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So February has arrived and true to form it looks like being a full on month of fashion for Gather&See. From stylish Valentines Day gift ideas and a sample sale to end all sample sales to a preview of London Fashion Week and new arrivals at G&S, we have a whole lot of love for this all too short month. Get stuck in right in....

WHAT TO DO....

Make the Most of the Last Few Days of Sale!

Our biggest clearance ever includes beautiful ethical fashion at up to 80% off and ENDS this Sunday February 8th. So get in there quickly before you regret it! SHOP SALE HERE.

Get Valentines Day Right!

Ok so Valentines Day can be a bit of a damp squib. Men never understand that 'I don't want anything, don't worry about it' actually means 'Yes I want something and it better be good' (to be fair, why should they?!) and expectations are invariably unmet. It is also possibly the worst night of the year to go out  - overpriced menus, naf music and restaurants full of couples whispering sweet nothings doesn't really do it for us.  So the solution?! A simple, stylish piece of jewellery from Gather&See that will blow droopy garage bought carnations out of the water, of course!! We are making it even easier to get right with 10% off all accessories until 14th Feb. Promocode: 'LOVE'. 

Forward him this email now with subject line HINT! Here are a couple of our failsafe pieces that he can't go wrong with.

  Sokkva Earrings: £60

 Umeme Double Finger Ring: £18

 Danielle Foster Kelly Tote: £290

WHAT TO SEE....

London Fashion Week at Somerset House

We might be a touch biased but of all the Fashion Weeks London HAS to be the best.  Full of creativity, exciting young designers and with an eye watering schedule, it is certainly one not to be missed.  We recommend checking out Christopher Raeburn who produces stunning, sustainably produced pieces - the SS15 collection was fabricated from recycled silk parachutes! If you can't wangle yourself into a show be sure to grab a coffee and do some people watching - poseurs, editors and bloggers all dress up to the nines for the street style photographers making for amusing viewing.

London Fashion Week - 20th - 24th Feb http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/

WHAT TO EAT....

CAKE, at Gather&See Sample Sale at The Pigeonhole, Camberwell!

After a successful first sale at our very favourite cafe in sunny Camberwell, we are delighted to be back for more. The sale will include massive reductions on AW14 and SS14 with a few previews of our exciting new collection.  Not only that but The Pigeonhole Cafe serves the very BEST coffee in London and truly exquisite cakes.  Enough said.  Saturday February 21st, 1pm - 9pm @ The Pigeon Hole Cafe, 2 Datchelor Place, SE5 7AP

Vanilla, orange and pomegranate layer cake at The Pigeon Hole Cafe. Pic courtesy of The Pigeon Hole Cafe

WHAT TO WEAR...

New Season Beaumont Organic & Lalesso

We are delighted to have received our first taste of SS15 stock from ethical fashion heroes Beaumont Organic and Lalesso.  Beaumont Organic's beautifully made organic dresses will be our go to pieces for now and the spring - minimum effort is required with these little numbers and they are great for layering.  For those of you heading off for a little winter sun (lucky devils!) Lalesso's bikinis are simply divine, and of course eco-friendly and fair trade made in sunny South Africa.  Swoon.

Beaumont Organic Uma Dress: £95 

Our final reductions are now on for the last few days of SALE with Autumn/Winter pieces now to up to 75% off.  From elegant Italian design from Flavia La Rocca to some of our cosiest coats from Goodone and Cus, this is your last chance to get your hands on beautiful ethical fashion at amazing prices!

We have also freshened up our homepage with new features including Gather&See Girl interviews  with some of our inspiring customers. Look out for style tips as well as restaurant and book recommendations. Check it out here! 

SHOP THE SALE NOW

Flavia La Rocca Plaid Dress: Was £270 Now £110

Riyka Flourance Shirt Was £140 Now £110

Goodone Recycled Wool Biker Jacket. Was £250 Now £120

Beaumont Organic Imogen Top Was £65 Now £35

We are so excited to bring you our brand new feature - Gather&See Girls.  Each month we will bring you an interview with our favourite Gather&See girls - real people who inspire us. Without further ado let us introduce you to Georgina...

