After our big book launch at Drink Shop & Do, we wanted to have a little party to say thank you to everyone who helped to create and inspire our book. So we got together in our Brick Lane store.

Pink hair was a bit of a theme… Harriet wore hers with the Link Mega Necklace and a diagonals dress:

And Rosie wore a YSL dress from her favourite vintage shop in Paris:

Here’s our A team of designers, writers and stylists who helped create the book. From left to right, meet Nina, Eithne and John.

Nina showed us her nifty technique for shortening the chain on a necklace – she just ties in a couple of knots. It’s clever and it looks cute and kooky:

The lovely people at Friels gave us some delicious cider.

And we were treated to a performance from performance artist Silvia Ziranek. We’ve made lots of jewellery for Silvia’s shows over the years (did you see our toilet lid earrings?) so it was lovely to have our very own instore performance from her.

Silvia took the message of our book, that you can make jewellery from literally anything, and created outsized bangles from cake boards, toys and found objects.

Around the bangles, she spun a clever monologue about jewellery and adornment.

Thank you Silvia!

Harriet and Rosie modelled the bangles…

…and other friends modelled Tatty Devine. Mark Pawson even wore a badge that came free with one of our very first catalogues.

He also wore a Tape Measure Belt from an early Tatty Devine collection (and kindly allowed us to get close enough to photograph it in action!)

Nobody could beat Mark’s vintage Tatty collection, but there were lots of other lovely pieces on display.

How great is Jess’s hair?

Rob Ryan proves that the large gold Pegasus Necklace is a good look on guys.

Look closely and you’ll see that this lady is in fact wearing TWO different wooden Oak Leaves necklaces together. Now that’s autumnal.

Thank you to Friels, Silvia, everyone who helped with the book, and everyone who came along – and you can see Silvia in action at Tate Britain on 22nd October.

Last night we finally saw the unveiling of the beautiful pansy brooches, made in collaboration with artist Paul Harfleet for his anti-homophobic campaign The Pansy Project. The brooches were crafted in our Brick Lane studio and handpainted by Paul himself and here he is modelling one for the opening night…

The Pansy Project sees photographs from all over the world where Paul has planted the flower in a location where homophobic abuse has occurred. “Queer Boy!” is one of three slogans used on the brooches, taken from titles of his photographs.

Here’s our lovely Brick Lane gal Kirsty posing with the pics and our Forest Cluster Necklace…

…alongside this cool customer with a cheeky grin!!

Others were enjoying the warm ‘summer’ night outside with a glass of wine, hearing all about the project from its creator Paul.

The night came to an end and it was time for Harriet to take her polka dot eskimo home for bed!

You can come and check out The Pansy Project exhibition and the hand made brooches at our Brick Lane shop.

Here’s Barbara Ryan of BFR Mag in front of the wall of zines she’s created for our new Brick Lane boutique show, Girls + Zines. We wanted to showcase the work of all the female zinesters out there who create and compile home-made magazines to share their thoughts, obsessions and lives.

Spanning a wide range of publications featuring anything from offbeat illustrations and collage to heartfelt musings and humorous revelations, Girls + Zines celebrates the originality of female zinesters. Not only can zine enthusiasts browse our pop-up zine library, while sitting on comfy beanbags, there is also the chance to bring your own publications to display and swap at the in-store zine exchange!

Barbara’s hung all the zines on pegs on the wall, so bring along your own zine, find a spare peg, and become part of the show.

Got a zine you want to show off but can’t make it to London? Just post your zine to: Girls + Zines, Tatty Devine, 236 Brick Lane, London, E2 7LH.

All featured zines will be archived at the Women’s Library after the show and zine converts can pick up a copy of BFR Mag and other publications at Tatty Devine Brick Lane. Come along and celebrate the original and inspiring handiwork of girls who zine – just don’t forget your reading glasses!

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