Brick Lane Anniversary Party with Ted Baker

Photography by: J. Varsalona

Ted Baker Party Take 2

Photography by: J. Varsalona

Ted Baker Party Take 3

Photography by: J. Varsalona

Ted Baker Tea Party

I can hardly believe it - but my 3 year anniversary is right around the corner - less then 2 weeks away. Tonight - the amazing crew at Ted Baker is hosting my anniversary party here at Brick Lane and I couldn't be more thrilled.

I have a moment of quiet - like the lull before the storm - where I have finally finished steaming, cleaning and merchandising the store - and the party staff/crew will be here in an hour. I can't wait to post pictures of the event for you all to see.

Thanks to the Ted Baker crew and my AMAZING friend Deborah Raguse from Bear-Buca Entertainment this should be one hell of a party.

We have sponsorship from Bombay Sapphire, Newcastle Brown Ale and FRED water! Beautiful flowers by Fiore Culture as well as DJ Lady Sha spinning groovy music to put us all in the mood. I can't wait!

So check back in a few days for photos from the big event if you were unable to join us here in Venice - and a BIG THANK YOU to Ted Baker, Bombay Sapphire, Newcastle and FRED!



Cheers luvs

X's
Amanda

Divine Design and Project Angel Food

So last night I was fortunate enough to be a guest of the amazing Ted Baker crew at the west coasts premier shopping event Divine Design, benefiting Project Angel Food.

First off a little bit about the amazing Project Angel Food. Founded in 1989 as an outreach program to help people with serious illnesses. At this time they were able to provide meals for drop-in clients and averaged about 15 meals a day. Fast forward through a long amazing history of helping people in Los Angeles and in 2007 with a staff made up primarily of volunteers - Project Angel Food prepares and delivers up to 1,500 meals a day!

Divine Design is a premier shopping event in which 100% of the proceeds from sales, donations and auctions goes to support Project Angel Food in continuing it's mission to never have a wait list for help and support and to feed those who need it in their darkest day. Fashion with compassion.

The Divine Design shopping boutique, located at 9900 Wilshire Blvd until December 3rd is stocked with designers of likes of: Ted Baker, Smashbox, Diesel, Trina Turk, Allegra Hicks, Diane Von Furstenberg, Stephanie Johnson (a loyal customer of Brick Lane since our opening) and many many more! Goods have been donated by the designers and are selling at up to 80% off of retail!

The VIP gala kick off dinner was last night at the Beverly Hilton next door to the shopping pavilion and guests were treated to an enjoyable night of presentations about Project Angel Food, auctions and a FABULOUS runway show by Ted Baker. (incidentally I was thrilled to see several pieces for men and women in the show I already purchased for Spring Summer 2008! Keep checking out Shop Brick Lane so you can be the first to see these items when they arrive)

The event was full of supporters of Project Angel Food. Rebbecca Gayheart- Dane was a recipient of an award for her dedication to Project Angel Food - the award was presented to her by none other then her husband - Dr. McSteamy himself- Eric Dane. Also honored for support was editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home - Donna Warner and of course Ted Baker! Some of the other celebrity support out to help the cause were long time supporter Eric McCormick, Jai Rodreiguez, radio personality Valentine and Andrew Levy from The Brand New Heavies who did the incredible music for the Ted Baker runway show.

After the gala we all found ourselves mingling and mixing in the shopping pavilion with cocktails and desert being served while we were encouraged to break out the credit cards. I did my part for charity by getting some sassy bedtime apparel by Hanky Panky. Check out the Divine Design website for information on how to get tickets to the shopping and get out your credit cards! You can shop for yourself, for holiday gifts and feel good knowing every dollar you spend goes to help feed someone in your own community who so desperately needs it. Also check out Project Angel Food for more information about this amazing charity and how to get involved. I am personally trying to figure out how to re-work my schedule next year so I can spend some time volunteering! As a small business owner who is always working it will be hard, but worth it in my opinion.

Thank you so much for my friends at Ted Baker for inviting me to such an incredible event!

