Jill and Georgie from Port Out
Starboard Home (POSH)
We are Jill and Georgie: a mother and
daughter team who appreciate importance of having everything just right for
weddings and special occasions and all of the finest quality. We have wide
experience and expertise in making jewellery, product design and dress
making.
We are passionate about beautiful,
handcrafted jewellery and particularly enjoy using recycled and vintage items
in our hair accessories. We love vintage jewellery, the rhinestone, paste and
pearl pieces have an amazing lustre, sparkle and luxurious
feel. Our glamorous hair accessories incorporate
vintage items such as brooches earrings and necklaces and are carefully made to
be timeless and classic heirlooms of the future. Our extensive collection
includes one off creations for brides, bridesmaids and flower girls as well as
hair accessories suitable for wearing at any time when a touch of vintage
sparkle is needed!
We often incorporate raw silk, brocade,
satin, vintage lace and feathers in our designs. We refurbish the vintage
pieces if needed and then carefully wire or sew them to a hair band or comb. All our pieces are finished to the highest standard with silk ribbon or felt to
ensure a comfortable fit.
We
offer a bespoke service and love to design and create pieces from our clients’
own family jewellery or to make a special item to match a dress or colour
theme.
We were inspired to launch Port Out
Starboard Home (P-O-S-H) after Georgie’s wedding. We had an idea of the special
hair accessories we wanted for that occasion, but found that the choice was
very limited or very expensive. Being on a very tight budget, Georgie decided
to design and make her own headband from items in granny’s jewellery box.
The headband was a huge success and
the business idea was born. We started in a very small way as we both had full
time jobs, but when Jill took early retirement in July 2011, it seemed an ideal
opportunity to launch our business. P-O-S-H has blossomed from there and we
have been busy making special items for weddings, balls, proms and other
special occasions since our official launch in September 2011.
People often ask how we got our name! We thought long and hard about our name and wanted something unique to convey
times gone by when well-to-do people would dress beautifully in hats and gloves
and spend their time cruising on luxury liners and visiting ports of the world. We believe our unique and glamorous accessories are perfectly suited to this wonderful
lifestyle and era.
We were reminded of P-O-S-H (Port Out
Starboard Home) which was coined in the days before air-conditioning. On the
outward voyage to India, the cabins on the Port side got the early morning sun
and had the rest of the day to cool off. Conversely, the Starboard cabins were
intensely hot in the afternoon and like ovens at bed time. On the homeward
journey the situation was reversed and it was the unfortunate passengers on the
Port side who roasted. VIPs travelling
were given preference of the cooler side of the ship in each direction and were
given cabins which were Port–Out-Starboard-Home. Their tickets and baggage
were marked POSH! We felt this name conveyed the First Class VIP image we would
like to portray with our collections, and so that is how we came up with our name!
As you would expect from a responsible
company, we take care to ensure we minimise the impact on the environment. We use recycled jewellery
and metals in our products wherever possible and are proud that all of our packaging
and stationery is recycled paper and card.
Our
website shows our collection but we are always delighted to discuss ideas for a
unique hair accessory. We can be contacted by telephone or email, details of which are on our website.
Twitter: Posh_info
Photos by Martin
Wise Studio Wise Photography - http://www.studiowise.co.uk
Great guest post and they have a gorgeous website of beautiful things Mich :)
ReplyDeleteLove the name! Will be back for a read and look at the web as gotta start work!
ReplyDeleteLesley