WE'VE MOVED!!

This may be our last post on this loyal and loving blogspot of ours! We have moved over to a brand new fancy website where our blog is built in but you can keep up with all of our ramblings, finds and favourite things over at 

WWW.WEARECOW.COM/BLOG

Please be sure you keep checking because things are just getting good!

Thank You for reading and sharing! 

 GO TO WWW.WEARECOW.COM TO SEE MORE!!

BLOGGERS CHOICE: SARA WAISTE

The beautiful, ambre haired, boho babe that is Sara Waiste came to visit us at our Manchester Studio and made a selection of her favourite vintage items from We Are Cow. Being a vintage lover and connoisseur of style and fashion we were so happy when she agreed to come and rummage through our basement full of vintage ready to be shot and uploaded to our website.

Our in house Photographer Lucie Crewdson was on hand to take some gorgeous images of Sara wearing her chosen items. It was so good to see how much fun Sara had too with rails and rails of one off items, we'd almost go as far as to say there were definitely 'kid in a candy shop' vibes going on and we loved it. It's so nice to see someone really appreciate all of our stock and our work put into making We Are Cow online a success.

We asked Sara a few questions about her style, love for vintage and where she sees Sara Waiste in the future and heres what she said:

HEY SARA! THANKS FOR COMING IN TO SEE US. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND THAT YOU WANTED BEFORE YOU CAME IN?

I've actually been on a hunt for the perfect boho winter coat for months now, I'd bought a couple but didn't feel like they were 'the one' so I was hoping I'd find a treasure when I came in, but I wasn't expecting to find such an amazing one as yours! 

WHAT DID YOU THINK TO THE COW PRODUCTS ONLINE?

Good, a good selection of stuff and I really like the model choice, the girl with the blonde hair looks awesome.

WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN THESE PARTICULAR ITEMS?

I've got a kind of boho hippy vibe to my look, so I wanted to choose products that reflected my own personal style! 

YOUR STYLE IS MOSTLY VINTAGE AND YOU RUN YOUR OWN VINTAGE COMPANY, SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT VINTAGE THAT KEEPS YOU SO EXCITED?

The thrill when you find some AMAZING one-of-kind piece of clothing you've never seen before that looks like it was made for you, is kind of like an addiction for me, I've always bought vintage and I've shopped in charity shops since since I was little. It's that feeling that you've got a piece of clothing that no one else has, it's different, and as someone who has never wanted to look like the same as anyone else I love that.

YOU HAVE SUCH A HUGE FOLLOWING ON INSTAGRAM NOW, WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOUR LOOK THAT KEEPS PEOPLE INTERESTED?

I honestly have no idea? Maybe it's Herschy (my fluffy cat) that everyone loves! I've always been myself, and styled everything my own way and people must like that I guess!

WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO FOR STYLE INSPIRATION?

Definitely fellow bloggers, tumblr is a great one for inspiration and Stevie Nicks and Mary Kate Olsen are perfect boho babes.

WHO ARE YOUR MOST FAVOURITE FASHION BLOGGERS?

Ooh that's such a tough one! Helena for sure (www.bellsfashion.blogspot.com) she's a rainbow mega babe and so inspiring, Ashley from Purse in Boots has the best grungey boho style (http://pursenboots.blogspot.co.uk/) New ones I've recently discovered and love are Leticia (http://bohemiansbanquet.blogspot.co.uk/) and Muzzy Stardust (http://velvetgoldmine.pl/) And my Australian boho babe faves are Caitlin (http://celestial-calling.blogspot.co.uk/) Taylor (http://onyx-eye.blogspot.co.uk/) and Leana (coconutlemonandlime.blogspot.com) Omg there's LOADS more I love I want to put them all down but I will be here all day!

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE NEW WEBSITE?

Love it! A lot cleaner, brighter and way easier to navigate, and so much more to read and get inspiration from, the blog, trends and inspiration pages are brilliant!

DO YOU HAVE ANY STYLE TIPS FOR US THIS AW'13?

All about the layers…and the faux fur gilets, i'm obsessed with them at the moment!

WHERE DO YOU SEE SARA WAISTE IN 5 YEARS TIME?

I'd love to be working in my own studio and have a team working for me, expanding my label, and my vintage shop might even be a real shop? Would love to still be blogging away too, hopefully having bought lots more beautiful vintage clothes throughout the years! And maybe with another fluffy cat too...

Keep up with more news from Sara and if you do anything today, make sure you follow her blog and instagram so you don't miss any of Sara's perfect style!

