Guest blogger Katie Hillier's blog, brought to you by Vogue.com. Fashion as it happens, reported direct from the team in Vogue House. <p>This year marks the Fiftieth&nbsp;birthday of my beloved Sindy doll, and I for one am campaigning for her revival and return. Growing up, I was one of Sindy's biggest fans and I was always loyal to her British roots and "girl next door" looks, never swaying over to Barbie's Americanised features.</p><p>If you know me, you'll know I love to collect things and I recently pulled out my collection of Sindy dolls. I still remember the excitement of opening the gold lock on my post-box red mini suitcase and getting Sindy out for an afternoon of dressing up.</p><p>I had forgotten how many outfits I'd collected! But they were all in there, Work-Out Sindy, Wedding Sindy, Ballet Sindy, Holiday Sindy - I still can't choose my favourites, but if push came to shove it'd have to be either Disco Sindy, with her sparkly LBD, or Daytime Sindy, on her day out and about in her favourite capital city, with her red and blue striped knitted jumper, mini across-body red messenger bag, red cowboy boots, big scrunchy in her blonde hair and retro camera hanging around her neck. She was always so flippin cool</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/03/sindy-turns-50" title="Katie Hillier Blog - Sindy Turns 50">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:94249 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/03/sindy-turns-50 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:34:13 +0100 <p>We recently displayed our AW13 collection at the Zaha Hadid Gallery Space opened by Architect herself!!!</p><p>For this special occasion we&nbsp;asked our super-talented illustrator and friend Hattie Stewart to decorate our Hillier display cases&nbsp;in her signature style - here is a very sneaky peak at&nbsp;our AW13 collection.</p><p>Here's Hattie's website to view more of her wonderful illustrations.</p><p><a href="http://hattiestewart.tumblr.com" target="_blank">www.hattiestewart.tumblr.com</a></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/03/going-wild-at-zaha-hadid-gallery" title="Katie Hillier - A very sneaky peak at our AW13 collection">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:93948 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/03/going-wild-at-zaha-hadid-gallery Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:11:07 +0100 <p>As you know, I love bags, and this season at MBMJ we were very excited by the new bags!! Adorable shiny boxes in three different sizes, that needed a lot of polishing - we wore white gloves impregnated with mink oil... And I became obsessed with Esther's outfit.</p><p>You heard it here first, next season, it's all about the bag that matches your overcoat!!! We were also loving the oversized giant shades perfect for hiding those tired winter eyes and our gorgeous new MBMJ square super slim watch called the Truman in shiny patents to match your shiny little box bag!!</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/02/mbmj-nyc" title="Katie Hillier Blog - MBMJ shiny new bags">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:93863 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/02/mbmj-nyc Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:38:26 +0100 <p>It's freezing cold outside and we can barely remember what it's like to feel sun on our faces or see a bright blue sky.</p><p>January for some can be quite a dull month, post party season, wages spent on sale items that we will probably never wear and countless nights that are a bit foggy to remember. So, feeling down? Get yourself down to Marc by Marc Jacobs and get yourself a dinky watch or two, we did!</p><p>Hillier HQ is fully kitted out with Henry Dinky watches in a rainbow of colours that will cheer any dull January day up!!</p><p>J'adore Mr Marc Jacobs!!</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/01/marc-by-marc-jacobs-henry-watches" title="Marc by Marc Jacobs Henry Dinky Watches">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:93120 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/01/marc-by-marc-jacobs-henry-watches Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:34:10 +0100 <p>To kick start 2013 I was casually looking for exciting places to visit and very randomly stumbled across Lake Hillier.</p><p>The name initially caught my eye, but as I clicked on the link to read further I couldn't help but let out a little squeal of excitement….ITS PINK!</p><p>Yes, Lake Hillier - set in Western Australia as I went onto read - is in fact a natural phenomenom as the water that fills it is pink, even if you scoop out a glass full it still remains a beautiful dusty glowing shade of pink.</p><p>Scientists aren't 100 per cent clear on what causes the rose glow, they think it's to do with the growth of an algae and a bacteria which is prevalent in the water.</p><p>All the same this is going straight to the top of my list of places to visit this year!</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/01/lake-hillier" title="Katie Hillier Blog - Pink Lake Hillier in Western Australia ">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:92372 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2013/01/lake-hillier Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:14:13 +0100 <p>This is the time of year we should see red squirrels hopping around, running up trees and burying nutty treats to nibble on during the coldest parts of winter. As I mentioned in my last post, this is unlikely, mainly because there are not many of them and more worryingly their numbers are dwindling at an alarming rate.