Munster Express, Waterford.

Thank you to the folks at Munster Express Newspaper ( in particular Ann Power!) for doing a wonderful fashion feature on Bonzie this week.

Beauty Team heading for the Dragon's Den

Uber Glamorous Sarah Jane Hanton, CEO of Beauty Team.ie

Sarah Jane is heading for the Dragon's!!!

Sarah Jane in action styling the most recent Bonzie Photoshoot...

Gals,

I've been biting my tongue for ages in the run up to this little nugget of news. Our gal pal Sarah Jane Hanton of BeautyTeam.ie is heading for the Dragon's this Sunday. Sarah Jane will be pitching her company to the Dragon's Den on the upcoming episode on RTE this Sunday Night.

I can't wait to see Sarah in action. We are all rooting for her here at Bonzie HQ.

Great to see another local business reaching for the stars.

Best wishes Sarah, we know you can do it!!!

Check out Sarah's Beauty and Style company at

www.beautyteam.ie

Client Corner ~ Daniela

Gals,

Ya know it never gets old opening an email from a happy bride who takes the time to stop by and share her wedding photos with us. Most of the time we send out packages worldwide and wave them off for good, but every now and again a sweet client will pay us a visit and share their magical day with us. It's an awesome feeling to see one of our boleros on a real life bride on the other side of the world!!! Nothing like that feeling. :)

Daniela is one such gal, who recently got in touch to share her magical day with us. We were absolutely delighted to see her pics in our inbox this week and it really took the edge off a tricky week. I think you will agree that Daniela and her handsome hubby look absolutely beautiful in their pictures! Daniela truly makes a stunning Bride!!

We wish them both a magical journey through life together.

Yvonne & Ger

Bonzie Bridal Shop Here

( Bonzie Range of Bridal boleros, Evening Shrugs, Wraps etc)

Client Corner ~ Irena

Irena looking every inch the sexy siren on her wedding day. What an incredible silhouette!

Client Corner ~ Irena

Irena and her party of bridesmaids all wearing Bonzie couture bridal boleros. Irena opted for the pure silk ruffled bridal bolero and the girls are all wearing the Bonzie Pierrot organza boleros. Irena gifted her girls their boleros each so we wrapped them all up individually and sent them across the world for her special day.

What a romantic finished look! Congrats to Irena and her hubby, wishing you both all the best in your new life together. May your journey bring lots of adventure.

xxx

Yvonne & Ger

Order your bridal boleros/wraps for the upcoming season and avoid the rush after Christmas.

www.bonzie.etsy.com

Stocking Up

Gals,

We have been spending quite a bit of time away from cyberspace ( hence the tumbleweed sweeping through the blog!) and tucked up in our studios in a blast of productivity. We are currently building up stock for an exciting venture about to be revealed and it's important to put as much effort into getting enough products ready in time.

Pictured above is a sample of one of the new range of items that we are busy working on, we have a whole selection of these in various different colour schemes and sizes coming soon. ( Would be an ideal Xmas Gift if you knew any fashion forward buddies who like to stand out from the crowd!)

This particular piece above is on it's way to Waterford Healing Arts Trust to sponsor an upcoming fundraiser for the local Waterford Regional Hospital. More about that event later for those of you who are reading the blog from the local Waterford area. (Promises to be a great fashion filled night of fun!)

Bonzie Vintage Inspired Couture Necklaces can be found soon on www.bonzie.etsy.com

Price €64euro

Video Blogs

Take the Studio Tour! A collection of stills from our studio based in Waterford.

Gals,

We are considering introducing a video blogging feature to our blog. I think it might be a fun way to follow some of the events/shows/fairs that we attend and it would give you guys a backseat pass into the goings on at bonzie headquarters. :)

With this in mind I think we might invest in a wee digital camcorder and get rolling! What do you guys think, do you prefer to see pictures, text or videos?

New Pieces in Store now...

New Bonzie Piece available to buy from

Smoking Lily Boutique,

Kieran's St,

Kilkenny City,

Ireland.

Futura Magazine featuring Bonzie

A special thanks to the lovely folks at "Futura" magazine for featuring 'bonzie' in the latest edition of their mag!

Futura ~ Specialist in Fashion Trading Publishing.

Studio Shot ...

A wee capture of the corner of the studio today. A bunch of bonzie trademark handmade silk wraps sitting pretty on order for a lovely Bride in the UK.

Be sure to look us up if you are also keen to adorn your bridemaids in a collection of these beauties in your chosen colour scheme.

Custom Wrap Orders Welcome.

www.bonzie.etsy.com

A hectic Week!

Gals

What a week and its only just Monday so far.

We took a trip to Kilkenny at the weekend to visit the new boutique "Smoking Lily" on Kieran's St. It's going to be an absolutely intriguing style haven with a mixture of treasures all under the one roof. Stylista boutique owner Shona has a vision for her boutique with different areas showcasing, fashion exchange (where you can consign with Shona and bring in all your hidden fashion gems gathering dust in your wardrobe), an exclusive Vintage den, where Irish Vintage Brand "Perk Up" will keep you stocked up on stunning glamour from yesteryear, different sections dedicated to select Irish Designer and featuring yours truelly. Yes it's official gals, we are going to have our very first featured presence in a brick and mortar store! So now there will be a bonzie vendor where you can go and pick up a piece for your own wardrobe.

