Bits, bobs & bags - Cheet London's Blog

Coup de Coeur: Valentine Gift Picks

2012-01-25T05:49:00.001Z

Don't say it with roses, tell her you love her with a new Cheet bag this Valentine's Day...here are a few heart-stopping choices in every shade of pink and red she could ever wish for...
Use promo code: BEMINE for free shipping and complimentary gift wrapping
Click here to shop Valentine Gifts

Who's In It to Win It?: Competition Time

2012-01-20T07:23:00.000Z

If you have the January blues, then here's something to cheer you up. A competition to WIN a Cheet handbag & wallet worth over £340.

As The Iron Lady film premieres across the globe, we are celebrating by giving you a chance to win one of our Rossetti Chevron bags and matching Maddox wallet. Inject maximum Maggie Thatcher cool with this boxy little carry-me-home-now number. If only we could rustle up some matching court shoes....but as we can't, the corresponding Maddox wallet will just have to do...

For your chance to win, simply answer this question:

Which English actress plays Margaret Thatcher's daughter, Carol, in the film The Iron Lady, starring alongside the formidable, Meryl Streep?

(Clue: she's also a funny girl in the Peep Show, Green Wing and Rev)

Send us your answer by email with the subject heading 'Iron Lady Comp' and make sure you include your name, address (postal), contact telephone number + email address to:

Email: info@cheetlondon.com or by post to Cheet London PO Box 11092 Bishop's Stortford CM22 6XP

Answers should be received by February 20th 2012. The winner will be notified and name published on our website.

A Cheet's Gift Guide

2011-12-08T14:43:00.001Z

For links to the above bags, click style names below:
Nell Leopard
Nell Snake Natural Purple
Rossetti Grey Pepper
Rossetti Ocean
Riley Zebrino
Maddox Wallet Blush

Animal Instinct

2011-11-02T13:01:00.000Z

Live on the wild side by adding an animal print bag into your winter wardrobe. Our leopard and zebrino print bags are just the thing to work the trend this season. Try the classic satchel, Riley Leopard or our favourite mini bag, the Nell Zebrino to quench the safari look.

Just remember to only wear one animal print at a time and if the inner tiger in you is screaming 'give me more print' then make sure one is smaller than the other....or else you will be headed the wrong way down Bett Lynch Lane.

Riley Leopard £235

Nell Zebrino £215

Press Coverage

2011-10-16T09:55:00.001+01:00

We have had some great coverage of our bags recently - here is a selection of the best. My late Great Aunty Sylvie would have been particularly impressed with the Red magazine article about how her sewing machine kick started the Cheet brand...

SAMPLE SALE: 20TH & 21ST JULY!!!

2011-07-01T08:58:00.007+01:00

What:
End of season sale of Cheet leather handbags, wallets and accessories and Rebecca London silk 'kebayas' and beachware (see www.rebeccalondon.co.uk for more images/details)

Come and rummage the rails for up to 70% off retail prices, enhance your accessories wardrobe with a one-off sample bag or pick up a sexy new outfit for your sun kissed holiday. Cash or cheque only.

When:
Wednesday July 20th, from 3.30pm until 9pm
Thursday July 21st, from 10am until 3pm

Where:
Cheet HQ, Unit 31, Battersea Business Centre, 99-109 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QL

Useful Info:

Click here for a map

Finding with Public Transport:
British Rail from Victoria or Waterloo – take overland trains from either Victoria or Waterloo to Clapham Junction.

Jump on number 77 or 156 or 345 buses heading towards Wandsworth Road and get off at the stop by
the Poutney Road Church, TIPTHORPE ROAD. Battersea Business Centre is on the opposite side of the road. Approx. 4 mins.

To walk: leave Clapham Junction station and walk up Lavender Hill towards Wandsworth Road. Pass Debenhams on right, Latchmere Road on left, Battersea Arts Centre on Left. Battersea Business Centre is on the right hand side of the road with big blue gates. Walk – approx 10 minutes.