</p><p>This week the Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST) are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge and are making a pledge to raise £10,000 to help continue their work of protecting and conserving the red squirrel. If you donate at 10am on either Thursday 6, Friday 7, or Saturday 8 of December, the Big Give will match what you donate making the £10,000 an achievable goal. But this will only happen with your help so please do click the link below and donate whatever you can - remember it will be doubled if you donate at the specific times mentioned above.</p><p><a href="http://new.thebiggive.org.uk/project/17577" target="_blank">Donate Here</a></p><p>Please read more on RSST here <a href="http://rsst.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.rsst.org.uk</a></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/12/donate-to-the-red-squirrel-fund" title="Katie Hillier Blog - Help save the red squirrels this week ">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:91904 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/12/donate-to-the-red-squirrel-fund Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:00:52 +0100 <p>As you may or may not know, recently I have become an ambassador to the Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST). Their patron is actually HRH Prince Charles who also is an avid campaigner for the protection of red squirrels, and so I am truly honoured. But more importantly I am committed to raising awareness of the plight of this marvellous and rare little creature. The cold hard facts say their numbers are depleting at an alarming rate and I was told that within one decade they could be extinct. After hearing this I knew I wanted to help in any way I could.</p><p>Earlier this year I was invited to visit a very secret spot in Cumbria with the RSST's Janet Wicken. Here I was able to witness a special and very rare moment that took months of preparation. Sarah McNeil, who is an amazing wildlife photographer, her partner Jerry Moss, Cumbria's first Red Squirrel Ranger, and members of the Penrith Red Squirrel Group were our hosts for the day. After an early start we made our way through the woods to our viewing spot. A magical nook, in a very secret location. As these little creatures are wild, you cannot just expect them to appear - we had to wait, and wait but we were prepared with midgy nets and full camo gear. And finally they arrived, and one after the other the place came alive with red squirrels. It was amazing and something I may never see again so I am incredibly lucky to have witnessed it at all.</p><p>For a few hours we watched as the squirrels fed and chased each other around the trees. After a while, they disappeared into the woods and that was our day done, but only after we had done some very important work. We attached nesting boxes ready for the breeding season, we put up signs telling the general public what to do if they see grey squirrels, and we put up a flip feeder which will help when the squirrels cannot find enough food in their natural habitat.</p><p>We had an unforgettable day - you can see from our pictures we were privileged to encounter these charming and shy creatures in their own natural environment and at such close proximity. Soon however, this may not be possible. If you feel strongly about helping the 'reds' then please click below to find out what you can do to help. We all have a chance to save them, let's do it now before it's too late.</p><p><a href="http://www.rsst.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.rsst.org.uk</a></p><p>Photography by Sarah McNeil</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/11/red-squirrels-must-survive" title="As you may or may not know, recently I have become an ambassador to the Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST). ">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:90864 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/11/red-squirrels-must-survive Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:05:03 +0100 <p>For the second year running I have been asked to cast our creative eye over the iconic Pudsey Bear and contribute a design to the BBC Children in Need Designer Pudsey Collection - alongside a remarkable list of other creative brands. The Hillier Pudsey Bear has had his final touches and starting tomorrow, running through to November 14, he will be proudly exhibited in the London and Manchester Selfridges stores, before being auctioned at the prestigious Christies Auction House to raise funds for BBC Children in Need.</p><p>This year, I started with a clean fresh canvas of luxurious soft white nappa leather - white being something I'm fond of and that dominates my studio space. On top of this I asked our incredibly talented friend Salma Kadir, a textiles and print designer to embellish Pudsey's body and generously cover it with blown-up polka dots, huge drops of acid green, fuscia pink, crayon blue and lego yellow. Special attention was paid to each polka dot, which we trimmed with pink and yellow fluro silk cording to create giant blanket stitches. I also added some juicy ceramic gems for a last touch of colour!!!</p><p>Our unique dotty and slightly bonkers Pudsey Bear is being auctioned on November 15 along with all the other designer Pudseys, with all the proceeds going directly to Children in Need who continually support the most vulnerable children. We're thrilled to have been involved for yet another year and hope you bid on all the designer Pudsey's showing your support for children all over the UK.</p><p><a href="http://www.designerpudsey.