During London Fashion Week, we brought our ultimate T-bar lineup to Maison Bertaux, Soho’s oldest and most iconic patisserie for an exclusive event.  There were T-bars, there were pastries, there were endless cups of tea, and now we’re spilling the T on the event.

The Missoma T-Bar

We had the best time with our community and friends of Missoma, giving them an exclusive first look at the ultimate T-bar lineup. Guests included style icons such as Bel Powley, Ikram Abdi, Corinna Brown, Lisa Mcgrillis, Tigerlily Taylor, Aziya Aldridge and Clara Paget.

Maison Bertaux, London's Oldest Patisserie

Maison Bertaux first opened its doors in 1871, when a Communard fleeing Paris arrived on Greek Street with nothing but a book of recipes. More than 150 years later, it's still on the same site and still run with the same spirit that has made it a neighbourhood fixture ever since.

The patisserie passed from its founder to the Vignaud family, who ran it until 1988. That year, Michele Wade bought the business outright from Madame Vignaud. Michele had first walked through the door decades earlier as a teenage Saturday girl, working under Monsieur Vignaud's son while training in Dramatic Arts. Everything is still handmade daily in the two kitchens upstairs, though fresh fruit has long since replaced the tinned fruit of Michele's early days.
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Upstairs, Michele's sister Tania runs the gallery. RADA-trained Tania first turned the tearoom into an informal exhibition space in the 2000s and has since shown work by Grayson Perry and Pierre et Gilles. She also gave Noel Fielding his first-ever exhibition, letting him paint directly onto the gallery walls, and he returned the favour by nicknaming her the "Hooligan Art Dealer."

The guestlist over the decades has been suitably eclectic, from Virginia Woolf and Karl Marx to John Gielgud and Derek Jarman. Alexander McQueen celebrated his 25th birthday here in 1994, while Lily Allen had her wedding cake made in the kitchens upstairs.

The History of the T-bar

The T-bar gets its name from exactly what it is: a small horizontal bar that slots through a loop to hold a piece in place. It started life as pure hardware, lifted from Victorian pocket watch chains and fob fastenings. Today, that functional detail has become the main event.

T-bars are the finishing touch that goes with everything, classic and contemporary at once. They're your ultimate plus one.

Meet the Ultimate T-bar Lineup

We've reimagined the classic T-bar with a Missoma twist. Every T-bar takes an entire year to create, and each one is designed to earn its place in your daily rotation, from morning coffee to after dark.

• The Lucy Williams Knot T-bar Necklace
  
  The ten-times sell-out that started it all, a classic refined with a twist.
  
  
  
• The Statement Knot T-bar Necklace
  
  Bringing all the bold energy with none of the effort.
  
  
  
• The Chunky T-bar Necklace
  
  Full of style and drama, for the days you want to be noticed.
  
  
  
• The Ridge T-bar Necklace
  
  In gold or silver, it's subtle, elegant and quietly confident.
  
  
  
• The Pearl T-bar Necklace
  
  Our just-landed addition from the Harris Reed collaboration, soft, fresh and a little unexpected.