Imagine our excitment when we discovered on arrival Saturday 11th February to set up the stand at Pure that 4….yes, 4 of our loved and adored AW12 COLLECTION pieces had made it onto the WGSN catwalk. I’ve attached our favourite image to show you…. It was great being part of Pure and showcasing our range. … Continue reading →

This week we are concentrating on setting the wheels into motion for Pure…. So far it has been hectic organizing our look book and price list for Pure for SS12. We have done a huge mail out in preparation for the show. I’ve also persuaded our in house model and muse to do a guest … Continue reading →

For all those followers of V&V you’ll be delighted to know that the Spring Summer collection has arrived! So it’s time to find out what is in store for you this season… You may have already been sifting through the latest Vogue for a taste of what’s ‘in’ for Spring Summer 2012 there is no … Continue reading →

A fantastic day , it started, early i went up in the car with our make up artist Victoria and met our photographer Annabelle there with my other half who was on hand for heavy lifting work ! The bright winter sunshine poured in through the windows of the studio and made the set and … Continue reading →

As the week unfolded it became more and more obvious that we needed to spend Saturday setting everything up! So in the end it was a two day event… We went to the studio early Saturday morning and spent all morning there untilo 1pm arranging the set.It was well worth the effort…

I am delighted because our paper lanterns are here – special delivery and you know who you are so huge thank you for that! They look fantastic…and when you see the end result you will understand! Next on the list is painting my chinese paper umbrella white. I’ve used acrylic paint which is great as … Continue reading →

My first attempt at screen painting and possibly my last ! it was a good idea whilst it lasted and i know you were all keen to see what we have been up to….      

Well as you might imagine after i wrote about Day 6 my feet havent really touched the ground! DAY 5 has been all about the paper fans…….the larger the better…and what’s all this got to do with a photoshoot…ah well that would be telling wouldn’t it.

If you haven’t done so already…buy yourself a copy of this months’ (February) Vogue or Elle maagzine. Its gorgeous and thoroughly fantastic if you want the low-down on this spring’s must have make up and hair looks. Lets just say we love it here at Valour & Valkyrie. After much discussion with our in-house make … Continue reading →

Today is a busy one already! As you can see from the image our print is like a beautiful ming vase….so i am in love with the idea of using tones of blue… Having liaised with the photographer already we’ve agreed that we possibly need to prep the shoot location the day before to arrange … Continue reading →