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.designerpudsey.co.uk</a></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/10/designer-pudsey-for-bbc-children-in-need" title="Katie Hillier Blog - Designer Pudsey Collection for BBC Children in Need">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:90695 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/10/designer-pudsey-for-bbc-children-in-need Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:04:30 +0100 <p>Of all the Disney characters, Minnie Mouse was and has always been my favourite mouse ever!!! Her super cute, almost shy personality and cheeky sense of style made up of the polka dot - which I'm obsessed with - bows in her hair, and of course those bonkers yellow shoes, she's just too cool in my book and a total style icon!</p><p>It's no surprise that I jumped at the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery for Disney in partnership with the BFC/Bazaar Fashion Arts Foundation who are dedicated to nurturing relationships between the creative industries and maintaining the reputation of fashion innovation.</p><p>A Minnie Mouse paperclip made the most sense to me, my signature paperclip necklace transformed into the iconic head shape of Minnie Mouse, with big playful ears and a pretty little bow perched on top. To be honest as a young girl I dreamed of Minnie in gold and diamonds, and here I am years later actually having the chance to do it! Amazing.</p><p>At the launch of the initiative I actually got to meet Minnie herself, it was pretty cool I have to say, I think Brix and I were pretty star struck!! I now have a new girl crush on Minnie Mouse!</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/the-best-mouse-in-the-world" title="Minnie Mouse was and has always been my favourite mouse ever!">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:90057 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/the-best-mouse-in-the-world Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:56:34 +0100 <p><span>FASHION WEEK IS HERE!!!!!! And its Rock Vault time again.</span></p><p>Those lovely BFC's, the wonderful Mr Stephen Webster and Palladium, were so kind to support us again this season at the second Rock Vault event, and it's been so much Fun!!!</p><p>We also got to use the amazing material palladium to make a one-off special bunny ring, it's very special as it's the only one that exists and we used a very special glow-in-the-dark ceramic enamel...</p><p>For spring/ summer 13 we are mostly let's say...INTO RAVE! COLOUR! And all things jolly. You can see more of the Hillier summer of love in our new animation which will be posted shortly!!</p><p>If you have managed to pop by and say hello, thank you, and we will see you very soon!</p><p>In the meantime, here is our new-season animation - enjoy!</p><p><span>Love Hillier x</span></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/its-rock-vault-time" title="It's Rock Vault time again at London Fashion Week">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:89904 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/its-rock-vault-time Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:00:00 +0100 <p>Today was a big day in NYC , Victoria kicked off the day with another AMAZING show, the weather was scorching, and I was feeling like I needed a bit of excitement.</p><p>I heard a commotion outside the studio and there it was, a ROAD BLOCK!&nbsp;Hundreds of people shouting and screaming!</p><p>I peered out of the window and chuckled to myself. I informed my friends that that was Victoria having lunch with her husband!</p><p>xx</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/vicky-b-road-block" title="Kate Hillier watches Victoria Beckham cause a road block in NYC">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:89650 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/vicky-b-road-block Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:06:59 +0100 <p>It's started!!!! And it's exciting! To keep ourselves in high spirits we have been mostly juicing, and eating KALE!! All my friends in NYC are obsessed with kale. They eat it raw, steamed, dressed, they eat kale chips, some people even make their own kale chips.</p><p>On my first day in NYC nine days ago, Katie Grand told me I have to get a Volcano. It's not a crazy cocktail of the night-time kind, but more a crazy daytime pick you up!!</p><p>So, off I went to Juice Press, and now the entire office is hooked on VOLCANO. I've had two Volcanos a day, chia puddings and Kale salads, and I have to say, I feel good. I have even gone as far as making a very good suggestion to Freddy at Juice Press about where he should open up his London branch of Juice press - Shoreditch obvz!!</p><p>Whenever you are in NYC, go pay a visit to Juice Press on Mott Street, between Houston and Prince - IT'S AMAZING.</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/volcano" title="Kate Hillier discovers Volcano from Juice Press in New York">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:89649 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/volcano Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:02:06 +0100 <p>Finally arrived! BUNNY GIRL NIKE ID sneakers!</p><p>Not much else to say other than... I'm in HEAVEN!!</p><p>X</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/bunny-girl-trainers" title="Katie Hillier's customised bunny girl sneakers have finally arrived ">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:89647 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/09/bunny-girl-trainers Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:57:51 +0100 <p>I do love a personalised gift... this year for my birthday I received a very cool little sketch of a sweater with the letter K on it from Patrick my boyfriend. A little note accompanying it said, "Coming Soon!" This week I got my hands on my very own E TAUTZ letter sweater... just for little old me! OBSESSED. There must be something in the air - at Hillier HQ we have been enjoying the marvels of a paperclip letter which we are looking forward to showing you all in September.