Just as we have some lovely shoes to show off to you all, the camera died. It has been one of those weeks this week! So we are here primed and full of lovely things, but can't actually show you any right this instant.
Designer shoes, some nice trinket boxes and a couple of handbags will be brought to you asap! (unless they sell in the meantime - Which we hope they do, but kinda hope they don't as we want to show them off to you!)
Until we can get normal services up and running again, we hope you have a fab weekend, and that it is not too damp!
Don't forget we are open Saturday and Sunday, ready for your donations and to make you part with some cash in retrun for some amazing items!
Bye for now
BG
Friday, 31 January 2014
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Potty for Pottery
Haven't done any bric a brac for a while, so today we have to show to you - some Dartmouth Pottery.
Dartmouth Pottery, situated in the south Devon town of Dartmouth, was established in 1947 and is still operating.
A lovely sea blue this pair of vases are £16.
On the bottom they are marked "98 DARTMOUTH POTTERY" and both still have their little gold stickers on.
We really like the funky square shape of these pair. Twisted squares.
They are an inch wide (2.5cm) and approx 12cm high.
Bye for now
BG
A lovely sea blue this pair of vases are £16.
On the bottom they are marked "98 DARTMOUTH POTTERY" and both still have their little gold stickers on.
Bye for now
BG
Saturday, 25 January 2014
For the country gent....
Every country gentleman needs a tweed or tweed look jacket, possibly with a pocket square/elbow patches. These few we have in stock to show you would be perfect. Plus as a bonus some are even designer!
All of these jackets are a size 44 (X Large) unless stated.
1. This is a wool check jacket from Aquascutum. Size 42. £45
2. This herringbone style in country green tones is Italian wool/cashmere mix with a silk lining. And it comes with a pocket square! Bonus. £45
3. This is another jacket from Aquascutum. Cashmere, with a polyester cream lining. £55
4. Finally we have this Cashmere/wool herringbone jacket by Caruso. £45
We suggest to team any of these jackets with jeans or cream chinos for a smart casual look.
Bye for now
BG
All of these jackets are a size 44 (X Large) unless stated.
1. This is a wool check jacket from Aquascutum. Size 42. £45
2. This herringbone style in country green tones is Italian wool/cashmere mix with a silk lining. And it comes with a pocket square! Bonus. £45
3. This is another jacket from Aquascutum. Cashmere, with a polyester cream lining. £55
4. Finally we have this Cashmere/wool herringbone jacket by Caruso. £45
We suggest to team any of these jackets with jeans or cream chinos for a smart casual look.
Bye for now
BG
Friday, 24 January 2014
Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino Mens Jackets
We love getting items from our regulars. It means we are doing something right when they come in to donate and end up buying things on their way out! Today a gift aided customer brought in many bags of men's clothing and there were these lovely Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Jackets, and a couple of Valentino double breasted Jackets.
(There was also some tweedy/country gent jackets, as we call them, so pop back tomorrow for those...)
Lets start with the YSL ones - All are hardly worn and have no issues with them at all. Even the linings are perfect!
1. This one is a size 40 chest.
Made from 100% Wool and lined with grey rayon, this is £50
2. This one is also a size 40 chest.
The buttons and the lining have the YSL logo on them. Nice.
And again this is £50
3. The third one is this green jacket of silk and wool mix.
Size 42 chest and £40. The lining is rayon and has a green/red tinge.
The sleeves are slightly shorter than the other jackets.
4. Finally this is slightly country gent, but feels absolutely lovely, and when we checked the label it is no surprise it is a wool and cashmere mix.
Size 42 chest. £60
Now we come to the Valentino Jackets.
These are both a size 46 chest.
1. A small catch on the back of the jacket (see photo)
Double breasted jacket with a fine white pinstripe.
£40
2. This is also pinstriped, but with a fine red stripe too.
Wool mix fabric and fully lined.
£40
So pop on in and get suited up!
No excuses!
Bye for now
BG
(There was also some tweedy/country gent jackets, as we call them, so pop back tomorrow for those...)
Lets start with the YSL ones - All are hardly worn and have no issues with them at all. Even the linings are perfect!
1. This one is a size 40 chest.
2. This one is also a size 40 chest.
And again this is £50
3. The third one is this green jacket of silk and wool mix.
Size 42 chest and £40. The lining is rayon and has a green/red tinge.
The sleeves are slightly shorter than the other jackets.
4. Finally this is slightly country gent, but feels absolutely lovely, and when we checked the label it is no surprise it is a wool and cashmere mix.
Now we come to the Valentino Jackets.
These are both a size 46 chest.
