Hello hello! I sit writing this to you from frosty London, I landed bright and early this morning and have been keeping myself awake with chocolate biscuits all afternoon. No rest for me as Pure London is this weekend (oh god, the anxiety!) and there are still plenty of things to do. Granted, the biggest things have been ticked off the list... we finished sampling AW15 in Hong Kong and did a really cool, themed photoshoot to go along with it. I have decided not to reveal the whole collection to you kind website visitors until the collection is ready to buy, I have been getting the impression it is frustrating landing on our homepage to see a collection you have to wait 6 months to purchase. But... here are a few behind-the-scenes shots just to whet your appetite.

You probably already know Rachel-Marie of Jag Lever because she's quite a big deal on the blogosphere. So you can imagine I was pretty excited to hear she was a fan of our Torpor Dress!  Rachel's blog post on her Book of Deer dress was beyond my expectations, I have to applaud her for not only posing in the snow without a jacket but for also composing such an artistic outfit shoot. Standing in the snow against all the naked birch trees, Rachel looks like an ice princess out of a fairytale. I love the contrast of her dark locks against the snow and the pastel blue print, the result is magical and quite Dolly Kei. Check out Rachel's full post here: http://www.jaglever.com/buried-in-birch/

""I received this beautiful dress from Book of Deer. This little shop could be my new favorite! Their pieces are so delicate and beautiful. I absolutely love the nature accents of course!"~ Rachel (www.Jaglever.com)

I've had a little influx of inquiries about when SS13 Camp Book of Deer will be available to buy from this website. You will be able to start shopping fireflies very soon! In the meantime please remember to 'like' BoD on Facebook to keep up to date on our news and promotions! If you want to drop me a line regarding pre-orders or just to say hello, write to contact@bookofdeer.com x P.S- The gif image above is from Studio Ghibli's 1988 animation Grave of the Fireflies 火垂るの墓 .... possibly one of the saddest animated movies of all time, yes even more heart wrenching than The Land Before Time and Bambi! But I love this little gif as it is the dance I will be doing as I send out our new season orders!

•*´¨`*•.¸¸.•*´¨`*•.¸¸.•*Merry Christmas one and all!´¨`*•.¸¸.•*´¨`*•.¸¸.•

I hope however you spend today, you are surrounded by loved ones and good food. I am currently dressed as a Christmas pudding and helping myself to a third helping of trifle!

 

It's that time of the year again... Tomorrow I head off to Hong Kong! Production of our Spring Summer 2015 collection is underway, rolls of cutlery patterned fabric is being printed, clothes pegs are being embroidered... and I can look forward to inspecting it all upon my arrival. Autumn/Winter 2015 sampling will be starting now too, our schedule is tight this year as Pure London is coming up fast so I have all my fingers crossed this new collection will come together nicely. It won't be all work though, with Christmas coming up I can look forward to traditional and not-so-traditional festivities in Hong Kong. There will be fluorescent Christmas lights on all the buildings, sweet potatoes roasting on the streets, gimmicky gifts and food trends all dressed up in Xmas packaging . Be sure to follow my adventures on Instagram @bookofdeer!

See you on the other side Deer friends! x