Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Absolutely fabulous!
We were so excited when we spotted our stunning Alice in Wonderland 'Drink Me' necklace in the News of the World's Fabulous magazine this weekend! It was depicted in all its twinkling wonder in a beautiful shot, embedded in a silver glitter shoreline. Gosh, wouldn't it be lovely if this washed up at your toes! This is a true Disney Couture classic and a must have for any Alice in Wonderland collector. We only have limited stocks though, so better dive in quick before they drift away! xoxo

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Friday, 17 December 2010
Great Amplified Styles Just Added!
We are loving the new range of rocking Amplified tees and hoodies which we have sneakily been adding to the site over the last couple of weeks!

If you love the Brit rockers Led Zeppelin and enjoy nothing more than flexing your air guitar muscles whilst listening to classic tracks such as 'Stairway to heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love' you should definitely check out our fab new Mothership tees!

 
 Ladies long line Mothership tee £25.00, Men's Mothership tee £25.00

Maybe you like it a bit more raucous, thrashing guitars, tons of attitude... This Metallica tee may be right up your street! We've been waiting for Metallica tees for what seems like a lifetime and this wicked retro print of the 'Justice For All' album takes some beating!
 Metallica tee £25.00

We know there is much love for the toasty, cosy Amplified hoodie out there and what joy, when these brand new beauties arrived. With new additions in luscious green and athletic marl, these make are a must for any Amplified fans and come with your fave Rolling Stones and Stone Roses distressed prints!

 Ladies green Rolling Stone hoodie £45.00, Men's grey Stone Roses hoodie £45.00

We know you rock chicks love a bit of glitz and glamour and we would never deny you! With Bowie, AC/DC, Guns N Roses and Rolling Stones tees all given sparkling, gleaming, diamantes, chain-mail and foil print embellishments, this Xmas you really can dazzle!


 Guns N Roses Foil Print tee £25.00, Bowie Rainbow stud tee £25.00, Bowie Space Oddity Chain-mail tee £25.00, AC/DC Chain-mail tee £25.00


For a relaxed, laid back look (and something with a bit of added warmth) these fab long sleeved baseball tees are a fab choice, featuring all the best selling Amplified prints. Here's a little taster!

Ladies Rolling Stone baseball tee £30.00, Men's Stone Roses baseball tee £30.00 

Whether it's a little treat for yourself or a gift for a music lover, these new Amplified goodies are just the ticket! AND, there is still time to get them by Xmas! Woo! xoxo
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Fab Retro Stocking Fillers!!!
If you are stuck for ideas for fantastic and fun stocking fillers, we have some amazingly retro bits and bobs which will definitely raise a cheeky chuckle or nostalgic smile in the Christmas morning stocking rummage!


 Connect 4 Pen £5.99, Guitar Pen £4.99, Play-Doh Pen £6.99




Lego Keychain £5.99, Darth Vader Cufflinks £10.00, Marmite Sandwich Box £4.99



 
Hello Kitty Compact Mirror £5.99, Double Lolly Lip Gloss £3.99, Lego Ring £3.99

Guffalo Snap Cards £7.95, Ridleys Yo Yo £4.99, Elmo Coin Purse £4.50





 Little Miss Sunshine Wallet £6.99, Marvel Wallet £6.99, Sloth Loves Chunk Purse £6.99

All these fab gifts make fab Secret Santa pressies too! AND, there's still time to ship in time for Christmas! xoxo

Swedish Vicar in Dodgy T-Shirt Probe...
We had a little chuckle at this - a Stockholm pastor is being probed by the Church for wearing a dodgy men's t shirt.

Apparently, colleagues saw a photo on his facebook profile of the naughty minister wearing a tee with a print of a well known Swedish porn film, and are currently working out what action to take. The photo was taken while he was supervising a children's trip to France.

Maybe he could have sparked less of an outrage by wearing something slightly less risky - he could have even praised the Lord himself with this amazing Jesus T Shirt from Chunk!
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
What Back to the Future II didn’t predict very well...

