Mother's Day

This Sunday is the Mother's Day in the UK and we'd like to share some ideas with you to spend a wonderful day with your mother! We have chosen three things to do on Mother's Day in London. See below! 

1. Mothering Sunday at Kensington Palace

Treat your mum to an afternoon at Kensington Palace this Mother's Day. The grand building and its beautiful gardens make for an ideal springtime stroll (as long the weather holds out), which will help work up an ample appetite for an indulgent Georgian-style tea party in the palace's restaurant, The Oranagery. If tea, sarnies, cake and other sugary treats don't keep Mum sweet for the day, then quite frankly we give up.

2. The Vogue Festival 2014

Tell Mum to grab her heels and her best frock for one of the biggest weekends in the fashion calendar: The Vogue Festival 2014. Across two days this couture celebration will be held at Queen Elizabeth Hall in the Southbank Centre and boasts interviews, panel talks, trend discussions and styling workshops as part of its agenda. Confirmed speakers for this year's event include the likes Alexa Chung, Manolo Blahnik, Naomi Campbell and Grayson Perry, to name just a perfectly-groomed handful. 

3. Annual Opening of Kew Palace

Kew Palace, located in the the grounds of Kew Gardens, opens its doors to the public just in time for Mother's Day. Welcoming visitors for the spring and summer every year, this distinctly Dutch-looking brick mansion set amidst the greenery of Kew Gardens is a pretty sight, yet it was in this building that George III was confined during his episodes of the mysterious and debilitating illness that is now believed to have been porphyria. Highlights of the house include the royal kitchen, which were restored last year; Queen Charlotte's Cottage, a rustic retreat hidden amidst the gardens; and Princess Elizabeth's bedroom, which she styled herself back in the 18th century.

Of course, if you're thinking about giving her a present, there's no better detail than the beautiful handcrafted Hardy&Parsons' belts =) You can see all of them here!

And if you're uncertain about which belt do you prefer, the, have a look below and see our choices for this occasion ;)

Bredon 1540/20-1

Aberdeen

New Products: Bredon Belts for Ladies

After talking about the new Bredon Belts for Gentlemen... we'd like to introduce you some other new products. This time, the new bredon belts are for ladies and they might remind you of the beautiful Bredon Chokers.

The new products are Bredon 1540/20-1...

...Bredon 1540/20-2...

...and Bredon 1540/20-10.

They are all handmade in England with bridle leather and high visibility regimental striped non-elasticated webbing. Have you noticed that each belt has a different buckle? Every detail is special in Hardy&Parsons' products! =) We hope you like them!

You can find them also on our Facebook Fanpage, on our Pinterest profile and on our Online Catalogue!

2014!

Almost one year ago we created this blog and started posting news about Hardy & Parsons. Now that we start a new year, we've made a summary of the last months and we can say that we're proud and very happy with all the achievements we've made in the last year!

We designed a lot of new products, that are currently available, such as iPhone and Pen Cases, dog leads, belts... We've taken photos of every single product and we also have written very detailed descriptions of each of them. With those photos and descriptions we designed a catalogue that is now available online, so that you can check it every time you want. We also made a photo shoot with a model, to offer you a lifestyle catalogue of our bestsellers. We've opened accounts in the most important social networks, where you can find the latest news and information about Hardy & Parsons (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Vimeo). We took part in Beta, IWA and Showcase, to show and sell our products (we'll take part this year too). We made a new collaboration and started appearing in the media. 

We hope 2014 will be also a good year, as 2013 was. For the time being, we're designing a new website that we hope will be ready soon. On the website you'll be able to check all our products but also some interesting information about the brand, the "atelier" where the belts are handmade, the owner Maurice Greig... and much more! We're also developing our showroom for you to come every time you're in London, to see, try and buy our products. 

We've a lot of good reasons to face this year full of happiness. So... Happy New Year everybody! We hope you enjoyed Christmas and that 2014 will be your time to make all your dreams come true!

Billboard 5: Releases of the Week

The Magnificent Eleven

A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob.

Behind The Candelabra

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

The Stone Roses

A documentary about the English alternative rock band, The Stone Roses.

Keep Calm and... Follow Us!

You must know the famous sentence Keep Calm and Carry On. 

This was a motivational poster produced by the British governmentin 1939 during the beginning of the Second World War, intended to raise the morale of the British public in the aftermath of widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities. 

As the popularity of the poster in various media has grown, innumerable imitations have also appeared, making it a notable meme. Of course, we also wanted to use this poster for our own proposal... We'd like to invite you to follow us on the social networks!

Click in the following links and you'll be redirected to our Fan Page in Facebook, our Blog, our Pinterest Boards, our Youtube Channel and our Twitter and Vimeo accounts, where you can follow us to be updated with our latest information.

Maurice Greig Interview

Today we show you an interview with Maurice Greig in his Showroom located in Chelsea, London.

The founder of Hardy&Parsons speaks about his career, the brand and the H&P's best products. We hope you enjoy it!