An Ode to Iceland

Now, we know Autumn only officially arrived on Wednesday but here at Thunder Egg our latest Autumn/Winter delivery already has us just a little bit giddy for darker nights and Christmas party season (given we've already started prep for Christmas here I think we're allowed).

This season Book of Deer have blown us away with their 'Ode to Iceland' collection; taking inspiration from the northern lights and life in this little corner of the world.

Book of Deer Northern Lights Fimm Dress

£76.00

What would you say if we told you this dress glows in the dark? I KNOW. You'll be the envy of all your friends when you rock up in what is not only a super cute dress but what is probably the coolest thing in the entire world. ever. seriously. ever.

We've fallen equally in love with the Littil Sky Northern Lights Dress, with it's delicate and colourful pattern of the northern lights (see if you can spot the tiny arctic foxes as well!), its the perfect twist on the classic little black dress.

Book of Deer Littil Sky Northern Lights Dress

£80.00

Now this is a personal favourite (Hello! from Beth the Thunder egg's resident blogger!) and makes me extremely jealous that I'm not one of Santa's elves, in this I would definitely be the most stylish! The Svana Elf Dress is covered in little tiny Elf houses (álfhól) for elves/hidden people to live in (usually found in Icelandic gardens.Cute huh?)
Perfect with knee high socks and boots for the Autumn then some super cosy thick tights for when winter hits. Plus who can resist those adorable shoulder frills!

Book of Deer Svana Elf Dress

£74.00

All of these dresses and more from the Book of Deer collection are available to buy online and in store at our Oldham Street store in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Thunder Egg does Manchester Christmas Markets!

The renowned Manchester Christmas Markets are opening on the 14th November and Thunder Egg have two stalls: one on Market Street just facing Miss Selfridge, and one in the town hall as part of Pop-Up Afflecks this year!!

We're extremely excited to be a part of this event and to get giddy for Christmas doing so!

If you've never been to the markets, you absolutely must; the atmosphere is fantastic, there's an abundance of amazing gifts, lots of international food and drink and sparkling lights everywhere - and if you have been before you'll know how special it is!

We'll be selling all sorts of exciting trinkets, gifts & accessories - along with our incredible vintage Christmas jumpers! Think along the lines of LYDC holographic bags, cat covered gifts, sparkling jewellery, quirky mugs, Disaster Designs purses, crazy cushions and much more... here's a sneak peek at our Manchester Christmas Market stall ideas before it opens on FRIDAY!

COSMIC: our pick of the trend!

We LOVE the huge cosmic trend this Autumn/Winter. Amazing prints, sparkly accessories & darker skies seem like the perfect combination to us! Here's our pick of some of the best cosmic outfits... We'll be wearing them to winter parties and layering them with sequins & snuggly coats for the daytime! Click pics to shop the look!

Neon Rose cosmic print outfits

NPW Nail Art holographic nail wraps

Sugarhill Boutique cosmic print dress

LYDC holographic handbags

Neon Rose cosmic print outfits

Neon Rose space print dress

Thunder Egg Autumn/Winter lookbook sneak peek!

Last week we shot our AW14 lookbook, which was lots of fun! Kate Trevor was the photographer and Elle Shoel modeled. It was very long day but a good one - scouting out brilliant Manchester locations, applying eye sparkles in the car mirror and avoiding shadows in the photographs!

Here's a sneak peek of some of the behind the scenes photos we snapped on the day... Keep your eyes peeled for the full lookbook in the next few days!

Some swans we encountered!

Makeup in the car!

COFFEE!

Bag adjustments