WAISTE BLOG

 INSTAGRAM

TWITTER

NEW WEBSITE // NEW WEBSTE // NEW WEBSITE

You may have heard us shouting from the roof tops as well as here on the blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, that we are launching a Brand New Website this Friday 6th December!! As you can imagine we are pretty excited about this! In the last 2 months our web team has expanded from just two of us to a team of four, this has given us the chance to really focus on creating an inspiring website to reignite your love for We Are Cow and introduce a whole new bunch of customers who would may be wary of shopping vintage online!

The difference between this website and our last is that all items online are chosen by us, by picking out the best items from deliveries we receive from around the world. We have created a website that will continue to show one off, individual, vintage pieces to fuel your own style but also show how you can stay on trend and how wearing vintage could be the future of avoiding that embarrassing moment when you bump into someone with the exact same item of clothing as you. This is most important to us! Our new Trend section will help to navigate you through the most recent AW'13 trends with items chosen especially for that customer.

We think vintage has become so popular that people have forgotten why they love it and as avid vintage fans we are here to put that spark back into it. We always show our favourite street styles and looks and we think it is so important to have an individual style and that can be head to toe vintage or mixing it up with high street and designer. Whatever your style we are sure we will have something for you. 

With a dedicated team now we will make sure to keep the website constantly changing by adding relevant features, showing new Blogger's Choice, Street Style, Get The Look, Inspiration pages, Trends, our Blog and most importantly we are aiming to upload around 200 items per week that you will be able to search through easily thanks to our refine search tools such as category, size, brand, colour and price. All shot and modelled on our fantastic group of models who we approached because we love their own personal style, each male and female model shows how the item fits and wears it with a real life feel. We have kept all prices low so there will be no nasty surprises at the checkout, just quality one off, hand picked, fashion forward items for a reasonable price!

Before we launch the new website we have a Sale on our current site to make sure we don't have to upload any items that people have seen before, so don't miss out on some super bargains on there. 

We really hope everyone is as excited as us and you will enjoy shopping on the absolutely brand new WE ARE COW Website!!

See you on the other side

x

NEW WEBSITE COMPETITION

We are running a competition through our Instagram account to make sure we give something back to our new and loyal customers!! If you are interested in checking out our BRAND NEW WEBSITE and treating yourself to some new clobber this festive season, maybe for yourself or a gift for someone else, make sure you are involved in our competition! We are giving away a selection of discount codes for you and all you need to do is follow us on Instagram! Like the image below! Regram! Tag us with #WEARECOW AND @WEARECOW! And wait to see if you have won either 30 % OFF - 20% OFF OR 10% OFF all of our most current, trend led, one off vintage items!!

The winners will be announced on FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER along with the LAUNCH OF THE BRAND NEW WEBSTE!!!

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS OUT! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS! 

GET READY FOR THE NEW WAY TO SHOP VINTAGE!

 GO TO INSTAGRAM NOW!

WWW.WEARECOW.COM

FLASHBACK: GOOD GIFTS GONE BAD

As you may have noticed the Christmas hype is getting pretty serious as we start to approach the 1st December. We have our own kind of gift ideas being vintage lovers and employees. We are thinking handmade and reworked flannel/denim twin set with matching scrunchie, cropped knitwear with matching scrunchie, handmade hair bows and head bands, mittens and beanies with bows on are probably what we will expect to share out with our loved ones this year. 

You can't go wrong with one off gifts that have been lovingly made with recycled fabrics and you will definitely avoid the embarrassment of opening the same thing as someone one else on Christmas morning. This got us thinking about some of the gifts that people would receive every year and have to force out that pretend 'Thank you' to those clueless family members who probably just shouldn't have bothered.. The 80's was a particularly wonderful time for bad gifts, and hair, because there were no online wishlists or facebook you could share and make sure you get what you really want. Even though we kind of loved them at the time, theses items are mere car boot compost now. 

Here are some of our favourite unwanted gifts and awkward Christmas mornings of the 80s and 90s. 

Don't get caught out this year and be prepared. Visit WWW.WEARECOW.COM or pop into your nearest store for the best gifts this Christmas!

IN THE PRESS: Olive Magazine

WEARECOW are featured in the new issue of Olive Magazine! This shoot

featuring model Linnea Melander (and a few dinosaurs here and there) was produced by two of our Manchester employees, Lucie and Sophie. The outfits are styled with up and coming designer Nina Burton who graduated this summer from Manchester School of Art.