From Sloane Square:
Take the number 137 or 452 bus from Sloane Square (lower Sloane street).
Jump off at the top of Queenstown Road by Sainsbury Local where QTR meets Cedars Raod. Turn right
onto Lavender Hill and walk up towards Clapham Junction until you reach the Battersea Business Centre.

Driving & Parking –
There are meters on every road surrounding the Business Centre where you can pay by the hour.

Ahoy there...Summer SALE has started

2011-06-20T13:17:00.007+01:00

It's that time of year again, when the sales start and thrashing crowds descend on Oxford Street. So why not instead, take a stroll online to our SALE pages and shop with a cup of tea by your side. We are offering up to 70% off some of our lovely bags and accessories so act now and jump online to see what's on offer.

Woody Biker - from £254 to £125 Renee Wallet - from £75 to £49 Hepburn - from £185 to £99

PAPPED! X Factor Judge Tulisa Wears Cheet

2011-06-01T22:09:00.007+01:00

Girl of the moment Tulisa Contostavlos, the NDubz singer who has taken up residence on the X Factor panel of judges, was spotted wearing our signature Nell Clutch last week to the Comedy Gala Awards. We are thrilled. Thank you! Remember this bag comes in an array of colours....canary yellow, lipstick, grey, forest green, shocking pink....to name a few....

To see more images check out this OK magazine coverage and this week's Star Magazine.

Some of our latest press coverage....

2011-05-04T09:54:00.009+01:00

French Glamour, Sunday Times Style, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Cosmo Brides, You Magazine, Vogue Italy to name a few....we've put the rest on our facebook page so you can check it out there too...

To Our Friends in Japan

2011-03-14T09:46:00.003Z

To all of our friends and customers in Japan - our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families at this sad time, following Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami. We hope that Japan will recover quickly and that you are spared further loss and sadness.

From everyone at Cheet.

Get Dressed Up - The Dressing Room, St. Albans

2011-02-16T11:39:00.005Z

Get a key look for Spring with this Cheryl Cole loved Style Stalker Soldier Jacket, Great Plains belted dress and a Cheet Nell Clutch in Natural sea snake as seen in the shop window of one of most favourite stockists, Drapers Best Independent Stockist, The Dressing Room, in St. Albans. Check out their blog for more great looks for this season and close ups of the above mentioned outfits...

How Not To Be A Bride-zilla!

2011-01-09T20:16:00.032Z

Weddings are fever pitch what with that rather big Royal one pending, so I am prompted to tell you that my husband, Johnny and I's wedding was featured the other month in BRIDES magazine. We got married in May '09 and it was even more delightful to read it, craddling our newest addition to the Cheet family - our first baby, a boy called Rufus. It also served as a good incentive to get back to wedding/pre-baby figure!

It was a lot of fun organising our wedding - but lots of hard work - and so I thought I would share a few things that helped us stage our happy day. We got married in the middle of Hatfield Forest, so had an incredible blank canvas (well actually a giant patch of grass unceremoniously called the 'Dog Free Zone' but gentrified by being surrounded by a huge Oak tree and two lakes...) which was both brilliant for letting your imagination run wild but logistically quite challenging.

Here are a few things that I found helpful and maybe you will too if you are planning your big day...Kate, feel free to steal any of our ideas!!

Setting the Scene...
We were lucky enough to get married in the middle of an ancient Forest so nature served us well for a backdrop. But setting the scene for a wonderful party was still key. We chose to have giant tipis, as the the configuration of the tents suited the space we were working in and their conical tent structures looked magical surrounded by trees, especially at night. Go to Tipis4Hire for all manner of yurts and tipis. Outside the tents was a hundred year old Oak tree. We lit up the base of the tree with a green uplighter and surrounded its roots with pretty sand-filled paper bags with tea lights inside to create a magical ambience in the evening. Trees were dripping with fairy lights and giant drums were filled with floating candles, petals and flower heads. Find candle lanterns at Cox & Cox. Hay bales from a local farmer friend provided extra outdoor seating during the reception.

