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Category Archives: Fashion
Wearing the World’s First 100% Recyclable Shoes – Zebra Oasis
New premium shoe brand Zebra Oasis sent me a pair of shoes to review. ZO claims these kicks are the world’s first fully recyclable shoes. Nice. Made of hemp, merino wool, bamboo and cotton, they look pretty snazzy too. Double … Continue reading
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Posted in Fashion, Shopping, Travel
Tagged fashion, footwear, shoes, Shopping, sneakers, sustainability, trainers, Travel, Zebra Oasis
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Good Stuff #92
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Food, MP Magic Socks, socks, Travel
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Look Smart When You Buy Your Sunglasses
With more than a decade’s experience in online sales, SmartBuyGlasses is the eyewear e-commerce leader in over 20 countries worldwide with a growing physical retail store presence in key markets as well. Continue reading
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Mary Quant at the V&A
“I don’t have time to wait for Women’s Lib,” declared Mary Quant. Judith Schrut’s been to the V&A to see why Quant became a role model for a generation of women. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Fashion, London, Museums
Tagged Art, fashion, Feminism, Judith Schrut, kensington, London, Mary Quant, museum, Shopping, Sixties, SW7, V&A Museum
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Shimmer, Dazzle, Sparkle | Christian Dior at the V&A
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams is the Victoria and Albert Museum’s latest blockbuster show. Judith Schrut has been to view. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Fashion, London, Luxury, Museums, Travel
Tagged Art, Christian Dior, design, Dior, fashion, House of Dior, Judith Schrut, London, luxury, Margot Fonteyn, museum, museums, Princess Margaret, reviews, south kensington, Travel, V&A, victoria and albert museum
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9 Hottest Asian Trending Fashion Brands in the World
Without fashion the world would be boring and bland.Fashion is not only about looking good, but it’s also the essence of the style of dressing up, manners, socializing and impressing people. In short, it’s because of fashion that the world has the sense of individuality, or just a collection of identification of any society, social class, culture, or religion etc, which is basically why the fashion industry constantly comes up with new designs, colors and creations, from floral to the colors from the sky and earth. Continue reading
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Best of the Fests | Port Eliot Festival, Cornwall
Summertime Britain is a food lovers’ paradise, with dozens of festivals, fairs and other tasty offerings where food and cooking take centre stage. That’s certainly true at the Port Eliot Festival in Cornwall. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Drink, England, Fashion, Food, Gardening, Live Performance, Music, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Art, Brian Patten, chefs, cornwall, Drink, england, Entertainment, family events, fashion, festival, Food, foraging, gardens, Grace Dent, Judith Schrut, literary festival, live music, live performance, LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR, music, Orla Kiely, performance, Port Eliot, Port Eliot Festival, restaurants, reviews, Shappi Korsandi, Shopping, sipsmith gin, St Germans, summer, Teri Hatcher, Travel, writers
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Good Stuff #76
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy.
