Chattertons Diary

Tuesday 28 December 2010

SALE TIME!

The Chatterton's Sale is now on!!

Treat yourself to something special. We have amazing discounts on stylish pieces by the most exciting designers: Armani, Blondie, Buba, DKNY, Diane Von Furstenberg, European Culture, Fiva, Goat, HIGH, Lungta de Fancy, L'Autre Chose, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marithé & François Girbaud, Milly, Nanette Lepore, Odd Molly, Pauric Sweeney, Rebecca Taylor, Ralph Lauren, Theory, Twin-Set, Vanessa Bruno and more...Quick! Visit your local Chatterton's store and pick up a bargain.


Tuesday 21 December 2010

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!!


Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years!!

Love from the girls at Chatterton's xxx

Saturday 18 December 2010

Be a Bombshell

It’s a rare thing in life when the latest hot trend actually looks as fabulous on us mere mortals as it does on Elle, Kate et al. But with the beautiful Christina Hendricks bringing curves back onto our screens in television hit Mad Men, old Hollywood glamour made for real women with real bodies is back on the catwalk and in vogue.

Katya Wildman’s fabulous Bombshell dress is lady-like, but also pretty darn sexy. The Bombshell both embraces curves and creates them, working its magic on bodies of all ages and sizes from 8-16. If you can make it through the snow to your Christmas party, this is what you want to be wearing!


As a TV stylist Katya worked sourcing the very best vintage frocks for stars on our screens, she saw a real demand for dress that created a sex bomb look without revealing all. And so the Bombshell was born, vintage inspired and characterised by a nipped in waist, sweetheart-shaped bustline and below the knee hem. The retro silhouette works hard for its wearer, cleverly creating a bust where there isn’t one and flattering the well-endowed among us, skimming the hips, and covering the tops of your arms. Just add heels and a little sparkle with accessories, you’re there! This really is an effortlessly glamorous look.

We all need one of these covetable dresses in our wardrobes (Nigella Lawson has 12!), try one on at Chatterton's in cotton, wool jersey or luxurious silk.

xxx

Monday 13 December 2010

12 Days of Christmas, 12 Ways to Wear a DKNY Cozy!

With the weather ever-changing and a variety of different social occasions to dress for it can be difficult to find a multi-tasking yet stylish cover up. In steps DKNY classic and Chatterton's favourite, the Cozy! Remarkably, the luxurious Cozy can be worn in twelve different ways, one for each day until Christmas! What better way to spend the Christmas season than cocooned in a super soft veil of cashmere and silk?



"To me, the Cozy is the modern scarf you can wear day to evening -- only it's even more versatile. It can be the new jacket, the new sweater, the new wrap. You personalize it according to your mood. It can be wrapped around the body every which way, or it can be worn like a scarf, with one or both sides hanging loose. The Cozy becomes the quintessential piece in your wardrobe because there are so many ways of wearing it."
- Donna Karan

Video tutorials to help you perfect each look can be found on the DKNY website, but we are especially taken with the new iPhone App. DKNY Cozy for iPhone and iPod touch has been developed to provide Cozy fans with a step by step instructional tool to use on the go, making the most of your Cozy's multiple personalities wherever you are. With each style at your fingertips you'll fall in love with your Cozy all over again...

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dkny-cozy/id338871740?mt=8


Happy experimenting!

xxx

Monday 6 December 2010

The Very Best in Show



It's no secret that we love dogs, they will always be welcomed at Chatterton's stores. So it's only natural that we cannot resist Best in Show: Knit Your Own Dog by Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne. This gorgeous book talks you through how to knit the doggie of your choice and the pictures alone are just gorgeous. From dotty Dalmations and Afghan hounds through to perky Pekinese and grumpy Bulldogs to there's a breed for everyone.



Named Christmas gift-book pick by the Telegraph, Best in Show would make a lovely present and is available at all of the Chatterton's stores.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/Gift-Books-for-Christmas.html

xxx

Thursday 2 December 2010

Join us Tomorrow for the Southwold Christmas Lights Switch On!


The festive celebrations in this very special seaside town really are the best way to get into the Christmas spirit. Tomorrow there will be music, shopping, fun and frolics in the Market Square and of course the big ‘Switch On’ by Father Christmas at 7pm.

Stalls will line the street selling Christmas gifts, hot food and drinks, Father Christmas’ reindeer will be appearing in the town and a live Nativity scene will be outside the United Reformed Church. Finally Father Christmas will arrive for the big switch on and then proceed to his grotto.

Brave the cold and wrap up very warm with a wool and angora DKNY coat, contemporary cashmere knits from Crumpet and these amazing Marc Jacobs snow boots! Chatterton's on Southwold High Street will be open until 7pm, pop in and say hello! xx