I get so excited discovering brands I've never heard of before. Sadly most of the brands I adore are slightly out of my price range, so I'm usually sat oogling from far faarrr away, but I'm hoping that will one day change.
Our in-house photographer (and friend) Slawek took some absolutely beautiful street style photos from LFW last week, and he was kind enough to let me use a couple of them for this post. You may already be aware of my love of street style (and if not, you do now). There's so much unappreciated creativity going on that we never see, so it makes me so happy when everyday people are recognised for their styling skills and devotion to fashion. This photograph of Slawek's really stood out to me; at first for the stunning colour palette, and secondly for that bag. After a little hunting (i.e asking the stylists and photographers who noted them being given out as styling probs in the somerset house courtyard), I discovered the brand!
Meli Melo are a British handbag label founded in 2005, specialising in luxury handbags and accessories using the highest quality Italian leathers. This grey tote from the Thela Architectural collection is a particular favourite of mine. The classic shape is really set apart by that amazing architectural base. Again, the colour combination is stunning (definitley my favourite from that collection by far). Priced at a rather modest £620 it's sadly not going to belong in my wardobe for a while, but I can use my imagination...