Back to the Future II came to our screens in 1989, and brought with it a little taste of what we could hope to see in everyday life on October 21st 2015. OK, so we still have four years to go until 2015, but I’ll forget to blog about this by then!!

Robert Zemekis and team came up with some pretty good predictions of life 25 years in the future... video calling at home, touch screen food ordering at restaurants (our local KFC has this J), video advertising hoardings and personal phones. There was also the odd farfetched prediction, but hey, it’d be nowhere near as ace without a flying Delorean!!


BTTF2 SAYS: Cars would not only fly on skyways, they’d also be powered by household waste

REALITY: The World’s 750,000,000 motor vehicles all still drive on congested roads, burning 1 trillion litres of petrol and diesel each year


BTTF2 SAYS: A “Weather Service” schedules rain at uniform times

REALITY: As this week has shown, the weather is less predictable and more disruptive every year!


BTTF2 SAYS: Marty Jnr uses a phone booth.

REALITY: 90% of children own a mobile phone, and are more likely to own one than own a book!


BTTF2 SAYS: Shoes automatically fasten themselves, clothes electronically shrink to fit your size (and kindly talk to you), and Marty’s jacket even contained its own blow drying facility.

REALITY: Afraid not, it’s just plain old normal clothes still – like our (shameless plug) Back to the Future T Shirts


BTTF2 SAYS: Doc Brown’s USA Today articles include one claiming a record breaking 3 minute mile has been run, one referring to a female president (close one!) and one referring to Queen Diana.

REALITY: The world record mile currently stands at 3:43:12by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj. Although Hilary Clinton came close as the first female president of the USA, Barak Obama beat her to it. Even if the people’s princess were alive today, she would never have become queen after her separation from Prince Charles – although by 2015, the chances are that Kate Middleton may inherit the aforementioned title!


BTTF2 SAYS: All lawyers have been abolished

REALITY: Damn!


BTTF2 SAYS: Jaws 19 is released in October 2015

REALITY: Unless they release 15 Jaws sequels in the next four years, this one’s pretty unlikely!


BTTF2 SAYS: Mass produced Hoverboards are the latest craze for kids

REALITY: This one might not be as far away as we think – see here. But far from being available in all good toy stores!


BTTF2 SAYS: Pizza Hut (and presumably other foods) come in miniature, dehydrated form, and a microwave like “hydrator” is used to cook and expand the food in under 3 seconds.

REALITY: Still cold pizza delivered in a box, I suppose they now have insulated bags on their mopeds!


BTTF2 SAYS: Fax machines are dotted around the house and, along with video calling (got that one right Universal J), fax machines seem to be the messaging system of choice.

REALITY: The fax boom has come and long gone. Email has grossly surpassed the fax as the written communication method of choice.

Friday, 26 November 2010
Punky Allsorts serves up some delicious treats!
We could hardly contain our excitement when we received the new Punky Allsorts 'Miniatures Collection' here at Truffle Towers! A veritable feast of sweet treats and the nations favourite dinners, thankfully the range has also been extended to include 'Punky for Homme', so the guys don't miss out! The hot and uber stylish Rachel Bilson has been spotted out flashing her delicious 'A La Tart' ring, a mouth wateringly beautiful and intricately hand crafted stunner featuring a plate of patisserie tarts which look good enough to eat (non-edible though I'm afraid)!

If you are partial to a featherweight Flump or one of Bertie's special Liquorice Allsorts, you should definitely check out the gorgeous mock pearl bracelets and necklaces! 
Beans on Toast and Egg on Chips are always a yummy treat (especially served up the morning after a raucous night on the tiles!) and  they can now be enjoyed as a stylish accessory in the form of a ring and quirky sets of cuff links. A real talking point!
So, why not check out the full range, they make awesome Crimbo gifts and even though they have been loving crafted by hand in the UK, are an amazingly great price, so you can treat yourself too and indulge in your fave treats all day long! We do like to spoil you! xoxo

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Friday, 19 November 2010
Twitter Competition Winner Announced

Firstly we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has entered our Twitter competition over the last couple of days. We had an impressive 116 entries in total.