</p><p>Bespoke letter sweater available from &nbsp;E TAUTZ.</p><p>xx&nbsp;</p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/08/its-all-about-she-tautz" title="Katie Hillier Blog - Personalised letter sweater - E Tautz">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:88818 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/08/its-all-about-she-tautz Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:59:37 +0100 <p>Apart from being totally obsessed with trainers again, after my teen years of never getting out of the things, I'm now obsessed with designing my own - why wouldn't you? Fortunately the good folks at Nike have made it really easy. This weekend whilst on a short trip to Dallas, Texas, I declined the offer of a rodeo in search of fluro goodness at Nike!! Ten minutes with my main man Mikey and bang done, I have my own bunny girl fluro kicks!!! You even get your own authenticity card! Amazing.....</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/07/just-do-it" title="Kate Hillier designs her own trainers in Nike, Texas">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:88134 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/07/just-do-it Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:47:39 +0100 <p>I'm not doing badly at the moment with new bags - it's the time of the year. This week it has to be all about the Victoria Beckham soft bag on chain...what's not to like? Stripey, super soft, with a gorgeous chain shoulder strap...yum.</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/07/fabulous-friday" title="Katie Hillier shows us her new Victoria Beckham bag">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:88098 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/07/fabulous-friday Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:28:41 +0100 <p>I've just been on a whistle-stop tour of Europe for pre-collections - Paris, Venice - and finally stopped off to see the gang at Loewe....in Madrid.</p><p>Obviously I popped into the store to have a little look and I found this little beauty. It's my new Flamenco bag. I love it - buttery soft with some tassels and a two length strap... it's just perfect.</p><p>I love Loewe x</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/07/loewe-love" title="Katie Hillier has a new Loewe bag ">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:87809 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/07/loewe-love Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:56:00 +0100 <p>As you might know, this weekend was the <em>BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend</em>, and what an amazing time we had!! Apart from the most insane line up I've seen at a two-day festival, staging this kind of event meant a lot to east London.</p><p>As we know it's an exciting place to be right now... bring on the Olympics - we are ready for it!!!</p><p>xxx</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/06/hackney-weekend" title="Hackney Weekend">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:87511 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/06/hackney-weekend Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:44:38 +0100 <p>Hillier HQ are the best team in the whole world...It was my birthday last week and look what they created for me!&nbsp;Genius! One can never tire of the bunny!</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/05/08/bunny-birthday" title="Bunny Birthday">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:86498 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/05/08/bunny-birthday Tue, 08 May 2012 14:46:07 +0100 <p>A few weeks ago I took a very long-awaited holiday...</p><p>The plan was hatched by my good pals who know where to go a few months back, and ever since we've been counting the days. It got us through fashion month, we all said. That lingering bright light at the end of a blurry fashion tunnel!</p><p>Paris Fashion Week ended for me with a quick dash off after the Loewe show to the Eurostar and back home to pack, I needed a few days to find said holiday clothing - it's been that long. Blimey, trying on the bikini in pasty white skin, not so attractive, so I tried with sunglasses on to ease the glare - really, this is true!</p><p>Finally the day arrived, off to the airport with a quick stop off in NYC for a meeting, I was then on my way to Mexico. Not to the side that has become popular with my other fashion chums but to the Pacific side. I had a short stop in Atlanta then onto Puerto Vallarta with an entire plane of Spring Break 21 year olds, looking hot and full of the joys of life. A three-and-a-half-hour drive later along the Pacific coast, I arrived in Mexican paradise. Cuixmala is where we stayed for the next 10 days. We saw crocodiles, zebras, baby turtles and an osolot. Pretty good going for a nature lover. Cuixmala is one of those fairytale places that you dream of as a young adult, one day I will take a holiday like that, you say. And then, as if by magic, you are there.</p><p>We watched sunsets from rooftops over the Pacific, had dinner on a moon-lit beach in front of a, what I can only refer to as, Wicker Man-type fire. Shoes were very important for dinner to make sure you weren't nipped by the scorpions. We took a sail boat out on the Pacific and saw manta rays, and giant turtles. I wasn't that good on the boat, a little queasy for the first half, and too chicken to get in the sea, probably didn't help that the captain declined the offer of a quick splash around.