All Kinds of Beautiful- Gemma Booth Photography

I just came accross Gemma Booths work on the N.E.E.T Blog, I have also seen some of her work in Cooler Magazine, so I decided to check out her Site and Blog.

This shot is one of my favourites, such a nice juxtaposition between the slightly abstract nature of the lama (if it is one of them!) and the amazingly tall and pretty model in her sequined tux, I love how unnatural they both look in the landscape, like they are both relating as they stare at each other, haha, it’s quite comical.

See Gemma’s SITE here

and her BLOG here

Eka Coverage on PoshGlam Magazine

The Cotton jingle perhaps says it best when it comes to our consumption of cotton; “the touch, the feel of cotton, the fabric of our lives.” But most of our cotton comes from impoverished workers in third world or developing countries.

Well, now we can thank globalization and the fair trade movement for bringing back cotton in a positive way. Eka is a cotton accessories company (think warm scarves and mittens) that participates in fair trade, giving their cotton growers in India health insurance and a livelihood.

Grown by BioRe in Auroville, India, Eka is helping workers support their families and learn how to operate an eco-friendly business. The small town of Auroville has been transformed by the environmentally-minded cotton workers. The progress is certain to grow in years to come.

In the meantime, purchasing the chic accessories from Eka can help continue the positive growth. The hats and scarves come in bright colors and charming designs and are terribly affordable.

For purchasing information, see Eka.

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Read POSHGLAM Magazine here.

Signing off For Christmas

The last week has been a whirlwind, the GOOD Jul Market last weekend (Lovely customer pics above), which was a huge success, better than I could have imagined, so thanks to everyone that came. Then the FRANK Sales Event/Christmas Party where we had crafting table full of gift ideas and other cool stuff, it was a great evening where we consumed vast amounts of Glögg and Pepparkakor, a Swedish must for Christmas time.

I’m probably not going to be around the internet much more than just to check websales for eka. So this is me signing off for a few days and I’ll see you all sometime soon, maybe the New Year….

So, here’s my Christmas Wish to you all…

Hope you all have a very……

UK Parliament

Imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600 employees and has the following
employee statistics .

29 have been accused of spouse abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

9 have been accused of writing bad cheque’s

17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

14 have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 are currently defendants in lawsuits

84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year
And collectively, this year alone, they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses!!!

Which organization is this?

It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us inline.

What a bunch we have running our country – it says it
all.. And just to top all that they probably have the best ‘corporate’
pension scheme in the country!

FRANK sales and craft evening TONIGHT!

Don’t forget, if you’re in the Malmö area (Sweden) to come down to FRANK HQ the att:Gallery and spend the evening with us, we are hosting a Christmas Party/Launch Party/Sales Event/Craft Evening and everyone is welcome.

There will be cut price FRANK collections for sale, some fun gift ideas and some craft tables to make your own gifts too. Not forgetting the most important part, the Glögg and Pepparkakor for us to scoff!

FRANK Christmas Party-
The official Launch of the FRANK.bigcartel.com shop
15th December 16:00-20:00
ATT: Studio Norravallgatan 64b, Malmö

Click the flyer to see full information in a larger window.

Come and see the FRANK shop.

Eka on N.E.E.T

My Christmas Postage Offer is on the wonderful N.E.E.T blog today, I’m so proud to see my goodies on there, Stephanie that runs the mag and blog is a graffic designer and did an absolutely lovely collage of eka images for the post, I’m tempted to go shop there myself…hang on it’s my own shop…what is it about seeing things from another persons perspective, it’s great!

As I speak Nils is upstairs working wonders for the LookBook, I went up once and oooo’ed and aaahhhh’d so much I think it was putting him off working, so now I’m down watching ‘Larkrise to Candleford’ sipping a nice cup of tea : )

GOOD JUL market weekend starts tomorrow so I’m trying to conserve energy to SELL SELL SELL tomorrow! – can’t wait, I’ll probably put on a ‘larkrise’ accent to please the Scandi customers! hahaha

Read the N.E.E.T Blog.

Take a look at the eka shop.

Merry Christmas Pin-Up

So, it’s about time that I should be sending my Christmas cards out to all of my family, friends and customers, but as per usual around this time of year, I have no time to remember the good stuff.

I am feeling well and truly ‘Christmassy’ now with the GOOD Jul Christmas Market coming up this weekend and the FRANK Christmas/Launch Party next Tuesday, then flying home for Christmas 2 days after that, it really is ‘count down time’. Next stop the snowy mountains of France! : )

So, with the best of the seasons sentiment, I have totally plagiarized this gorgeous (if perhaps a little chilly!) Bill Medcalf Pin-Up Girl.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

P.S Don’t forget the Christmas gift of FREE SHIPPING ALL OVER THE WORLD on the ekawear.com shop right now, just write ‘CHRISTMAS OFFER’ in the comments box when you make an order and we’ll refund your postage fee.

Christmas Market 12th-13th Dec, Lilla torg, Malmö

This weekend the brilliant GOOD Jul Market will be at Lilla Torg in Malmo, Sweden 11am-6pm.

Come and buy all your ethical presents!

The eka stand will have everything for 300sek as a special price for 2 days only!

See what eka goodies we have for sale here.

FRANK Christmas Event- Malmö 15th December

FRANK Christmas Party-
The official Launch of the FRANK.bigcartel.com shop is now set,
15th December 16:00-20:00
ATT: Studio Norravallgatan 64b, Malmö

There will be loads for sale at reduced prices, Glögg and Pepparkakor for all as well as some crafting ideas for anyone who fancies making some gifts for Christmas (materials and instruction just 20sek each)

Make sure make sure you clear your diary so that you can share some Christmas spirit with us on the 15th, it’s also my Birthday! : )

Click the flyer to see full information in a larger window.

Come and see the FRANK shop.

Want to buy eka in €’s?

We have a brand new online store for FRANK about to officially open it’s doors on the 15th, but there is already a lot on there selling and the whole eka section is up and finished. There are also some amazing clothing brands for sale on there, all independent, female run, sustainable brands that are from the Malmö area.

NINII – streetwear and luxury separates.

Little Green Story – illustrated T’s in brilliant cuts.

Righteous – jersey and knitwear separates for everyday and more.

eka – accessories.

cotton scarves by eka

Hayworth Beret by eka