Name & Age: Georgina Hutchinson, 29 years old. 

Lives: Dalston, London.

Occupation: Studying MSc Violence, Conflict and Development at SOAS. 

Who inspires you?

My old CEO Kate Gross, OBE, who passed away this Christmas 

What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?

You fall in love with personality, but have to live with character

What advice would you give your 13 year old self?

Don’t worry too much

Enjoy life more than anything, and surround yourself with people that interest you and make you feel good

What makes you angry?

Lots of things make me marginally peeved…

But nothing I can think of makes me really angry. Or perhaps I’ve not been tested yet

What makes you happy?

Showing people new things I love, and they love it too! Like my favourite books.

Eating and drinking with my favourite people

Flowers

What's your favourite restaurant? 

Barrafina, Soho, London

Latest discovery in your hometown?

My hometown is pretty dull haha…

Where is on your travel hit list for 2015?

Spain with the girls

Budapest with the boy

Fingers crossed back to West Africa

Which city in the world would you love to live in for just 1 year? 

New York (obviously)

Tokyo

Which item of clothing do you most treasure? 

Pair of mittens my mum had when she first moved to London from Malaysia

Which is your favourite piece on the G&S website at the moment? 

Goodone – Oversized Wool Biker

If you could change 1 thing in the world what would it be? 

That everyone had a chance of fulfilling their potential.

 What is your personal style?

“Confidence in the face of adversity”.. that’s what my friends joke about me anyway

A big mix between print-days and sleeker ‘together’ days

Who are your style icons or fashion hero?

Kate Moss (old school)

What is your 'can't live without' beauty product?

Estee Lauder night repair serum

Why do you love Gather&See? 

Incredible clothes that make you feel special… with the benefit that you know you’re wearing the right thing

Please put together your favourite outfit from the G&S website.

-       H Fredriksson, Tweak Dress 

-       Cus, Leah  Jacket 

-       Finlay & Co, Bosworth Sunglasses 

  H Fredriksson Tweak Dress Was £235 Now £95

Cus Leah Coat, Was £210, Now £100

So here it is, the year 2015!! We hope you are all feeling invigorated and inspired at the prospect of an brand New Year! 

2014 was an incredible year for Gather&See with our first two collections receiving a wonderful response from forward thinking customers and friends (like you!) who share our passion for downright cool sustainable design. We have been honoured to have been featured in titles such as Harpers Bazaar, Stella, the FT How To Spend It Magazine and Vanity Fair.  And this is just the beginning.

We can barely contain our excitement for what lies ahead, from fabulous new ethical fashion brands to beautiful new products and exciting partnerships - we can't wait to get going and hope that you will stay tuned to what we are up to.  In the meantime let us tempt you with some of our favourite pieces from 2014 now on sale up to a spine tingling 70% off!! There has never been a better time to invest in beautiful ethical fashion and we know that these pieces will see you right on through the remainder of 2015 and beyond! Shop Sale Now.

According to the Business of Fashion, 2014 was the 'Year that Fashion Woke Up' to the need for a more sustainable approach.  There is still a mountain to climb but let's make 2015 be the year we each take responsibility and do something about it.

With very best wishes for a wonderful 2015!

Steph & Alicia 

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Goodone Oversized Wool Jacket. Was £250 Now £120

A Peace Treaty Sokkva Earrings. Was £130 Now £60

Beaumont Organic 100% Organic Cotton Top. Was £65 Now £35

Riyka Louis Jumper. Was £145 Now £115

Nobody Mod Skinny Low Rise Jeans. Was £165 Now £105 

                      Cus Recycled Wool Coat. Was £210 Now £110 - £100 off!

We are delighted to announce that the Gather&See Winter Sale has landed!

With up to 40% off  the best in ethical fashion including coats from Cus and Goodone, Christmas party dresses from Upstate and Flavia La Rocca and winter warmers from Beaumont Organic and Riyka.