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Posted in Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BBQ, chocolate, Dock & Bay, Drink, fashion, Food, Gato & Co, good stuff, Oxford Charcoal, Oxford Charcoal Company, Shopping, Swimwear, Travel, Water filters, ZeroWater
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Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up
With the opening of Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, the V&A’s hugely anticipated, hot ticket of a show, you’ll have a unique chance to savour more than 200 of Frida’s paintings, photographs, clothing and personal possessions. Their fascinating back story is clearly part of the allure: most of these items have never been seen outside the Casa Azul (Blue House), the Mexico City home in which Frida was born, lived and died. They had been protectively stashed and sealed inside a bathroom by her husband, muralist and revolutionary Diego Rivera, and only revealed 50 years after her premature death. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, Fashion, London, Mexico, Museums, Photography, Travel
Tagged Art, exhibition, fashion, Feminism, Frida Kahlo, gallery, Huipil, Jewellery, Judith Schrut, Leon Trotsky, London, mexico, museum, Photography, Polio, Prosthetics, reviews, Travel, Victoria & Albert Museum
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Shopping for Menswear? It’s in the Pocket with Jacamo
Shopping for menswear can be as easy as putting on a pair of jeans when you do it with Jacamo. Continue reading
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Posted in England, Fashion, Shopping
Tagged christmas, england, essex, fashion, Grays RM20 2ZP, intu Lakeside, jacamo, jacamo.co.uk, Lakeside, menswear, Shopping, style, West Thurrock Way
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Good Stuff #71
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Altruist Dermatologist Sunscreen, black pudding, Clonakilty Black Pudding, design, Dry Shampoo, fashion, Food, good stuff, Hair, PNY, PNY Technologies, reviews, Shampoo, Shockwaves, Shockwaves Style Refresh and Volume Dry Shampoo Spray, Shopping, Sun Screen, sunscreen, trave, Wella, Yutaka, Yutaka Sauces, Yutaka Sesame and Miso Sauce, Yutaka Yakisoba Sauce, Zap-It, Zap-It mosquito and insect bite relief device
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BLADE: A Unique Experience in Hairdressing
Blade has perfectly captured its surrounding energy and moulded it in it’s unique “hair clubbing” experience. The brainchild of Julia Olofsson and D.T. Stroo it’s a salon that combines a well stocked bar, an espresso bar and a great haircut. Continue reading
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A Night of Fashion at The Westbury Mayfair Hotel
It’s not every day you walk into a hotel lobby to be greeted by a pair of models sashaying towards you in opulent evening wear. But when the hotel you’re visiting is The Westbury Mayfair, a luxury five star hotel near Bond Street, nothing less should be expected. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Fashion, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged ALYN WILLIAMS, BARS, Chef Alyn Williams, cocktails, conduit street, design, Drink, fashion, Food, hotels, London, luxury, mayfair, polo bar, restaurants, Shopping, The Polo Bar, The Polo Bar at The Westbury Hotel, the westbury, the westbury hotel, The Westbury Mayfair, The Westbury Mayfair Hotel, Travel, W1, Zay Ahmed, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a £150 Gift Card from Pocket High Street for Valentine’s Day
I’ve teamed up with the folks at PocketHighStreet.com again to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a £150 gift card to spend at the best independent shops in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Drink, Fashion, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping, Valentine's Day, Wine
Tagged #feelgoodshoplocal, £150 gift card, £150 giftcard, competition, design, Drink, fashion, feel good shop local, Food, free, freebies, Independent business, London, Pocket High Street, PocketHighStreet, PocketHighStreet.com, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, win £150 gift card, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a £150 Gift Card from Pocket High Street
Daunted by the task of Christmas shopping? Hoping to avoid the same old big box retailers this year and find prezzies that are as special and distinctive as your friends and family whom you’re buying for? Have I got a gift for you! I’ve teamed up with the folks at PocketHighStreet.com to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a £150 gift card to spend at the best independent shops in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Competition, Design, Fashion, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #feelgoodshoplocal, £150 gift card, £150 giftcard, christmas, competition, design, fashion, feel good shop local, Food, free, freebies, Independent business, London, Pocket High Street, PocketHighStreet, PocketHighStreet.com, RT to win, Shopping, Travel, twitter competition, win £150 gift card
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Good Stuff #59
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy.
