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The 8^th March marks the celebration of International Women’s Day, a day to commemorate achievements of women from all over the world. 

Does a cluttered desk result in a cluttered mind? Can a clean desk help organise your thoughts? It’s a debate without a definite answer – some say a messy desk means you’re more creative, while a tidy desk makes you...

We’re excited to present the first of our latest SS22 collections, set to welcome the warmer weather with warm and livery colours. Inspired by the colours and energy of the Portobello Road market, we designed the first of three collections...

Galentine is a day dedicated to the celebration of friendships. We curated a selection of 10 gift ideas for your gal pal this Galentine Day! From gifts for foodies to fashion and accessories lovers, find the perfect gift for you best friend! 

With Christmas only one week away, menu planning and food shopping is in full swing, and there is one Christmas staple our head office team can’t live without…mince pies!

In 2020, Christmas plans were drastically changed because of the pandemic. This year, we are seeing some improvements and we hope our Christmas plans will go ahead as planned. Because we are so excited, we are decorating our Christmas tree earlier than ever! Find inspiration for your tree this 2021 in our blog. 

This year, Caroline Gardner offers the widest range of colours in cashmere it has ever offered. Our cashmere hats, gloves, wrist warmers and bedsocks come in a broad array of bright and colours to complete your winter looks with an unexpected twist!

This year we’ve partnered with the Royal British Legion to support the 2021 Poppy Appeal. All profits from this poppy tote bag will be donated to serving and former military personnel and their families providing assistance, support and guidance.

Find out more about the work of the Royal British Legion and the meaning of the poppy today.

World Vegan Day is an annual recurrence happening on the 1^st of November. We asked our Web Manager, Laura, who is passionate about vegan baking to share one of her favourite vegan recipes you can try out on Vegan Day.

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year we decided to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now by donating our profits of pink items on Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

We at Caroline Gardner are papyrophiliacs. Are you one of us too? If you do not know who a papyrophiliac is, let us give you some hints about what it means to be a papyrophiliac.

After the success of our personalisation event we decided to scale up! Three of the leather bags popular in our Marylebone High Street store were identified to be customised, to create 3 one off show-stopping pieces to star in our window and to be won in an exclusive competition.

International Dog Day is observed every year on the 26th of August. 2021 marks the seventeenth observance of this day since its first celebration in 2004. International Dog Day was founded in the United States by Coleen Page, an advocate...

Treat your friend to a little gift made ESPECIALLY for them. To celebrate National Friendship Day, our in-house designer will be hand-painting initials onto keyrings, notebooks & small accessories, so you can order a gift online & have it personalised for FREE!

June marks Pride Month, a month dedicated to the celebration of the LGBT+ community. June 2021 marks the 51st Pride since the first parade was organised in 1970. June was chosen as it marks the Stonewall Riots that broke out in New York...

Caroline & Angus’ daughter, Flora, had a baby girl, at Chelsea and Westminster hospital. Her baby is significant to the Caroline Gardner brand story, because of one card in particular...

This week is Viral Meningitis Awareness Week and we wanted to do our bit to share important information about Meningitis, and give you the chance to help us fundraise too!  For the next 24 hours we're donating 20% of profits...

We are proud to introduce a brand new, environmentally friendly eco pouch for all our Christmas card packs. Made from recycled bottles, this sheer eco pouch with fun neon ribbon drawstring closure keeps the cards clean and secure.

We are delighted to get involved in Thinking of You week and wanted to share a few things we have been doing and how we plan to help and bridge the Social Distance gap.

NAKED CARDS With approximately 8 million metric tons of plastic entering our oceans every year, we want to play our part to reduce the amount of unnecessary single use plastic and to protect our environment. In 2019 we launched our...

Frank really needs no introduction. As one of the most loved members of the Caroline Gardner team he is also one of the most famous. A constant star of our most popular instagram posts he is as recognisable as any...