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Florrie Mitton Garters are the epitome of classy, luxurious, and gorgeous garters.

I was fortunate enough to win a Florrie Mitton garter for my own wedding (thanks darling Thirty Something Bride!) This lovely silk tulle creation was such an elegant accessory and silk tulle is so soft...oohhh dreamy fabrics!

Claire is the designer behind Florrie Mitton Couture (Florrie Mitton was her grandmother's name). She obtained a First Class Honours degree in fashion design. Claire worked in the fashion industry for the past 6 years as an underwear designer before venturing out to create her own label. Her wedding in Italy launched her desire to create couture garters. She is inspired by " Alice in Wonderland, flora & fauna, vintage glamour, the magical, whimsical & the ethereal....."

Her materials consists of beautiful laces, silk satins, chiffons & tulles, trimmed with silk ribbons, beautiful charms and also a special limited edition vintage range. Her need to use the best materials and the design and details truly set her garters apart.
This is one example of one item that is worth the price - the materials and craftsmanship are first rate.

Why have a garter?
Claire says:
I want to make the garter a boudoir essential. I think it shouldn't be an item that is specifically wedding related, the idea of having it for an anniversary or special occasion or even just to add a bit of frou frou to your lingerie drawer!
That sounds about right to me!

Who will wear this garter?
Florrie Mitton's target customer is 20-30 something, individual & style conscious with a passion for fashion. That sounds like you ladies and really does wearing something luxe and lovely have an age limit?

Find Florrie Mitton Couture here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/florriemitton

Look out for a new website as well this year!

The winner will have the choice of one of the following garters:
Alice - lovely lace with a pale blue silk ribbon

Innocence Spot Tulle Garter - lovely dots, a pearl trim, and silk ribbon adorn this garter

Finally, the Goddess garter - a gorgeous combination of embellishment, sequins, and lace

It's the second in my series of Bloggy Birthday giveaways lovelies!

Image from here

I've partnered with some pretty awesome vendors to bring you some coolio gifts. Each contest will last 2 weeks.

Still to come:
Giveaway 3: Modern aprons/crafts for the hostess with the mostest
Giveaway 4: Vintage style bird cage veil

This is for the Chic 'n Cheap Living family (aka blog followers - Blogger/Google Friend Connect, Google or other Reader, BlogLovin) only because you rock! New followers are always welcome too of course.

If you win, please respond to me within 5 days. I would hate to redraw a winner.

To enter, tell me your favorite item in Florrie Mitton's shop or when you'd wear your garter and how you follow (if we're blogger bffs already no need to say this, you know who you are).

Note: Please WRITE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH EXTRA ENTRY, it will make the cross-referencing a little easier (esp. for people with different handles on different accounts).

Extra entries:
1. Become a Twitter Follower AND tweet about this contest with this line: "Enter to win a Florrie Mitton couture garter from @cncliving http://bit.ly/9epT7K"
2. Become a Facebook Fan - for my friends who love to keep up via Facebook! (If you already do this, please remind me!)
3. Blog about the contest/sidebar w/a picture on your page linking back here.

I'll leave this contest up until Thursday, April 22, 11:59 pm PST. This is open internationally!

Good luck

Labels: Chic 'n Cheap Living's Contests, Etsy, Florrie Mitton, giveaways

So I have been working with the wonderful, patient, and extremely sweet Claire at Florrie Mitton Couture the last few days to design my custom garter. I wasn't sure what I wanted but I did want something that was more of a combination of her current garters. She was great and communicative and showed me pictures of all the possibilities (trims, charms, different fabrics). It was really great she was in the UK so I was able to get the garter today (day that I'm leaving!)

Big thanks again to my dear friend Louise for partnering with Claire and allowing me to win this garter!

Thank you Claire for being so patient and kind! I love the garter and wholeheartedly recommend her!
Here are some pictures of the package and garter.

And I'm off...will be slow in commenting but will be still be around (on the other side of the world).
xoxo!