23 July 2013

Playing catch up


Thought it was about time I got the Nadinoo show back on the road after a much longer than anticipated maternity leave. Those of you who have found me on instagram will already be familiar with my delicious little Lula. She was born on a sunny afternoon in January here in Cape Town and boy have our lives changed since then.

A couple of hours before my little girl came into the world (January 25th 2013)
A very proud dad enjoying his little lady a few hours later.


Those first days where just beautiful, everything felt brand new!
My little rabbit only a day old.
I just couldn't take my eyes off her, all my dreams had come true.

The past six months have been emotional with our little one needing surgery and plenty of follow up treatment to ensure she gains the best sight possible. But despite all this my experience of motherhood thus far has been wonderful, she is coming along famously with the biggest smile that lights up my whole world. 

Sun setting over Cape Town on a magical day.

I'm slowly finding my feet and now back working a couple of days a week getting things organised for the launch of our latest collection. Please bare with me as I update the website and give things a good ol tidy. In the mean time I've unpacked a few remaining pieces from the Sounds of the Woods collection that are back in the shop. They are all discounted by 25% and handmade ready to post from our new location here in Cape Town, South Africa (Please note I will be posting only on Saturdays for now). There are a few more styles I hope to add once I've got the sewing machines up and running, it will be nice to get sewing again after the longest break I've had since the beginning. 
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24 December 2012

Cape Town Adventures

We are slowly settling to our new life here in Cape Town, helped greatly by the ever shining sun and breathtaking mountain and sea views that follow you around the city. One place we discovered recently that made us feel very at home was the Neighbourgoods Market at the Biscuit Mill. With stylish colourful goods stacked neatly and a huge artisan food hall crammed with everything yummy your heart may desire. I'm certain we will be back each Saturday to fill our boots.
Photography by Nadinoo
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13 December 2012

Behind the scenes "Play by numbers"

I can't remember exactly when it was I started work on this collection, but for one reason or another it was pushed further and further back. However I am now pleased to announce that after much hard work and manic last minute pressure it is complete and will hopefully be released in March 2013. I'm so pleased with the result and just as enthusiastic about it as when I begun designing the collection. I really wanted to create some recognisable Nadinoo shapes that were both easy to wear and versatile enough to come back to again and again. There is always a small section of your wardrobe that is worn far more than the rest and I wanted to tap into key pieces from my own wardrobe and refine them to ensure you get the most out of your Nadinoo's on a daily basis. 
The concept for this collection came from a very wet and miserable English Summer, which forced us to make the best of things and encouraged us to be creative with our time. Finding new ways to keep ourselves entertained and stimulated. Going back to those early school days and picking up our paint brushes without fear of the outcome, digging out our favourite board games to challenge our minds and learn once again how to have fun with simple play. This I hope explains the title of this collection Play by numbers. For me this also conjured up a simple palette of primary colours with a few Summer notes that make us feel inspired by the basics.
As there are still quite a few months before this collection is released I didn't want to give too much away, but I hope these shots taken behind the scenes of the shoot will give you a nice little taster.
Photography by Nadinoo
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29 November 2012

Nadinoo "Made in Kind" for Anthropologie

 
So happy this collection made it through to the Anthropologie "Made in kind" offering. It was a while in the making so I'm pleased to finally have the finished result to share with you. I wanted to create some fresh prints for the collection that would stand out and be recognisable as Nadinoo, to do this I called upon my favourite children's illustrator Genevieve Godbout to help bring all my ideas to life. She worked so hard to perfect each illustration which we then worked into bold colourful repeat prints. I hope you like the results and feel tempted to purchase one of the pieces, my favourite has to be Lula's Pear dress the quality is excellent.
Thank you to Anthropologie for this collaboration and to Genevieve Godbout for her charming illustrations.

This collection can currently be purchased on the US Anthropologie website and will be available in the UK stores and EU online in the New year.
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