The Look Show!

Morning all,

I hope you are all believers in the saying 'better late than never', because I'm eventually posting my review of The Look Show which took place nearly two weeks ago :-/ It's quite long (with a lil video at the end!), so grab a cuppa and enjoy...

I was one very happy (and lucky!) bunny when I got an email from New Look telling me I'd won a pair of tickets to The Look Show - an event hosted by Look magazine showcasing the hottest collections for Autumn/Winter from all our high street favourites. I'd never been to a fashion show of any description before so it's true to say I was positively bursting with excitement before the big day!

I didn't have much idea about what to expect so I spent ages umm-ing and ahh-ing over what to wear. As New Look had given me the tickets, I thought I should show my loyalty and so plumped for my New Look t-shirt, skirt and jacket. This is the ensemble I eventually ended up in...

Jacket - New Look

Tshirt -New Look

Skirt - New Look

Boots - Tesco

I also wore this gorgeous necklace that I got from Primark for £3. I've seen quite a lot of turquoise jewellery around recently, so I thought I'd add this little baby to my collection :-)

With my friend Fay as my plus one, we headed off to the Saatchi Gallery where the event was being held - a very ooh-la-la venue in Chelsea (I could get used to this life very quickly!)

Once past the burly bouncers and relieved to find our names were on the guestlist, we navigated our way to the champagne and canapes. With an hour to go until the show started we had time to people-watch and have a snoop around. The room was full of super stylish people dressed to impress, but it wasn't at all intimidating and bloggers, competition winners, models and people from all the brands mingled together.

There was even a handful of celebrities thrown in for good measure! We spotted the gorgeous (although a lot shorter than expected!) Shayne Ward, Callum Best, Ali Bastian, Una from the Saturdays (her hair is to die for!) and Joe McElderry amongst others. Although most people seemed to take being with all these famous people in their stride, I wasn't quite so cool! When I spotted Danielle Lloyd I couldn't resist asking for a photo - she was glowing and really pretty.

Whilst all this was going on, we were treated to some great musical entertainment. First up were 'The Like' who you can see in the picture. They looked and sounded brilliant, especially the lead singer who had an amazing voice. Next up was Gabriella Cilmi. She wore a gorgeous black lace dress, sounded great and had real stage presence - I was mucho impressed.

Just before the show started, Fay and I spotted this weird looking contraption...

It turned out to be a photo booth. But unlike any normal photo booth, this came complete with wind machine and instant airbrushing (no wonder the queue was so long!). After an initial unsuccessful attempt where we failed to notice the seat you were supposed to sit on and so ended up with pictures of our torsos, it was second time lucky and we ended up with some lovely pictures. If only my little digital camera could do this my Facebook pictures would be a whole lot more pleasing on the eye!

When 4pm struck we stopped with the schmoozing and settled down for the show. The basic format was a short video on the projector from one of the brands, followed by the models strutting their stuff in that store's outfits. It was really great to see clothes on the catwalk that were affordable and available on any high street. It really showed me that style isn't about how much money you spend, it's about how you wear things and the confidence you have.

The models were all stunning, and it was great to see some plus size beauties too. Fay and I went all 'Miss J' (of 'America's Next Top Model' fame) and were critiquing all their walks! But they did so well, made the clothes look gorgeous and successfully managed to stay upright on some ridiculously high heels!

There were pieces from all the collections that tickled my fancy, and New Look's was no exception. In fact, if it weren't for my huge student debt I would have happily toddled off to the nearest store and purchased the vast majority!

New Look's collection included faux fur (as I predicted in my entry to the competition!), cool hats and cute print dresses. The 70s were also clearly a huge influence with high waisted skirts and shorts, and bows on blouses. There was also a little bit of sparkle thrown in for good measure, which in my eyes is never a bad thing!

Even once the show over, the event wasn't finished yet! We were all treated to a great performance from Diana Vickers who rocked out despite being all alone on stage.

Eventually it was time for us to (reluctantly) head home. Fay and I parted ways, and as I sat on the train I had a rummage through the goody bag that we were all lucky enough to receive. Bursting at the seams with beauty goodies, discount vouchers and even some yummy chocolate to munch on the way home, we were extremely spoilt!

I slept soundly in my bed that night and had sweet dreams about fashion, celebrities and champagne!

I would really like to thank Look magazine for putting on a fantabulous event and, of course, major kisses to New Look for choosing me as a winner and giving me this great experience :-)

Throughout the day I also tried to record little snippets of videos, which I've combined below for your viewing pleasure!...

I could get used these events very quickly! Were any of you at The Look Show? DId you have a great time too?

xx