REWORKED KNITWEAR: CUT IT SHORT

We know there is nothing more comforting than a huge comfy jumper to cosy into for the colder months. We get so many of those at COW so we decided to play about with some of them and give you more options How To Wear your knitwear this season. 

Here are our Reworked Cropped Knits to give your winter wear an instant update. All stores have plenty of options, patterns and colours for you to choose from.

We recommend mixing them with longer shirts underneath over trousers or shorts. Or go girly with a pleated skirt and layer with scarves, knee high socks and gloves!

We will be adding these to our website WWW.WEARECOW.COM very soon so keep it here!

A New Website! A New Way To Shop WE ARE COW!

Here at COW we have all been working hard on a brand new website for you and getting up to date with all of the things we know our customers like to see. We have researched how customers would rather shop online, what you want to see and how you want to see it. We then squeezed all of this into one brand new layout and design to make shopping at WWW.WEARECOW.COM a much more pleasurable experience.

We don't really want to give too much away but let's just say it's going to be the new way to shop Vintage. With so many trend led pieces in Cow we want to take Vintage and Reworked Clothing to the next level, helping our customers see the endless potential in buying one off pieces and creating your own style while keeping up with the latest trends.

Look out for seasonal trends, lookbooks, features, behind the scenes, meet the teams, and much more as well as all of the best one off Men's and Women's Vintage pieces you could ask for! We are so excited about the launch and don't want to give it all up in one blog but there's alot to look forward to, a lot of keeping up to date and constantly uploading and refreshing the whole thing to make sure we keep your eyes fully locked on us! 

Here are a couple of sneaky peeks of the layouts to expect on our new website but we can't show it all! 

EASY TO USE SIZE GUIDES

BLOG FEEDS AND SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES

NEW STOCK! NEW MODELS! NEW TRENDS!

     

Look out for more information and the launch of our new website SOON!

And did someone say PARTY....? 

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WWW.WEARECOW.COM

New In: Sunglasses for All!

Just in time for the summertime, that keeps popping in and out, we have received a great selection of sunglasses in all of our stores!  There are styles-a-plenty from sophisticated retro cat eye shapes, original ray ban shapes to the 70's bugged eyed Jackie O shape with loads of patterned and fun styles in between!

ALL STYLES £7.50 EACH! 

But all of our personal favourites are the large circle flip up style! Because you look like Mickey Mouse obvs..

If you are in the Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Birmingham area please make sure you pop in and find your favourite style! If you get your hands on the Mickey glasses tag us in a pic on Twitter or Instagram @WEARECOW!!

23 George Street X Magda Celler

It is nice when people look at COW Vintage from a different perspective and that is exactly what Photographer Magda Celler did when she chose 23 George Street Jewellery as her subject for this photoshoot. This shows the great range of styles available from 23 George Street (Nottingham) which is also available in all COW stores. 

With the help of her glamorous model Klaudia Weselak she captures many pieces and also makes the images look like they are from two different shoots, one being an evening look with gold and embellished pieces and the other slightly more casual with the bow necklaces, spikes and eye detail rings. 

All clothes - COW Vintage

All Jewellery - 23 George Street

Legs Eleven

There was a gasp of surprise, horror and excitement when our delivery arrived containing a whole batch of leg warmers. The aim of the leg warmer is that it does exactly what it is meant to.. keep your legs warm and that is great for those who like to layer up and snuggle into some heavy knitwear, gloves, scarves and winter accessories. We have had to separate our styles into cosy, practical winter wear and loud, colourful 80's leg warmers.

If you feel like the bright, neon, sports, '80s Fame style pairs are more for you then we salute you. Like most of our product in store, we cater for all so this can't be any different. Though if you are looking for that other layer for these freezing cold mornings or you do fancy the perfect fancy dress accessory, you know where to come and find it!

We have tried them both and can highly recommend a good warm up in the correct attire to this playlist!