We will be stocking up on tatter tees, bags, accessories and much more over the coming weeks in anticipation for the offical launch at the end of the month. Hope to see you guys there. :)

ps. bring a smile, Shona is a doll and loves company!

Tomorrow Night my father will be launching his Photographic Exhibition in Cahir, Co.Tipperary so I am really looking forward to attending and blogging about that. I have already seen a few samples for the showcase and I was blown away by the pictures so far. Will keep you posted on how that goes. :) (ps. good luck Dad!!!, so proud of you!)

Friday Night I'm heading out to my pal Caz's theatre show in Waterford by Push Pull productions. Caz won a competition last year for scriptwriting and this weekend sees her play come to fruition in a gorgeous theatre venue in the City.

Saturday Night we are heading to Kilkenny for the launch of our pal Blainnead Hennessey's new commerical photographic studio "Shutterbug". An absolutely stunning venue for fashion/editorial/commercial photography run by brother and sister Blainnead ( Irish Interiors Writer and StyleBitches.com fame) and Eoin (Professional Irish Photographer).

Sunday Night ( this particular one is on a bank holiday so nobody has work on Monday) however I'm just pooped writing about this weeks shindigs, I can't imagine being up for a night out on Sunday too, however you never know how the weekend shapes up.

All this and a collection to be working on too, not to mention a very exciting project on the way!! More about that soon. :) Well a girls gotta keep busy. xxx

Prudence Feature!

Check out the May issue of Prudence Magazine for our recent "bonzie" interview feature inside! Thanks to the team at Prudence for a great shoot on the day and a lovely write up.

xxx

Studio Invasion!

Gals...

We spent the weekend doing a shoot in the studio for an upcoming U.S Publication. The studio was surrounded by lighting rigs and camera tripods ( looks like an alien invasion in those pictures!) The pictures came out very cool and other worldly, looking forward to sharing the book with you all when its published. :)

On another note.....

We are going to be featured on RTE's Nationwide Programme tomorrow (Monday) night. We are both utterly petrified and excited about this all at once. We hope some of you get a look and share your thoughts with us afterwards. :)

New Gold Masquerade Corset.

Available to purchase soon from our etsy store, www.bonzie.etsy.com

Photo Shoot Sneak Peak!

Gals,

The Shoot with Shane O'Neill on Monday was awesome, heres a quick post and run to give you guys a quick look at the first shots off the table. ( more to follow )

In the meantime if your style savvy bride and your looking for a really great photographer be sure to check out Shane O'Neill's new site for some stunning samples of his work!

In Style.........

Bonzie & Ger

Have you seen...........

~A Fallen Angel ..........

Introducing our newest bridal bolero in our 2009 Couture Bridal Line.

A veritable feast of romance, ruffles and whimsy, bringing a rich couture look to even the most simplest of bridal gowns.

Available exclusively now from our etsy online boutique

In Style.........

Bonzie & Ger

New Skirts Been and Gone!

IN STOCK NOW!

SOLD

SOLD

Gals,

We updated the shop during the week with a couple of our steampunk inspired petticoat layered skirts, we are busy getting more of these together over the coming weeks so keep an eye on the store, they tend to go quick so snap one up when you see one that suits your style!

The first Brown and Rust one is currently still in stock Here. :)

In Style.......

Bonzie & Ger

www.bonzie.etsy.com

Storque Debut!

www.bonzie.etsy.com

www.meluseena.etsy.com

www.lilycobweb.etsy.com

www.irisdesigns.etsy.com

www.anniedesigns.etsy.com

www.cuada.etsy.com

Gals as previously mentioned........

Etsy approached us a wee while ago to pull together a feature of the Irish variety to coincide with Paddys Day during the month. We jumped at the chance to pull some of our favourite Ireland Based etsy peers together for a Storque article titled "Etsy Local".

These Storque features shine a spotlight on one particular locality and highlight the local talent, while personal photography gives a more intimate look into the folk behind each etsy shop theirin. We had a ball contacting all the Irish Local Participants and everyone got in front of the camera and brought us to their favourite local spots to share the Emerald Isle with the Etsy community. It was a lovely feature to be in and if you fancy a browse through the article take a look here.

Thanks to all the participants too, everyone did a brilliant job on it.

x

bonzie & ger

Our Local Beach!

Yesterday we mentioned the recent photoshoot on our nearby beach, Bonmahon, Co. Waterford! Well mostly I would have to say I think of it more like a "Coastline" than a beach. For me a beach conjures up lovely summery imagery and lets face it the nearest our local beach gets to "summery" is slurping on a 99 ice cream cone!

However, chilly coastline it may be, I have to admit there is a certain level of mystique about our beaches/coastlines and the photographer really captured some of that magic yesterday as the sun was going down! We might not be able to catch any rays on said beach too often but it sure looks nice on a postcard! :)

x

bonzie & ger