Details, details, details...
Deciding what 'look' to give the decoration was harder than I thought, so I turned to a few websites and blogs for inspiration from other people's weddings. Look at the brilliant, Style Me Pretty blog for all things wedding plus lots of examples of other peoples' weddings.

I get carried away with the details of my bags and it was no different with our wedding albeit hopefully in a non-bridezilla way. I was determined not to have a 'matchy-matchy' day but achieving a sense of cohesion was important to bring the day together. So, rather than dressing my bridesmaids in the same-coloured dresses, they each had different styles & colours but their shoes were the same to create an ensemble. I found the most amazing shoes that tied in the girls' dresses at Olivier's Lounge in Clapham.

Floral Fancy...
Our flowers were lovingly put together by my mother and her army of flower-arranging friends and though they were 'arranged' they were made to look like tied bunches of flowers. Their bright hues - purples, acid greens, pinks - provided colour popping punctuation along the trellis tables. Tapered candles and flower-filled bird cages added yet more ambience. We got up super early one morning and headed to New Covent Garden flower market for all of the flowers and raided friends' gardens for greenery.

Cakes can cost a small fortune so instead my Mum baked a delicious trio of cakes - madeira, chocolate and fruit cake - which clever Aunt Jan adorned with life-like edible decorations - a Lotus flower, orchids and butterflies.

To Favour or Not to Favour...
We chose to give each of our guests a gift. As keen cooks, it seemed fitting to rustle up little pots of chutney for the ladies and for the chaps, a miniature bottle of whisky served as a good reminder of my husband's love of a good Malt. I found the mini jam jars on eBay and we had personalised whisky bottles made from Just Miniatures.

Being a bit of a stationery addict, it was so important to have the right invitation. Our wedding stationery was from an American website called The White Aisle - they have the most beautiful designs that are so different from anything I had seen. You can choose from a wealth of papers, go for letter press or opt for their DIY, print-at-home range. Genius.

'The' Dress and all the trimmings...
I think realising you have found the right dress is a bit like finding the right partner - you instinctively just know when it's the right one. Mine was from Ritva Westinius and made walking down the aisle feel like the red-carpet moment it should do. I accessorized with vintage-style drop earrings and wore 1950's clip on earrings in my hair. I wanted to have hair to rival any Mad Men actress so it was set in waves to give a retro Forties do. Head on down to Alfie's Antiques market for similar adornments for your hair/outfit. Make sure you have a hair trial though - don't want any hair horrors/surprises on the day.

Strictly Come First Dance...
We couldn't deny our inner Fred and Gingers, so opted for a dance lesson in an attempt to wow our guests with neat footwork. A brilliant dancer called Clare taught us the a fabulous routine to Etta James' 'At Last'...Note to reader: multiple barrel turns following combination of champers, long dress, heels and uneven dancefloor might not make for the Strictly finale performance you were dreaming of. But, undeniably fun to learn and to surprise everyone with something more than a side-to-side shuffle.

More Tips on Making the Day Magical...

Opt for a bubble machine rather than confetti - buy inexpensive machines at Kid's toy shops and create magical images with bubbles floating in the air
Photo List - make sure you make a list of all the 'posed'/ family shots BEFORE and task a member of the bridal party (eg Usher) to round everyone up so that photos don't take forever and detract from enjoying the reception
When doing your table plan - write people's names on post-it notes so you can map out the table easily. Be creative and diplomatic with your table plans - think about who knows who/who might get on with who/and who might not!
Timings - getting the running order of the day right is crucial to everyone having fun, including you. Make sure the caterers or one of the bridal party are responsible for keeping to it
SAVOUR EVERY MINUTE! It's the one day in your life that goes SO quickly. Lap it all up and enjoy every second...

Winter Sale Has Started

2011-01-05T10:57:00.007Z

It's January, so that means SALE time. No need to clamber over queues to get to that clutch, simply shop online at www.cheetlondon.com and snap up the satchel you've been hankering for in no time at all. Up to 50% off - only while stocks last! Free delivery for all UK orders to boot.

