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 Christian Dior Vintage Dress Zara Boots Emma Cook Bag Pollini Tights DIYing H&M

Before I say anything, about the last post – lemme make it clear. I don’t study Jewellery at CSM, I study Graphic Design. I just happened to be on the Jewellery floor to oogle at studios that us graphic designers don’t deserve or something.

I’ve just been to the LondonFashionWeekend opening evening, I’ll do a proper post tomorrow as now I need to attend to some schoolwork that I cannot seem to get rid of however many times I yell expelliarmus!. Shall seek Hermione’s wisdom tomorrow.

Some teasers:

So now I’ll go and eat the contents of the goodiebag for dinner. Rice Snack, Rubicon Lychee juice, Cadbury Brunchbreaks, Lavazza coffee and bikini.

Cardigan Zara Sweater Some boutique in Carnaby Street Pants Korean Boots Asos.com

Don’t trust that innocent ham-face smile, I am truly a deceitful scumbag with a potty mouth. I don’t actually swear, but you’ll realise a 10 minute conversation will leave you curiously feeling like you need a brainshower.

Some people asked me I really walk around like this in London. Yes and no – it’s about 12C/54F in London these days and growing up in Warsaw that’s incredibly warm – the other day I wanted to march out with sandals. I did wear a trenchcoat with this.

The heels on those boots don’t look high, but don’t let it fool you – it’s the highest pair of heels I own. Not in the sense of how much higher airspace you have, but the fact that it has no platform with 4.25inch heels. O to the U to the CH.

Coat Zara Scarf Urban Outfitters Pants All Saints Shoes Topshop
Bag DIY Studded Vintage Tshirt I Don’t Like Mondays

Random boy jumped into my sacred outfit shoot. In two years’ time he will see this post over his girlfriend’s shoulders and say hey that’s me and they’ll get into a fight about why he was with another girl.

The jeans are actually light blue with curry stain-like yellow spots in places as part of the design. No wonder I picked it up from All Saints for £17. Noone picks up anything from AllSaints for that price.

Dramatic excuses like my boiler turned into a hunky man so I had to go on emergency caribbean cruise.

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.