The Great Outdoors

Last summer we did a Photoshoot with the wonderful Emily Conroy and as we got chatting we found we had similar views, than just the great outdoors of the Cotswold's.

Here's what Emily had to say:

Job role

Equine Pr and Marketing

What this entails

Managing social Media, interviews and editorials

University

Studied at the Royal Agricultural University 

Hobbies

Horse Ridding

Music

House , 80's , Taylor swift 

Where do you like to go shopping?

Shops all over the Country, Like shopping in Oxford 

What style of clothing do you normally go for?

I love big coats and checked shirts and love finding unique pieces

Do you find it difficult to shop for clothes?

I'm quite tall so, sometimes I find it hard to find clothes that fit

What do you like about Madia & Matilda?

The Materials; the patterns; the colours and there ethos. I love that the upcycled clothes have a whole other life as something else before

Do you feel more clothes should be sustainable?

Absolutely, sustainability needs to be a part of our future (in all aspects/industries) Resources are scarce, yet many use them like they are unlimited. People need to be educated and awareness needs to increase. 

It is an investment to our future and it applies to pretty much everything around us for example food, I feel fashion gets slightly over looked.  

Madia & Matilda produce such beautiful clothes, they are a real inspiration

What is your staple item of clothing within your wardrobe?

I live in an ancient Barbour wax jacket, I picked up in a charity shop for £5 about 6 years ago. It's great in the winter with a turtle neck jumper but looks really nice over a cute dress in spring! I couldn't live without it!

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

We are Sustainable fashion - #Making Better Choices

Impact of Fast Fashion

Those quick buys from the online stores to the high street stores, where prices are cheap and quality possibly matches this too. We all keep topping our warping wardrobes up with clothes we may only wear a few times. 

This creates a huge amount of wastage, approximately 350,000 pounds (£140 million) of clothing and textiles are improperly discarded per year per person! Just imagine the amount we all throw across the world. 

Due to fast fashion, the demand for man-made fibres has doubled in the last 25 years. This means a higher amount of harmful chemicals are being distributed into our world everyday just in production, these chemicals are then transferred onto our skin when we wear the clothing, and finally when we throw them are harming the environment in landfills. 

Over consumption

Clothing is getting cheaper and cheaper by the day, and we all love it! We think ‘perfect, saving myself some money AND look amazing!’ Although weigh up what you spend and how much you buy… are you actually saving? Fast fashion is addictive; spend less, buy more! Just imagine the wastage it causes. 

Why not buy timeless pieces that are great quality, always in fashion AND friendly to our environment? It’s WIN, WIN, WIN! 

This is the future of fashion. Living a more sustainable lifestyle.

Friendly Fibres

By using fibres that are sustainable and eco friendly, we are preventing harmful chemicals being distributed into our atmosphere and water at production, and preventing harmful chemicals being then transferred onto our skin when we wear them. 

Sustainable fibres can include;

- Organic cotton 

- Recycled Polyester

- Hemp 

- Seacell

- Wool

- Ramie

- Linen

Our Mission

At Madia & Matilda, we join the movement to a sustainable world. Looking good doesn’t have to damage the precious world we live in. We use sustainable fibres, alongside recycled clothing and end of material rolls from fashion rolls, that otherwise would have been wasted. 

Madia & Matilda: we are sustainable fashion #Making Better Choices

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Madia & Matilda 

Sustainable Clothing 

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Living Vicariously - Blogger Love - Courtney Courier

Has been a little while since our last post, so we thought we'd get stuck in with a post dedicate to Courtney Courier, who we live vicariously through her inspirational instagram & Tumblr post.

With creativity at the helm of what she does, it is easy to see why we are obsessed with Courtney instagram page. Courtney a Former art director/curator, graphic design; tells us more about her career and passions

  "Born and raised by a family of artists and creatives in Bay City, Michigan, Courtney Courier, hit the road for the Pacific North West early last year. From photography, vintage clothing selling, to graphic designing, Courtney explored and created in Portland, Oregon. She has since trekked back to Michigan and brought her energy and ideas she explored while in Portland with her. Courtney is currently the Creative Director of the online vintage store ‘Toxic Pony’ and works at a non-profit Arts Center & Theatre in downtown Bay City. When she’s not working, you can find her listening to vinyl records, reading Bukowski, or taking film photographs."

Its was our pleasure to see that Courney loved our upcycled vintage clothes as much as we do.

https://twitter.com/madiamatilda/status/560828300244054016

You can find more Madia & Matilda Clothing.    madiamatilda.co.uk or this week in Camden, London. 

See Links below to find out more:

https://twitter.com/courtneyjacquln

http://supermark3t.tumblr.com/

https://www.facebook.com/courtney.courier

Instagram @courtneyjacquln

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

Fresh season for Collaboration

As we come into March we look back at our start in 2015 - collaborations with 

@victoria Villasana One of @pastemagazine 'Top 10 fashion bloggers to watch' wearing a @Madia & Matilda jumpsuit, SS15

Madia & Matilda AW15 clutch bag worn @Bianca Miller to the @RadioTimes awards 

Fashion blogger from across the @courtneyjacquln wearing AW14 dress check out our latest post for more details on Courtney.  

Our Spring Summer 15 collection has arrived 

To find out more visit www.madiamatilda.co.uk

Also available at Bellallure Camden

Traditional Victorian Christmas Market - Gloucester's Quays

Traditional Victorian Christmas market, suits the setting of Gloucester's Historic Quays, with its beautiful waterfront surrounding, architecture and dazzling lighting.

Christmas music filling the crisp air, as visitors from far and wide; peruse the stalls filled with perfume, jewellery, knitwear, decorations, and artwork. Indulgent hot drinks, yuletide grub and baked goods; all crafted by each individual artisan concession stand, shown in the pictures. 

Here are some of our favourite stalls we visited.

Fly & Thimble - http://www.flyandthimble.co.uk/home/4586961012

Hand finished Clothing and Accessories, Cheltenham

http://www.theperfumedworkshop.co.uk/

Heavenly scented perfumes, organic essential made and distilled in France, produced in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Crystal Gems a hidden secret 

Jewellery and crystals from an exotic traveller

A fantastic day out, for all ages, wood craft workshop, Ferris wheel and Merry go round included.

Wild Wood Coppice Crafts - http://www.wildwoodcrafts.com/

Hand Crafted Wood work, figurines, flowers, chair & ornaments 

Ridge and Furrow - http://www.ridgeandfurrow.co.uk/

Woollen Blankets 

Traditional Gardening equipment

Sincerely Madia & Matilda

A little gift from Fourteen

A little gift from Fourteen

Recently opened gift shop in Stroud; a fascinating find for anyone who comes across it. With so many trinkets, cards, toys, babywear, paintings jewellery & candles. We just adore their kitch independent shop. 

Search for the perfect gift at Fourteen, you're bound to find something special

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fourteen-Lifestyle/1414729032118100

14 Kendrick Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Photography Copyright of Madia & Matilda 

 

In the entrance a small Banksy has popped up in the doorway of a mouse bouncing a ball beneath a 'no ball games' sign. 

Sincerely Madia & Matilda