How Was The Winner Chosen
Just so there is no confusion, we want to outline the process used to select the winner. Each entrant was assigned a number when they entered the contest, we then selected a number at random using the 'Random Number Generator' at random.org, the winner being the user who had the entry number that was picked out by the random generator.

The Prize
The prize is a copy of 'Vintage T-shirts' by Taschen.

The Winner
The lucky number out of the generator was 79, so the winner of this competition is Nikki88Kiki, congratulations. We are making attempts to contact you now to arrange delivery of your prize.

Once again a big thank you to everyone who entered. We are hoping to run more of these competitions in future, so keep following us on Twitter for more great competitions in the future.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Win A Copy Of 'Vintage T-Shirts' by Taschen
We are feeling generous at Truffle Towers today and have decided to run a small Twitter competition/giveaway.


The Prize
We are giving away a copy of the 'Vintage T-Shirts' book by Taschen. If you are not familiar with the book here is a short description:


"This wicked 'Vintage T Shirts' Taschen book is a real education in the mastery of T-shirt design! Compiled by Patrick and Marc Guetta and Alison A Nieder. This book includes some really iconic images selected by the Guetta brothers who's experiences as T-Shirt retailers in America and life-long passion for vintage design make this a truely special sentimental read. Get ready for a real nostaligia trip!"

How To Enter
Entry into the competition is really really simple. All you have to do is tweet the text below and you will be entered into a draw with a winner being picked at random from all the entries:

RT for the chance to Win a copy of 'Vintage T-Shirts' by Taschen from @truffleshuffle_ More details on our blog: http://bit.ly/bxEaXc #tsvb

The competition will close at 10am (GMT) on Friday 19th November, so get your entry in ASAP.

Do I need to follow @TruffleShuffle_ on Twitter to be entered in the giveaway?
You do not have to follow us (@TruffleShuffle_) to be eligible for the giveaway. However, we will be announcing our winners and fulfilling prizes via Twitter and so following us will be helpful should you be selected as the winner. See "How will you contact the winners?" below.

How will you contact the winners?
We will announce each winner via our Twitter account (@TruffleShuffle_). In addition, we will attempt to contact each winner directly via Twitter. If the winner follows @TruffleShuffle_ on Twitter, we will be able to send them a direct message. If the winner does not follow us, we will send them an @reply and ask them to follow us so that we can then direct message them. If we do not receive a response from a winner after a period of five business days or if for any reason we are unable to work out the details of fulfillment with a winner, we will select a new winner and begin the process again.

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Friday, 5 November 2010
It's a celeb spotting marathon!
This week the celebs have been all over TruffleShuffle! Check out who has been spotted in our fab tees this week and how to steal their style:

Mollie King
The perky little pop starlet showed us all how to get on down Hip Hop style.  Mollie has teamed our fab new Run DMC tee from Amplified Clothing with a super cute tulip skirt, opaque black tights and an uber trendy shearling aviator jacket! Perfect for those nippy winter days!


Run DMC Tee £25 Amplified Clothing TruffleShuffle.com, Aviator jacket £28 New Look, Tulip skirt £20 Sophie Grey for BHS


Sam Worthington
The dapper English-Australian actor is rocking our awesome Led Zeppelin 1977 tee from Amplified Vintage.  Worn with a simple canvas bag and aviator specs, this look is a real classic! 

Led Zeppelin Tee £20 Amplified Clothing TruffleShuffle.com, Aviators £14.99 TruffleShuffle.com


Una Healey
Looking smoking in this wicked lightweight Journey sweater from Chaser LA, Una shows us all how to keep believing in funky vintage style! Worn with black leggings, leather jacket and rocker boots, we love that cheeky off the shoulder slant, go Una!!!
Leather Jacket £120 Topshop, Journey Sweater £45, Studded Boots £40 Office

Check out TruffleShuffle.com for even more goodies and celeb faves! xoxo