that of the 90's Rave era, Lowe-Holder produces solid hairbands,

necklaces and earrings ALL AVAILABLE AT 123 Bethnal Green Road.

Bunny Purple Ring by Michelle Lowe-Holder- £15

Michelle is central to uprising Sustainable Fashion  with her ethical jewelry and having done projects for the

likes of Topshop she is no stranger to the fashion scene.

Eco ethusiast Livia Firth is also a fan of the feminine pieces made by Lowe-Holder.

Arms Charms by Michelle Lowe Holder-£22

And how could you not be?!

Who actually IS jack?

A facebook post and a glowing review prompted 123 to stalk, Google, hunt down and find out... 

         WHO IS JACK?

We got as far as their website and...we are still looking for Jack, BUT we are yet to tire of our search.

Who's Jack is an online and paper distributed magazine, aiming to explore, excite, ignite and expose young new talent.

"In five years Jack has gone from an idea to putting on live events, urban festivals, had a bi-monthly, A5 fanzine that grew into a monthly A4 glossy magazine and launched  Who’s Jack online and Jack TV."

Interviews with the likes of Mcfly to Two Door Cinema Club, Who's Jack covers an array of talent making Who's Jack one of the most interesting and informative websites to hit the web in years.

So irrelevent of Who Jack actually is, this "idea" that has grown into a phenomenon is sure to tickle everyones fancy, especially ours. Luv ya Jack x

WE ♥ YOUNG BLOOD.

We love YOUNGBLOOD.

YoungBlood breathe new talent all over their current Blog, be it an Artist, belly dancer or even the fabulous 123...

YoungBlood is the highlighter of all things creative.

This is our favourite Blog Post from YOUNGBLOOD

http://www.theyoungbloodproject.com/2011/03/still-got-it.html

Jeremy Scott's new collection, read more on YOUNGBLOODS  blog.

YoungBlood describe themselves as "brutally original" .

So wear some armour and approach them if you dare for YOUNGBLOODS hunt for talents only

includes the most "groundbreaking" and "grotesque" artists, designers, dancers, photographers, fashion designers and more that they can find.

A tip from 123?

Visit their Blog.

http://www.theyoungbloodproject.com/

123 has a Baby (shower)

123 Bunker Cafe opened its doors for a

Baby shower.

30 people joined us for an intimate party, complete with nibbles, tea scones with locally sourced Jam and a few children.

On a sunny Sunday the Bunker Cafe gave birth to our first event before the Cafe opened (date TBC)

"I just wanted to say thank you so much for providing and taking care of our baby shower.  It was adorable!"

Planet notion just gets us!

Here at 123 we do sometimes (deep breath)...Google ourselves. 

and what we found just boosted our already 4 story high ego.

the latest we found on ourselves?

This Great Blog by Planet Notion

http://www.planetnotion.com/2011/03/11/cool-nu-place-123-bethnal-green-road/

to sum up, Planet Notion  loves us.

come and visit and see why.

123

123 hosts the Ethical Fashion Forum

In our (nearly there) BUNKER CAFE, we laid out the Green Carpet for an Ethical Fashion Forum meeting.

10 or so guests came in to be some of the first to sample our BUNKER CAFE delights,

space and a wee bit of late night shopping.

The Ethical Fashion Forum is a non-profit organisation, hell bent on creating a futre for a sustainable futre for fashion.

With their HQ a minutes walk from 123, its seems ethical fashion is faster spreading than the bed bud epedemic across london!

LIVIA FIRTH BLOGS ECO FASHION

The Queen of "The King's Speech" 

Livia Firth

(http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/livia-firth/)

knows how to do ethical fashion. 

Livia Firth wearing Henrietta Ludgate. A black version is available at 123. 

Not just knows how to do it, but wear it, write it and preach it. 

And she is yet to bore the world with her (and her husbands) sustainable stutter. 

Livia took the "Green Caret Challenge" which entailed wearing only ethically made garments on the red 

carpet...

Not only has Colin Firth's wife dined with the likes of Graydon Carter (editor of Vanity Fair)to talk 

about ethical fashion's new Project CLEAN BY DESIGN but she is also teaming up with Carter for Christies Green Auction. All in the name of Ethical Fashion.

Livia writes:

"In clear, practical terms it's a blueprint (should that be greenprint?!) for designers who want to design 

waste and pollution out of their work, and that includes fashion."

Livia wears Henrietta Ludgate at 

Throughout her blog Livia talks of ethical fashion , how to sustain it without even a hint of "ethical 

warrior" attitude.

Down to Earth Livia, with a title of contributor on www.Vogue.com , is the Samantha Cameron of 

Ethical Fashion. 

