Thursday, 13 January 2011

Labour of Love...

Look - two posts in one week! I am on FIRE, haha.

Today I thought I'd share with you one of my favourite boutiques in London; designer Francesca Forcolini's Labour of Love in Islington, London - a little shop full of gorgeous garments, shoes, trinkets and treasures.

Luckily for me (or unluckily, if you're looking at it from my bank accounts perspective...), the place is only five minutes away from work, so I'm forever finding myself popping in for a look.













I know, I know, photo heavy, but I couldn't help it - literally everything in the store is lovely! You can really tell every single item has been selected with the utmost thought and care (they don't call it labour of love for nothin', ya know ;))

Aside from stocking the stores own beautiful Labour of Love line, Francesca has also made room for lots of other fancy labels too (TBA, Gemma Lister, Eley Kishimoto, Manoush... the list goes on), so it's pretty certain you're going to fall in love with something if you risk stepping inside.

If you can't, then click here for their online shop. It's almost as good.

193 Upper Street
Islington
London 
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51 comments:

  1. Eeek! I want to touch EVERYTHING in this shop! Is that creepy???

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  2. This looks like my kind of store! I will definitely have to stop in when I visit London. Hopefully those peter pan collars are still around in a few months time!

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  3. Looks like my dream shop:) Enough said hehe.

    xx Carina

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  4. I love this store, I always used to pop in and make a mental wish list ha x

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  5. That looks like a great store! I'm seeing a lot of great items in there! :D

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  7. Ahh! The florals + polka dots in the second image! And SEQUIN PETER PAN COLLARS? I am in love.
    Thank you for your sweet comment!
    xoxo

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  8. People called Francesca are cool ;) LOL. love those shoes with the blue detailing. that shop looks full of cool stuff

    F. (opinionslave.blogspot.com) x

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  9. gahh I wish I lived in London!

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  10. Thank you :) I love the prints and patterns of the clothing in that store. And sequins, oh my goodness. I've been loving sequins at the moment, I just talked about them in my most recent post!

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  11. my eyes got so big when I saw those sequined peter pan collars on the table! WANT WANT WANT! I love when you can tell that the store owner has really put thought into the pieces that they sell inside the store, like each piece was carefully considered before it was taken in :)

    xx
    MILK TEETHS

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  12. Thanks for YOUR recommendation ;)
    This place looks so quaint and full of treasures - the clothes look wonderful and those shoes, amazing!
    I'm definitely going to peruse the website now,

    Rosie x

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  13. Thanks for your comment ;) !
    http://marieblogueuse.blogspot.com

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  14. Thanks for your comment :)
    This shop looks amazing! I'm going straight on the website haha xx

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  15. Thank you for your comment, im following you now! Amazing collection of clothes you have!
    Ahhhh I love those sequin collars too, they are so pretty! I wouldnt know where to look first if I went there, so many treasures to be discovered! Im going to check out the website! Im always too scared to go in shops like this, feel nervous so I just loiter outside and drool by the window haha!
    Sophie
    x

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  16. You are so lucky to live in London, although I think I'd be bankrupt with all the wonderful shops. We don't have anything like this is crappy old Derby :( xxx

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  17. Oh my gosh! This shop looks amazing. I wish I knew about it before I went to London the other week. I'm gunna go check out their online store!

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  19. oh mY!!! I need to go there! It looks so beautiful! X

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  20. It looks like such a quirky little store! It's a shame theres not many shops like that where I live or else I'd be in there everyday! I'm deffo going to check out the online store!

    You're a little cutie also! and thank you for your comment!

    Katie. x

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  21. That place looks to compfy and nice <3 seems alot like urban outfitters just more retro ^^

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  22. oh my! this shop looks as though it would've bankrupted me!

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  23. soooooo quaint! love it, especially the leather shoes with the tapestry on them!

    x

    http://styledisco.blogspot.com

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  24. Hey lovely, thanks for following my blog! :) I'm loving your blog, this boutique looks amazing :) xxx

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  25. ooooohhh the peter pan collars are so wonderful!! The boutique looks great, I'll definitely have to check it out when I'm bumming around london in july!

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  26. This boutique looks amazing! I'd totally visit if I ever get to London.

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  27. I love finding and supporting little shops like this. And yes those peter pan collars are amazingg and beautiful!!
    xo

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  28. Okay, I have to write that down, when I'm in London I should go visit. Eek! Those collars! Those penguin classics!

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  29. i'm liking the interior a lot.

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  30. OMG that shop looks so sweet !!! i'd like to go there!!!great blog!

    xx, tany

    httü://www.whoop-itup.blogspot.com/

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  32. This looks insanely good, definitely popping down there! Thanks for sharing x

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  33. How perfect! Just another thing to make me wish I lived in London :) x

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  34. This place looks amazing!


    xoxo,

    colormenana.blogspot.com

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  35. Wow, that looks like a must-visit shop! I feel like I could get lost in there for hours! xoxoxo

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  36. Oh this looks like such a lovely shop! I love how they don't just sell clothes but teapots & books too.

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  37. i love love islington, one of my fave cafes is there! when we meet up we should go! how does saturday after next sound? xx

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  38. god damn it! i live right next to there (pentonville road) and was resisting going in. i'm only going to have to bloody well visit now, aren't i?! haha, oh well! elle x

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  39. This looks amazing, gosh, I wish I lived in London!!

    Lovely blog, following!

    http://www.bonjourbellerue.blogspot.com

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  40. You are on fire because this post if fabulous..
    I wish we had a place like this in Sydney. the store is like "fashion heaven"
    Lee x

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  42. This looks like a lovely shop! I love the eclectic mix of items and clothing!

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  43. This shop looks way cute! I want, wait, need to go there next time I am in London! And sequin peter pan collars - can definately be a must have item haha. Totally essential!

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  44. loving their stuff...and those bog shoes r soo much fun..wouldnt it be cool to have one of those as ur bed!! hehe

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  45. Looks like a shop you could lose track of time in! x

    The doll on fashion

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  46. It looks like such a lovely little shop, the sight of those peter pan collars drew me in!! I need one of those! I would want to wear it with everything though!

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  47. Looks brilliant, I must check it out! You're right about those collars, corrrr! Sally x

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  48. that shop looks so lovely. I need to find something like that around here, and sequin collars! amazing!

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  49. such a cute store lol , i wonder when will have the chance to visit London :(

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  50. I've been here before! couldn't agree more i love it :) used to live in Angel and my nan still does so alyways popping up there to have a look round.
    xoxo

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  51. Oh that boutique looks lovely, no wonder your bank balance suffers - mine would too! Loving the sequin peter pan collars, definiely going to do a bit of online window shopping now :) x

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