PURPLE REIGN | WEDDING OOTE

:: FASHIONSOMEBODY WEARS HMH COUTURE

On Saturday evening I attended a friends wedding reception at a beautiful venue in Windsor. The weather was amazing and the night was gorgeous so it was only fitting to wear this stunning purple gown by bespoke evening wear designer Hanna-Marie Hutchison of HMH Couture. The dress was absolutely beautiful and the most comfortable and flattering long dress I have ever worn. It literally fit me like a glove and I decided to accessorize with gold and sutle hints of black which where in my ring and clutch bag.

The style of the dress has to be the most contemporary, elegant and stylish evening dresses out there - A perfect fit for all shapes and sizes. Its sweetheart neckline and twisted feature and front pleats really compliment the figure. I loved the way dress fit, the way it moved, how the cut just drapped beautifully around d the female body and its magnificent shoulder straps that could be twisted to make a 'cap sleeve' or be worn straight. It was a stunning piece which I simply felt amazing in; and the night just ended too soon coz I literally did not want to get out of it.

To see the full collection visit:

WWW.HMHCOUTURE.COM

~ What I Wore ~

HMH Couture 'Rosalind dress'

Accessorize jewellery

Necklace - Gift

NEXT PRESS OFFICE TAKE-OVER!

The Next Press Office Take-Over was an amazing fashion sociable swaree filled with fashion, treats, miniature food and delicious cocktail drinks. And with Next always being so creative with their events, there had to be more than just  one thing going on on the night.

It was nice hanging-out and mingling with other fashionista bloggers while we jammed to hit 90s tunes that we had personally selected ourselves and we literally took over the photobooth taking fun crazy pics with otjer blogger buddies which we could either print or share to out social networks in an instant. It was amazing and there was so much to see in their massive showroom. We got the chance to tag things that we liked; I was literally spoilt for choice and only having a few cards in hand made it a tough pick as I felt like a child in a candy shop. There was an upcoming range of gorgeous swimwear, dreamy flowey pieces, a monochrome wardrobe infused with some stunning red items which were just to-die-for, the cutest shoes and accessories, neon pink numbers and some printed trousers which I absolutely loved amougst many other items. It was such a brilliant event and the evening flew past as the saying goes "time flies when you're having fun", but the beauty of technology is that I got to capture every moment with my camera to share with you. *See pics below and also check the Next blog out for more and to find-out what the most popular pieces chosen by the bloggers were on the night.

Check-out Next's latest collection and shop HERE!

SAMSONITE AW/13 | PRESS DAY

I've always spotted Samsonite cases at airports whilst travelling and wondered how heavy they where and how much you could actually fit in even the biggest of them all - Precisely just that! I would love to own one  but still have no clue what colour I would go for. So when the opportunity came up to attend the Samsonite press day, I knew I definitively had to go. Its actually amazing when you realize how far their range extends.  I literally at some point thought they came in one standard classic style that seems to be the very popular style.

I was sold on these cases the moment I lifted one up and opened it to see how much room it had. These things are amazing ladies and gentleman and a good investment for any globe-trotting fashionista, light as feather with maximum size of the case capacity and they even have those rotating wheels as well so you don't physically have to put much into yo case to turn your case around and they are hard cases. They had one in particular that was layed  down on the floor and the test was to stand on it to see how much pressure or impact it could hold. I used it as a jumping castle and left not a single dent in it.

I also liked that they did a range of ipad/tablet cases and some other down-sizeable suitcases which you can fold and dispatch of to create room when you reach your destination.

HARDY AMIES | AW/13 PRESS DAY

MODUS AW/13 | PRESS DAY

On the 11th of April I headed down to the Vinyl Factory in Soho for the Modus Autumn/Winter 13 Press day. There was an array of fashion brands on show ranging from established labels such as Toast, Bally, Calvin Klein including some up-and-coming designers like Teatum Jones, J HS Lee, Sass and Bide and established British brand Pringle of Scotland amougst others. We enjoyed sipping through some delicious cocktails and nibbles whilst browsing through the collections and mixing and mingling with other fabulous fashionista's that had also come to the venue to view the designer collections. I took a liking to Sass and bide with their classic palette, extraordinary embellishing, structure and cut-out pieces, Rachael Gilberts's glamourous, sequined dresses, G-Star Raw and Bally shoes brogue shoes which would look amazing with any outfit and of-course the stricking jewellery pieces by Thomas Sabo which went from really cute with the teddy bear charms to super grunge with the skulls rings and cross pendants.....

(Above) Sass & Bide

Gorgeous sequined skirt - Wardrobe staple.

Stunning jewellery  by Thomas Sabo

Beautiful collection by Rachael Gilbert

(Above images) Brogues: (Middle) G-Star Raw and (Bottom) Bally

THE APARTMENT | FILM SCREENING

On Thursday night I attended the film screening of the Apartment Film which was shot during London Fashion Week. It was a fun, fashion filled film that was also very insightful on what goes on in 'A fashion bloggers world' and showcased bloggers in their element doing what we do best - Working hard and Playing hard!!!

I liked the authenticity of it all; No scripting went down (I was witness to that) and the bloopers at the end made for a great laugh. You might have already seen the mini series I featured earlier this year, check-out the post here if you missed it!

[THE LFW APARTMENT DIARIES]

London Fashion Week at the Apartment was a fun and extraordinary experience which provided bloggers the opportunity to network  meet different brands, try out the hottest collections in a luxurious Apartment located in the vicinity of the shows. It was a place where we all got to hang-out, bond, do our work and enjoy some food, drinks and pampering during all the hecticness of fashion week. And, to make it even more interesting  Blogger Abimarvel the founder of The Apartment had a film crew come over and record the fun and fashionable frolics that went down during Fashion Week.

Check-out the LFW Apartment Short Film below: