Le Noeud Papillon Life & Style
Final Orders For Custom Made Sheets Delivered This Side Of Xmas
We are now in the final weeks of lead up to Christmas 2020 and what a year it has been and don't we all need a good rest. I am extra McLovin the sheets we have been developing with custom logo details embroidered into the sheets as per your designs. We are now closing orders for delivery in Xmas 2020 but if you are happy to wait, it's going to be more enjoyable for you to have the artwork you desire done with delivery in early 2021. You will adore having your own set, I can guarantee you they are so comfortable and my fear that the embroidery might make them scratch or itchy has been allayed by having slept on them for weeks now and having no issue with it at all. Custom orders +61413140994 by Whatsapp where you can submit your artwork quite easily and show us what you are looking for in terms of designs and colourways. Pictured are sheets in our King Plus size with Le Noeud Papillon logo and etched tiger embroidery.
Off The Cuff – An Outsider’s Observations
I am not politically left or right but I don’t like what Donald Trump is and what he stands for. For me, the United States after the second World War...
Gave Proof Through The Night That Our Flag Was Still There ...
There have been great US presidents on either side of the political spectrum and I am wishing our American customers the best in resolving the increasing divide and increasing amount of pressure that this particular year has had on the US. This morning at my Bondi Beach swim group a fellow member tried to hand out Trump/Pence hats and it immediately divided the entire group and practically had a group of Australians at each other's throats over what? Not even our country. That's testimony to how we view the USA even here Down Under. Your political system, your culture, has great sway on how we perceive the world. Sometimes I would like the US to have far less impact on the rest of us. All we seem to do these days is discuss China and the US, it's not fair on the rest of the family of countries that occupy the world. What to do with China? What's happening in the US this week? It reminded me of a great quote from the American historian Shelby Foote in the great documentary by Ken Burns on the American Civil War which was:
Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an IS.
I think there is something in that. That conflict, when resolved, sadly in this instance it was a civil war, but when resolved, it brings people together. I wish our American friends health and safety in the face of many challenges and I look forward to seeing you on our website when and if the opportunity presents itself.
Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an IS.
I think there is something in that. That conflict, when resolved, sadly in this instance it was a civil war, but when resolved, it brings people together. I wish our American friends health and safety in the face of many challenges and I look forward to seeing you on our website when and if the opportunity presents itself.
Swatch Irony - The Best Bang For Buck In Watches - In My Opinion
I love Swatches. I love Swatch as a company. But for a while there I lost touch with the brand until I discovered Swatch Irony. They are so slim and easy to wear and for the money, the best bang for buck watch I know of. As we head towards Christmas and many of us are tightening our belts and at the same time, for myself anyway, not wanting to look too showy in that department, I have been wearing them in favour of my other watches - you know which kind I am referring to. But what is more, at around $240.00 AUD they are at a price point that I no longer worry about where I left it or if it is insured. I will still run around like crazy looking for it if I lose it, but it won't take up as much of my mental space. If you are looking for a watch you can knock around with which is exceptionally elegant and practical, consider a Swatch for Christmas either for yourself or for you loved on. You can buy them here.
CUSTOM MADE FRENCH LINEN SHEETS
The new French linen sheet service has just been uploaded too. We are working with Ginger Dream to offer our customers custom made sheets embroidered with your own details - we just need to know what you want on your sheets when you check out. The maxium size of embroidery is approximately 20 x 15cm.
Crazy Rich Australians
Yesterday I was moving stuff around my studio when I saw an old copy of GQ magazine and I only keep the copies where we are mentioned. I opened it up and I found this article which was on the two friends from school who started a computer software company that's been so successful that nobody can make a decision in our fair country now without asking them their opinion. Energy, finance, technology, science, government debt, covid - they seem to be the go to guys with all the answers. In fact, I feel sorry for them. I could not think of anything worse than having to shoulder all that responsibility and field calls from every journalist looking for a quip. I just hope they have built themselves some zen room in their houses that shuts out absolutely every sound and visual with a sentinel on the outside just so that nobody can get to them for meditation time.
Could The Kevin Durant Shoe KD13 Be The Next Air Jordan?
All this leads me to telling you about the Kevin Durant KD13 shoe I was shown the other day by a friend. They seemed to be a wonderful segue from the Jordan range, a really charming shoe that I hope has a strong life. And I hope that Nike pushes other lines of their shoes, especially in basketball, to experiment with new distinctive materials that have no reference to the Jordan. There is something about buying into a new story that is always exciting. The good thing about Nike is that they are probably already ten steps ahead and have thought this out themselves. I was so impressed with the company after watching the Tinker Hatfield episode on the exceptional series ABSTRACT on Netflix.
First Off The Bench
This wonderful cushion came to life this morning after the first cut yesterday afternoon. Featuring a cheetah in the jungle, it is an excellent piece of work and we will only be able to complete two cushions in this fabric. It has been reversed with Scottish cashmere in a complimentary spliced panel of grey and yellow. I would say there is nothing quite like it in the world, and I am going to spend the afternoon searching the web to see if I am wrong. Don't miss the new printed velvets.
A New Shape I Will Work On - Jumbo Jumbo
Only John Lennon could really pull it off the way he did but it doesn't mean someone else couldn't have a nudge. I will begin working on this pattern this week. It's a jumbo jumbo butterfly. I mean, it's huge! But it has panache and a certain appeal if one is going for a completely unique way to do penguin. Keep an eye out.
New Printed Velvets Coming
Unfortunately I won't be getting to handle any of the silk before it departs Europe this year so increasingly I am relying on contacts in Italy and the UK to touch and feel it for me before it gets sent. Accordingly, until it reaches the Studio it's really hard to tell what it's best use will be. Cushions, most likely, for the most recent printed velvets, but if it's possible, they will become bow ties and eye shades too. It really all depends on the size of the repeat.
We are still having set backs on many of the new lines we were working on. Our boardshorts are not due in until November now but at the same time, we have at least taken possession of all of our Johnston's of Elgin order and the bulk of our Begg X Co stock.
Keep an eye our next week for this beautiful printed velvet which will, fingers crossed, be coming in with four other designs which are perhaps not as enticing but equally as brilliant.
Oh The Places You Won't Go - One Of The Best Memes Of 2020
If you happened to see this on our Instagram (@lenoeudpapillon ) earlier this year, you will now probably see it as even more poignant considering they are saying at the moment that our borders probably won't be open until late 2021. What a year! What a year! And this meme must go down as one of 2020's best.
Ginger Dream French Linen Sheets
One of the ladies that was taught how to cut eye shades last week in the Studio said in passing to me that she had her own brand of sheets in Australia which piqued my interest because one thing I really do love it a comfortable be with great sheets. Finding good French linen sheets in Sydney is difficult. They are either not pure linen, often a linen cotton mix, or they are not French, or they are not in the colour you want them (cream or white is my preference). So it was very refreshing to know that her company, Ginger Dream, not only had them in stock, but that she could custom finish them with embroidery. I didn't miss the chance to get her to custom make some for me and I highly recommend having a look at her Instagram on @GingerDream.AU . The resulting sheets were great quality, pure linen and finished an embroidery that hopefully means they will never get lost at the laundromat.