Ever since we launched the business online last year I have been asked “When can we see Bown in London?”
So we are over the moon to be selected by one of the finest stores in the world, Selfridges, as our first London stockist.
You can find Bown designs in the Mens Accessories department, on the First […]
Tipped to be the bag for the year ahead, the clutch has made a welcome return as an antidote to the over-sized bags that have been around for the last few seasons.
I think something about a way a clutch is used, tucked under the arm or held in the hand, immediately lends a certain air […]
Dan and I have just got back from a trip to Italy, where we visited the family business that hand-makes our solid brass hardware. Here’s a few shots of the experts at work; forming, welding, and polishing the brass into shape. We have some really beautiful new hardware coming through on new designs over the […]
We’d like to say a big “thank you” to all the visitors and customers who came to see us at the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia last week…
Dan and I had a fantastic time meeting you, and your comments were truly wonderful. We are exhausted, but very happy!
If you are looking for our new […]
We are very excited to be showing our collection at the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia, London, from Wednesday 7th to Sunday 11th November.
With over 600 exhibitors hand picked by Conde Nast House & Garden magazine, the fair covers everything from food, wine, gifts, toys, furnishings, decorations and luxury items… definitely not to be […]
Dan and I were in Milan, by the way, for the Leather Fair, Anteprima, to see what was new for AW08 and to introduce Dan to some of the tanners I use. He asked, how, out of so many tanneries, do I choose which leathers are the best?
Here’s how I tried to explain the […]
I’m delighted to announce that my brother, Dan, has recently joined me as Managing Director of Bown. (Here he is in Milan a few weeks ago, enjoying a piccolo and getting to know the business.)
Dan joins me after an illustrious career as Global Operations Director for DHL Express, a Sloane graduate of London Business School, […]
Eating out in Bath is a bit of a mixed bag.
I have always found it difficult to recommend a restaurant here that isn’t overly expensive, grand, or just a bit, well, provincially stuffy. (I know, I probably don’t get out enough, so I am delighted to let you in on this little secret.)
The Bathwick Boatman […]
Me hand-stitching with two needles, linen thread and veg-tanned leather…
… and not forgetting G, helping me out here with a men’s attache design…
I’ve just had another ‘fix’ at Val and Neil’s leather workshops up the road in Tetbury.
I’ve been working on some bag designs to go into my SS08 collection and, with the factory so […]
I have to confess, although there are many moments when one needs a bag, if I can get away without one I feel kind of ‘liberated’. Maybe it’s a reaction to designing many of them for many years. It just makes me feel ‘lighter’ and, dare I say, a bit naughty?
Now, I know many […]