Cheers luvs,
A

Abbot Kinney First Friday's at Brick Lane

Friday October 5th is our next First Friday's installment here on Abbot Kinney Blvd and at Brick Lane.

Brick Lane will be open until 10PM to give everyone an opportunity to come down, have a cocktail with us and check out the new Fall Fashions from London as well as mingle, meet and enjoy all the other activity on the street.

If you missed the Abbot Kinney Festival and the Once a Year BLOW OUT SALE at Brick lane - we don't have a ton left - but there are still a few great deals left including a few dresses by ISSA, Ted Baker and MERC and Oliver Spencer suits and shirts for men and more.

New Fall Merchandise will have a special on it for Happy Hour from 5PM to 10PM but you need to come down to the shop to find out about this one. In the past people have won $100 Gift Certificates, free classes at S-Factor and more. So come down and visit us on Friday October 5th for drinks and snacks and great London Styles!

Hope to see you down here! Cheers

New Arrivals for Men Week of August 20th

I love unpacking boxes and pulling out items I bought 6 months ago, it's like Christmas! This past week at Brick Lane we received a lot of new fall merchandise for men from Ted Baker, Oliver Spencer, Fred Perry, English Laundry and Kangol.

Dark grey zip up by Ted Baker, light grey sweater by Smedley, pants by Fred Perry


Classic Fred Perry polo, jeans by Ted Baker, hat by Kangol


Plaid jacket by English Laundry



White shirt with embroidery by English Laundry


Military style green jacket by Oliver Spencer, camel sweater by Smedley, pants by Oliver Spencer


Our model is one of our regular customers Vic Garvey. Vic is a neighborhood local who enjoys walking his dog around Abbot Kinney Blvd when he is not at school studying business. Some of his favorite hangouts on the boulevard are The Brig, Stroh's Gourmet, Lily's, Collage and of course Brick Lane! Thanks so much Vic for being such a great model for some of the new Fall collection! Photo Shoot Styled by Jordan Cappella

Ted Baker in Glamour UK

Just love the fact that the sweater and shirt in this photo are BOTH items here at Brick Lane. The sweater we carry in navy blue and the silk top in red.

Lucky and Glamour Magazine

It's that time of year again. It's almost September which means the fashion magazines triple in size and are brimming with pages full of all the best Fall fashions.

This September Brick Lane has been credited in both Lucky Magazine and Glamour Magazine for lines we carry in the store!

Lucky Magazine had a section of the BEST new designers of the year. One of their finds, the jewelry line called The Branch has been calling Brick Lane it's US home for a year now.

I found The Branch during London Fashion Week 2006 and immediately fell in love with the simplicity of the design mixing wood with silver, as well as the quality of the materials and the beautiful design! The cuff featured in this piece has already sold out at Brick Lane - but a reorder has been placed as well as one for the earrings. If you are interested in advance purchase please contact us at 310.392.2525 or info@bricklaneuk.com. This September I will be viewing their new line and hopefully bringing a lot back with me for everyone! This is a line to be watched!

The Second credit landed in the big fall issue of Glamour Magazine.

This beautiful and classic silk blouse is by Ted Baker and will be available in the store in the next week.

For pre-orders please contact us at 310.392.2525 or info@bricklaneuk.com.

New Arrivals - Week of August 5th

New Fall arrivals on tap at Brick Lane this week for men and women:

John Smedley, ISSA of London, Orla Kiely, Ted Baker, Anya Hindmarch, Babette Wasserman.

Orla Kiely brown cashmere cardigan, Laminate Purse collection in "tumblers"
print

Ted Baker angora short sleeve toggle clasp wrap
sweater in Navy with Anya Hindmarch metallic leather clutch in Amythest

ISSA of London silk jersey short sleeve mini kimono top
in Black

Ted Baker wool cape with belt in Silver
Grey

ISSA of London silk jersey mini dress with Anya Hindmarch "The Jourdan" bag in leather naplak
Ted Baker shirt in Silver/Grey, Babbette Wasserman silk skull tie in Black and Silver, Buckler denim in Smoke