Anya Hindmarch, Erdem Moralioglu, Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll, Sir Peter Ricketts, Caroline Rush, Stephen Jones and Mary Katrantzou.

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FLYING THE FLAG: Britain’s Ambassador to France, Sir Peter Ricketts, threw open a gilded ballroom at his sumptuous Paris residence on Thursday evening for a reception celebrating British designers in Paris.

London talents including Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll, Erdem Moralioglu, Anya Hindmarch, Mary Katrantzou and Stephen Jones attended the event, organized by U.K. Trade & Investment, in partnership with the British Fashion Council and the U.K. Fashion and Textile Association.

They were joined by retail executives including Printemps chairman and chief executive officer Paolo de Cesare; Karen Katz, president and and ceo of the Neiman Marcus Group, and Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo.

In keeping with the evening’s theme, guests nibbled on English cheeses and drank Nyetimber sparkling wine. “I hope anyone who is French here who has been drinking, thinking, ‘What a wonderful glass of Champagne,’ is now feeling a bit guilty to find it’s British,” Ricketts said to laughter from the crowd.

Karen Wright, sales manager at fledgling brand Uzma Bozai, said it was showing at the MeMy Mode trade show for its second season at retail.

“For the international buyers, we prefer Paris,” she said. “We’re a very young label, so obviously we wanted to direct our costs and our time and our efforts where we found the most rewards.”

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At the moment we’re all about scarves.

How would you wear yours if you received one in the post???!
If you’re the lucky new owner of an Uzma Bozai scarf then why not send us a photograph of your favourite way to style it?

EA xxx

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With sharp, minimalist layering, colour blocking and sports luxe prevalent at the beginning of the week, the last few days has seen finer detailing unearthed.
Our favourite looks feature bold embroidery embellishing statement prints and bib necklaces layered over knits constructing detailed depths within minimal looks, not forgetting, heirloom jewels for a lust worthy and luxe day time look.

Looking forward to getting the SS collection to our boutiques and catching up with Milano Fashion Week.

EA xxx

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As expected, the styles on the street of London Fashion Week did not disappoint over the weekend. Check out our pinterest board (http://pinterest.com/uzmabozai/fw-street-styles-we-love/) to keep an eye on what we are simply loving.
With a slightly more casual aesthetic on the streets this season, sports lux and crisp, button down shirts seem to be calling the sweater and the statement jacket to the fore.
Monochrome has been producing cool looks with colour popping out through oversized envelope style clutches and clever colour blocking.
As expected, shopping was a must for us this weekend, and no doubt, the desire will still be with us this evening as we keep you updated with our pick of the seemingly progressively sharpened looks from the streets.
We say keep the colour popping as the peeping February sunshine starts to evoke spring time vibes.
WE <3 LFW XXX

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Reports of head scarves at Eduon Choi are right up our street as here in Cornwall we are beavering away at our Paris campaign. (Keep an eye out as we get ready to launch it next week!)

Right now though, we’re loving Elle’s coverage of off duty models. A weekend of eager blog watching will ensue as we eagerly await not just the collections but the street style we are sure to love too!
Something tells me we’re going to want to go shopping STAT! Good job the S/S collection will be arriving soon, an in house update will be perfect for the new season!

We hope you enjoy LFW!

EA xxx

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What’s on your wish list this valentines day?

We at Uzma Bozai don’t care if you’re single or truly, madly, deeply in love… surely valentines day is a perfect excuse to get yourself a little of what you fancy?!

Favouring tiny trinkets and wild flower boutiques, today we’re feeling particularly whimsical – perhaps spring is in the air!
Look out for more of our wish lists- well, a girl can dream!!!

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Uzma Bozai will be off to Paris on the 1st March to preview the Autumn Winter 2013/14 collection at MeMy Mode.

We’d love to see you there, so if you are planning on visiting MeMy Mode or simply in Paris for fashion week, I’m sure we’ll have some Parisian treats at hand to welcome you with!

If you’d like to arrange an appointment to view the collection and discover delicate fabric, intricate stitch, bold pattern and rich texture, please contact our Sales Manager, Karen Wright on karen@uzmabozai.com

Handmade by artisans in India, ancient techniques carried across the centuries bring haute couture quality to each garment in this contemporary collection.

KW x

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All here at Uzma Bozai would like to say a BIG hello and welcome to Uzma and Simon’s new bundle of joy!
With the design team minds already brimming full of baby things to make and do, Baby Bozai will undoubtedly be inundated with all things pink! (It is THE colour of the moment, don’t you know!!)

Wishing Uzma, Simon and Baby all happiness in their new family, we can’t wait to meet the new arrival!

EA xxx

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Excinting days for the UB team- Monday saw us pulling the A/W 13/14 collection together for our A/W lookbook. With dramatic pre-shoot stunts by our model and the whole set on tenterhooks awaiting the immanent arrival of baby Bozai, the shoot wasn’t without its obstacles, however, for the laughs, creativity and beauty that unfurled, it was definitely worth it! Here is a sneak peek behind the scenes of the day.
With photos filtering in throughout the day, today finds us with the task of shortlisting the images ready for the lookbook.
Big thanks to all that worked so hard to pull everything together.

We’re so excited to be able to share the new collection with you,

E xxx

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As the team gets back to work after a blissful Christmas break, we wish you a happy and fun filled new year!
With the beach a stones throw from the studio, a new years day surf was the perfect way to blow away those mince pie cobwebs and prepare us for the year ahead! How did you celebrate???

We can’t wait to share our 2013 inspirations with you, so keep a weather eye on that horizon as we travel the ancient silk route to bring you kaleidoscope of style inspiration from our treasured finds.

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