Ahoy three highlights...or check everything out in the sale section here

Darwin Bag - this fold-over bag with vintage-inspired lock can be yours for £75 (from £129) - choose from charcoal, navy or carmin lizard embossed leather. It's a two-way bag - so enjoy hands-free/cross-body wear or unclip the strap and use as oversized clutch for nights out. Stud details in antique brass finish.
Hepburn Bag - as stylish as it's namesake, this shoulder bag screams wear me. Down from £205 to £185, she's yours for the taking. Choose from Sand, Carmin or Navy lizard embossed leather. Ideal for day use with its roomy but accessible design and multiple inner and outer pockets so keys/oyster cards and lipsticks are never hard to find. Vintage inspired lock and acrylic chain & leather strap.

Joplin Bag - a personal favourite, the Joplin is ideal as an overnight or outsized day bag. It's gathers and knot feature make it an enviable accessory and now its £185 reduced from £249. Choose from lizard embossed leathers (in charcoal, navy or sand) or buttery-soft calf leather in putty and damson. It has short grabs handles and a detachable longer handle as well as base studs.

Wise Men Shop Cheet This Weekend - 15% off + Free UK Shipping

2010-12-17T12:19:00.003Z

Heads up blog readers. We are offering free shipping this weekend for all UK orders AND you can take off 15% by using the code XMAS15 on check out. Ho, ho, ho indeed! Now all you need to do is tell Santa how good you've been this year and send him over to http://www.cheetlondon.com/

Read All About It..

2010-11-17T13:58:00.006Z

Delighted to see some of our favourite bags popping up in the press recently. Here are some highlights, see PRESS pages for all of the latest coverage.

Baby Bag Envy from Grazia - featuring the Nell Sea Snake

Heat lusts over the Hitchcock Cheetah
Don't sack the Stylist - Stylist Magazine Shoot Featuring Nell Stud

Chain Gang - Marie Claire features the Paraty Shoulder

Take Time Out...

2010-06-23T14:12:00.003+01:00

Very happy to see our Nell bag featured in this week's Time Out magazine's 'Secret Crush' page...remember that our interim website is now live at cheetlondon.com so grab your Nell bag now while stocks last!

YOUR VOTE COUNTS!

2010-05-20T10:49:00.007+01:00

No, we aren't talking about the recent General Election but an election of another kind...the InStyle's Fan Favourite bag which is part of the 4th Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards where you might have read previously we have been nominated for one of our designs, for the SECOND YEAR RUNNING! What's more, we are the only Brit brand to make it to the final in this category...flying the flag...

So, you can imagine, how explosive our excitement was to see our HITCHCOCK bag adorning the cover of In Style's article on the awards (see above). If you want to help us win this award, then simply click here to go straight to the voting page - our bag is 3rd row down, 3rd bag across and is titled 'Emily Cheetham'. Please help us to win!!

We will find out on June 16th whether we have been lucky enough to win this award or the main award for the Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design. The prize this year is incredible - to design a capsule collection for Saks Fifth Avenue, design a one-off bag for Kate Spade and take a stand at Las Vegas' Magic tradeshow. Fingers crossed!

Click Here for InStyle.com's coverage of the Awards

Click Here to go straight to the voting pages

Click Here to see the finalists announced (youtube video) - we are 2nd bag up!!

Click Here to go to the Handbag Designer 101 Website

Finalists: Independent Handbag Designer Awards, New York

2010-05-10T10:03:00.004+01:00

Bag shown - Hitchcock in Carmin - nominated as Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design - 2010 Independent Handbag Designer Awards, NYC

We are super-excited to announce that one of our bags has made it to the finals of the New York's Independent Handbag Designer Awards - for the category, 'Best Handbag in Overall Style and Design' - for the SECOND year running!

The bag nominated - from over 800 entrants - is from our forthcoming Autumn/Winter 2010 season. The 'HITCHCOCK' bag in carmin colour lizard stamped leather will retail at £175 and be available for purchase from the end of July. (You can reserve yours by emailing us on info@cheetlondon.com) The panel of judges includes buyers from Saks Fifth Avenue, Kate Spade, Carlos Falchi and other industry experts.

