Aaah…”vacation” - isn’t it wonderful?
So now you know why I’ve been missing for a bit (I’m sure you’ve noticed no blog entries since June! er…oops). Anyway, I’ve just returned from an exciting time visiting friends and relatives in London. On previous trips to the UK, I had done the usual “touristy” Tower of London, Madame Tussaud’s, Piccadilly Circus, Harrods, Wimbledon, London Eye etc. jaunts; however, this trip represented an “off-the-beaten-path” approach of sorts.
One of the more interesting things I did was to spend an entire day on June 26 at Clothes Show London, which was held at Earls Court. A virtual “mother ship” for any fashionista indeed. Hundreds of booths crammed with all manner of trendy and vintage clothing, eco fashion, jewellery, undergarments, makeup, mehendi, toiletries, hair accessories, corsets, swimwear, a spa bus and even mini style seminars and fab take-home goody bags chockfull of stuff, some of which were from the main sponsors: Martini, Corona, Kit Kat Senses, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Benefit Cosmetics and OK! Magazine to name a few.
Overall, I’d say that the expo’s exhibitors were quite trendy and targeted their products to the female, young adult market; so naturally, the show was not mainstream bridal. However, there were some booths that I thought could have been interesting finds for brides-to-be. Two in particular were:
• Secret Hair Boostias – crescent shaped plastic accessories that give your hair a lift for updo’s and sexy pony-tails á la Brigitte Bardot. Check them out at this link: http://www.hairboostias.com/uk/index.html
• Brazelle – decorative bra clips that come with straps or sashes that attach to multi-way or strapless bras. Check their bridal page here: http://www.brazelle.com/bridal.php?osCsid=20ddrmum0ie8i1204pgs0hqdo4
By far, two of my favourite booths were vintage-inspired dresses from Limb Clothing (http://www.limb-clothing.com/) and exquisite accessories and clothing from Reem. There was even a company called “Celebrity Dress Hire” so I know where I’d go if I wanted (but couldn’t afford) a timeless Hérve Léger cocktail dress!
There was even recycled clothing to be had for the fashionably-un-shy among us!. I snapped a pale-pink dress made from recycled mens’ shirt collars and another from mens’ ties. They were done by a young female entrepreneur whose company is called The Dress Doctor.
What was amazing for me was the opportunity to speak first hand to the jewellery and dress designers and to get a chance to buy one-of-a-kind pieces that I could tell, were lovingly made.
At the end of the day, the expo culminated in a fashion extravaganza of epic proportions; the likes of which I’d never seen before in a fashion show. The theme of it was “Fashion Capitals Of The World” and it was replete with 300 outfits, seven scene changes, amazing dance choreography for each scene (e.g. Tokyo, Paris, Milan, New York, London etc.) and of course, a UK boy band thrown in for good measure!
To view my mini-preview of Clothes Show London, see slideshow to the top right of this page!
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