1. A small catch on the back of the jacket (see photo)
£40
2. This is also pinstriped, but with a fine red stripe too.
£40
So pop on in and get suited up!
No excuses!
Bye for now
BG
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
I'm in love with my Car (Books)
Vrooooooom! Vroooooooooooom!
(Any excuse for a quick ooogle of Roger Taylor...Lush...ahem, where was I? Ahh yes...)
Well as you can guess, this is motor related. Motorsport related to be a bit more precise. This pile of books is just teasing me as I love Grand Prix, (British GP Blog) fast cars, and this is what they are all about.
To start with we have books on recent years motorsport priced from £2 - £6 each.
These Antique Car Auction catalogs are full of amazing and beautiful (and expensive!) cars, and if anyone reading this can afford to buy a few, I will gladly take some off their hands ;)
£18 each.
Fancy building your own racing machine? Well we have book that can tell you How To.
Or how about reviews of the F2 year or F1 or Formula Renault...We have them too...£4 each.
And finally, some books, in French, talking about Le Man and Monte Carlo and these are £6 each.
Don't forget ony 2 months to go till F1 starts up again! Hurrah!
Vroooom vroooom vrooooooooooom!
Bye for now
BG
Well as you can guess, this is motor related. Motorsport related to be a bit more precise. This pile of books is just teasing me as I love Grand Prix, (British GP Blog) fast cars, and this is what they are all about.
These Antique Car Auction catalogs are full of amazing and beautiful (and expensive!) cars, and if anyone reading this can afford to buy a few, I will gladly take some off their hands ;)
Fancy building your own racing machine? Well we have book that can tell you How To.
Or how about reviews of the F2 year or F1 or Formula Renault...We have them too...£4 each.
And finally, some books, in French, talking about Le Man and Monte Carlo and these are £6 each.
Vroooom vroooom vrooooooooooom!
Bye for now
BG
Sunday, 19 January 2014
Sunday Date Outfit
So, this outfit is for a weekend dinner date. You want something classy, but not too conservative. Bright but not IN YOUR FACE BRIGHT COLOURS! And we think we have the perfect outfit here. Let us know what you think!
The dress is vintage, possibly late 1950s/early 1960s.
Cotton fabric, with this stunning print.
Under the skirt is some netting to give it added volume (and bounce, when you move) but over time there are some holes in the netting, but it doesn't detract from the dress and you can't see them unless you look reeeally hard.
No sizing in it, but our guess is an 8/10 (eur 36/38) as there is hardly any give in the bodice top.
£35
The red jacket is by J.Crew
Sized as an M (12 (eur 40)), the big bold buttons add something to the jacket to make it more casual.
£45
The belt is by OSKA
and is a size 2 (Med)
£30
Finally, to contrast with the silver grey belt, and to compliment the yellows in the dress print we have added this gold metal pendent. £4.
Bye for now
BG
Cotton fabric, with this stunning print.
Under the skirt is some netting to give it added volume (and bounce, when you move) but over time there are some holes in the netting, but it doesn't detract from the dress and you can't see them unless you look reeeally hard.
£35
The red jacket is by J.Crew
£45
The belt is by OSKA
and is a size 2 (Med)
£30
Finally, to contrast with the silver grey belt, and to compliment the yellows in the dress print we have added this gold metal pendent. £4.
Bye for now
BG
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Things and Stuff, Stuff and Things
Obviously you have got the memo that we sell whatever things people donate in to us, what with Brook Green being a Charity shop, an all.
After Christmas, there is always a small lull before the New year clear outs, and now we are running low on some stock, so here we are, cap in hand, with a biiiiiiiig smile asking for Ladies Tops and Men's Shirts.
These are our best sellers and so need to keep our rails topped up with fresh stock everyday, but recently the rails have been slightly more empty than we like!
Shirts, blouses, vest tops, t-shirts, jumpers, we will take them from you and make good use of them!
High Fashion. High Street. Doesn't matter.
If you have things buried in the back of your wardrobe which you no longer wear (or have never worn...we all do it...oops) or no longer like or no longer have room for, please, please, please think of us on Shepherds Bush Road, London and bring in your goodies during opening hours.
If you can, sign up to Gift Aid, and we will be eternally grateful.
Thanking you muchly
"We are the goon squad and we're coming to town...BEEP BEEP"
Bye for now
BG
After Christmas, there is always a small lull before the New year clear outs, and now we are running low on some stock, so here we are, cap in hand, with a biiiiiiiig smile asking for Ladies Tops and Men's Shirts.
These are our best sellers and so need to keep our rails topped up with fresh stock everyday, but recently the rails have been slightly more empty than we like!
