Four London bloggers were invited by ForeverBetter (Sponsored by Miele) as VIP guests to the LondonFashionWeekend opening evening on Wednesday. The four were: Alizé (Blog de Tendances) and Katie from The Fashion Society, Kit of Style Slicker and The Fashion Assistant, and myself from hereabouts.

Break Ice We first met in Café Chino for a crash course on how to act like VIP (step one: have servants carry ends of hair) before heading off for the venue. No. We chatted over coffee about ourselves and blogging just to get to know eachother better – happens that Alize and Katie are from my university, and I’ve been following Kit’s streetstyle blog for months. Meh, tiny world.

Swift Never have I seen so many jealous faces when we were admitted without having to queue, both into tent and catwalk. (Smug face x 4)

Catwalk Divided into four different spring style ‘scenes’: American Idol, Domestic Goddess, African Queen and Etheral Nude. You might be able to notice gorgeous Zanita in the pictures, what a pleasant surprise to see her on the catwalk!

Rose Then we headed off to the event hosted by Miele, where we tossed in a real rose each into a Miele washing machine to see what tough water does to roses OoooOoo. After 30 minutes of we come back to find the roses as firm and alive as before we put them in. The honeycomb drum ever so gently washes so that delicate garments like silk or cashmere don’t come out like ragamuffin-wear. Miele washing machines last as long as 20 years which is how long I’ve been living (give or take 2 or 3 years…). So if I bought one now I’d have to endure its company until I had 3 kids and drove a family van.

Mista Garvida We also had a chance to oogle at two beautiful futuristic dress designs by Jasper Garvida (winner of last year’s Project Catwalk) and later actually talk to him about them. The white sequin-bead dress apparantly took 80 hours to complete, which he claims isn’t that long. Man, 80 hours is 4 days without sleep. Whadduyou mean it’s not long.

The Gang Katie, Alizé and Kit.

Best bit? Free food, obviously.

This and free Bailey’s with chocolate ice cream.

Thank you once again to ForeverBetter and Cherry & Steph for guiding us and organising the meet!

Jacket Vintage Christian Dior Dress Zara Tights H&M Boots Emma Cook Bag Pollini
Photo courtesy of Style Slicker

(Those tights aren’t done yet, DIY tutorial soon)

Blazer Vintage Christian Dior through BlackLunaVintage
Zipper Top, bag Topshop Jeans Zara Shoes H&M

The blazer arrived, it’s le shizz. The shoulderpads are scaring children away but I think its all part of the fun, who doesn’t want to look buff like a rugby jockey? As friendly as I am with my scissors and diy tools, I won’t dare hacking into this beautiful piece for a shoulderbone operation – I’m quite sure it won’t disassemble as easy as IKEA furniture.

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Guess what I got today.

Topshop Unique Heels, Emma Cook Boots

Complete coincidence, I promise. Although starting to have doubts about that Saturday über-secret-tip –  how are they already sold out in stores if stock comes in tomorrow. Online warehouse should be a different case, hopefully they’ll be fully stocked tomorrow online. Fingers crossed for those on the lookout.

As I expected, the Topshop Unique Heels don’t fit me. I chose, with great reluctance may I say, to buy a UK5 because I can’t stand fingerwidth gap behind feet wearing big shoes – but this is just too small… I’ll be selling them in Park&Cubicle Bazaar soon, please feel free to want them and kill over them. That would make me very happy.

Oh yes, I hereby give everyone who reads this blog, permission to call me a deceitful scumbag if I declare I went shopping again this month.

I hesitated for exactly a second and three quarters, then paid the £100 (and a pair of white tights just to make up for free shipping, which I didn’t get thanks to student discount making it go under £100, wtfruitcake). Well, who knew I could be such a sugah mommah like that.

Topshop Unique SS09

I got the black ones, I just couldn’t access the page because it was oh so towtally sold out within a day. Topshop you cheeky bastard.
The tactic of acquiring a Topshop Unique item is quite simple: refresh the site every 10 minutes for updates. No pee breaks.

Clearly, I have no life.

Also, don’t ever hesitate for more than five seconds because your size will be gone-o by then.

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Also scored this Christian Dior blazer from ebay.

Christian Dior Militant Blazer – Black Luna Vintage

Still pretty dumbstruck that I paid $9.99 for a Christian Dior piece (shipping $26…oops). I just realised I have quite the jacket/blazer collection – enough that if chucked in a bonfire, it would make a very happy beach festival.

Check out Black Luna Vintage ebay store of Lidia Luna, her ebay store is full of avant garde to demure but edgy pieces, her blog is so stylishly moody too.

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Elle UK Accessories booklet pg 59

Anyone see this being sold yet? Or do I have to revisit store every 10 minutes? Gotta see it in person, the flower thing in the heel is a bit meh but the straps are so sexay..

Hope everyone had a fun valentines.

Jacket Gery Webber Top FCUK Belt & Pants H&M Boots Bronx – Office Shoes Bag Topshop

I always wonder everytime I go food shopping, these:

Does the kitteh come with the package?

I’m just kidding.

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PARK & Cubicle Bazaar is open, I was ‘inspired’ by lulu’s Shoes and your Mom that I decided to do it too, yeah I suck big time. Please help out this poor soul, she is in need of third kidney and lacking funds for an operation!

Kidding again, I’m just in debt to my parents… and lost feetfat.

click click, shopping time!

Rodarte S/S 2009 through Style.com

What you’ll need:
Cutting board, ruler, white gel pen (or any fabric marker), scalpel or fabric scissors, pattern, victim leggings, and about five bucketload and a half of patience.

Fabric tips: I chose a elastic/semi-shiny leggings… Well, If you want to add another 5 hours sealing off the edges with a candle, don’t get them. Rodarte obviously had theirs laser-cut, so there’s no beating that. Also avoid cotton leggings as well – mucho fray and no easy way of seal. The best would be semi-thick material (faux leather or semi-shiny pvc) which doesn’t have too much elasticity.

Too much elasticity may end up in making the diamonds look like round holes which is just a glorified fishnet. Mine’s semi like that, you probably can see…

Goood duck!