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Posted in Apps, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Luxury, Photography, Shopping
Tagged apps, bircher muesli, breakfast, Cheerz, Clearspring, Clearspring Organic Japanese Umami Paste, cuckoo bircher muesli, design, Diamond Whites, Diamond Whites Black Edition Liquid, Drink, fashion, Folkington’s Garden, Folkington’s Sparkling Presses, Food, good stuff, Granola, japanese food, Lizi’s High Protein Granola, London, luxury, muesli, Native Union, Native Union Tag Cable, Photography, Shopping, Teeth Whitening, The Breath Co, Tooth polish, Umami Paste
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Good Stuff #58
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Books, Celebrities, Design, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Photography, Shopping, Travel, Virginia, Wine
Tagged Art, Art books, Barboursville Vineyards, beer, black dog publishing, books, Celebrities, design, Drink, fashion, Food, good stuff, Governor McAuliffe, K Beisiegel, London, Michael Freeman, Michael Portillo, Octopus Publishing Group, pablo picasso, Photography, Photography books, picasso, Picasso: The Artist and His Muses, Polo Mints, Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong Mints, Port City Brewing Co, Port City Brewing Company, reviews, shoes, Shopping, Strawberry Hill House, Terry McAuliffe, The Photographer’s Pocket Book, Travel, travel shoes, USA, Vibram, Vibram Furoshiki, virginia, Virginia Beer, Virginia Wine, wine
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Good Stuff #53
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged #ASDASS16, asda, ASDA SS16, Boucheron, Cashmere, Drink, fashion, Food, Franciacorta, Gloves, good stuff, Heat Holders, Honest Grapes, italian wine, London, luxury, restaurants, Shopping, socks, sparkling wine, Turtle Doves, Turtle Doves Cashmere, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Wasokan, Notting Hill: Europe’s First Authentic Japanese Kimono and Matcha Shop
It’s not a likely occurrence that a visit to the launch of a retail space in Notting Hill turns to talk bringing more harmony to the people of Europe. But that was the sort of chat I had with Noriyuki Ikeda at his new kimono and matcha shop, Wasokan, on Westbourne Grove. Continue reading
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Coverture Launches Emma Greenhill: A Winning Way to Wrap Up!
Maddie Salters pays a visit to Coverture & The Garbstore in Notting Hill for the launch of Emma Greenhill’s Matchmaker line of scarves. A colourful, pop-art window greets guests at Coverture & The Garbstore, a Notting Hill transplant that has … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Fashion, London, Shopping
Tagged Coverture & The Garbstore, design, Emma Greenhill, fashion, Kensington Park Road, London, Maddie Salters, Matchmaker, notting hill, scarves, Shopping, W11, W11 2ES, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #45
Good stuff? Great stuff! And so much of it I’m having trouble keeping track and sharing the best of it in a timely manner. But don’t let my inadequate ability to blog efficiently get in the way you having a wonderful time. Have a look a this list of fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, Drink, England, Entertainment, Fashion, Good Stuff, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Art, BARS, bond street, cocktails, dalston, design, Drink, east london, england, Entertainment, fashion, good stuff, HOME Manchester, Jaeger-LeCoultre, London, luxury, manchester, mayfair, old bond street, Shopping, The Manhattans Project, watches, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #42
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the lowdown on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Jean-Pierre Braganza Limited Edition Sunglasses for … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Fashion, Freebies, Gardening, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged apps, binchotan, Black + Blum, Coin Street, Culture Key, design, Eau Good, fashion, Fiskars, free, freebies, gardening, good stuff, Jean-Pierre Braganza, label.m, London, OXO2, south bank, sunglasses, water bottle, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Clothes Club Fundraiser at Dalston Roof Park
The Clothes Club is doing its fundraising event at the recently reopened Dalston Roof Park, on Thursday 21 May. For just £8, you’ll get some new clothes, make a donation to the causes they’re supporting at the same time and there’s some great prizes in the raffle too. Continue reading
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Posted in Fashion, Good Cause, London, Shopping
Tagged ashwin street, clothes club, dalston, E8 3DL, east london, Emily de Groot, fashion, Fundraising, good cause, hackney, London, Previews, rooftop, The Print House, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sponsored Video: In the Sneakers of Walcott