CLICK HERE to see the announcement of all of the finalists - FYI we are towards the end of the video clip around 2.25 minutes in!

More details on how you can VOTE FOR OUR BAG on USA's In Style website to follow...

Preppy & Bright - get the look...

2010-05-03T11:50:00.010+01:00

So nice to see our Nell Clutch styled alongside Alexa Chung working a 'preppy' look, in ELLE FRANCE's April issue. Check it out here...(click to enlarge):

We were also thrilled to see lovely Laura, from our Bishop's Stortford stockist, Lolabe, featured in Essentials magazine last month. Working a brights wardrobe, the Cheet Paraty in Orange is the perfect compliment her cheery look...(click on image to enlarge)

Check out Cheet on Notonthehighstreet.com to buy our current season safely online while our ecommerce site is undergoing surgery...

Ooh la la...Cheet Bags Hit Paris

2010-03-23T18:27:00.010Z

How fabulous it was to see our new season of bags gracing the floors of some of the world's iconic department stores on our latest trip to Paris for Fashion Week. You practically fell onto our collection in the entrance hall of Galeries Lafayette (see below) and how chic they looked gracing the 16th arrondissement fashionista hang out, Franck et Fils (Paraty bag shown above in F&F SS10 catalogue).

So, when you are next in Paris make sure you stop by:
Franck et Fils, 80 Rue de Passy, 75016, Paris - website
Galeries Lafayette, 40 Bv Haussmann, 75009, Paris - website

Samba into Spring....Brazilian Beat Inspired Bags

2010-02-22T13:17:00.028Z

Oh Lordy, where does the time go? No sooner has the Christmas pudding been digested and those well thought out New Year's resolutions been broken, we find ourselves suddenly in the midst of a glorious new season of Spring handbags. Well, we all need something to cheer us up from this bleak, grey, cold weather outside....

So, it's time to introduce our new season of bags, there is a distinctive Brazilian flavour to this season, so crank up your Jorge Ben album and enjoy.

First up, it's our Knotty But Nice series...

Style: PARATY SHOULDER BAG (as featured in the Daily Mail best of SS10 bags...)
We say: embrace your inner Jackie O with a chain handle bag....
Details:
Price: £175 - Colours: Bright Red (cow crunch leather), Orange (cow crunch leather), Brilliant Blue/Grey Stripe (cow crunch leather), Lizard Tan (stamped buffalo leather), Black Croco (stamped buffalo leather)
Features: hand-worked knot feature, heavy chain/leather woven handle, signature Cheet Lining, multiple inside pockets
Did you know?: Paraty, in Brazil, has some of the most preserved and splendid examples of Portuguese colonial architecture in the world..

Style: NELL CLUTCH
We say: - clutch me if you can...or just use the shoulder strap....
Details:
Price: £145 - Colours: Bright Red (cow crunch leather), Pewter ('Python-cut' cow leather), Burnt Orange (cow crunch leather), Brilliant Blue (cow crunch leather), Brilliant Blue/Grey Stripe (cow crunch leather), Ash Grey (nappa), Caramel/dark brown stripe (cow crunch leather), Lizard Tan (stamped buffalo leather), Black Croco (stamped buffalo leather)
Features: hand-worked knot feature, heavy chain/leather woven handle, signature Cheet Lining, multiple inside pockets
Did you know?: this bag is named after Marilyn Monroe's character, Nell Forbes, from the 1952 thriller 'Don't Bother to Knock' (and has absolutely nothing to do with Brazil)

Style: LEBLON BIKER
We say: Bag some biker chic with this everyday tote..

