HIDE AND SEEK

We love our cards at Hide All and rarely does a week go by when we don’t get a new batch to admire. There’s always something for everyone, from brilliant black and white images from Nouvelle Images to the glittery numbers from Tracks and our more humourous numbers (a la Anne Tainter). Current faves are the cards from Simon Spicer combining some fantastic old school pictures courtesy of Ladybird Books with consistantly brilliant witticisms. Here are some of the best:

This is such a classic card, great for kids (both little and big!)

I’m pretty sure everyone knows someone like this. The perfect card for the right person!

Radley picture bag ‘Through the hoop’:

Queene and Country Isabel double cardigan and  Beaton jumper:

Radley Alexandra in tan:

Noa Noa velvet dress and fantasy dress:

Radley border stitch purse in pink, Walpole tassle purse and Through the hoop purse:

Here at Hide All we’re all a bit in love with our music. Listening to music 8 hours a day when we are working here, it’s hard not to be! Thankfully we’ve all got our own tastes so the music is nothing but eclectic and certainly never dull. I thought we’d give  a short run down  of the current bands that we’re enjoying in the shops, and hopefully introduce you to some new music that you haven’t heard before.

SeaSick Steve’s album ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’

Janelle Monae’s ‘Archandroid’

Metronomy latest ‘The English Riviera’

Textured Hidesign for a very contemporary workbag, portfolio or wallet; look at these from the Hidesign stable.

Hidesign Wash Bag 11328 £65  

Hidesign Wallets 11251, 11252 and 11253 from £28.

Hidesign Fleming Workbag 11238 £149

Length:38cm

Height:30cm

Width:5cm

Hidesign Darwin Workbag 11215 £185

Length:39cm

Height:33cm

Width:11cm

We have just taken stock of the new season Envirosax colllection. Three new stories for consideration - Pauline has gone for After Dark no 1 already and Louise is no doubt a Savanna girl. Kerry well she’s undecided but Rosa blue/grey is getting her vote today.  We know our favourites, visit in store to tell us which is yours! Still only  £6.99 each.

Savanna Range

Rosa Range

After Dark Range

Clueless Londoner that I am, I didn’t realise that the Thames Festival had been running annually for the last 14 years, but apparently, it has. So it’s with quite some excitement that I discover that 10th and 11th September will host the 15th Mayors Thames Festival. I’m sure it’ll be quite an extravaganza, filled with all the vibrancy and diversity which London is famed for, and if I think anything of our Mayor, its that he probably knows how to put on quite a party. I’ll certainly be using my days off to have a nose around (apparently I’ve got 14 neglected years to make up for!)

Tower Bridge is hosting Alfresco Tango throughout Saturday, with lessons in the morning, performances in the afternoon and then DJs and dancing all through the night. I’m sure no less lively will be the various school choirs from across London performing on Sunday.

The parties don’t end there, there’s also a night-time carnival, a parade of boats both old and new and a music stage outside the Tate Modern. One thing that has to be seen is the Barge-Driving Races, in what must be a fantastically slow-pace affair, teams of up to 8 people row 30 ton barges 7 miles down river for about 90 minutes.

It seems to be quite a job just keeping up with the current rate that technological change.  At times it seems like every week the newest flashiest, trendiest must-have thing is being released on the market. I’d only come round to the very idea of the iPhone when suddenly the iPad appeared and suddenly everyone wants one. The smartphone trend is gradually working its way through Hide All, Louise was the first to jump on board with her iPhone and her obsession with it soon inspired most of us to invest in smartphones as well, and already we’re not quite sure how we survived without them! Though we’re not quite advanced enough to set up our own app for Hide All (unfortunately, in our case there’s not an App for that), we do realise how precious (and expensive!) all the latest technologies can be so we’ve made sure to get in some of the finest cases to keep your gadgets protected.

Here are a couple of our finest iPad cases. Above is an all-leather Hidesign number that comes in black and brown, as classy as iPad cases come. Below is one Simon Carter’s new iPad cases bringing something of the country gent look to the world of Apple technology, with authentic Harris Tweed front and all-leather back. Very dapper if you ask me.

 As August begins to draw to a close, and the (not-so-sunny) summer moves into Autumn we’ve been noticing a sudden influx of people shopping briefcases and satchels here at Hide All. Needless to say this can only mean one thing, its back to school time again. Inspired by this we thought we’d showcase some of our best briefcases and satchels for students and teachers alike.

The Stuart Day Bag by Hidesign is great for both work and play. It’ll fit all the files, paper pads and textbooks you may need without being to bulky or buisnesslike. Just about the epitome of ‘man bag’.

This Simon Carter laptop bag will keep your laptop protected but has loads of space of the rest of your school needs. I’m pretty certain you could cram a whole library in there if you wanted to!

 One of the new ranges of Hidesign workbag already in both Hide All stores is this Rayner story in a new textured leather. We are loving the practical but stylish edge to these designs…

Hide All Offer Of The Week! 

Print and claim a 20% discount in either stores if you purchase any of these three bags this week (ending Sunday 4th).

Hidesign Rayner Bag 11222

£139

Length:40cm

Height: 30cm

Depth: 9cm

Zip Top

Back Zip pocket

Internal Organisation

 Hidesign Rayner Day Bag 11221

£125

Length:28cm

Height: 30cm

Depth: 7cm

Magnetic Clasps

Internal organisation 

Computer/Ipad compatible

Hidesign Rayner Despatch 11223

£155

Length: 38cm

Height:29cm

Depth: 8 cm

Magnetic Clasps

Computer Compatible

Internal organisation

 The Owen Barry ‘Iggy’ and ‘Amara’ fringed are new styles for Hide All.  The Amara(£130) and the cross body with handle - Iggy(£65.00) sits alongside the classic z-top (£50). Owen Barry refreshed in all the new colours.  Note how our pictures show Hide All SE1 on another rain expected day Summer 2011 -  plenty of Grant Barnett golf umbrellas! But on a sombre note rather rain than riots. Our sympathies go out to all those  families and businesses so unfairly victimised by  the senseless activities of last week. Well done to our Louise(Tower Bridge employee no 1) who does her bit as a Special Constable in Southwark.