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Designer, Jane Winkworth's new website and blog

"I have been very happily married to my husband for the past thirty five years and every

Valentine’s Day without fail he sends me a bouquet of quite the most hideous and tasteless flowers imagineable. They arrive from an unknown florist somewhere in the countryside and usually consist of unattractive South African flora with some English hedgerow stuffed into an enormous oasis pot, tied with disgusting red fake ribbon, a few dying roses and a couple of stems of something “plastic” are stuck in for good measure."

 - Excerpt from Jane's most recent Valentine's Day post.

Read more at www.janewinkworth.com

xoxo,

London Sole

Harper's Bazaar UK

Georgia May Jagger wearing our Henrietta Black Leather Ballet Flats featured in 

Harper's Bazaar UK

Absolutely divine!

Henrietta in Black Leather with Black Grosgrain Trim

Spanish made, all leather soles, leather lining, and leather insoles - all with fully adjustable laces.

Timeless and elegant in black leather, truly the perfect ballet flat! 

xoxo,

London Sole

Shoes always fit... so let's bake!

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• Conversation Heart Cookies
• From Martha Stewart
• Indulge a little this Valentine's Day and treat the one you love or treat yourself to some sweet treats. We found a tasty, cute cookie recipe and thought it would be nice to share it with all of you!
  
  
  
  

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• For Royal Icing recipe, please click here

Directions

1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. With mixer running, add egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture gradually, beating until just incorporated. Divide dough in half; flatten each half into a disk, and wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees with racks in top third and lower third. Let 1 disk of dough stand at room temperature just until soft enough to roll, about 10 minutes. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to just under 1/4-inch thickness, adding more flour as needed to keep dough from sticking. Cut out cookies with a 2-inch heart cutter, and place them 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll out scraps once, and repeat. Repeat with remaining disk of dough. Freeze cookies until very firm, about 15 minutes.
3. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through and switching from top to bottom, until edges turn golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Cookies will keep, covered, for up to 1 week.
4. Divide royal icing into 1/2-cup portions in small bowls. Tint each with a different gel-paste food coloring, starting with just a drop, mixing well, and adding more, drop by drop, to reach desired shade. Transfer 1 bowl of icing to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/8-inch round plain tip. Pipe the outline around edge of each cookie, then fill in with frosting. Poke air bubbles with a toothpick. Transfer decorated cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and let stand uncovered overnight until dry.
5. Arrange stamp letters to create desired phrases. (We stamped LUV U, UR A QT, BFF, LYLAS, B MINE, and 2GTBT.) Fold a paper towel into quarters. Squeeze a small amount of red gel-paste food coloring onto a paper towel, and press stamp in coloring. (You may need to blot stamp a few times on a clean paper towel if coloring is too thick.) Lightly press stamp on top of icing in center of each cookie. Let stand until dry, about 30 minutes. Stamped cookies will keep, covered, for up to 3 days.

xoxo,

London Sole

Be Brit! 2012 Olympic Henrietta

Limited Edition

2012 Olympic Henrietta

London Sole is excited to announce that the 2012 Olympic shoe is in stock! This lovely shoe was made in honor of one of our best customers, Kate Middleton (Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) and the 2012 Olympics. Hand painted British Flag on leather with a matching innersole, red grosgrain trim & rubber soles.

Available by phone or in stores only

The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge have been named official ambassadors to the 2012 Olympics!

xoxo,

London Sole

Your wish is our command!

Just in...

Henrietta Black and White Gingham Custom Order 

Custom shoe specs:

- Black and White Gingham Fabric

- Black Grosgrain Ribbon Trim

- Super Low Vamp

- Rubber Sole

- Signature Gold London Sole Innersole

- Size 39

Perfection!

If you would like to hear more about our custom service please visit our website or phone our

Los Angeles or San Francisco boutiques at 310.255.0937 ~ 415.397.8088. 

You can also email us here!

 xoxo, 

London Sole

love love love

Enjoy this poem and share it with someone you love...

I will not play at tug o' warI'd rather play at hug o' war,Where everyone hugsInstead of tugsWhere everyone gigglesAnd rolls on the rug,Where everyone kissesAnd everyone grinsAnd everyone cuddlesAnd everyone wins.

- Shel Silverstein
xoxo,London Sole

Send love to your love

Say "I Love You" everyday!

Select Love Hearts on sale in San Francisco

Be mine this Valentine's Day!

In addition to our Lovely Love Heart Sale we will be offering 10% off any red style in the store or online through February 14th 2012

Treat the one you love... or treat yourself! 

xoxo,

London Sole