Details:
Price: £195
Colours: Brilliant Blue, Grey, Caramel (cow crunch leather)
Features: figure of 8 knot, knotted handles, outer pockets, magnetic closure, Cheet signature lining, inner pockets
Did you know?: The area of Leblon was once owned by Frenchman Charles Le Blond

Style: IPANEMA
We say: You too can be the girl from Ipanema with this delightful grab bag...
Details:
Price: £169
Colours: Brilliant Blue, Grey, Caramel (cow crunch leather)
Features: double knotted zip pulls, knotted handles, clipped-extendable shape bag (from grab to tote), Cheet signature lining, outer and inner pockets.
Did you know?: If you are a meat fan and ever you find yourself strolling through Ipanema, then do not miss all-you-can-eat churrascaria (aka meat fest/barbie buffet) Porcao...and then take a long stroll down the beach to Leblon to walk it all off...

Boogie to the bossa nova beats with more from our Spring Summer 2010 season....relaxed, washed leather bags (we washed the leather and then made the bags...)

Style: BUZIOS
We say: a hands-free spring satchel by day + sizeable clutch by night = versatility!
Details:
Price: £135
Colours: Camel, Clay, Wine (washed plush cow leather)
Features: brushed gold lock, stud detailing, detachable long strap, fold-over shape, Cheet signature lining
Did you know?: Buzios, recently voted as one of the most beautiful areas in the world was first settled by European pirates and slave traders...

Style: IGUACU HOBO
We say: Make it your mission to grab the Iguacu hobo this season....
Details:
Price: £195
Colours: Camel, Clay, Wine (washed plush cow leather)
Features: trio of gold stud embellishments, tassel fringing, zip closure, signature Cheet lining, multiple inside pocketsDid you know?: that the 1986 film, The Mission, starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons was filmed at the Iguacu Falls

Style: LAPA SLOUCH
We say: Lap up this divine investment bag before they run out....

Details:
Price: £245
Colours: Camel, Clay
Features: trio of gold studs embellishments, woven handle detailing, magnetic closure, signature Cheet lining, multiple inside pockets
Did you know?: As well as being a neighbourhood in Rio, Lapa is also a parish in the city of Lisbon, Portugal...

NB: such has been the demand for our lovely new season that we are already low/out of stock on some lines! In this case, we'll direct you to a stockist or advise when they will be back in stock.
How to order? Telephone us on +44 (0)20 7223 3817 between 0900-1730 GMT or send us an EMAIL (info@cheetlondon.com) with your contact details and we'll give you a bell to take payment details...

Autumn Starts in August - AW09 Launches

2009-08-18T12:13:00.016+01:00

It's funny that just when the sun finally makes an appearance again (last spotted back in June), you've bothered to re-tan your legs and are back in the habit of choosing floaty dresses over jeans, that the shops are suddenly full of apparel most-wintery. Of course, being in the fashion business, I'm used to supplying stores with our Autumn/Winter lines in the peak of summer...but that doesn't mean to say it hasn't always baffled me.

Luckily for you guys, the beauty of Cheet is that our bags are fit for all seasons. And nothing is more true than of our latest array of handbags, clutches, wallets and accessories. Choose from bags in shades of grey, blue, teal, merlot, sand, lizard tan, chocolate and black. What I suggest you do right now, is head on over to our online store (www.cheetlondon.com) and see if you agree...

P.S. for those of you asking about the Nell Clutch in Lizard (the one from the Awards) then YES it is in stock now, bagsy yours before the stock runs out...

Style Sudoku - Nell in Grazia Magazine

2009-07-29T12:02:00.007+01:00

How excited were we to see our AW09/10 Nell clutch bag in Lizard tan featured in this week's Grazia magazine. And what gorgeous other pieces were featured alongside our bag...we particularly like the Belle & Bunty maxi dress and those pretty, pretty Kirsten Goss chandelier earrings.

Our new season will be available in stores and online within a couple of weeks...but feel free to email us to reserve your clutch now!! Simply email info@cheetlondon.com to bagsy yours...

Win a Cheet with MarieClaire.co.uk

2009-07-20T18:16:00.008+01:00

We've teamed up with MarieClaire.co.uk this month and are running a competition to give one lucky person a gorgeous Cheet London Rose bag in mushroom pink. Click here to see how you can enter, but hurry it ends on July 31st! Good luck!!