You know that old saying about walking a mile in somebody else’s shoes? Well, what if those shoes were a pair of stylish and extra comfy Adidas trainers belonging to one of your favourite footballers? Cool idea, huh? Check out this fun little ‘day in the life’ video featuring Arsenal forward and the England national team player, Theo Walcott – shot from the vantage point of Theo’s shoes – a pair of ultra blue Adidas Pure BOOST Chill trainers. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Fashion, Shopping, Sports, Video
Tagged adidas, Adidas Pure BOOST Chill, Arsenal, Celebrities, fashion, football, Pure BOOST Chill, shoes, sneakers, soccer, SPONSORED POST, sports, Theo Walcott, trainers, Video
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Alexander McQueen: Inferno
Stepping off the elevator into The Gallery on the fifth floor of Foyles booksellers at Charing Cross, a curiosity awaits. The usually timid space that shepherds people off to the uptempo cafe and wine bar beside it has grown into something remarkable. A landscape of gargantuan black and white photographs with irrepressible imagery that commands attention. Enter the Inferno. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Books, Fashion, London, Photography
Tagged ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, books, charing cross road, fashion, Foyles, Kent Baker, London, Maddie Salters, Ollie Walker, Photography, soho, WC2, WC2H 0EB, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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JD X Puma: Trinomic XT1 Treasure Hunt
Running (pun intended) alongside the launch of the Puma Trinomic XT1, JD Sports has teamed up with Puma and five magazines for a sneaker-ific treasure hunt across four UK cities and then New York. The hunt starts today (18 March 2015), and first up is London where somewhere an empty branded trainer display box has been placed. The lucky person who gets to it before anyone else will win two pairs of Puma XT1 trainers as well as the display box. Keen for clues? Ready, steady … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Fashion, Freebies, London, Shopping
Tagged footwear, free, freebies, JD Sports, London, puma, Puma Trinomic XT1, shoes, Shopping, sneakers, trainers, treasure hunt, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Kimonoé Kyoto at Atomica Gallery
New to the Atomica Gallery Soho from March 9th, Kimonoé seeks to weave together the threads of ceremonial Japanese fashion with modern utility to find a place for a new breed of kimono in fast-paced, multi-cultural London. In artist Tomo Shinya’s debut show, contemporary luxury and traditional elegance are the bywords. Maddie Salters shares her experience from a recent Kimonoé presentation at the gallery. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Fashion, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, Atomica Gallery, fashion, Green's Court, kimono, kimonoe, London, Maddie Salters, Shopping, soho, Tomo Shinya, W1, W1F 0HQ, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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“Women Fashion Power” Menu at Blueprint Café, Design Museum
Blueprint Café at the Design Museum is worth consideration for its lofty views of the Thames alone (ask for a seat by the windows when you book and then duke it out with your date over who gets the view of Tower Bridge and the City and who gets the view of Canary Wharf). However, Head Chef Martyn Moody’s not-so-fussy but still very fine food is the real draw. To celebrate London Fashion Week, Moody has come up with a Women Fashion Power set menu for February. Yet another stylish reason to pay this restaurant a visit? It sure looked and tasted that way to me when I gave the menu a try last night. Continue reading
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Big Hair Party at Maggie’s
A disco ball, flashing neon lights, and leopard print décor. While a trip to Maggie’s may not include any real time travel, members’ nights promise to whisk you off the streets of 21st century Chelsea and into the flashy nightclub scene of the 1980s. At Maggie’s January soirée, Maddie Salters was thrilled to find that the age of PEZ and Pac Man was alive and kicking it on the dance floor. Here are some of her thoughts about her experience at Maggie’s aptly-named Big Hair Party. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Fashion, London, Music
Tagged chelsea, Cîroc vodka, cocktails, cupcakes, Drink, fashion, fulham road, Hair, LaDiDa London, London, Maddie Salters, Michael John London, retro, SW1, SW10 9QL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Preview: Maggies Bigger Hair Night
On Thursday 5 February, Maggie’s 80s club in Chelsea will partner with luxurious beauty institution, MichaelJohn, in Knightsbridge, to help dust off those closet cobwebs after a dry January, blowing them and your hair into seasonal style, with an event … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Fashion, London, Music
Tagged 80s night, Big Hair, chelsea, fulham road, London, Maggies, MichaelJohn, night club, SW10, SW10 9QL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Hello Stan Smith. Still Looking Good!