Osei Duro Batakari Silk Top £75 Reduced to £50 

  Kowtow Imagination Blazer £150 reduced to £60

Upstate Arcadia 100% Silk Dress £190 reduced to £130

We also have a wonderful range of Christmas Gift ideas from hiro+wolf jewellery to A Peace Treaty scarves and one-of-a-kind handbags from Danielle Foster.

hiro + wolf Almassi Necklace, £25

"A country close to my heart is struggling - Sierra Leone"

In the words of Gather&See Co-Founder, Stephanie Hogg who is raising funds for the King's Partnership which is tackling Ebola directly in Sierra Leone - Donate Here:

As I write this from my South London flat, I feel totally helpless. Sierra Leone, the country that I have been visiting for the past ten years has yet again been bought to its knees and it breaks my heart.  

Steph, her husband Charlie with Bureh surf boys at Bureh beach. Prince's bar!

Sierra Leone has taught me so much about life, and given me life lessons that I’ll cherish forever.  The country has had a troubled past, but its indescribable passion and energy has always been its savior. How people have so much hope and courage has always been an inspiration. I witnessed first hand how the country had slowly shaken off the stigma of a brutal civil war. 

Stephanie and Jo the Fruit Seller on the Beach Road outside of Freetown

In 2011, my husband and I moved to Sierra Leone.  We had been spell bound by this small country, having both visited on numerous occasions when my family had lived there.  We believed the country had been misrepresented by the West with the media constantly harking back to the civil war.  But I was lucky enough to explore the other side. I became determined to show the world that Sierra Leone was far from dangerous and was a place people must visit! I set up NearFar, an ethical fashion label working with local tailors, using traditional West African prints, my aim was to create sustainable employment to Sierra Leoneans but also to dispel Sierra Leone’s negative image. 

Sierra Leone's Natural Beauty- John Obey Beach.

We spent 3 extremely happy years living in Freetown. We witnessed a country grow from strength to strength in front of our very own eyes. It was such an amazing experience to watch a country develop. New roads were built, new businesses poured in and tourism really started to pick up. We had over 30 friends visit us, and to this day people still talk and reminisce about their trip. Many of them were so moved by the country, the beauty and energy of the people but also the HUGE potential that lay ahead- lots of them were thinking of ways they could stay on longer. We decided to head back to the UK end of March, as we were getting married, I was setting up Gather&See and we felt that we had achieved all we could in Sierra Leone- the time just felt right. It was about to boom, the hotel we had stayed at in 2009 was the UN peacekeeping headquarters, now it was a Radison Blu. 

Steph with some of NearFar's (Vandi and Bobsin) Tailors in Freetown. Image credit to Jo Dunlop. 

But we had no idea what was around the corner. I remember in our last month being told of a report of Ebola in Guinea. I didn’t know what this was and thought little of it. Never did I imagine it would spread into Sierra Leone and bring such huge destruction with it.  We have sat in London and slowly watched this beautiful country fall apart.  All that was achieved over the last 12 years has crumbled. Schools are shut, businesses have closed down, and families can’t visit. Not only are people dying from Ebola, there has also been a rise in maternity deaths, Malaria and other diseases, which is terrifying. Worst of all, Sierra Leone is yet again back in the public eye for the wrong reasons.  When the guns were put down after the civil war people knew the violence was over. The country may struggle to get such closure from Ebola.

The NearFar Tailors and Saidu in Malmah Thomas Street

Sierra Leone taught me to smile in the face of adversity - and I know many Sierra Leoneans are still getting on with their lives - they have to, there is nothing else to do. We moved back to Peckham in London which has given us a connection to the large Sierra Leone diaspora community. Speaking to many of them, whose families have been affected, they haven’t given up laughing and smiling- so we shouldn’t either. I think the most important thing is we celebrate this beautiful part of the world, and remember that Sierra Leone and its people are so much more than Ebola!

Stephanie with some of the local kids on Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone

I know many people want to help. So I am asking that you kindly donate to Kings Partnership. They are a brilliant organisation that are tackling Ebola directly while also training local staff who will be around to pick up the pieces of a country that has once again been brought to its knees. 

DONATE HERE

November has been quite a month for Gather&See! New arrivals have included  Fair Trade jewellery brand hiro+wolf and some belters from Osei Duro.  Last week saw the celebration of our first Pop Up in Shoreditch at Glassworks.