Bangs Behaving Badly

2009-07-16T18:31:00.005+01:00

It was only recently that I first came across the term ‘bangs’. Nicole, a super-bubbly, fashion-obsessed Cheet intern referred to her ‘bangs’ in conversation and I almost dropped my coffee. What on earth was she talking about I asked? I wasn’t sure if we had crossed the intern-mentor line or whether this was some sort of Poughkeepsie slang? With her infectious, roaring laugh, she quickly explained - she was referring to her ‘fringe’. Of course you were I said.

My second encounter with the word was at the hairdresser recently. I asked my (Australian) hairdresser that I thought the time was right to move from a side parted fringe to a full-on, straight across fringe. “Well darling,” he said. “I’ll cut your bangs so you can wear it from both ways”. There it was again. How come I have spent 33 years of my life and not ever come across this phrase? As with most conundrums, Wiki had the answer, “The term bangs is widely used in North America but is not widely recognized elsewhere.” Proof - I wasn’t a heathen for not knowing this term.

Anyhow, I don’t want to get into the origins of the word now (Wiki provides good logical arguments though). What I’d like to discuss is the maintenance and upkeep of the aforementioned bangs. It was only a few weeks ago that my hair was cut and yet I’ve already had to turn self-barber and given myself a couple of trims already (no disasters yet but surely only a matter of time). Does everyone with a fringe go through the same ordeal I wonder? My beautician friend Laura reckons a fringe is good for only ten days. TEN DAYS. In these recession-fuelled times, having your hair cut every dozen days just isn’t an option. So what to do? It’s possibly time to go back to the much more economical side-sweeping fringe I think….

Our pick of the best celeb bangs...

Photos kindly borrowed from from http://hairstyles-haircuts-fashion.blogspot.com/2009/06/fringe-haircuts-hairstyles-2009.html

The Saturdays Carry Cheet Exclusive Bag!

2009-07-16T17:25:00.002+01:00

We've been papped! Well, our bags have, but it still excites. I can now announce that Cheet London is part of the launch team for the New Tampax Pearl My Weekend My Way Campaign which is being fronted by all-girl, pop sensation, The Saturdays

I've designed a groovy weekend bag just for the campaign. The limited edition, exclusive to the campaign bag comes in two bright clashing colour combos and would be perfect to take on summery weekends away with friends, lovers or for visiting your granny! There's a hot pink canvas bag with leather trims in ivory and sky blue or how about a gorgeous Sky Blue with pink and ivory trims?

See the girls modelling the bags above and then go straight away to check out the My Weekend My Way website to see how you can enter the competition to get your hands on one....

Blog Voyage - Cheet starts it's blogging journey

2009-07-15T16:53:00.002+01:00

And so the Cheet London blog is born! Bits & Bobs & Bags is intended to be the 'extra on the side' to my handbag label site Cheet London - a place where I can keep you posted on news, gossip, thrills and spills behind the scenes of Cheet, as well as giving you sneaky peaks at new collections, advanced promotion warnings and also indulging in some serious NBR (non-bag-related) loves/interests/curiosities....

So where to begin? Well, it's that time of year when we soon take delivery of our new season of bags & accessories, for the AW09/10 season. It's slightly nerve-wracking waiting for it all to arrive but exciting too. We will be stocking some great new boutiques and stores this season including The Dressing Room, in St. Albans, Jarrolds the department store in Norwich and Boudoir Femme in Cambridge amongst others here in the UK and abroad.

In advance of the arrival of this new season, seems only fitting to give you an exclusive preview. This season, I drew inspiration from all things Art Deco and so each bag is named after a star from that era....roll call, Fred Astaire, Barbara Stanwyk, Ginger Rogers, Greta Garbo etc...enjoy x

Astaire Bag in Teal...will also be in Terre and Black

Stanwyk Bag in Azule Blue, also in Merlot, Sand, Black in midi/maxi sizes.....

Greta Shoulder...also available in Lizard Tan and Ash Grey...
Ginger Totes in lizard tan, will come in milled chocolate patent too...