British Fashion Awards - The Winners (with video)

As expected Alexander McQueen designer Sarah Burton walked away with the prestigious acolade of Designer of the year and Christopher Kane was awarded The New Establishment award.

The Savoy Hotel was a hotbed of Fashion talent with celebrities, designers and models all present for the awards. Other winners on the night included Mary Katrantzou and Victoria Beckham.

The full list of winners are below:

Designer of the Year: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

Designer Brand: Victoria Beckham

New Establishment Award: Christopher Kane

Menswear Designer: Kim Jones

Accessory Designer: Charlotte Olympia

Red Carpet Award: Stella McCartney

Emerging Talent Award - Ready-To-Wear: Mary Katrantzou

Emerging Talent Award - Menswear: Christopher Raeburn

Emerging Talent Award - Accessories: Tabitha Simmons

Model: Stella Tennant

BFC Outstanding Achievement: Paul Smith

Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Charlotte Gainsbury

British Style Award: Alexa Chung



See videos below for footage from the event!

Shopping Heaven - Vogue Online Fashion Week

 

Credit cards at the ready girls!
So who remembers last years Vogue Fashion Night In? For those of you not in the know FNI was Vogue's way of raising money for charity while giving readers the chance to enjoy discounts, prizes and offers from a variety of online retailers - all from the comfort of their own homes. Well it's back! The newly renamed Online Fashion Week will provide you with even more fashion and beauty offers and it lasts for a whole 5 days.

Online Fashion Week will run from Dec 5th to Dec 9th and participating brands that are already confirmed include Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Topshop, Prada, Miu Miu, H&M and Burberry.

I picked up quite a few items in last years FNI so I can't wait to see what discounts and promotions the brands offer.

For more details click here.

Laura Ashley Spring Summer 2012 Press Day

On Tuesday I popped along to the Laura Ashley press day to check out their Spring Summer 2012 collection. Now you all know that Laura Ashley are fab at creating beautiful floral pieces but their SS12 collection is so much more than that. Crochets, ruffles, 50s and 60s silhouettes, gorgeous leather jackets and so much more. Laura Ashley have really upped their game in recent years, they used to be just for middle aged women but this collection has a distinctive younger feel to it. The floral dresses are still a particular fave of mine but I'm also adoring their well designed crochet dress. But it isn't only in fashion that this brand is excelling they've also created a collection of lovely fragrances that smell divine. Laura Ashley are definitely a brand to watch in 2012 they keep getting better season upon season and I expect that this collection will appeal to a wider age range than in previous years. Take a look!



















So tell me - which is your favorite piece?

G Star Raw Women's Night

On Thursday night I was lucky enough to be invited to attend legendary denim store G Star Raw's Women's Night. Held at their Covent Garden store and other stores worldwide. It was a night of music, pampering and fabulous fashion. I took along my 'partner-in-crime' Scarlett of Oh So Scarlett.

Now I always thought of G star Raw as a menswear store  but the event proved that the store is equally aimed at the fairer sex. Now i'm not usually a big fan of denim brands as my personal style is very girly but G star Raw does denim perfect for a girl like me. The collection isn't restricted to denim either I found their knitwear particularly enticing.

One of the high points of the night was having my nails done by a lovely lady from Butter London. I've never tried their polishes before but I had of course heard of them. I was seriously amazed  by the quality, colours and how quickly it dried. I was also overjoyed to discover that it doesn't contain formaldehyde like most mainstream polishes. I opted for a very lush looking glittery gold.

There were also hairdressers on hand as well as makeup artists from Benefit. In Style magazine were also in attendance including their fashion director and stylist.

I also met up with blogger buddy Elle of A Bird in the Hand. So it was like a mini blogger meetup.

A big thanks goes to the lovely Gemma at Modus PR and of course all the wonderful G Star Raw staff for putting on such a great night!