Photographer: Lucie Crewdson

Stylist: Sophie Benson

MUA: Dom Desveaux

Model: Linnea @ Agencie

Clothing featured is WEARECOW and Nina Burton

Olive Magazine

WEARECOW

A/W CAMPAIGN SHOOT: Behind The Scenes

We just shot the new Autumn/Winter Campaign for WEARECOW!! Evie and Lewis were our models who looked amazing in the outfits which were styled by brand stylist Helen and shot by our photographer Richard. Here's the behind the scenes pictures and a sneak look at the fab outfits...

The full A/W Campaign will be online on December 6th for the launch of the brand new website!!!

Photographer: Richard Manning

Stylist: Helen McGuckin

Models: Evie and Lewis @ Boss Model Management

WEARECOW

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!

GET THE LOOK: Tess Yopp

Tess Yopp is not only one super snazzy dresser but also one of our favourite Stylists,  working for magazines including i-D online, Vrag, I Love Fake and Vogue Japan. Here are some of her key eclectic looks which mix shape, texture, colour, and layers. You see the same style through her work and every fashion story is always as exciting as the last! We love to see what she's wearing next and have pulled out a few items to look for at Cow to Get The Look.

Links Below to Get the Look:

Studded Leather Jacket - £38

Pink Net Skirt - £18

Striped Silk Shirt - £22

Purple Sequinned Jumpsuit - £82

Green Acid Wash Denim Jacket - £18

Etro Print Trousers - £42

Multi-Coloured Crop Top - £15

OR VISIT WWW.WEARECOW.COM FOR MORE!

NADINE CARINA X WE ARE COW

We have been listening to a lot of the gorgeous Nadine Carina lately. The experimental, pop, folk, twee, easy listening singer originally from Switzerland is now residing in the comfortable claws of Liverpool. Her music is a joy to listen to and each track is a pleasant surprise. Between electro beats and plinky plonky sounds Nadine's accented voice is just the most beautiful instrument.

Nadine came to Sheffield last Saturday for a gig at The Bowery so we asked if she would pop in store, choose out her favourite items and ask her a few questions. She is so nice and agreed and here's what happened.

HI NADINE, THANKS FOR COMING IN AND SPEAKING TO US! HOW ARE YOU?

"Hi, I'm good thanks. Thanks for asking me to come in."

WHAT MADE YOU MOVE TO LIVERPOOL AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

"I moved to Liverpool about 4 years ago to study Music and I have one year left but will be staying because I love it. There is so much more Art and Music influence to me in England than in general than Switzerland."

WHERE ELSE HAVE YOU PLAYED IN ENGLAND THAT YOU ENJOYED?

"I have played in quite a few places but as well as Liverpool I also love, Leeds, London and Brighton. Brighton is so nice, I love the sea, the beach and all the little lanes. There was lots of people playing live music when I went and it was beautiful."

AS YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE KEEP TWEETING TO YOU, BUT WE LOVE YOUR SONGS AND CAN'T STOP LISTENING, CAN WE EXPECT AN ALBUM SOON?

"I am working on songs now and my EP launches on 18th November so I will see how that goes but I am always writing songs and will continue to and hopefully make an album in the future."

THE LOVE - NADINE CARINA

WHERE CAN PEOPLE COME AND SEE YOU NEXT?

"I will be in Liverpool, London, Leeds and Switzerland next." For more info click here.

YOU HAVE A COOL STYLE AND WEAR A LOT OF VINTAGE ON AND OFF STAGE. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY WEARING A LOT OF?

"I love a lot of colour, tropical and hawaiian prints. I love summer, I love dressing in the sunshine when you can wear what you want. I mostly just wear what is comfortable, a lot of oversized sweaters and t-shirts."

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE CITY FOR SHOPPING?

"I like to shop everywhere. Obviously London has so much to offer but somewhere like Brighton that has all the independent stores and there's a place in Liverpool called Grand Central that has lots of little shops inside and some really psychedelic which I love."

THANKS NADINE, NOW GO AND RUMMAGE UPSTAIRS AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR FAVE ITEMS ARE IN STORE.

"I love so much in here, but I have chosen a tropical shirt, this 80's print tee, denim shorts, an oversized denim jacket and this customised sports jacket. Thanks for today it's been nice and see you at the show!"

KEEP UP WITH MORE FROM NADINE AT 

WWW.NADINECARINA.WEBS.COM

TWITTER

FACEBOOK

WWW.WEARECOW.COM