The Hambledon Journal

Reinvent your wall. Gift a touching portrait. Frame a photo of your doggie. Press some sunny flowers and look forward to Spring. Make like Dolores Umbridge (we always, always do) and have your own Wall of Educational Decrees. These brass and glass frames, which you can personalise in your own inimitable style, make the easy peasy Christmas gift of choice.

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Christmas Gift Guide: Judy Hutson

Judy is always in The Hambledon. We're always at her Pig Hotels. It's a love-in! Who better to divulge her favourite Christmas gifting choices.

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Scent Packing - Favourite Fragrances for the Gifting Season

You should smell it in the shop. It’s amazing. A heavenly mash up of scented candles and perfumes and unguents (what a weird word) in the Beauty and Grooming Department. One day soon you will again breathe the fragranced air of The Hambledon in the real. In the meantime we’ve canvassed opinion here for top tips on the favourite fragrances in the building.

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Christmas Gift Guide: Caroline Kent

Caroline's beautiful Scribble & Daub cards have featured on the pages of Vogue, The World of Interiors and the shelves of The Hambledon. Who better to share some Christmas gifting ideas?

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Introductions: Sozo DIY

Who isn’t crafting at the moment? Sozo are our newest, freshest, funnest crafting kits for kids of all ages.

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Christmas Gift Guide: Michael Sinclair

Right now Michael's photographic skills can be seen showcased in all the best places. We asked him what has caught his eye for Christmas this year.

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Womenswear Autumn 20 - The Team’s Picks

The boys had a go a few weeks ago. This time the girls, or women as we call them, get their chance to choose this season’s favourites on The First Floor.

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Shop the Shelves: Autumn 20

This is how we’re looking for the Autumn. A little bit sophisticated with a touch of prettiness and a big old dose of fun.

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Provenance: Amatller and Simon Coll

We give you the low down on The Hambledon’s newest, and very prettiest, chocolate imports.

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The Joy of Christmas

Yep. It’s getting to feel a lot like Christmas. And we’re not at all abashed about our early embracing of the festive season. We usually wait until the very end of October but this year we felt like we wanted to maximise the joy and ramp up the anticipation. Get your Christmas hat on right now.

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Menswear Autumn 20 - The Team’s Picks

Never in the history of The Hambledon have we had quite so many men on the payroll. Rob usually has the sole responsibility for flying the flag for his gender. With Richard and Jasper now stalwart shop boys, it seemed the perfect time to get their views on this season’s collection in The Basement. Here they pick, and model, their favourites.

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Snuggle Up – How to Get Cosy this Autumn

Inspired by brand new brands Oof, Toasties and Taion and their delicious take on fake fur, sheepskin and down, we’re getting ready for Winter with an easy peasy how to of cosy clothes for the season. It’s time we left the house and ventured outside, wrapped up and ready to enjoy some fresh, fresh air.

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Jewellery Treasures

Amazing what you can do with a bag of foam offcuts and a cable tie. This is how jewellery is looking on The First Floor. Time for a little gifting, or even self gifting, surely.

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Christmas Gift Guide: Vanessa Barneby

Vanessa Barneby has certainly earned her interiors stripes. In 2010 she co-founded wallpaper and fabric business Barneby Gates, so she has the perfect eye to choose some beautiful gifts for Christmas!

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Autumn 2020: The Joy of Shopkeeping

It might seem perverse but this Autumn seems a particularly good time to celebrate the joy that is shopkeeping. With the doors closed for a few months, we’ve had a bit of time to reflect on how much we love what we do. With the doors back open, we’re appreciating the things, the people and the place that make this such a lovely job.

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Christmas Gift Guide: Cath Kidston

Cath Kidston needs no introduction. She has long been a friend of The Hambledon and has kindly offered to kick off our seasonal Gift Guides!

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Make a Million Different Looks – How to Accessorise this Autumn

Let’s take the great fashion icon Iris Apfel’s advice (yep, the one with the great hair and the super enormous specs): “Put your money into accessories and create a million different looks”. We’ve got the accessories. The million looks is up to you!

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