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Here are a few of our favourites pieces that have been featured in the press and photoshoots.

 

Blissfully Comfortable…Luscious prints- We had to share this write up of our sleep masks

Visit the FT’s How To Spend It here and say hello to all the sleep masks here

After a career in theatre design, haute couture (working for Catherine Walker) and then a stint as an accessories designer, Sophie Barnard went back to the drawing board – quite literally – and back to her real passion, print. She has created beautiful hand-designed patterns that she then applies to a collection of loungewear and accessories, including these beautifully made silk eye masks (£35). They are currently available in seven different silk prints and all can be personalised with an embroidered monogram (from £20 per letter). Each Longstaff Longstaff mask is lightweight and blissfully comfortable, with a generous shape, pretty quilting and a gathered silk band to gently keep it in situ.

Barnard’s luscious prints echo her passion for the highly decorative English and Russian patterns of the late-19th and early-20th centuries – the rich illustrations of Ivan Bilibin and Léon Bakst, folk embroidery and the lush designs of William Morris. Her floral prints can be co-ordinated or mixed and matched – Barnard also makes silk robes (from £495), pyjamas (shirts £205, trousers £195, shorts £139), slips (from £295) and even notebooks (from £20). All materials are sourced and manufactured in the UK and she worked with shirtmaker Sean O’Flynn to perfect the cut of her pyjamas – the immaculate finish is testament to her thorough attention to detail.


How to lounge like Michelle

Oh, oh, oh! the fabulously gorgeous Michelle Keegan has been spotted in this month’s Cosmo wearing our Royal Paisley sleep mask and doing some full on lounging on the matching robe. We still have some in stock so click over there now to get lounging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


New A5 Notebooks are here!

So excited, our new A5 notebooks have just landed and they are beautiful! They are ready to buy online – just go to the Notebooks tab at the top of the page and you will be transported to stationery heaven.

Order an A6 and A5 book in any combination of prints and we’ll gift wrap them as shown- perfect for a Mother’s Day treat, or an Any Other Day treat (as if you needed an excuse).

 

 


We love personalised presents and so does The Telegraph

Wondering where to go for the best personalised gift this Christmas? Well done, you’re here! The Telegraph love our silk covered notebooks embossed in either silver or gold. Have a look at the full collection here


Premiere  Magazine loves the Royal Paisley Tunic

There’s no point in denying it- December is here and Christmas is coming. Gift lists are they way to go for inspiration so we are delighted that the Royal Paisley tunic has been picked out by Premiere magazine.

Pale blue shorts or trousers make this perfect for Christmas morning and Christmas evening and most other days in fact. You can put in it your basket here and shop all the Royal Paisley collection here


Sample Sale, Chelsea Old Town Hall 21st November

So here’s a date not to be missed! Sample sales are the stuff of dreams. Things you have been lusting after are on super sale as well as one off samples and little gems.

 


Snakes Pocket Square

No sooner had our men’s silk pocket squares gone on line than the Snakes print in yellow and grey was featured in a shoot and sold out. Take a look at all the Snakes colour ways and more pocket square designs here

 

Who said pocket squares were just for men? We loved seeing this one styled as a neckerchief and they are great worn round the wrist too.


The Glass Hearts Print

New for Autumn/Winter 2017, the glass hearts print has been an absolute joy to create.  Using ink, pens and a very sharp scalpel, the leaves and hearts were all painted separately and then layered and arranged to overlap and entwine into a fantasy jungle.

 


Lacewing Chemise

Bonnie Akhit from www.thestyletraveller.com looked amazing in The Cayman Islands in our Lacewing silk chemise – pure sunshine in silk.


The Style Traveller, Longstaff Longstaff, Silk chemise, Bonnie Akhit,

The butterfly detailing was created using vintage lace – painted and then pressed into the design.  “Lacewing” reflects both the design process and one of our favourite butterflies.

You can view and buy the entire Lacewing range in our shop

 

 

 

 


Royal Paisley Robe

Both Grazia and Gala Magazine in Germany loved our Royal Paisley robe in their blog about the wonderful kimono.  We’ve been fans of robes &

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kimonos for years and it’s lovely to see them recognising how brilliant they are too.

Our long robe is printed and then made to order by our amazing team of printers and seamstresses. The process takes approximately 6 weeks so please let us know if your life will only be complete once you have one, and we will do the rest.


