Sunday Best Head of E-Commerce Carolyn Shepherd is the 2012 Rossendale Woman of the Year!

The Sunday Best team are as proud as punch to announce that our Website Manager Carolyn is the Rossendale Valley's Woman of the Year as voted by the Rossendale Hospice!

Not only is Carolyn busy in front of the screen making the Sunday Best Online website beautiful and packed with the latest arrivals and gossip of all sorts, Carolyn is a tireless fundraiser for a host of charities and 'an inspirational community hero'.

Learn all about the amazing and inspirational Carolyn by clicking read more below.

With only a small group of selective supplies around the country, Sunday Best is super excited to announce the arrival of the legendary Underground creeper in store and online.

For those not yet familiar with the chunky ode to rock ‘n’ roll, Underground is the original designer of the creeper shoe that features the famous flatform (high flat platform). The Wulfrun creeper is an iconic classic design that has booted generations of punk, post-punk to grunge and more recently savvy celebrities and chic Camden hipsters.

Rihanna rocking the original Wulfrun creeper in classic black.

What a sunny start to the week! Time to dust off your summer wardrobe we think!
Yet to get your summer looks together?

Shop the SS12 New Arrivals now.

Bring on summer! SB x

Australian fruit shop worker and university student Darrell puts bruised and banished fruit to good use by carving out creative figurines. Life sure seems interesting down under!
Our picks from from the fruity sculptures:

"Kiwifruit Caveman"

"Mariachi Man"

"Don’t eat too many Easter Eggplants over the weekend"

"Bromatoes"

"Mr. Tom Selleck Potatohead"

"Lest We Forget"- ANZAC Day 2012

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Brussels Sprouts"

See more here: http://fruitsofdarrellslabour.tumblr.com/

EVERYDAY LUXURY
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Hailing from London, Charli is a beautifully contemporary label that is known for creating super soft jersey pieces, including t-shirts and vests to add a touch of pure luxury to your everyday wardrobe. Sweeping maxi dresses and draping details ensure each piece leaves a lasting impression whilst keeping you cool and comfortable.

 

Be inspired by the quiet elegance of the stunning new SS12 High by Claire Campbell collection. Dramatic dresses, structured jackets and detailed knits exude confidence and glamorous charm to keep things soft, romantic and light-hearted this season. Made with the highest quality, soul and integrity.

THE LABEL THAT LASTS A LIFETIME

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 Husband and wife team Marithe and Francois Girbaud presents another flawless SS12 collection with classic pieces such as the waistcoat and blazer jacket designed with characteristic avant-garde cuts and details. This is a label to invest in now to keep your wardrobe fresh, practical and highly-desirable for seasons to come.

Sunday Best is renowned for stocking one of the biggest collections of beautifully eclectic jewellery in the North West. Starting at just £9, there's a sure style to suit every taste.

SHOP JEWELLERY > 

Made with 100% wool, lightweight and beaming with brazen British pride. The Glen Prince Union Jack print scarf tops our best seller list. Buy for him and wear yourself!    

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SHOP KINGDOM OF SHEEPSKIN NOW>

A bag is a girl’s best friend; it carries your precious possessions and accompanies you throughout most of your life. In a way it is an extension of your personality so it seems necessary that you find your perfect match.

The newest ‘IT’ bag hails from the Netherlands and is most appropriately labelled Fab. Fresh in store at Sunday Best, the Fab bag has quickly become a top-seller. Uber chic and down-right fun, Fab bags get their kicks by adding quirky touches in loud colourful styles. The parachute bag re-invents the oversized trend and the studded cross-body pouches give nod to this season’s Navajo obsession. Then there’s the colourful leather wallets with shimmery stars and hearts to make your purse the talking point when it’s pulled out for purchases.

PURSES AT THE READY...

To celebrate the launch of Fab bags at Sunday Best, we’re giving away a limited edition stars and hearts leather wallet worth £80. For your chance to win simply answer this question correctly: Where does Fab hail from? Send your answer along with your name, address and phone number to info@sundaybestonline.co.uk

Competition closes 18th November 2011.

SHOP FAB NOW >

Oversized and on-trend!
Jolie Moi's fabulous chunky knit jumpers & cardigans have just landed instore & online.

Crazy cool prints in a kaleidoscope of clashing colours, pulling on a piece of the 80s has never been so chic!!

ALL just £39.50!

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Whether you're trick or treating this year, or want to give your winter wardrobe a seductive,
gothic look- we've selected chic vampish pieces to give your wardrobe a daring boost.

The Mais il est ou le soleil collection is our pick for creating vampishly seductive and fiercely feminine looks.

