Shop At Maison B

Welcome to the archive site of Soho's most amazing Madame, Shopgirls and the Lady Gang from Shop at Maison B.

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Name: Madame
Location: London, United Kingdom

I am http://www.madamesays.com/ and http://www.mgoldsteins.com/

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

TIME FOR AN UPDATE?!

Hi Everybody - IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME YEAH??!! I have to say apart from sometimes longing for the pink wallpaper and some girly chats with winter coming I am happy not to be sitting under the stairs in 5 layers of thermal and a scarf 10 years long.

But what is the girly gossip I can update you with in lieu of the fact I can't do it over an eclair with you?

Madame and I wanted to let you know that Maison Bertaux will have their own lovely website soon and when we get the link, we will let you know.

Madame's own blog madamesays.com has turned into an Internet hit and was voted by The Telegraph as on of the top 20 fashion blogs along with The Sartorialist, Susie Bubble and GoFugYourself. See for yourself!

If you need to get a personal fix of Madame herself, don't forget to head East to Hackney Road and visit M Goldstein the shop full of stuff you never realised you HAD TO HAVE run jointly with Nathaniel "I know where I can get one of those" Lee Jones.

Lektrogirl [me] is still addicted to the Internet and CSI, works for Denza, Consults with financial management and record keeping, runs an amateur erotic online gallery which is definitely NSFW [not safe for work!] called lameatnames. I've also started with two of the other Lady Gang, The Cardinal from Picnic-Land and Sarah Lee a blog about one of the Shop At Maison B Lady Gang's passions VINTAGE CHINA and AFTERNOON TEA - swooning just typing it! Take a look at our personal treasures at madameatrois.com

Sarah Lee the professional shutter bug has her own website these days sarahmlee.com with her whole folio of celebrities and fabulous nobodies like us lot drunk and showing off at Lady's Nights.

Mrs Gorman has her own blog now too Mrs Gorman where she reports her latest fashion fixations from her desk. [More likely the sofa in Thai fisherman's trousers.]

Last but not least, Max Karie, who knows a great lady when he sees one can be checked out on the regular at his own site maxkarie.com and he is still Consulting, Brainstorming, Powerhousing, Idea Having!!!

Most of all WE MISS YOU. We get together for Lady's Night - our supper club - about once a month to keep up with each other now rather than over a cake and coffee. Sadly none of us have a living room big enough to accommodate you all [give us a room and a table big enough we would sure as hell try!!] so I think the best thing to do would be roll up to one of Madame's DJ gigs - Pippa Brooks appears at Pony Step, still at The George and Dragon - and you can find details of all of that at madamesays.com

xx Lektrogirl & Madame

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Bye bye....


Max and Madame have had the best two years at Shop at Maison Bertaux...mostly because of you lot!!!! So this is a little tribute to the good times. Please stay in touch you can chat to us both on Facebook and http://www.maxkarie.com/ and http://www.madamesays.com/ are our websites so feel free to check them out.

The combination of cakes, frocks, you and us was such a blast.......


Love love love, Max and Madame xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Monday, December 08, 2008

It goes without saying...

....of course, but I would love you to come to my birthday party at the George and Dragon, 2 Hackney Road E2 this Thursday!!

Madame x

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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Thursday



Following my absence last Thursday due to a previous engagement (Antony and the Jonsons with the London Philharmonic....hard to express the beauty of the performance or how a man of his stature could write and sing such tender, beautiful, heartbreaking songs. Utterly unique, utterly riveting, moving and pure......sweet....gush gush, I'll stop now....), normal service is resumed as Madame takes her rightful Thursday position. If you get there before 8 you'll experience the added treat of Richardette's Hippy Hour.....

Madame xx

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

It's Thursday again...



Lick on a bit of lipstick...girls, you too....head east and dare to dance in a public house!

Madame x

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Do come!



I'll be there tomorrow night.....of course......you?

Madame x

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Monday, October 13, 2008

Happy Monday


I was feeling very serious and more than a little blue today (I actually love this picture of me by Alistair Allan, but it is a little "serious" so illustrates my point...), but this cheered me up! heartMRbadge
. It's the interview I did with Madamoiselle Robot for her lovely website. Nothing like being called High Priestess of the Temple of Fashion to give one a spring in their step of a Monday morning!

Madame xx

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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Thursday 9th October



See you there!

Madame x

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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Every Thursday....

No Wayland Flowers obviously, but Madame is now ensconsed in weekly residence at the George and Dragon for your delight....make Thursdays a date dears!


Madame x

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

For those of you who missed....

Ima Doll's amazing performance on Saturday night, and let's face it, you all did......Liza Angst just uploaded this great film....



Go Ima!!!!!!!!!

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Thursday Nite...


How quickly these Thursdays roll around!!! Do come down, as always you're all welcome!

Madame xxxx

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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Here Beginneth.....

...........the A.P.C. photo-frenzy.....grabbing Sarah by the camera-strap as she strolls by seems to be working a treat!!!!! I only had to draw the shoot to a close because I was feeling slightly compromised in my Victorian urchin A.P.C. boots......you see I'm a madame who likes to give the illusion of stature, and happy as I am to find a flat I like, I felt like i was disappearing into the pavement somewhat...eyes seemed to be boring into me ...."why, she's tiny!!!" they seemed to be saying!!!....or of course it could've all been in my tiny mind!

But enough about me (actually never enough about me!)....here's the best....and more to come next week!





D.I.V.I.N.E.!!!

Madame x

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Bette you'd love to come....

To the George and Dragon on Thursday night! I'm spinning and singing and getting merry like christmas, and I'd love you see you hoo!!!!



Madame x

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Monday, August 25, 2008

Thursday 28th August


Do join me this Thursday again for some cracking music and flagrant exhibitionism from your own madame.

x

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

At Last....

I've found something to wear with my Sonia frilly apron! I know we've sold out of these now but it really was one of my favourite, if frivolous pieces of the season at Shop at Maison B...

I had to take loads of my clothes off hangers at home to use for the Wills Moody jumble on Sunday, and since I have a lot crammed into a too-small space I "discovered" this old Bella Freud dress i've probably had for about 12 years. It goes with the apron PERFECTLY - especially if you're really going to GO for the french maid theme - so glad I found it!

I felt like wearing something new as I'm doing my turn at the George and Dragon tonite....my Madame persona has oozed into the proceedings with the girls behind the bar wearing their hair in rolls, and I get to bustle about behind the bar and also do the odd song in-between playing records...another home-from-home!!



If you're over east, do pop by for a pink gin!

Madame x

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