Shirts, blouses, vest tops, t-shirts, jumpers, we will take them from you and make good use of them!
High Fashion. High Street. Doesn't matter.
If you have things buried in the back of your wardrobe which you no longer wear (or have never worn...we all do it...oops) or no longer like or no longer have room for, please, please, please think of us on Shepherds Bush Road, London and bring in your goodies during opening hours.
If you can, sign up to Gift Aid, and we will be eternally grateful.
Thanking you muchly
"We are the goon squad and we're coming to town...BEEP BEEP"
Bye for now
BG
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
So, What exactly is Gift Aid?
We mention it as often as we can as it really makes a difference to Trinity Hospice when raising funds, via the shops, ebay or fundraising.
Gift Aid increases the value of your donations and we can benefit even more at no extra cost to you, the donor.
If you're a UK taxpayer, add Gift Aid whenever you make a donation and the charity can reclaim the basic rate of tax on your gift - that's a 25p for every £1 you give.
And it works with donated items too! So if we sell that Jacket you no longer want for £10, with gift aid it will actually make £12.50 for Trinity Hospice! BRILLIANT!
Gift Aid allows individuals who are subject to UK income tax to complete a simple, short declaration that they are a UK taxpayer. Gift Aid can only be reclaimed on money donated by UK taxpayers, so after asking if you would like to gift aid your item, we have to ask if you are a UK taxpayer - we are not being nosey, but it only works if you are, so please do not think we are prying.
In order to make a Gift Aid donation you’ll need to make a Gift Aid declaration, which is a simple and quick form we have here (or you can do it online here). We give you a fob which is yours to keep so when you donated again, you can bring it in and we can find your gift aid number. (But if you forget it, it is not a problem as we can still find you on the system, it just takes a bit longer....)
Each person signing up to gift aid gets a fob. This is so we can track every single item they donated with a barcode. The barcode is unique to that person so we know that Mr J Bloggs has donated 4 items as we sell them through the till we can claim the right amount.
It all seems rather complicated but we try to make it as easy as possible as the more people signed up, the more stuff we can sell with added gift aid and the more money we can raise!
That 25% works on everything once sold, be it clothes, books, CDs, DVDs, Bric-a-Brac, etc....
So please, if you can, please, please, pleeeeaaaase sign up to gift aid when donating goods or money to charity as it really does make a difference.
Plus Brook Green is currently TOP SHOP, NUMBERO UNO, THE BEST, NUMBER 1 for the percentage of items sold which are gift aided, and we like to keep it that way!
Bye for now
BG
Gift Aid increases the value of your donations and we can benefit even more at no extra cost to you, the donor.
If you're a UK taxpayer, add Gift Aid whenever you make a donation and the charity can reclaim the basic rate of tax on your gift - that's a 25p for every £1 you give.
And it works with donated items too! So if we sell that Jacket you no longer want for £10, with gift aid it will actually make £12.50 for Trinity Hospice! BRILLIANT!
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| Sign up and get a free fob! WIN |
Gift Aid allows individuals who are subject to UK income tax to complete a simple, short declaration that they are a UK taxpayer. Gift Aid can only be reclaimed on money donated by UK taxpayers, so after asking if you would like to gift aid your item, we have to ask if you are a UK taxpayer - we are not being nosey, but it only works if you are, so please do not think we are prying.
In order to make a Gift Aid donation you’ll need to make a Gift Aid declaration, which is a simple and quick form we have here (or you can do it online here). We give you a fob which is yours to keep so when you donated again, you can bring it in and we can find your gift aid number. (But if you forget it, it is not a problem as we can still find you on the system, it just takes a bit longer....)
Each person signing up to gift aid gets a fob. This is so we can track every single item they donated with a barcode. The barcode is unique to that person so we know that Mr J Bloggs has donated 4 items as we sell them through the till we can claim the right amount.
It all seems rather complicated but we try to make it as easy as possible as the more people signed up, the more stuff we can sell with added gift aid and the more money we can raise!
That 25% works on everything once sold, be it clothes, books, CDs, DVDs, Bric-a-Brac, etc....
So please, if you can, please, please, pleeeeaaaase sign up to gift aid when donating goods or money to charity as it really does make a difference.
Plus Brook Green is currently TOP SHOP, NUMBERO UNO, THE BEST, NUMBER 1 for the percentage of items sold which are gift aided, and we like to keep it that way!
Bye for now
BG
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
New Year, New Handbag
...Well new for you, as this is a lovely well looked after late 1950's handbag.