Vic leather boots £285 http://bit.ly/qH7Mzk
Duffy arm warmers £45 http://bit.ly/vumZrQ
Sunday Best wool felt bag £39.50 http://bit.ly/udWu6G

Mais il est ou le soleil cape style jacket with holes, pale pink
£129.00 http://bit.ly/tPuBy5
Mais il est ou le soleil chiffon hem dress, pale pink
£99.00 http://bit.ly/vl9FvX

Desigual knit jacket £79.50 http://bit.ly/tWmK1O
Mais il est ou le soleil mesh skirt £89 http://bit.ly/vNBeiA
Sarah Pacini one sleeve knit £119 http://bit.ly/vSyH69
Mais il est ou le soleil mesh shrug £39 http://bit.ly/vdgcnC
Ash leopard print heels £180 http://bit.ly/unXQTx

Sad sad news this morning as we learnt about the death of Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer Marco Simoncelli. A ballsy rider with a larger-than-life spirit. RIP

WIN A VIVIENNE WESTWOOD HANDBAG WORTH £185!

Sunday Best has teamed up with Live Ribble Valley magazine to give away this season’s hottest bag. The Vivienne Westwood ‘Yasmin’ handbag features mock snake skin with gold trimmings, frills and a demure black and cream lining. To be in with a chance of winning this fabulous bag please send your name and contact details to: vwestwood@live-magazines.co.uk

Click 'Read More' to read our feature article in October's edition of Live Ribble Valley Magazine.

AN EVENING FUSION OF FASHION & FLARE

Beautifully versatile and totally wearable: these were the buzz words on everyone’s lips at this year’s OSKA Showcase Evening of the autumn/ winter Collection presented by award-winning Sunday Best.

Blue skies and warm sunshine graced the Rossendale Valley making it an entertaining proposition to envision wearing the wintery collection with its chunky knits, boiled wool and heavy jersey pieces in amidst the late Indian summer heat. Spirits were high and the fashion was fierce as the red carpet was rolled out, the champagne poured and a bit of pre-show shopping enjoyed.  OSKA’s Sales Director Anabelle Blumenthal with her impossible supermodel- looks hosted the evening for her 3^rd year.

“Think of snow, think of snow!” joked the German beauty Anabelle to the Sunday Best team who snuggled up in different looks for the style presentation.

Wrapped in luxe: Your guide to a tasteful transition.

Like a treasured drop of timeless perfume, award-winning Sunday Best has the right kind of exclusive and luxurious labels to see you stylishly into Autumn and beyond, writes Rose Calvert.

The infamous OSKA Showcase Evening at Sunday Best is on again this Thursday evening, 29th September 2011.

See the brand new OSKA AW11 Collection as presented by OSKA's executive stylist Anabelle from Munich.

**Limited Places**
RSVP by phone, facebook or email to secure your place for a fabulous evening complete with drinks & fashion styling.

Schedule:

5.30- 6.00pm: Champagne Reception
6.15pm: OSKA Presentation
Afterwards: Fashion Party & Style Sessions.

Location: Sunday Best, Bank Street, Rawtenstall BB4 8DY
t: 01706 215 495
e: info@sundaybestonline.co.uk

The movie Ghost that featured the late Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore is set to hit Broadway next year! It opens in June 2012 in London’s West End.

The musical adaptaion of the hit movie, written by former Eurthmics member Dave Stewart, will include the famous pottery wheel scene and the song 'Unchained Melody' by The Righteous Brothers.

The new season is here  

and we've beautified the store with a showcase of stunning collections including Pinko, A Postcard From Brighton, Mais il est ou le soleil, Lauren Vidal, By Malene Birger, Sarah Pacini, Crea Concept, Barbour, European Culture, Ash, Desigual, Duffy plus so much more.

More than 80 people celebrated the opening of Earth Angel Holistic Healing Centre & Coffee Lounge in Rawtenstall last Friday.

Champagne and cupcakes from local business Fantasy Cupcakes were served as guests admired the newly renovated three-storey building on Bacup Road.

Husband and wife owners Sean and Joanne are the team behind the new centre which caters for a variety of services including Reiki, crystal healing, life coaching, aromatherapy, acupuncture, reflexology, tarot and angel card readings.

We recently had the privilege of wrapping and dispatching an order for the author Fiona Cummings who's work includes writing books for The Sleepover Club.

We are very excited about her new book with a title like this: The Extremely Very Scrambled Up World Of Little Doogs: Playing the Road Trip Game

Fiona describes the characters in her book on her website:

“Little Doogs who is a shy young puppy. All he wants is a place he can call home

Schnoss who is a sausage dog and the 'business boss' of The Schnoops

Honey a stroppy rabbit who dreams of glitz and glamour

Trevor a very chilled Dutch elephant who calms everyone down with a good hearty meal

Jezza a very lazy giraffe who is a 'Rubbish Artist' in all senses of the phrase”

To learn more about Fiona, check out her website, like we did!

www.fionacummings.co.uk

 We’re off to order her new book now, and to dig out our Sleepover Club books!!!

Glastonbury was a beautifully muddy mess.

And the reliable welly was out in force to keep the punters in fashionable comfort.

With Big Chill, Bestival & Latitude still to come, go for a statement look of individuality in a pair of sleek Barbour wellies.

Then stomp around, sing your heart out and soak it all up.

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Our amazing seamstress & her incredibly talented family.

 Designer, seamstress and mother extraordinaire, our in-house go to  girl Pui Lam- Moores has achieved an amazing amount of success in her time, and has done it all without the luxury of sound.

