SIGN TALK

Top tips, how to guides and insights from our team of pre-owned luxury fashion experts.

  • Want to shop online and always get the perfect fit?

    Try xyze on for size! This clever measuring tape pronounced “size” picks up on the fact that many different online retailers come up at different sizes. A small in one place is a size medium elsewhere…case in point marksandspencerThis little gadget accurately measures your body, transmits the data via bluetooth to your smart phone and matches it up to the correct size in the particular store you...
  • Why is Hermes the ultimate investment piece?

    Why Hermes is the ultimate investment piece.
  • Timpanys Fashion Vlog

    Timpanys Fashion Vlog
  • Forget shopping for your men swipe down for Dolce!

    tinder STYLE SHOPPING APP HAS LANDED! From selfridges to topshop you can find your fashion match on grabble! It’s so easy to use. You set your discovery such as brand, price and colour - and get swiping. Every time you swipe right for an item it will be saved to your ‘Grabs on the Go’ collection. The 'sale alert’ function allows us to be first in line when our favourite 'Grabs’ go down in price....
  • Designer focus: Collette Dinnigan

    When I was  young I worked on Chelsea Green and every day at lunch I would walk the long way round just to look into collettedinnigan’s beautiful windows. Collette was born in South Africa and raised in New Zealand. She started out designing dry clean only lingerie and her background in this is evident in the delicate sexiness of her dress designs. Her first store was opened in Sydney in 1992 and...
  • Some things never go out of fashion

    “Some things never go out of fashion in the world of fashion: jeans, the white shirt, and the Chanel jacket.” says a famous quote from Karl Lagerfeld.
  • I love your articles. They certainly get me inspired to want to shop for lots of clothes and...

    Q: I love your articles. They certainly get me inspired to want to shop for lots of clothes and handbags!!!!Thank you so much! You’re very kind! What are you shopping for at the moment?
  • WARNING you might just be about to regret your starbucks habit!...

    WARNING you might just be about to regret your starbucks habit! This spring they’ll be no more trying to look skinnier than you are by hiding behind your big bag! Because the miniatures are here! I for one am seriously excited. Firstly for my posture, I just hope one day my spine will recover and my left shoulder will match the strength of my right. Secondly it will curb my enthusiasm to take half my make up bag with me on a night out when really all I need is my lippy and concealer. Thirdly and most importantly they are not as eye wateringly expensive, which means more people get to join in the fun of dangling a bit of designer over their shoulder and lets face it the more people at the party the more fun it is! So downsize on your starbucks and your handbag this spring! Buy from www.signofthetimeslondon.com
  • Let us per-suede you!

    Seen walking down the catwalk at gucci, chloeruby, jasonwustudioand more - suede. Not your usual floaty number for spring - but the perfect accompaniment to it. The downside to this trend is the cost both the initial eye watering price tag and the on going high maintenance of dry cleaning. Why not save yourself a fortune and let us per-suede you to buy it from us instead. Preowned but perfect...
  • Exotic skin handbags: why you should snap up a croc!

    An exotic finish will add a zero to the price tag and the item will keep it's value for re-sell.
  • "The new cleavage is the stomach"

    The new cleavage is the stomach - Karl Lagerfieldkarllagerfeldquotes He has spoken!…50 crunches (not crunchies ) a day for me!
  • "I’m just off for dinner with the Queen"

    I’m just off for dinner with the Queen - Customer quote of the week! 
  • Ladies share this with your man!

    Smythson of Bond Street epitomises understated elegance and has been producing beautiful luxuries since 1887. It is one of London’s oldest brands. This year may I suggest you treat your loved one to a carefully crafted note on an equally carefully crafted card by Smythson. And if you really have some sucking up to do perhaps slip in one of their gorgeous key ring hearts!Or failing that make your...
  • This croc is not to be mocked

    I am often asked by customers if a bag they’re buying will be a good investment. The one that has just walked in to store (almost literally) would definately tick that box. It is by a beautiful designer called Serapian. Who are a Milan based house born in the 1920s, they also made bespoke bags for Ingrid Bergman and Audrey Hepburn in the ‘60s.A price tag from one of their current crocodile...
  • What's the future of retail?

    Five years ago the general thought was that we were going to lose our high street shops, but in a recent Forbes article by J.J. Colao he writes "it turns out that customers buy way more stuff if they can actually see, feel and try on items in person". Whilst it is exciting that the importance of a store has been recognised, Timpanys is also aware that customers are expecting more from a store...
  • "I’m just off on a date … don’t tell my husband"

    I’m just off on a date … don’t tell my husband - Shocking customer quote of the week from https://www.signofthetimeslondon.com
  • Ten personal favourites from the Chanel haute couture 2015 show...

    Ten personal favourites from the Chanel haute couture 2015 show yesterday!
  • Tartan street style! Burns night this week what are your plans?

    Tartan street style! Burns night this week what are your plans?
  • #fur #parka jacket rrp £450 #rabbit lined #black #fashion #inspo...

    #fur #parka jacket rrp £450 #rabbit lined #black #fashion #inspo #preloved #timpanys #designer size 10/12 £295 as new
  • #fur #jacket #warm #winter #instashop #inspo #fashion #timpanys...

    #fur #jacket #warm #winter #instashop #inspo #fashion #timpanys #carousell £250 size L
  • Found my burns night jacket …. by Elisabeth and James available...

    Found my burns night jacket …. by Elisabeth and James available now on Net a Porter in the sale for only £100!
  • Burns night inspo from the mighty Westwood!

    Burns night inspo from the mighty Westwood!
  • #ski #sun #snow #sorry round II #girlsonly

    #ski #sun #snow #sorry round II #girlsonly
  • Taking inspiration from Chanel prefall 2013 for Burns night this...

    Taking inspiration from Chanel prefall 2013 for Burns night this week! What are you wearing?