Crown and Glory at House of Fraser

We're super excited to announce that our latest stockist is high-street department store, House of Fraser! House of Fraser have been offering the biggest walk-in wardrobe in the UK since 1849, so to say that we're ecstatic to be joining the ranks as a supplier is an understatement.



For SS15, you'll be able to shop Crown and Glory headbands, fascinators and clips at House of Fraser stores nationwide (check out this link for a store near you), as well as on their online shop. We're itching to get down to one of the stores to see our items on display - we'd love for you to pop along too, and use #CGxHOF to share your snaps on twitter or instagram.



We'll be blogging more about our journey into major retail over the next couple of weeks, but for now - cheers! There's lots to celebrate at Crown and Glory and we really appreciate your support.

Crown and Glory On The Road: A Most Curious Wedding Fair

Earlier on this month, we packed up our sparkly suitcases and headed to the Old Truman Brewery in London for arguably the coolest wedding fair in the UK: A Most Curious Wedding Fair. Aimed at the style-savvy couple, a Most Curious showcases some of the most contemporary wedding suppliers around. Our unique, alternative bridal accessory range that we designed with Rock n Roll Bride was comfortably nestled alongside pretty like beautiful hen-do flair from Oh Squirrel (and not a phallic symbol in sight!), incredible floral displays from Vervain and a fresh and modern take on bridalwear from Velvet Johnstone, to name a few. Here's a peek at our stand for the weekend; and yes, we did leave a trail of confetti wherever we stepped.

Stall images by Roberta Matis

our new look website

If you've perused our website in the past week or so, you'll have noticed that things are looking a little different around there! We've had a bit of a facelift at crownandglory.co.uk and are completely thrilled with the results.




We'd been seeking something sleeker, more mobile friendly and able to house our ever-expanding collections for a little while now, but hadn't quite found the right fit. Enter the Picklejuice theme from our website hosts Bigcartel and developer Greg Scharf to make or add-ons work together seamlessly and hey presto, our website is now something we're super proud to show off!

Alongside the new stream-lined aesthetics, we've got some exciting new features to share with you. First up, as our product lines expanded we were worried that some of our best-sellers and the items you were looking for were becoming a little lost. As well as switching out some of our now sold-out product lines, we've introduced some different ways for you to shop; by collection or by style, as well as reintroducing a search bar at the top of the site. Of course, you can still browse to your hearts content by clicking shop all; we wouldn't want to take away that procrastination feature from you!

When you click on the products now, you've got a super large image showing them in all their detail right off the foot; we're all visual people, it was time to attest to that! You've also got the option of social sharing direct from the product page, a feature we're super stoked about. Why not pin your favourites to a wish-list Pinterest board?




Updating our mobile version of the site was high on our list of priorities; it was becoming an embarrassment how glitchy it was to shop direct from your phone! Our new layout now automatically adjusts to sit better in your mobile or tablet device of your choice.

And last but not least, we've got seamless checkout, and now the ability for you to pay directly with your credit or debit card instead of through Paypal. We had this option available to us for a while, but would've had to disable accepting Paypal payments which we know is super important to a lot of our customers. We're so glad we waited it out, and are now able to accept both credit/debit card payments and payments via Paypal.
Seamless checkout enables us to collect vital information like shipping details direct into our store, and has in turn streamlined our order process systems, but that's a post for another day! For you guys, this means a more succinct way to ensure your shipping information is correct, without having to navigate your way through multitudes of addresses on your Paypal account.

It's all very well us shouting from the rooftops about this, but we would absolutely love to hear what you think about our new-look site! If you have any comments or suggestions we would more than welcome them. There are a few more small changes coming over the next couple of weeks, so while we're in development mode we'd really appreciate your input. Take a browse through our new-look site and let us know your thoughts.

#CG12Days - Day 12, MASSIVE Crown and Glory giveaway

The giveaway to end ALL giveaways! One lucky winner is in for a serious treat; bagging themselves a whopping 25 pieces of Crown and Glory! Worth over £350, including new designs and old favourites, and pieces from our Rock n Roll Bride range to boot. This contest is open for a week, and you can enter daily by tweeting about the giveaway to up your chances of winning. Good luck!

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#CG12Days - Day 11, 25% off NYE-ready sparkle!

Get 25% off select glitter designs for today only - use DAY11 to redeem your discount. All UK orders will be dispatched in time for New Year's Eve delivery. Happy shopping!

#CG12Days - Day 10, with Oh Squirrel

Win goodies galore on today's #CG12Days - a bounty of jolly good gifts and stationary by London-based brand Oh Squirrel! This epic bag of joy includes;

* Handmade Leopard print Tote Bag with polka dot lining
* Travelcard Case
* Gold printed notebook
* Handpressed gift tags
* 4 x Notelets (perfect for festive thank yous)
* 3 jolly good pencils
* Drop Dead Gorgeous pocket Mirror
* 4 mini badges

and is worth £50! Ends 8am Wednesday, so be quick; enter below.

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#CG12Days - Day 8, Terrific gifts with Veronica Dearly

More giveaways, you say? We delivered! Day 8 of #CG12Days is brought to you by Veronica Dearly and The Terrific Project; one lucky so-and-so is going to kick-start 2015 with a bumper pack of Terrific gifts! Including a Terrific Project calendar, desk organiser pad and go big or go home mug. But, as ever be quick! Ends 9am Monday.

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