Lotus Print

We did this shoot last spring but what a great shoot it was. Claire looked fabulous in the robe, oozing sophisticated idleness. Here are some of our favourites from the day.

The Lotus print is one of our most popular. It was inspired by Chinese embroidery and the extraordinary needlework that produces such breathtaking gradation of colour within leaves and petals. Using a single bottle of ink, with varying intensities of pigment on the brush, the embroidery was echoed by the subtle fading of one tone into another.  

 

 

Sophie Barnard, Longstaff Longstaff, Luxury silk, designer

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IN THE PRESS

Fabric Magazine loves Longstaff Longstaff silk

… indulge your inner Hollywood screen siren and slip into something more comfortable - like the totally glamorous and utterly decadent silk loungewear from Longstaff Longstaff..
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… indulge your inner Hollywood screen siren and slip into something more comfortable - like the totally glamorous and utterly decadent silk loungewear from Longstaff Longstaff..
https://longstafflongstaff.com/testimonials/longstaff-longstaff-fabric-magazine/

Hot silk Kimonos, Glamour Magazine

Longstaff Longstaff’s Buttercup kimono - sassy as hell!

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Longstaff Longstaff’s Buttercup kimono - sassy as hell!
https://longstafflongstaff.com/testimonials/hot-silk-kimonos/

The Robb Report, Malaysia

…The ultimate in comfort, it has to be confessed, is loungewear. British brand Longstaff Longstaff gets that, introducing a collection of luxury loungewear…

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…The ultimate in comfort, it has to be confessed, is loungewear. British brand Longstaff Longstaff gets that, introducing a collection of luxury loungewear…
https://longstafflongstaff.com/testimonials/robb-report-malaysia/
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A real life party ❤️ Thank you @erthsw9 and @j A real life party ❤️ Thank you @erthsw9 and @jeremymetson ⭐⭐ I can't really cope with selfies but give me a party and I can sing and dance to camera 💃💃💃💃💃💃
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Doodling again, though for an activity I find rela Doodling again, though for an activity I find relaxing, this looks a bit manic!
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One of thing things I really love about having a b One of thing things I really love about having a business is the unexpected pleasures of a project, and it's always⭐ always⭐ about people ❤️
We had our print workshop yesterday and not only was it lovely to chat and create and mull over which side of a leaf is better for printing 🥰 but people brought friends and family 🙏 What a pleasure it was to see grandparents (aged 94) parents, grown up daughters and friends messing around with ribbon, potatoes, banana skins and candle sticks to make fabulous patterns together ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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⭐ It's our print workshop today 😃 ⭐ Really ⭐ It's our print workshop today 😃 ⭐ Really looking forward to it - I'm going to make a cup of tea, clear a space on the table and clear some headspace 🥰 Hope you'll join me. It's such a lovely way to relax and I always find I have a bit of headspace after being creative. Sign up in the Eventbrite link in bio and see you at 5pm. 
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Rent 🌿Resale🌿Repair 🌿 Remodel🌿 Repurpo Rent 🌿Resale🌿Repair 🌿 Remodel🌿 Repurpose🌿 We're so excited to bring our beautifully made clothes inline with the circular fashion movement. And to acknowledge #fashionrevolutionweek here's the audio about the Worn Again page. Launching soon, we'll have a few pieces to hire and if we can find anyone willing to let go of their loved Longstaff Longstaff, we can resell it for them too. Our repair, remodel and repurpose service is always ready to help you, just drop us a line and keep a look out for Worn Again 💚 👀 💚👀💚
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Full 2 mins on Audio Library. Link in bio ⬆️
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I've been meaning to do a print workshop for custo I've been meaning to do a print workshop for customers, followers subscribers, in fact anyone who loves getting a bit messy and playing with shapes and textures. Did a test drive with friends from #lcf and had a blast! I find it so relaxing making patterns and experimenting with found objects. Unexpected favourites? Have you ever printed with popcorn? 🍿 Nope, me neither but that's what @georginajoan_ brought to the party and @frankly_felicia
was frankly super sophisticated with beautiful rosemary. 💚 Other winners were recycled bubblewrap, the humble potato, mushrooms, corks and forks! 
Definitely doing this again, look out 🧡👀🧡
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