GHD at Vogue Fashion Night Out

You know the feeling; you've had a long day at work and have a vast string of glamorous parties to go to. Okay, so maybe this isn't the case every day but last Thursday, I didn't fancy braving Bond Street and Vogue Fashion Night Out with lank, lackluster tresses. Thankfully, GHD had the answer to my hair-based issues. They parked a swish Airstream on Maddox Street providing styling for anyone who booked an appointment. The GHD team will be travelling all around the UK, wherever their Facebook fans need them most. GHD to the rescue! 

Sally does my hair

(L-R) On the night, the morning after

Vogue Fashion Night Out

It seems like Vogue’s Fashion Night Out is getting bigger with every year that passes. Although the event was being celebrated across the UK, it seemed like every fashion lover in London hit Bond Street last Thursday. Mulberry was the most popular choice of venue with hoards of fans queuing to get inside or catch a glimpse of one of the many celebrity guests. Out on the street, people queued for street food outside Tory Burch and ice-creams at Missoni. Hermes provided a music stage and the atmosphere was like Glastonbury and LFW mixed together! All the signs are pointing to the demand of a real fashion/music/foodie fusion festival. Maybe Vogue could make it happen…

Tory Burch Street food

Loved this bag at Coach

It comes in all these colours

My beautiful stylist friend Ellie looked amazing 

At Michael Kors

Liked these shades

Hermes stage

The Georg Jensen party was great

Blue steel with Lewis

Found a friend along the way

Babycham is Back!

The day after I had sourced some rare Babycham glasses in my local charity shop, I received an invite to the Babycham relaunch at Maggie’s. The eightiestastic venue for last week’s event was the perfect choice of venue and we sipped three delicious Babycham cocktails. My favourite was Wham Bam, Thank You Ma’am (drink photos courtesy of Matthew Pearl).

329 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 9QL

020 73528512

Most people would have found matching the soft furnishings an embarrassment but I was overjoyed to be surrounded by my favourite print

Wham, Bam Thank You Ma'am

Boom and Bust

Lady in Red

Mr Brainwash Debut UK Show

Ever since watching Banksy's Oscar nominated film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, I have been looking forward to see a Mr Brainwash exhibition. My time came last weekend when I noticed it 

advertised as my bus went past.



Held in the massive Old Sorting Office (where I have previously attended an event for Forever 21 and various fashion shows). The work was givenlots of space to breathe. I loved the majority of what I saw, from the bold, brash paintings to the humorous oversized taxi toy and huge cans of baked beans. Everything about this collection was larger than life, I definitely recommend a 

visit. It is free to get in and every visitor is given a poster and a postcard from the show when they leave; a really nice touch, I thought.



The artist has been accused of copying street artists from around the world. I believe there to be merit in these opinions but, say what you like about him, Mr Brainwash has succeeded in 

making art more accessible to all.

Paige at Selfridges

Admittedly, when I first heard about the LA-born denim brand Paige, I felt underwhelmed; yet another denim line brought over from the States? With a market so saturated with cool casuals, what could Paige possibly offer that I hadn’t seen and worn already? I went along to Selfridges last Saturday to find out. 

Fortunately, the brand’s glamorous Creative Director, Paige Adams-Geller, was on hand to answer my questions.  Paige assured me that there was still some room for “fashionable, exciting denim”. I looked around at all of the different styles, from jodhpur-style khaki cut-offs to slim-fitting jeans printed with a paisley so flatteringly faint, you wouldn’t notice it unless your nose was inches away. I could see what she meant. Paige used to work as a fit model, which must surely have had a positive effect (you need a good cut) but what really makes Paige’s styles stand out from the rest? “Paige has an essence which is strong, passionate and sexy,” says Paige.

The designer describes the printed white jeans from her new collection as being a “labour of love”. These jeans have been everywhere in the press. Exclusive to Selfridges as part of their ‘Destination Denim’ collaboration, they are a great way new to wear pattern. The fact that the print is contained in neat, leg flattering shapes makes things easier for those amongst us who don’t boast legs that reach their armpits and are slimmer than Gisele’s (no bitterness here, honest). Paige says the print was inspired by “Mixing trends, framed scarves, tuxedos and pyjamas. The indigo and black base colours feel like Versailles. Like a luxurious baroque world.”

Already feeling more buoyant about Paige, I decided to speak to Sarah Harris, Vogue’s Fashion Features Editor, and see what she thought. She told me about how when she first met Paige, she was wearing a pair of her black jeans, which she had previously decided to customise by slashing them across the fronts. Highly embarrassed at the realisation, Sarah was relieved when Paige complimented her on her bold styling.  Sarah now wears Paige designs “90% of the time”, and describes the brand as being “the go-to name in denim”. This is high praise indeed from someone who, in her line of work, has probably seen more denim than Wham in the eighties.  It immediately feels wrong to speak of Sarah and eighties dodginess in the same sentence – this polished fashion pro clearly knows far better than to do stonewashed double denim, even ironically. Instead, she suggests pairing Paige’s jeans with “a classic cashmere jumper with a tailored jacket by Stella McCartney for work”. I have been looking for the perfect V-neck navy cashmere jumper for a long time now and Sarah’s words have intensified my search.

For spring, we can expect (in Paige’s words) “A resurgence of classic indigo with black chambray shirts and an expansion into tops and dresses”. Eased out of my jean fatigue, I’m excited about denim once again, just in time for a wardrobe update. Excellent.

Paige is interviewed about her designs

L-R Sarah Harris from Vogue, me (the only one in crummy non-Paige jeans) and Paige Adams-Geller 

Destination Denim

I didn't eat these yummy-looking cupcakes...

or drink this tasty Coke...

...because I want to wear these with a little cashmere jumper. You can buy them here.