The Orla Kiely Heattech Collection

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When Orla Kiely launched her first collection for Uniqlo, I was all over it. I’m a long-time fan of Orla’s beautiful prints and will jump at any chance to get my hands on her creations… especially at Uniqlo’s amazingly reasonable prices.

I’m also a Heattech convert and cannot survive a northern winter without my vast collection of their magical long-sleeve tees. As a constant shiverer (pretty sure I’m actually reptilian, my blood is so cold), the clever insulating technology used in Heattech means I don’t need to wear my duvet to work. Which is good.

Now to bring these two thoughts together in a glorious collaboration I cannot wait to get my hands on – the Orla Kiely Heattech Collection.

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Oh-so lovely! Orla’s pretty prints splashed across the most function of garments is surely a match made somewhere divine. I also adore how Orla described the collection:

‘With the idea of a ‘happy winter’ in mind, I have created a joyful burst of prints inspired by a living winter forest with all its flora and fauna. The designs visualise falling leaves and dragonflies dancing in the light, squirrels, little robins, mistletoe and brambles. I used a palette of rich jewel-like colours such as emerald and amethyst and autumnal hues of amber and ruby combined to lift and enhance the true spirit of winter.’

Aaaahhh! All the things I love about this season, captured in one beautiful collection. And the red-headed model is now my number one girl crush. Perfection.

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My gushing is genuine, so I’m quite ridiculously excited to be ‘professionally involved’ with the launch of this collection. On Weds 30th October at 8pm, I’ll be taking part in a Google Hangout with Orla Kiely herself, hosted by lovely Carrie from Wish Wish Wish. Along with a handful of other bloggers, I’ll be asking Orla a couple of questions about the Heattech collection and her career as a designer. Can I squee? Squee!

If you’d like to see me blush my way through my questions, you can watch the Hangout when it goes live here. You can also ask Orla your own questions by tweeting @Uniqlo_UK, and they may get asked on air.

The Orla Kiely Heattech Collection launches online on Mon 28th Oct and in-store on Thurs 31st Oct. Form an orderly queue, ladies…

3 Comments

Ria

Thanks for the reminder that this is coming out! 🙂 love Orla Keily and Uniqlo, so the two teaming up is a perfect match! xoxo

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