</p><p>All wildlife seemed to have a larger-than-life appearance. One day, what I thought was some sort of exotic giant beetle came to see us at the pool, we all really liked him and let him walk over our hands, only to find out in fact he was a giant cockroach, wont be doing that at home.</p><p>Forgetting about work whilst away on holiday is not easy, but we actually did pretty well by all accounts, apart from one day when we decided to do a few shoots, we had some product of course, and we had the very snazzy amazingly stylish Katie Grand, super photographer Liz Collins and agent provocateur Camilla Lowther. I was the prop assistant. As you can see the bunnies had some fun!</p><p>When it was time to leave, us girls were very sad. We've made a vow to return all together as many times as possible. I can't wait for October to come around! Thanks to Alix and Goffredo for making us so relaxed and remembering how good life can be after a few days off in paradise.</p><p>X</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/04/12/bunnies-abroad" title="Bunnies Abroad">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:86070 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/04/12/bunnies-abroad Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:50:05 +0100 <p>We love a doodle here at Hillier HQ, and we love working with our friends too. This Easter season we have teamed up with the wonderful Miss Quentin Jones to create this amazing illustration - a cheeky bunny for Easter.</p><p>Love Hillier xx</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/04/happy-hillier-easter" title="Happy Hillier Easter">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:85943 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/04/happy-hillier-easter Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:50:43 +0100 <p>Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women's Day (IWD).</p><p>IWD provides a common day for globally recognising and applauding women's achievements as well as for observing and highlighting gender inequalities and issues.</p><p>But not just on IWD, all year round, many organisations and individuals work tirelessly to support gender equality through a multitude of initiatives.</p><p>Oxfam have done a brilliant job of raising awareness and really encourage women to get together on this day to celebrate and raise money to enable women around the world to build a better future for themselves and their families.</p><p>My friend Roxy Walton did exactly that! And to mark this very important day she organised a fund-raising event. Rallying together lots of women under one roof for a brilliantly fun evening to celebrate everything that is great about women.</p><p>We all gathered in her beautifully dressed home, decorated with Spring flowers, fairy lights and her fantastic shimmering IWD banner. There was a feast of international delights including some wonderful British classics, the cucumber sandwiches went down very well, each of them lovingly decorated with cocktail stick flags from across the globe. Fun!</p><p>The main event of the evening was Roxy's IWD charity raffle. We all donated (our hard earned) cash in exchange for a strip of pink raffle tickets. Everyone was giddy with excitement by this stage as many of the prizes were donated by our good friends at Marc by Marc Jacobs, and of course there were some wonderful Hillier Bunny goodies in there too!</p><p>There were sqeals of excitement and applause as girls won prizes, it was verging on hysteria!</p><p>The evening was rounded off perfectly with a girly disco in the basement tiki bar (leopard-print bar included, obvs). The speakers were cranked up while Mariah and Whitney bellowed out - what a perfect end to a really wonderful celebration.</p><p>Fun was had and funds were raised. A brilliant job done by all.</p><p>Go girls!!</p><p>xxx</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/03/international-womens-day" title="International Women's Day">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:85748 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/03/international-womens-day Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:27:23 +0100 <p>Look how amazing the Loewe show invite is! It's an Amazona made from Tyvek and has a 30 day life expectancy! It's so clever...</p><p>Following up with more gorgeous pictures of what's going on!</p><p><a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012">SEE ALL THE LATEST SHOWS FROM PARIS</a></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/03/05/live-from-paris" title="Inventive Invite">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:85341 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/03/05/live-from-paris Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:53:53 +0100 <p>It's cold outside but nothing warms a girl's heart more than new shoes - am I right? You can imagine the squeals of delight when this arrived courtesy of the wonderful Miss Olympia. Without delay, they were unwrapped and all the girls swooned as we admired such pretty feet!! I am going to find somewhere to wear these this weekend, even if it's raining. I won't be defeated by the weather! Chin up boys and girls, there's always shoes to keep us going!</p><p>Lots of love, Hillier x</p><p><a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2012/ready-to-wear/charlotte-olympia/full-length-photos">SEE THE LATEST CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA COLLECTION</a></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/02/21/my-dancing-feet" title="My Dancing Feet">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:85068 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/02/21/my-dancing-feet Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:55:42 +0100 <p>We have made a little animation of the making of the Hillier Rock Vault presentation, which is showing at London Fashion Week. Hope you like it!