The Mais il est ou le soleil catwalk show was held in Brussels this season and Sunday Best owner Jan was there to see all the glamour first hand!

 ‘Just back from Brussels after seeing the Mais il est ou le soleil catwalk show. Brussels is so smart, everyone looked well heeled and rich, a ‘no scruffs allowed’ sign should have appeared at the airport.’

‘A champagne reception was held in a military museum with a hundred steps to climb to the roof to get a brilliant view of Brussels. No good for those of the group with vertigo!!’

‘The fashion show was spectacular. It had a plastic ice floor for ice skaters, models with tulle skirts, lace and lots of layering in nude and black and a real party atmosphere. 500 people in the audience were up on their feet going a bit crazy (perhaps the excitement of the show mixed with oodles of champagne!)'

Ex- Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has successfully crashed the fashion world party with his label and he's just released the new single 'Bring the Light' with brand-spanking new act Beady Eye.

Jessica Rose and Amy from our young fashion department  were lucky enough to rub shoulders with the rock legend himself at last year's Drapers Awards.

We're digging his new tunes at Sunday Best. Check out the new track below.

We did it! We have been named the Best Small Shop in Britain for women's fashion in this year's Telegraph Magazine Awards.

We couldn't have done it without the love and support of the public, our customers and to everyone who voted for us. We cannot thank you enough- you guys are our biggest fans. x

In today’s busy environment that sees retailers succumbing to the trend of ‘fast-fashion’, we are proud to say that all of our efforts are focussed on providing the modern customer with the very best of old-fashioned service.

To have won such an inspiring and prestigious award for being the best in Britain for women's fashion, is amazingly flattering and rewarding.

We believe this is a reflection of our passion to preserve ‘the customer is king’ mantra that is distilled in the heart of everything we do.

We are all still buzzing at the news in store, so if you're close, pop in and celebrate with us!

Or follow the love on our facebook page.

Much love from all the team at Sunday Best. x

Upbeat and fun to sing along to: we think Sunday Girl’s debut single ‘Stop Hey’ will bring us happily into warm summer festivities.

Dripping with understated style and as gorgeous as a doll, we’re already imagining warm sunshine and a light, carefree wardrobe with Sunday Girl’s fresh looks and tunes.

The Sunday Best team are a happy bunch after hearing that we've been short listed for the Daily Telegraph Magazine's Best Small Shop in Britain Awards 2011.

Retail fashion icon Mary Portas is one of the judges helping to decide the overall winners from a list of categories including best fashion boutique, bookshop, beauty emporium and even corner shop.

The Telegraph Awards are focussing this year's awards on independent retailers who are holding their own against big chains and keeping the high street alive.

People from all over the world were given the chance to vote for their favourite small shops in the UK. Only three retailers from each category were short-listed.

Sunday Best Chief Exec. Jan Shutt (our lovely boss!) was lucky enough to bump into Portas, who launched her new series Mary Portas: Secret Shopper this month.

“A big thank you to all the customers who voted for us and who believe that we are the best,” Shutt said.

“We are proud to be among the top three in the country for such a prestigious award,” she said.

 The Awards Ceremony will take place in London early next month.

The Alder Grange Fashion Show 2010 was a huge success, raising over £1000 for the AG6 Aspiration Fund which aims to give all students the chance to obtain their A Levels through financial aid.

sbDiversion, Sunday Best's sassy young vintage department provided the catwalk styles for the evening which involved the fashion show, dance routines and many other performances and entertainment.

To see all the pictures from the night for hot styling ideas, head to the sbDiversion facebook page.

We are in love with these big, bright and down right funky watches by the hippest new Dutch company KYBOE !
WIth a motto like 'Bigger is better', these fully functional watches can be used whilst diving (resistant up to 90 metres).
Invest now in this hot new lifestyle product that just so happens to tick!

Our very own head of e-commerce Carolyn Shepherd took part in the festive Reindeer Run at Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Carolyn and her husband joined the stampede of over 500 and raised over £200. The participants who ran the 10km with antlers and flashing red noses, were rewarded with a massage, minced pie and a medal for their efforts.

Carolyn has been a volunteer with the RNLI for over 12 years. She arrived in the office this morning walking rather like John Wayne!

Well done Carolyn and Phil!

For a list of upcoming fundraiser runs or to get involved with RNLI, head to their website.

http://www.rnli.org.uk

Sunday Best attended the 20th anniversay Drapers Awards in London after young on trend department sbDiversion was shortlisted for Young Fashion Retailer of the Year. Owner Jan and Diversion girls Amy and Jessica rubbed shoulders with rock royalty Liam Gallagher who won Menswear Brand of the Year for his very own limited edition clothing line 'Pretty Green.'

They also mingled with other famous celebrities including Reggie Yates and Fearne Cotton.

The recent ladies lunch held at Nino’s Restaurant in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer attracted 170 guests, raising £6,700. Fundraiser chairman Maria Stansfield and the ladies are to date, the biggest independent fundraisers in the country.

The dedicated group have raised a staggering £470,000.