White on white with a touch of navy – I’m almost afraid to wear my new Adidas Originals Stan Smith trainers out on the streets as they look so nice and clean right out of the box. But that fear will subside soon, and I’m sure I’ll make good use of this new pair of trainers. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Fashion, Shopping, Sports
Tagged adidas, adidas originals, adidas originals stan smith, design, fashion, footwear, JD Sports, shoes, Shopping, sneakers, sports, stan smith, stan smiths, style, tennis, tennis shoes, trainers, wimbledon
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Win a Carnaby World Cup Shopping Spree + Dinner for Two at Whyte & Brown
Want to watch the World Cup in style? Carnaby’s a smart place to do it … especially if you’re the lucky reader who wins my latest comp: a shopping spree worth £100 and dinner for two at free range chicken and craft beer haven, Whyte & Brown. Keep reading to find out how to win along with details about all the great World Cup action taking place in the heart of Soho. Continue reading
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Tagged £100 shopping voucher, carnaby, carnaby street, competition, contest, fashion, free, freebies, KINGLY COURT, London, London blog, RT to win, Shopping, soho, style, twitter competition, W1, W1B 5PW, Whyte & Brown, WIN, win a carnaby world cup shopping spree, win a free shopping spree, win dinner for two, world cup, world cup 2014, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Made in Mayfair Insider Experience with Intercontinental and London Luxury Quarter (OneTravel)
The InterContinental London Park Lane hotel has teamed up with London Luxury Quarter to create custom made “Made in Mayfair Insider Experience” tours. From Britain’s oldest family run perfumery to bespoke shoes that take nine months from order to delivery, … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Fashion, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Floris, Foster & Son, Gieves and Hawkes, hotel, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, London, London blog, London Luxury Quarter, luxury, made in mayfair, Made in Mayfair Insider Experience, mayfair, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, OneTravel, park lane, perfume, savile row, shoes, Shopping, st james's, W1, W1J 7QY, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff
Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. RHS Chelsea Flower Show Did you … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged 2010 Crawford Beck Vineyard, american wine, AW14, brick lane, Burger Shadow 500, Capo Caccia, Capo Caccia Fine Food, Catherine MacDonald, CHARCUTERIE, cheese, chelsea, chelsea flower show, Coffin on Cake, Coffin on Cake AW14, cooking classes, Crawford Beck Vineyard, cured meat, design, east london, END, fashion, Food, good stuff, holloway road, islington, italian cheese, italian food, italian wine, Jenius Social, Joseph Pedicini, London, London blog, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, montebruno, Montebruno Wine Co, old truman brewery, oregon wine, pinot noir, raw, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, red wine, Renuso Bianco, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sardinian cheese, sardinian wines, saucony, saucony originals, sneakers, supper clubs, Susannah Hunter, Tenute Dettori, the Artisan Wine Fair, The Massachusetts Garden, The Massachusetts Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, trainers, white wine, Willamette Valley, wine, WINE FAIR, Wine Source Group, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Seven Dials Shopping Spree Worth £100 + Dinner for Two at Flesh & Buns
Wanna shop like a chic Brit and chow down like a Japanese rock star in one of London’s most stylish and centrally situated locations? And all for FREE?!? Check it out – I’ve got a £100 Seven Dials gift card plus dinner for two at Flesh & Buns to share with one lucky reader. Keep reading for your chance to win. Continue reading
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Tagged £100 shopping spree, BARS, boutiques, central london, champagne, chocolate, competition, contest, covent garden, Drink, earlham street, Flesh & Buns, Food, free, freebies, gift card, gift voucher, independent retails, London, London blog, neal's yard, restaurants, retweet to win, seven dials, Shopping, shopping spree, soho, Valentine's Day, voucher, WC2, WC2H 9LX, win a seven dials shopping spree, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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