In keeping with the festive spirit we are offering our favourite people (thats you!) an additional 20% Off All Clothing this weekend only. Go on - treat yourself! Simply input promo code "November" at check out. (NB the offer excludes all jewellery and accessories.)

hiro + wolf Mamba Ring: £25

Hiro+wolf - minimalist jewellery handmade in Kenya by disabled artisans. These pieces are great to wear everyday and make brilliant Xmas gifts and stocking fillers.  Our faves include the Mamba Ring and Almasi Necklace.

hiro + wolf Almasi Necklace: £25

Sticking with Africa, Ghana based Osei Duro have become one of our most popular brands and the new delivery this week of fabulous printed trousers are already flying out of G&S HQ!  

Osei Duro Vita Trousers: £120

Gather&See went East last week for our first Pop Up in Shoreditch.  It was great to see so many friendly faces as well as meet new customers on the Wednesday evening.  Some of the best selling pieces of the week included the A Peace Treaty scarfs and Cus's beautiful Lenna Coat.

G&S Garms at the Ready

The gorgeous Emma Slade from Back of the Wardrobe in A Peace Treaty's Meda Scarf (£265) and Osei Duro Dress 

Lovely G&S Guests!

A slightly belated but never the less fun packed November Issue for you to get your teeth stuck into. If you thought November was a dull month think again! From Pop Ups to Exhibitions and mouth-watering food, we have heaps of November inspiration. Enjoy!

  WHAT TO DO:

  Shop it like its hot at the Gather&See X Glassworks Pop Up, of course!

  Gather&See is bringing its Pop Up to East London for the very first time in a collaboration with Glassworks on Shoreditch High Street. Running from 15th - 22nd November the Pop Up Store will include new brands Riyka, Beaumont Organic, Goodone and a very exciting exclusive collection of one off From Somewhere pieces as well as favourites A Peace Treaty, Nobody Jeans and Upstate. There will be a drinks reception on Wednesday 19th November with an additional 15% off!

  Wear: Head to toe G&S.

    WHAT TO SEE:

  Women Fashion Power at the London Design Museum

   The much anticipated Women Fashion Power offers an unprecedented look at how princesses, models, CEOs, Dames and designers have used fashion to define and enhance their position in the world. Designed by the world-renowned architect, Zaha Hadid, this exhibition brings together exclusive interviews, an immersive multimedia journey and unique historic pieces of clothing to form the most wide-ranging presentation of modern fashion ever to be shown in the UK. http://www.designmuseum.org/exhibitions/women-fashion-power#sthash.X00ICR9M.dpuf

    Wear: Powerful female lines from Kowtow.

  WHERE TO GO:

  New York, New York.

  November is a brilliant time to visit New York - before the Christmas madness but still a sense of magic in the air particularly around Thanksgiving (November 27th). Check out some of the cities insanely good selection of museums from the Guggenheim to the Frick Collection, take a stroll through Central Park and eat for England in Chelsea Market. Stay at the Standard Highline for a buzzing location, slick design and the best cocktail bar and view in the city.

  Wear: New York Cool from Upstate and Feral Childe

    WHAT TO EAT:

  Veg, veg and more veg.

  Farmers markets are full of autumnal veg and we can't get enough of it - meat-free never tasted so good.  Jerusalem Artichoke, Kale and Celeriac are all cropping up everywhere and perfect for putting into soups.  Check out Hemsley + Hemsley for incredible and healthy recipe ideas.  We thoroughly recommend their instagram for beautiful foodie inspiration.

Via www.hemsleyandhemsley.com

  Wear: A big beautiful Danielle Foster tote to pack all of your veggies into at the market!  

JUST ARRIVED AT GATHER&SEE - A PEACE TREATY

Wrap up in our super soft Baby Alpaca A Peace Treaty Blanket Scarves - handwoven by indigenous Quechua and Aymara craftspeople high up in the Andes.  Accessorise with beautiful Fair Trade A Peace Treaty jewellery, handmade in Jaipur. This is artisan luxury at its best.

This is your last week to claim 15% off all new season COLLECTIONS with promo code OCTOBER15. Offer ends 31st October. Just in time for Pay Day!

