There is nothing worse than spending New Years Eve at a heaving overpriced nightclub filled with sweaty drunken clubbers who are determined to get their midnight kiss whether you want it or not. No, for us a sophisticated soiree enjoying fabulous food, unusual entertainment and of course bubbles, with like-minded people is what we want.
The new Holmes starts with a bang and doesn’t let up. It’s filled with fights, shoot-outs and high-speed chases – well as high-speed as it got in Queen Victoria’s day.
All the while Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jnr) and Dr Watson (Jude Law) carry on the deliciously bitchy but matey sparring they did so well in the first film.
It’s the season for frivolity and fun and we’re always looking for great nights out so when we heard there was a night that combined music, fashion, folly and performance art, we were keen to be involved.
There is not enough old-fashioned glamour about in entertainment at the moment. While we love seeing the latest bands and going to festivals as much as the next person, there is something to be said for that sophisticated feel of the lounge clubs of the 40s and 50s. Women attired in stunning dresses reclining at tables and supping cocktails while impeccably turned-out men catch up on manly matters, both watching a big band belt out Rat Pack tunes.
America may have Independence Day but over in the UK we are happy to remember that King James I survived the plot to blow him up at the Houses of Parliament lead by catholic reformist Guy Fawkes.
With his boyish good looks, culinary talent beyond his years and passion for great food, it is little wonder that Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy is compared to our very own food revolutionary Jamie Oliver. Like Jamie, Omar wants to change the way that we look at food and bring good quality Spanish food to the people of the United Kingdom making it popular in the same way that Italian or Thai has become.
While the fashion pack descended on London last week for the prestigious London Fashion Week, being outside of London doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the trends, buzz and fashion events. The Bullring Centre in Birmingham is combining technology and fashion to present a fusion of reality and illusion to show you the top trends of AW11 with The Show: Redefinition. This unique catwalk experience will see models, including 2010 Britain’s Next Top Model winner Tiffany Pisani, strutting down the catwalk against holographic backgrounds – and they’re promising a kaleidoscope of colour, a real ice breaker and puppies, hundreds of them!
For two exclusive nights, MOMO will host private performances of the Parisian duo The Two.
The Two were created seven years ago when band mates Ara Starck, daughter of designer Phillipe Starck,
and David Jarre, son of French composer Jean-Michel Jarre and British actress Charlotte Rambling, met in Paris. She was a painter and he was the magician but they weaved together their atypical career paths and began to create music using the magic of uncluttered melody and vocal harmony.
“If silk is the queen, cotton is the aunt and linen the uncle, then wool is the king!”
Vivienne Westwood
The UK has been a centre for filming and been a major influence on the industry over the years but to get a flavour of this ourselves we have had to go to Disneyland Paris or head over to Florida to see how the studios make their magic. Well soon we will be able to get a taste of this at home without becoming a runner for a film company.
Belle About Town is for the woman who is time deprived but style rich.
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel.
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