Salt-N-Pepa PUSH IT

Rick James SUPER FREAK

Madonna INTO THE GROOVE

Shannon LET THE MUSIC PLAY

Let It Snow. We Are Ready.

It's turned up, a few weeks too late for the picturesque white Christmas we would have loved but never too late to encourage us to pile on the layers in COW. We are lucky enough to be surrounded by a huge selection of knitwear, jackets, cardigans, wool shirts and a never ending amount of wool hats and scarves. Here is how we wear our layers, wrap up, keep warm and stay stylish!

All items in these images are available at our Sheffield Store but if you see anything you like please visit the website at WWW.WEARECOW.COM for similar styles and options.

Green Bobble Hat - £6

 Red Bow Blouse - £15

Mustard Aran Knit Cardigan - £18

Red Wool Cape - £18

ReWork Wool Mittens - £8

Wool Patterned Briefcase - £30

 Green Speckled Bobble Hat - £9

Patterned Blouse - £18

Denim Jacket - £45

Sheepskin Coat - £55

Wool Checked Scarf - £14

All flat items in the above image available at our website click the link below or visit. www.wearecow.com

Christian Dior Navy Wool Peacoat - £120

Red Checked Wool Shirt - £15

Navajo Print Wool Jacket - £40

Green Ribbed Knit Cardigan - £18

Cream and Black Waffle Jumper - £15

Cream and Grey Checked Jumper - £15

Black Lace Up Ankle Boots - £28

Brown Lace Up Walking Boots - £35

23 George Street Collaboration

You may have seen and even bought some of the jewellery and accessories that we have in our stores and wondered where we get those from. The supplier for our jewellery and accessories in our stores is the wonderful 23 George Street, an independent Jewellery Boutique based in Nottingham.
Walking into the wonderful store, which you can find at 23 George Street, Nottingham, is like walking into a treasure chest full of affordable quirky pieces of costume jewellery.  Expect to find a vast selection of items from rock style skull rings, religious symbols, punky spikes, twee pendants to kitsch bunny earrings. The store holds a few collections pleasing all of your on-trend needs, the pieces are easy to wear, eye catching and surprisingly very reasonably priced!

All images from Instagram/23GeorgeStreet

We asked the Store Owner and Buyer Jessica Matthews a few questions about how it all began and how the collaboration with COW came about.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COLLABORATING WITH COW?

I have been working with Cow for just over 8 months now. I approached the Cow Nottingham store to see if they were interested in my collections and they were happy to stock my pieces in store which led to supplying for the other stores in Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield.

HOW DO YOU SOURCE YOUR COLLECTIONS?

I do a lot of travelling and collect pieces we find and also use an overseas supplier to keep on top of demand.

WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR INSPIRATION WHEN CHOOSING PIECES FOR YOUR COLLECTIONS?

I visit trade shows such as Bread and Butter in Berlin to find out the next big thing that my customers will want. I also keep an eye on future trends and blogs.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT COW?

I love the interior and vibe of the stores, especially the new store that opened up in Nottingham. It is exciting to see what is going on in there. I think COW are going in a new direction rather than just being a regular vintage store and it is great to be involved.

WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT FOR 2013?

I am excited about the summer! There are new styles coming out, new trends and you tend to see more jewellery on show in the summer with people wearing lighter garments and dressing up simple garments.   

We have 23 George Street Jewellery and Accessories available in our Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester stores now.

Scrunchies are back..

..Love them or hate them they are here! The scrunchie has made quite a comeback on the Spring/Summer 13 Catwalk and we have decided to make our own collection for our 80's loving fashion focussed gals out there. There are many colours, prints and sizes to choose from and will be available in all of our stores soon.

Here are the shows that reminded us even though they are a little bit silly and a little bit scary they will always be fun, keep your hair out of your eyes and bring out our inner Madonnas!

 Ashish S/S13

 Jean Paul Gaultier S/S13

Vivienne Westwood Red Lable S/S13

All show images from style.com