</p><p>xx</p><p><a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012">SEE ALL THE LONDON SHOWS</a></p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/02/17/hillier-rocks-the-vault" title="Hillier Rocks The Vault">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:84967 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/02/17/hillier-rocks-the-vault Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:52:29 +0100 <p><br> <em>The winner&nbsp;</em></p><p>And so to the judging of the BUNNY DOODLE COMPETITION! Last Friday afternoon we all stopped work in the studio to judge the competition. It was not an easy task, so many amazing heartfelt and creative doodles. Hillier HQ all joined in and we narrowed down the many entries to our team favourites, although we have to say we loved them all, but it was a competition and we have to follow the rules. After almost 2 hours of deliberating, we found our winner and 2 runners up!</p><p><br> <em>Runner up</em></p><p><em><br> Runner up</em></p><p>Thank you all for taking the time to do something fun and creative. Well done to all who entered, we will be doing this more often.</p><p>Lots of love Hillier xx</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/02/09/and-the-winner-is" title="And The Winner Is...">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:84773 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/02/09/and-the-winner-is Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:09 +0100 <p>January is a strange month, the excitement of the coming season's Fashion Weeks should be making us feel jolly and alive, instead the gloomy weather and dark nights are keeping us in a state or constant tiredness here at Hillier HQ. In an effort to bring some fun and light, I thought I would share an oldy but goody picture of young Hillier with her favourite ducky necklace. This was the inspiration for our new Hillier paperclip friend, Ducky. Oh, and the print on my very snazzy sun lounger might inspire some for a jolly print this spring!</p><p>Don't let the weather bring you down, think of all the nice things that spring will bring! It's just around the corner xxx</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/31/hello-ducky" title="Hello Ducky!">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:84534 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/31/hello-ducky Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:59:30 +0100 <p>I am obsessed with this dude! As you watch you will be thinking, 'OMG do I sound like this?' Anyway, you will laugh uncontrollably...obsessssssed! Watch him <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt1gSFywHDk&amp;feature=relmfu" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojnnSZcQEpc" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/31/amazeballs" title="Amazeballs">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:84530 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/31/amazeballs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:41:57 +0100 <p>Last week it was Men's Fashion Week in Paris, and it was humming with male-ness! Luckily for us, we happened to be tagging along.</p><p>We were also in Paris selling our Hillier jewellery and trinkets to adorn your hair. We popped along to our lovely showroom, Touba, to see the gang and found some marvellous stuff which we will report back on shortly. But, in the meantime, this was one of mine and Miss Hannah Martin's favourites! Moo eyewear - they are just so very special, dreamy and fantastical, I've already placed and order!</p><p>Keep watching for more cool, fun stuff we found in Paris!</p><p>XX</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/25/moo-moo" title="Moo Moo">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:84417 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/25/moo-moo Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:53:33 +0100 <p>Happy New Year gang!</p><p>After a lovely Christmas break the thought of going back to work sometimes fills one with dread! I, on the other hand, had such a wonderful break - lots of tv, chocolate and slee - that when tuesday morning came around I was super-excited to get back to the office, see the girls and catch up with what's going on! It's going to be a very exciting year here at Hillier and the shows are just around the corner so we haven't got much time to thin about the dreary weather outside. We've been listening to <em>Club Tropicana</em> to shake away the gloom. Something that really brightened up our day was a visit from the one and only Mr Will Broome, the man of the doodle! Apart from Will's ravishing good looks and utter charm, he's also a very snappy dresser, he had the most amazing bobble hat I have ever seen. As you know we love a bit of knit at Hillier but this is up there in our top 5! The creator of this hat was the lovely Carolyn Pearce. Long live the bobble hat!</p><p></p><a href="/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/11/long-live-the-bobble-hat" title="Long Live The Bobble Hat!">Continue reading...</a> urn:www-vogue-co-uk:1:docid:83837 http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/katie-hillier/2012/01/11/long-live-the-bobble-hat Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:43:30 +0100 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:01:36 +0100 http://www.vogue.co.uk Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:01:36 +0100 condenet.technical@condenast.co.uk en-gb