Showing posts with label Mulberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mulberry. Show all posts

Friday, 9 September 2011

Vogue Fashion Night Out: London

Last night London for the third year running hosted Vogues Fashion Night Out #FNO, fashion houses to beauty stores open their doors for one night off champagne, cocktails, music and goodies.


As the sun set over London anyone who was anyone threw on their best heals and headed to their favourite fashion boutiques.


Kurt Geiger celebrated the launch of  'Everything but the dress' with champagne,a photo booth with accessories from the new collection to style yourself with and 100 limited edition bracelets.
I was luckily enough to receive one my self. 







Links of London centered their evening around their lasted marketing story ' The Chemistry of Friendship' with drinks served in test tubes, a periodic table cake and biscuit bracelets for their guests. 




Mulberry pulled out all the stops and threw a fantastic party in the New Bond street store. 

Alice Gold was on the decks while waiters dressed in traditional red hunting wear treated the ladies to Mojitos and the gents to a cold beer. Hungary guests were served nibbles of mini flat bread pizzas and traditional English pies while they browsed the latest pieces from the autumn collection. 



Face painting, Manicures and fortune telling broke up the shopping. 

I joined the small que for the face painting and patiently waited my turn. I sat on the chair and requested a small Mulberry tree on just to the side of my eye. I'd watched the couple of people in front of me pick standard face designs from a book and it really didn't take my fancy to have a butterfly or something that had 1000 other people have chosen before. 

Whispers broke out and the Mulberry tree was the talk of all those around.




On leaving the store you were treated to a selection of country animal masks to play dress up with and a pop-up nut stall. 



 Louis Vuitton welcomed you with French maids with balloon dogs on Louis Vuitton leads and served with Mojito's.




Daks had live models in the windows. 


Sandro, South Molton Street treated guests to a photo booth complete with wind machine. 



A huge thank you is to Vogue for the organisation of the event and to all the fashion house for  making it such an fantastic evening and treating us so well. 

A particular thank you to the gentlemen in Mulberry who tendered to our every needs from drinks and goodies to checking the stock and location of products. 

Thank you Louise 
X 

Thursday, 14 July 2011

Sand, Pim's and Pony's

On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the National Beach Polo Championships with my beautiful best friend Kate. 


The sky was clear and sun was shinning which made it perfect weather to throw on a little dress, sandals and shades and head to the the most exclusive beach in the UK. 



Dress from the Conscious Collection for H&M, 
Bag: Mitzy Pouch Mulberry 

Shoes: Carvella at Kurt Geiger.  Necklace: Allumer Heart from MyFlashTrash

Now in its 4th year and growing in success year on year the SandBanks holds the National Beach Polo championships for those alike to sip Pims and Champagne while watching the elite sport. 

As the final Chukka ended and England beat Australia 8-6 the sun lowered over the stand, turning day into night as Amika took over for the after party. 

The Beautiful Kate and I





Video footage of the day can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isstv.tv%2Fvideo%2F879%2F2011-british-beach-polo-championships-at-sandbanks&h=yAQCVplVF


Next years dates are already set for the 13th/14th of July 2012. 





Friday, 24 June 2011

A weekend in Hertfordshire.

A weekend of fine wine and dinning in celebration of my granddads 80th unfortunately did not quite go to plan and my suitcase of carefully planned outfits for each celebration turned into clothes for comfort while sipping the largest Costa.
I was lucky to still  wear the most important one, after going ahead with the main party on the Saturday night despite the absence of my grandfather, so I thought I would share my out fit choice and a few snaps from the weekend. 



So my outfit after numerous purchases and returns came down to a nautical fitted bodice dress with a bonded skirt from Zara, Tiger clutch from Mulberry and nude wedges. 

My beautiful sister Lily 

Brother and Sister

The Family. 


Fresh mango and raspberry coulis .

Toasted goats cheese on french baguette and salad, dressed with chives and balsamic vinegar. 

Strawberry moose  with cream and strawberry coulis. 

My Little Brother. 

 


Granddads fruit cake and jam sponge with home grown strawberries, freshly picked from the garden.