(It even came in a bag for the handbag so no wonder it looks as new!)
This is in the satchel style and the lock is a very funky buckle.
The bag is a deep, rich, brown leather and the gold metal just brings a touch of bling to it. Lined inside in a black cotton fabric, it even includes a little make up mirror.
We couldn't find any label or make on or in the bag, so your guess is as good as ours!
Although we can tell you it was made in Argentina....
£65
Just lovely
Bye for now
BG
(It even came in a bag for the handbag so no wonder it looks as new!)
This is in the satchel style and the lock is a very funky buckle.
The bag is a deep, rich, brown leather and the gold metal just brings a touch of bling to it. Lined inside in a black cotton fabric, it even includes a little make up mirror.
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| It is just such a lovely lush rick dark brown leather.... |
We couldn't find any label or make on or in the bag, so your guess is as good as ours!
Although we can tell you it was made in Argentina....
£65
Just lovely
Bye for now
BG
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Wet Weather Wellies
So all these waves of low pressure are causing major dampness in the UK at the moment. Luckily it isn't the crazy minus temperatures that are happening in the US! But being British we know all about this wet weather lark. Layers of clothes, and shoes to keep your feet dry. (Nothing worse than damp feet, as I found out the other day, as I 'fell' into a lake puddle)
As I waffle on, in a roundabout way I am trying to get to -Wellington Boots.
They are waterproof and they were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. All his friends loved them and copied his style and so the 'Wellington' boot was born!
We have these brand new, Vivienne Westwood / Melissa boots to interest you today.
Size 7/8 (Eur 40/41) these green ankle boots are £30
A little contrasting red bow is the only detail on them.
All boxed up and ready to go to a good home.
Time to jump in puddles!
Although knowing our luck the Sun will come out and dry up everything now!..
Bye for now
BG
As I waffle on, in a roundabout way I am trying to get to -Wellington Boots.
They are waterproof and they were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. All his friends loved them and copied his style and so the 'Wellington' boot was born!
We have these brand new, Vivienne Westwood / Melissa boots to interest you today.
Size 7/8 (Eur 40/41) these green ankle boots are £30
A little contrasting red bow is the only detail on them.
All boxed up and ready to go to a good home.
Time to jump in puddles!
Although knowing our luck the Sun will come out and dry up everything now!..
Bye for now
BG
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
P is for Prada
Who wants some New Year Designer bargains? Got some Prada to tempt you with today.
The Italian luxury fashion label Prada is famous all over the world for their lush fabrics and lux leather bags and sexy shoes. Founded in 1913 by Mario Prada, they specialised in leather goods, before branching out into fashion once Mario's daughter took over.
Her daughter Miuccia then expanded and raised Prada to be the fashion powerhouse we know today.
It was also due to Miuccia that Miu Miu (after her nickname) was launched for the younger consumers.
So on with the stuff we have in with the Prada label.
Some are recent seasons and some are past / vintage, but still great.
Trousers and jeans in red, white and green.
Skinny fit.
(a small) Size 10 (eur 38) each
£38 each
Shoes - 2 of the same pair....
size 7 (eur 40)
£40 each
Miu miu skirt
Cotton and silk mix
Size 12 (eur 40)
£38
Cotton silk mix. Lined.
Even the zip says Prada
Finally these 'car' shoes are for sale for £40
Size 6 (eur 39)
Some markings on the toes, but these would come out in a good clean.
Soles in good condition with no holes! (always a bonus that haha!)
The devil no longer wears Prada. Our Brook Green customers do!
Bye for now
BG
The Italian luxury fashion label Prada is famous all over the world for their lush fabrics and lux leather bags and sexy shoes. Founded in 1913 by Mario Prada, they specialised in leather goods, before branching out into fashion once Mario's daughter took over.
Her daughter Miuccia then expanded and raised Prada to be the fashion powerhouse we know today.
It was also due to Miuccia that Miu Miu (after her nickname) was launched for the younger consumers.
So on with the stuff we have in with the Prada label.
Some are recent seasons and some are past / vintage, but still great.
Trousers and jeans in red, white and green.
Skinny fit.
(a small) Size 10 (eur 38) each
£38 each
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| Tried to do an Italian Flag in Prada.... |
size 7 (eur 40)
£40 each
Cotton and silk mix
Size 12 (eur 40)
£38
Cotton silk mix. Lined.
Even the zip says Prada
Finally these 'car' shoes are for sale for £40
Some markings on the toes, but these would come out in a good clean.
Soles in good condition with no holes! (always a bonus that haha!)
The devil no longer wears Prada. Our Brook Green customers do!
Bye for now
BG
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