With her piece de la resistance (123's personal wetting point!) being a dress made of 11 

recycled dresses puts Mrs Firth is in a different league, esthetically and ethically. 

123 REVIEWS ALICE PALMER AW11

At the Freemasons Hall /Vauxhall Fashion Scout.

            After being in John Galliano's final three for Fashion Fringe and having won “Best Women’s Fashion  Designer” at New York Fashion Week 2008, Palmer's latest collection had to be nothing short of a knitwear climax.

 And a woollen ejaculation, that it was. 

            In keeping with her previous collections, bat-like and bold, “INTO THE VOID” presented us with structured knitwear pieces slashed to bodies, launching themselves onto the runway.

            With attitude more aggressive than her Scottish heritage, Palmer's vision of structure screamed empty space though simultaneously rich with texture, pattern and designs of character and embodiment.

The pieces, although sculptural, hard and raw, impersonated feminine intelligence, with fabrics of lambs wool, fine silk and metallic colours with such a presence that the catwalk became less of a walkway and more like the Stampede of the 30 ft Women!

            Inspired by Gustav Mesmer (a Victorian eccentric who chased the dream of man learning how to fly) Palmer's distorted approach to her knitwear captured the sublime, psychotic and deliciously delusional attitude of Mesmer through various cuts and shapes that resembled monochrome birds of paradise. All of this, through the rousing use of “polyhedra knitting” transforming both the clothes and show into that of a new magnitude.

Alice Palmer kept in touch with her previous collections while bringing a new dynamic to her avid followers with her latest AW2011 show. Titillating, tantalising and toying. So thanks to Palmer purl up with a good yarn, knitwear is going to be on form for seasons to come.

Have a Look at Palmer's website: http://www.alicepalmer.co.uk/ALICE_PALMER/index.htm.html

For press enquiries please contact Alison Lowe at Felicities PR

mailto:alice@alicepalmer.co.uk

+44 (0)207 377 6030

123 MEN AT WORK

123's MEN are hard at work...

creating our new BUNKER CAFE.

painting, decorating, eating all our stock and bending over just enough...

MARCH 19TH is the glorious opening day... with Cakes from:

Lily Vanilli is currently being stocked in Harrods and is titillating our taste-buds with weekly dosages of cakes, brownies and whatever else we can get our hands on. 

Have a look at Lilys website and dribble. 

http://www.lilyvanilli.com/content/

Heres a little taster...

Bleeding Hearts...

AVAILABLE FROM 123 FROM 19TH MARCH....

123 presents Clothing for the emotionally dispossessed.

She has made  LADY GAGA  fall head over heels for her pieces....

Oh literally. 

Lady Gaga was reportedly seen falling hard and fast while wearing 

Gabriella Marina Gonzalez's 

one off couture shoes... 

there she goes....

Hard not to laugh in' it?

Gabriella Marina Gonzalez is now Stocking at 123, with her new collection available in a few weeks time.

Think the  German Hugh Hefner, think S&M, think Lady Gaga falling over in it. 

Look at GMG's website:

http://gabriellamarinagonzalez.com/index.php?/currentcollecti/the-cyclops-apprentice/

123 Brings the Bling.

123 are now upping the ante with increasing numbers of jewelry designers coming in.

From Ada Zanditons eco, light transforming necklaces and bracelets to

Tina Lilienthal's sultry skulls.

Naomi Kleins barking bracelets.

Naomi also stocks necklaces here made from antique jewelry which she has customised...

BERT. Show me your grills.

Michelle Lowe Holder, hand made leather pieces.

Maria Francesca Pepe, is hard core with her jewelry.

COME ON IN AND CHECK OUT OUR BLING.

123 do interactive dresses By RAINBOW WINTERS.

oh no you didnnnn't??

Yes we really did.

We are now stocking the genius that is

at 123.

from her sound reactive dress:

to dresses that change colour with water:

It really isn't your average dress.

 and thats not even the cherry on this ice cream.

We are also stocking Rainbow Winters Read-to-Wear sun reactive dresses.

From Amy's Spring/Summer collection these mini dresses, when worn in the sun, change colour.

A much cheaper solution to the age old question of:

 "how do I wear two of my favourite dresses at once?"

Take a look at the dresses on RAINBOW WINTERS website:

http://www.rainbowwinters.com/springsummer2011.html

Or come to 123 Bethnal Green Road and see and buy for yourself!

123 PRESENTS: NOKI NOIR LOOKBOOK.

First there was DR DRE then there was DR NOKI.

Now?

NOKI NOIR pour dandy. 

Having shown at Somerset House and in Paris

AW2011 NOKI NOIR is a  bout to set the standard for all the Dandy's in the Fashion World...

And here it is. NOKI NOIR look Book
Shot by the our resident Photographer Louie Banks.

Available From September.