SHOP ALL  ACCESSORIES

A PEACE TREATY WAZEN SCARF £230

A PEACE TREATY MEDA SCARF £265

A PEACE TREATY AHAL SCARF  (£265)

A PEACE TREATY CORVUS RING  (£115)

A PEACE TREATY GERI NECKLACE (£70)

SHOP THE  COLLECTION AT GATHER&SEE

In the first of our Autumn Winter trend specials we bring to you the beautiful Folk Magic look at Gather&See. 

Ethereal and with a homespun quality the Folk Magic trend is one of our favourite looks of the season. The overall feel has a loose, natural quality to it combined with other-worldly prints and textures -  silks, wools and draping shapes layered up for winter. Think fairytale with a touch of melancholy - just in time for Halloween!

Remember to take 15% off at check out by entering promo code OCTOBER15.

A PEACE TREATY SOKKVA EARRINGS - £130

UPSTATE ARCADIA DRESS - £190

OSEI DURO BATAKARI SILK TOP - £75

H FREDRIKSSON BLUE KNIT JUMPER - £285

 Today is the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Fairtrade foundation in the UK. 20 years – that is quite an anniversary - this will make you feel old but 1994 was also the year that Friends first hit our screens, the year that three of the best movies of all time were released (Forrest Gump, Lion King and Four Weddings and a Funeral) and also the year of the very first launch of the Sony Playstation. Just like the Playstation, the Fairtrade movement has not only stood the test of time but grown, developed and evolved into a brand that is supported, promoted and loved by millions around the world.

  From coffee to bananas, chocolate to wine – Fairtrade has, over the past two decades, appeared on our supermarket shelves and become a mark of authenticity, credibility and empathy. By choosing Fairtrade products we acknowledge and act upon the power that we have as consumers to make a difference.  We can choose brands that guarantee to pay the farmers a fair wage, provide decent working conditions and support small producers. It is a no brainer – requires minimal thought (just look for the label) and in most cases the price difference is a matter of a few pence.  And for that you can help 1.4 million farmers worldwide.  

  What makes us care, why should we want to spend 5p more on Fairtrade bananas vs non-Fairtrade. It is about empathy. George Monbiot wrote in the Guardian yesterday about society moving to an “Age of Loneliness” – that we are individuals so focused on our own personal advancement in the world that we are no longer social beings (ironic given that we are also living in the age of social media).  Speaking from a generation that has embraced Fairtrade I think there is another option – could it just be that we are starting to live in an “Age of Empathy”?  And if that were the case would it be so ludicrous to believe that Fashion could lead the way in this movement?

  With over £23million generated from Fairtrade sales in the UK the movement has done well in the past 20 years but the momentum needs to keep going.  The fashion industry should be the next growth area for Fairtrade. ‘Farm to Table’ has become a fashionable phrase in the high-end restaurant industry – the notion of making a connection and caring bout the provenance of our food is now ‘de rigeur’. Whilst ‘Farm to Wardrobe’ might not have the same ring to it, the same connection needs to be made to our fashion choices.

  Kowtow Shirt

At Gather&See we are proud to stock labels such as Kowtow, Bhalo,          A Peace Treaty and Lalesso, all of which pride themselves on using Fairtrade cotton and silk and they are all committed to paying their own garment workers a fair, living wage.  Fashion lovers, you have a choice - in the words of Snap, just sing it…. “I’ve got the power, heh yeah heh yehhhhhhh!!!”

If the excitement of a new season wasn't enough already, Gather&See has launched five new beautiful brands for Autumn/Winter. Not only do each of these brands offer brilliantly designed, need it now pieces, they also keep sustainability and ethical production at the heart of their ethos. Let us introduce the new kids on the block.  

Flavia La Rocca Recycled Wool Plaid Dress Flavia La Rocca 

The brilliant Flavia La Rocca is the kind of innovative fashion brand that brings a smile to fashion editors' faces. As a winner of Vogue Italia's prestigious Vogue Talents competition for emerging designers, Flavia's clever designs are based around interchangeable modules which can be combined in various ways - so a dress is connected by concealed zips so that you can also wear it as a separate skirt and top. Think 2 for the price of 1 on the most luxurious of scales! Top quality recycled Italian wools and perfectionist Italian craftsmanship means that the pieces are as beautiful as they are clever. 

