Today is World Earth Day, actually this whole week has been World Earth Week, and that feels right as we should be working on this every day. This movement started back in 1970, and an impressive 20 million people across the United States took to the streets — that was around 10 Read more…
Oh my! A newcomer this year to eclectica and perhaps a slightly unusual choice for us as Mousqueton clothes are, well, generally solid colour fabrics – not a swirly Mandala or pattern to be found! So, who are they & what do they do…French, if you hadn’t guessed, based & Read more…
It’s that time of year when we raise a glass to the fantastic women behind eclectica. #iwd2021 Firstly it’s YOU our awesome eclecticats, but we couldn’t entice you through the door without the brilliant brands we stock, many of whom have women at the helm, here are just a few Read more…
Body Bangle, Boom Shankar, Konplott, Manicay, Mt. Romance, Orientique, Paper High, Soruka, UnEarthed, Woodsmithery… We believe in Fair Trade – ‘Trade between companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers,'(Oxford Languages) ‘An arrangement whereby developing countries achieve sustainable and equitable Read more…
Ookii Shoes is the brainchild of the lovely Lindsay Turner and we’re over the moon to be working in collaboration with Lindsay to stock her collection of thoughtfully sourced boots and shoes this winter. Ookii is Japanese for BIG and that’s exactly what this footwear is! BIG in style, quality and Read more…
Fanfare please! We turned THREE this weekend…Yep! Our little shop, eclectica, has been trading three years! Yip Yippeee! It feels a little bit like a loved one’s birthday, well that’s really what it is and it has had Jodie & I feeling a tad reflective on just what we’ve done Read more…
This year’s Spring/Summer collection in eclectica got off to a flying start with its launch at our collaborative charity fashion show in April. St Laurence’s Church, right here in the centre of Ludlow, played host to ourselves, Bodenhams and Expensive Mistakes and made a wonderful venue to showcase our new Read more…
Depending on which bit of the internet you believe Fathers Day is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year on June 16th. Apparently it all began when a young woman in Spokane, Washington sat in church in May of 1909 listening to a Mother’s Day sermon. Sonora Smart Dodd decided she also wanted a day to honour Read more…
Emerald is one of the ‘Big Three’ coloured gemstones, the others being Ruby and Sapphire – that together make more revenue in gemstone sales than the other coloured stones put together. It is by far & away the most expensive green gemstone and has been highly valued for over 5000 years. Read more…
We first heard about Pricklebums Hedgehog Rescue, when Vicki rescued one from her own back garden, googling for help brought up Ailie Hill and her amazing (& award winning!) shed…. Ailie is one of a number of hedgehog carers around the country, who have joined the fight to save these Read more…