Mitchell & Dent's Tittle Tattle

My mother used to say “Close your  mouth, you don’t want the whole world to see what you had for breakfast”. She also taught me that it is terribly rude to open an umbrella indoors. Well, London Undercover, I’d hate to think what she’d have to say to you.

www.londonundercover.co.uk

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Everyone wants to take Madame Mitchell’s photograph now that she is a famous Perthonality. She is finding it terribly trying, especially as cameras today are not nearly as lovely as those from days of yore. I’m guessing that’s what Yellow Owl Workshop thinks too.

Madame Dent, on the other hand, is ready for her close-up Mr DeMille.

www.yellowowlworkshop.com

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Apologies to all who I am about to offend – I don’t know anything about baseball, have very little desire to know anything about baseball, and could barely keep a straight face last night when I caught two US commentators on Channel Go discussing the merits of the new hotdogs added to the Phillies ballpark hotdog stands. I do however, quite like this handmade ball from Bergino. It has a map on it. And their brandmark is lovely. Feel free to complain about me… now.

www.bergino.com

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Mitchell & Dent have recently been compared to Basil Zempilas in the Perthonality stakes which is one of the loveliest compliments we have ever had. If you aspire to Heath Ledger status (probably a bad choice, but we’re going with it), you’ve got to start somewhere. We think we’re in good company and if you want to spend a weekend working your way through the best Perth has to offer in Perthonalities, blog style, start here…

1. The Worst of Perth (theworstofperth.com)
Perth is all its wonderful awfulness, thanks to Andrew.

2. Dropstitch (www.dropstitch.com.au)
Emma Bergmeier knows her fashion, even Vogue UK knows that.

3. Craftapalooza (craftapalooza.typepad.com)
Clever Nicole knows about the crafty side of Perth.

4. Kristy Leigh’s Food for Thought (www.kristyleigh.com)
Kristy Leigh’s culinary adventures (with recipes!).

5. Love Freo (lovefreo.wordpress.com)
Izzy, Orla and Phil really do love Freo.

6. Future Shelter (futureshelter.blogspot.com)
Jane and Adam design for folks worldwide, all from their studio in North Perth.

7. Cerebral Excrement (cerebralexcrement.blogspot.com)
A haiku a day keeps the sanity away, thanks lovely Elissa.

8. Perth’s Best Architecture (perthsbest.wordpress.com)
And not just the Iwan Iwanoff buildings, thanks Andrew.

9. August Animals (augustanimals.com)
Type geeks and design nerds – Russ, Mick and Tim, boys after our own hearts.

10. The Ginger Fox (www.gingerfoxvintage.com)
Tara Fox knows Perth’s best vintage, oh yay.

Apologies to all we’ve forgotten – did we mention ‘part one’, of course we did. Suggestions welcomed.

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Madame Mitchell is a modest maiden of sorts, not normally prone to gossip and gloating, but is so terribly excited to be featured in the style issue of tomorrow’s West Weekend magazine that she is happy to let it be known.

But so you know the mesdames will not be setting themselves above their station in life, Madame Dent is happy to point out that by Sunday we’ll be in the bottom of birdcages (which won’t be a bad thing if they are as pretty as the ones in this photograph featured on The Style Files).

The West Australian newspaper | West Weekend magazine

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Super creative Pip Lincolne, blogger for Meet Me At Mike’s is such an M&D fave, all about ‘Good Stuff for Nice People’. How could we resist taking part in The Envelope Project? The Meet Me At Mike’s window in Melbourne will be transformed over the next fortnight by snail mail wonderfulness, sent from hither, thither and yon in decorated envelopes. Here is our little pre-decorated package before it hit the post. We can’t wait to see how it looks at the other end. We’ll be sure to post a link if we spot it (oh, and if you look carefully you might recognise some of the bits and bobs we sent).

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Madame Mitchell is made nervous by the roll of a dice. She finds that the type of parlour games where pennies change hands attract all manner of unseemly raconteurs and rapscallions. She prefers to play a nice game – perhaps canasta, gin rummy or even *ahem* old maid. Imagine how delighted she was to find needlework and backgammon combined in this set by Jonathan Adler?

Madame Dent‘s game of choice is Double Texas Hold’em. She knows when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. She even knows when to walk away.

www.jonathanadler.com

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Madame Mitchell does not approve of glitter and gaudiness and simply cannot abide an unattractive wedding invitation, so Mitchell & Dent has been beavering away to make pretty with paper. Here is your first peek at the results – the letterpressed Ampersand wedding stationery suite.

Madame Dent has been working hard too, but mostly in the hopes of being invited to more weddings. She likes cake and champagne.

Find us amongst the frocks and frou frou at our very first bridal fair…
Perth Bridal Expo, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June, 9am to 5:30pm, Burswood Resort Grand Ballroom, $15

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Madame Mitchell finds that fashionably late can easily turn into frightfully rude. But what to do if you’ve been unavoidably detained? Fifteen minutes tardiness requires a quick call with an apology and a promise to get there quick sticks, thirty minutes warrants a polite and pretty excuse, an hour’s lateness best be accompanied by trinkets to soothe tempers, and any longer demands a new clock (this lovely one is from Anthropologie) and more likely, new friends.

Madame Dent is none too concerned, she finds the fun doesn’t start until she gets there.

www.anthropologie.com

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Ooh-wee. It is our turn today in the Pinterest Pin It Forward adventure. We pinned about ‘what home means to me’ and quite a diverse group of things it is indeed; given both the mesdames, Mademoiselle Michelle and Little Miss Fliss all got a look in. Although it does seem to be quite heavy on the tea and cake side of life, I’m noticing. Go take a little peek here now. Go on. Shoo. And we now pass the baton to the lovely Lesley from Canada’s Smidgebox blog who will be Pinning it Forward tomorrow. Can’t wait to see what she has in store.

Mitchell & Dent’s Pin it Forward on Pinterest

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