  GoodOne Oversized Wool Biker  

Goodone

The award-winning Goodone is known for bold, colour-blocked styles and a design method that is informed by the use of recycled fabrics. The British brand works under the ethos that design is the priority and sustainability a necessity.This season's collection is primarily made from up-cycled Aran knits and leathers and clever new sustainable fabics such as Lamous Suede. The result is a collection full of contemporary, stylish and wearable with an edge.

  Riyka Alice Dress  

Riyka

We were so delighted to come across London based Riyka. The husband and wife team based in East London produce brilliantly simple pieces created from a mix of natural reclaimed and organic fabrics such as denim, leather and cotton. The brand uses contrasting colors, textures and geometrical patterns to create pieces that are fun and playful and above all inherently wearable.

Beaumont Organic Madeline Shirt Dress  

Beaumont Organic 

British brand Beaumont Organic offers affordable but luxurious pieces that have a laid back, easy to wear feel to them, not to mention the fact that they are crafted from the softest organic cottons. Simple shapes and beautiful fabrics, what more is there to love. A Beaumont garment is a piece of clothing you will cherish and care for in your wardrobe. 

  H Fredriksson Cable Knit Jumper  

H Fredriksson 

Brookly based H Fredriksson delivers sustainable style by the bucketload. The overall mood of the line is one of time and timelessness, yet the details, silhouettes and design breathe modern contemporary culture. Through balancing tailored garments with oversized and loosely draped pieces she creates a juxtaposition that is the core of the H Fredriksson aesthetic. With a sense of past and present, the designer’s belief in traditional craft as well as in a future of new sustainable fabric technologies is marked in the mindful fabric choices of the collection. The collection is manufactured in New York City using sustainable fabrics and production methods. 

 A sunny London Fashion Week came and went with a flurry excitement amongst the knowing walls of Somerset House. Us Gather&See girls were thrilled to meet some exciting new faces as well as catch up with some old friends.  Above all we were happy to see a continued nod to sustainable and ethical fashion thanks to Estethica, the ethical arm of the British Fashion Council.

  On the catwalk on Friday night Christopher Raeburn delivered an airy show full of sporty silhouettes – bombers, parkas and pilot suits with a feminine feel and softened for spring with touches of sheer silk organza, tropical prints and khaki and bright pink shades. Raeburn’s commitment to using sustainably sourced fabrics was apparent once again with his use of reclaimed silk from parachutes used in humanitarian aid drops. Truly inspiring stuff.  

Christopher Raeburn

New discoveries included brilliant eyewear from Termite – made in England from sustainable wood sources – in most cases recycled or reclaimed.  The avant-garde shapes and colourful lenses jumped out at us and were certainly a hit with the fashion press.  Watch this space!  In the Estethica emerging designers area, Louise de Testa’s sweatshirts and silk shorts caught our attention while Steph couldn’t keep her mits off the lovely Wool & the Gang’s soft knits.  We also had the chance to catch up with the wonderful Finlay&Co whose new collection features rounder lenses in acetone frames all of which come with reflected clip-ons to match.  Flavia La Rocca impressed us once again with her brilliant modular pieces that are interchangeable to create different looks out of one outfit. This season she has worked with different textures and fabrics including cork, culminating in really strong collection  - we want it all!

Flavia La Rocca 

So New York might have the glamour, Milan the food, and Paris the romance but it is London where our hearts truly lie. London has the je ne sais quois, the thing that is hard to put your finger on, that strange combination of attributes that makes it so unique. It is a city of juxtapositions, a melting pot of cultures, tastes and styles and above all a hub of creativity . You can't help but walk a bit faster, work a bit harder and hold your head up a bit higher in these streets. As someone who now lives out of town I can feel the difference as soon as I step off the train - we call it 'London Speed'. And it is infectious.

Despite the obvious stomping grounds of the well documented London tribes - West End gloss to East End edge and everything in between - there are pockets of creativity and innovation absolutely everywhere.  Whether it is a pop up restaurant, art gallery or design studio, you can see why London's design talent and London Fashion Week is seen as one of the most important in terms of pushing boundaries and presenting genuinely exciting shows and real talent. We are lucky at Gather&See to have some ethical brands on board that are built on and inspired by London energy and style. 

