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.
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.
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!
“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.
We love ice-cream, music festivals and British summer fairs and there is one festival that brings them all together, the Ben & Jerry’s Sundae festival.
The royal wedding certainly had us all talking about hats and fascinators but with wedding season just starting and Ascot on the horizon, you can ensure that you are the only one in your hat by creating a unique design yourself. Award-winning milliner Katherine Elizabeth hosts Mad Hatter Couture parties where you and your friends can become headwear designers for an evening. You will learn tricks of the trade from Katherine herself who opens up the couture world of millinery and helps you to make sumptuous bespoke fascinators that you keep at the end of the evening.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a demure fifties housewife or a secretary in the forties? Well you can take a step back in time to the girly fifties when glamour was sophisticated, coy and just a little bit naughty. Get a group of friends together and head to Kettners for a stylish afternoon of cocktails, canapes, cakes and classes.
This Friday is the 405th Anniversary of the gunpowder plot when Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill James I. What better way to spend your weekend than celebrating the foiling of this dastardly plan?
It’s not like we have ever needed an excuse to eat chocolate but this week being National Chocolate Week – well it would be rude not to munch on some.
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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