Posts about: the look show
16/10/2012
wowza what an event! you may remember my behind the scenes post I wrote at look magazine? yes I was lucky enough to be a part of this incredible experience!
as I write this I have my hair scraped up, a distinct lack of make up on and I'm sporting my beloved and well worn pj's (don't tell anyone) quite the contrast to the glamour of the day itself!
we arrived early to watch the rehearsals; seeing the runway models plus kelly brook and alesha dixon warming up for the show. after a quick perv on the above mentioned (by both my boyfriend and I) we were taken for our interviews with zara martin!
we didn't know this was going to happen on camera; cue bumbling speeches and awkward giggles (so grown up) before we posed for several (dozen) photos aha!
here are the other lovely ladies:
this years venue was simple beautiful; the royal courts of justice provided the perfect setting for the catwalk.
after resisting the temptation to peek inside the goodie bags (sooooo hard) we went off to the pre show champagne and cocktail reception.
there was smashbox makeovers, photo booth frolics and canape stealing while we all mingled and tried not to harass the likes of whitney port who we were all pretty excited to meet in the flesh!
everyone took their seats for the show, I was very happy to be front row as one of the style search winners; I had the best view of all the fashion loveliness!
kelly brook kicked off the proceeding in a slinky little number from her line for new look, this girl really does have curves in all the right places (my bf has confirmed this numerous times since)
high street fashions from the likes of river island, warehouse, next, boohoo, fashion union and many more came down the runway.
after alesha dixon performed, it was out turn to be part of the show!
out came the models wearing our outfits while the guests were told about the style search competition, our photos and details were even projected on the main stage so there was no keeping a low profile... yikes!
I didn't realise our styling efforts were going to be such a big part of the show, it was an incredible moment!!
after the last of the models shimmed out the show literally finished with a bang, we were showered in red glitter confetti.
we went back for more champs and gossipping at the after show gathering! I met some amazing people and some of my favourite bloggers; it was a fantastic day and if I get the chance to go back next year I'll bite someones hand off!
the team at look all worked incredible hard to put together a brilliant show this year, it definitely paid off! congratulation girls! you can see more photos of all the catwalk news and celeb appearances on the look magazine here!
so did anyone else get to the show? what did you think?
ps: here I am looking like an excited geek aha, I'll put up the details of my outfit on another post!
plus my gorgeous model maddie on the catwalk.. I hope you like what I selected. I opted for a chashing colour pop combination!
full coverage of the show is out in the magazine today so go grab yourself a copy; I can't wait to see what fashions are in the show edition!
caroline x
09/10/2012
screeching.
a lot of it.
yep this was predominately the noise echoing around my house when I received an email from look magazine informing me I was one of the winners of their nationwide style search competition!
beyond exciting!!! have you ever uploaded an outfit to the 'what I'm wearing' section of the look website? why not? that's what I did and I won an amazing experience!
the prizes were nothing short of incredible: a samsung galaxy SIII smart phone, £250 to spend in new look,,an all expenses trip to london with my other half and best of all (drum roll please....) the opportunity to style a model for the annual look catwalk show!!!
when I arrived at look HQ I nearly died.
clothes, shoes, fashion... literally everywhere! yikes! the atmosphere was incredible; the team was beavering away organising the last minute details of the show. the girls were fantastic; friendly and approachable, after a gossip and some snacks they led us to one of their fashion cupboards to go wild and pick out a few outfits for the models to wear on the runway.
chaos ensued. skirts, jumpers, shoes flying as we raided the bounty on offer!
I felt like a ninja paparazzi taking instagram snaps from behind the scenes! It was so exciting to see the models photos, polaroid outfits and rails of gorgeous fashion primed and ready to go!
I'm still dreaming about the shoes, ohhhhh the shoes.
there was cupcakes too (see, I told you it was good)
after a slight fashion frenzy I picked out my outfits. you know me I love colour; I went with my gut instinct and picked out every bold print going and clashed them all together.. hey why not! I saw a rather fetching henry holland inspired dog tooth knit and paired it with a quirky little green skirt.
accessories I hear you ask?
..gold glitter boots of course! and a nifty little yellow satchel.
did I mention the other highlight? an in house beauty sale held by the team! praise the lord! a rather impressive haul of beauty products to choose from as little as 50p (yes fifty english pence!!)
I could barely walk out with all my treasures, so spoilt.
that evening we enjoyed the delights of the guoman cumberland hotel (geeking out in our complementary bath robes with a glass of red and tasty desserts) before heading to fire and stone in covent garden for a feast!
I had a pizza with bacon and roast potatoes on.
yep I'm for real here, someone has actually created an irish girls dream pizza, holy lord, actual heaven.
yep I'm for real here, someone has actually created an irish girls dream pizza, holy lord, actual heaven.
I cant even begin to tell you how lucky I felt to get such an amazing opportunity! getting to meet the team and see everyone working was so fun and incredibly inspiring! after an excited sleepless night we rose to go and see the look show..
but I'll tell you all about that on another post..
stay tuned fashion lovers!
caroline x
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