RIYKA

  Veryan is based in Bermondsey and produces perfectly cut separates such as the best selling soft jersey crop T.  Goodone and Riyka both hail from East London and specialise in using recycled and British sustainable fabrics to produce their own unique styles of casual cool with Goodone being known for its knitwear pieces and Riyka for panelled jersey. Meanwhile, accessory designer Danielle Foster designs to die for leather bags from her Mare Street studio where she works with British sourced leathers and hardware. I really don't want to say 'get the London look' but they do have a point.

GOODONE

WHAT TO DO, SEE, EAT AND WEAR THIS SEPTEMBER.

  It’s the start of a new season so no better time to launch our brand new monthly feature where we bring you the very best in what to do, see, eat and wear each month from a Gather&See perspective, embracing all our favourite things.  So with out further ado...welcome to Gather&See’s September Issue.

  We LOVE September. Maybe it’s a hang up from school with all the excitement that comes from coming back from the long summer holidays, rested, refreshed and sometimes reinvented to see your friends and start a new year. Or maybe it has something to do with the arrival of the new season collections in store and glossy new advertising spreads in our favourite magazines. Either way there is a definite and palpable air of anticipation and energy that hits us at this time of year and we can’t get enough of it. So make the most of the September buzz and get your teeth into our favourite things from Fashion Weeks to #Organic September we have it all.

  DO:

Join The Fash Pack. 

This Thursday marks the beginning of the marathon that is Fashion Week season with New York followed by London, Milan and Paris.  Of course we think London is the best - even if you can’t blag your way into a show Somerset House is the perfect spot for people watching with hipsters and poseurs vying for the attention in the forecourt.  After the fash pack have disappeared off to Milan the madness subsides for the slightly more laid back London Fashion Weekend, one of the countries biggest public fashion showcases. 

  What to Wear: Fashion forward pieces from Riyka, LFW’s ethical arm Estethica alumni Flavia La Rocca and statement pieces from Feral Childe.

  Celebrate the beginning of the Grape Harvest in Bordeaux

September is the perfect time to visit Bordeaux with the weather still good and a number of grape harvest festivals taking place throughout the region.  The most famous is St Emilion’s Jurade on the third weekend of this month with processions, tastings and tours taking place to celebrate the start of the harvest.  We recommend recovering (or continuing!) at Les Sources Caudaulie spa where treatments combine the virtues of natural hot spring water and grapes from the vineyard.  Well it would be rude not to. 

  What to wear: Finlay & Co sunnies, soft draping Organic cotton from Kotow and loose CUS tops.

  SEE:

Rooftop Film Club

The weather often surprises us in September with a few last warm and sunny days.  Make the most of them and spend an evening outdoors at the Rooftop Film Club at venues across London from Peckham to Shoreditch.  Enjoy food, drinks and absolute classics including Clueless, Grease and Breakfast at Tiffanys. What is not to love! 

  What to Wear: A Beaumont Organic Knit to cosy up in and our most comfortable Nobody Jeans.

  A Fashion Legend – Horst

The hotly anticipated restrospective of one of the 20th Century’s Master  Photogaphers works will start at the V&A from September the 6th.  Featuring some of the most iconic fashion photography of all time this is one we can’t wait for and will be bringing you more on soon. 

Credit - Condé Nast / Horst Estate

  What to Wear: Vintage glamour with, Upstate and Anne Gorke

  Eat

This month is officially #OrganicSeptember so we are going all out organic with our clothes and our food!  Check out your local farm shop or an online veg box provider like Riverford to find the best produce and get cooking.  Also get picking – blackberry season is almost upon us, yum!  This week we will be making Plum and Almond Tart with homegrown plums and Butternut Squash and Sage risotto. Stay tuned to Instagram to see the fruits of our labours!

  What to Wear: Loose comfy Feral Childe trousers and Kowtow jersey’s for the kitchen.  

  ENJOY!!

  Coming up in September on Gather&See

Wardrobe Detox

Denim Special