Venue –  Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge - in their stunning fifth floor Seasons Restaurant. DATE 23 MAY

A stunning fashion show featuring the latest Spring/Summer looks, plus a sneak preview of Autumn/Winter 2013.

Contact Stacey Yeates on 0845 458 8171 or email: events@wellchild.org.uk

Included in the ticket price will be a ten per cent discount card valid from May 23 to May 29, 2013 which will entitle you to a ten per cent discount when you make a purchase on men’s and women’s fashion and accessories at Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge.

www.wellchild.org.uk/fashionevening.asp

Which celebrities are going to be there?

The last event that Wellchild held Gracie ran into Will Smith,  styled AMORE  and had a fab time with  The Noisettes.

www.menstylefashion.com/helping-hands-an-evening-for-wellchild-at-the-savoy/

Who is she going to interview this time?

 www.OllyClarkephotography.com

Eurovision, certainly illustrated that costume fashion is amazing to watch.  I instantly noticed there were consistant trends through out the show that clearly stated a fashion forward image you should certainly take on board asap.

1. Hair – The length of the women’s hair on stage was amazing. Whether you need a wig or hair extensions the long hair is back. Loreen hair from Sweden was amazing and that fringe was certainly one to get hold of this coming year.
2. Lips – I noticed that red lips were rocking all over the stage. Bigger the lips the better. Candy Johnson make up videos are amazing.
3. Corset Dresses – Fabulous, elegant and drop dead feminine. Wrote an article on how the corset trend is exploding this year.
4. Creative Dresses – Start looking for the dress that will knock your socks off, whether its with bling, feathers, long or short. Embrace the Haute couture with confidence.
5. Colour – The dresses worn seemed to favour white, peach and nude colour.
6. Women’s’ suits – Through out the performances, the amount of tight, slimming suits on the women were very edgy and chic. The vests were very creative and one to grasp this winter. The 70′s playsuit is one also to get hold of in black.
7. Exercise – How amazing did these European women look. It’s simple eat well and get a personal trainer.
8. Batman capes – Turkey certainly showed that the cape can be very striking and perfect statement for this winter.

get the Loreen hair this coming year

Get those red lips, rocking this year from Nina Zilli, Italy

Get creative in the dress department

Embrace feather dresses this year

Don’t be afraid to experiment with hair styles and extensions this coming year

Embrace, corset dresses on every level on every style and every colour

Women’s suit fashion is very edgy and creative, embrace this

You can get inspirations and create your own capes this year.

Gracie Opulanza working Tips

1. Shoes that you can run in. Keep your high heels when your in the catwalk.
2. A camera, lite in weight and the bigger the lens the better. Makes you look good.
3. Fake it before you make it. Come in loud and strong. I’m referring to your outfit.
4. Retweet anyone that has taken the effort of a shot of you. Look out for it. Credit them for their work
5. Funky camera bag. Infact ditch the camera bag there are none out there. Just buy a wicked looking backpack

Marion Cotillard is the perfect embodiment of French style and she looked gorgeous at the Photocall Cannes Film Festival.

The slick looking couple

Looks like an event to be seen at

Gorgeous colour

How chic and expensive does she look?

Brigitte Bardot at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival

Leo’s silver screen fashion appearance is undeniably where he his most influential. It is all about defining a key feature in the way he dresses, and aiming to implement it into your current style.

Leo’s fashion wardrobe  starring in the movie Aviator is one us men can learn from.  A budget of $2million was allocated to this 1920s and 1930s male and female costume designs.

Get the aviator look

1. The isle V neck sleeveless knitted tank top is a must. Choose browns and fawns with colour highlights of turquoise.
2.  The aviator leather jacket in natural toast coloured brown leather
3. If you dare go for jodhpur flying pants. Dolce & Gabbana a good start
4. The wide shoulder suits of the era with wide 1 to 2 cm pinstripes. It often  features the  check tweed suits such as a rusty orange subdued check on grey.
5. Cable knit sweaters and argyle patterned socks with plus fours.
6.  His shirts were often coloured in the film from turquoise to pink to peach, and they were teamed with herringbone tweed.
7. Diagonal striped or diamond checked ties were used.
8. Round sunglasses.
9. Implement it into your personal style but again, don’t completely imitate it

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Let the red carpet race kick off

Stunning

Fabulous

Elke Sommer 1962 Cannes

Nice hair and make up

How many of us can say we look this good at 70?

Eva Longoria

Hofit Golan

Marie Gillian

The Animal Ball, to be held at a magical London location on Tuesday 9th July 2013.
Harking back to the opulent and decadent balls of yore, such as Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball
1966, The Proust Ball of 1971 and Czar Nicholas II’s Romanov Ball of 1903, The Animal Ball will once
again bring the splendor and glamour of a masked soirée to the heart of London.
Robyn Coles Millinery has been tasked to create a bespoke pair of masks that reflect her interpretation
of an endangered animal – to be gifted to guests paying to attend the nights full festivities, providing the
ultimate in conservation chic.

 Committee list of dreams

With a committee list of dreams the event will read like a who’s who of London including: Joanna
Lumley, Dita Von Teese, Ben Elliott, Cara & Poppy Delevingne, Henry Wyndham and Christian
Louboutin all of whom will gather for this one-off event with tickets priced at just £350 per person.

  Guests parade their way into a magnificent indoor jungle

Shying away from speeches and a formal sit down dinner this innovative fundraiser will see its masked
guests parade their way into a magnificent indoor jungle. Each room will be dedicated to a different
endangered animal through its design, production and theatre, creating an event safari for the guests to
explore. One room will behold a lavish feast fit for kings, through another door guests will be
transported into a crochet rainforest, whilst another room will present.

The Animal Disco.

This remarkable journey of discovery will be accompanied by the illustrious Jools Holland and his Rhythm
and Blues Orchestra with surprise guest singers joining the 21 piece ensemble throughout the night.
By coming to the Animal Ball guests will not only experience an event like no other but they will also be
giving back to both wildlife and people. The night aims to raise over £500,000 through tickets sales.

One off peices from Jack Vettriano, Marc Quinn and Patrick Huges can be bought

An exclusive silent auction of The Lancaster Collection: a collection of 20 animal sculptures, one-off
creations by leading artists to be sold on the night from the likes of Jack Vettriano, Marc Quinn and
Patrick Hughes. The funds raised on the night will power a pioneering partnership between Elephant
Family and Habitat for Humanity, created by leading philanthropist Priya Vandrevala.

The charities are working together to solve the challenges of over population and development for both wildlife and people

 Due to the huge population booms across Asia, each year hundreds of people lose their lives
and homes and millions of rupees worth of crop damage due to the elephant migration. In retaliation the local farmers are killing this endangered animal for protection of their families and livelihoods. Over the course of 2013 & 2014, Elephant Family & Habitat for Humanity are uniting to resettle communities out of danger zones whilst also restoring the migratory routes used for millions of years, by the Asian Elephant.

How to get my tickets

For more information and images please info@robyncoles.co.uk or nicky@nickymaloneopr.com
For more information and images on The Animal Ball please contact Quintessentially Communications -gabby.wickham@quintessentially.com / 0203 073 6756
sally.swadling@quintessentially.com / 0203 073 6757

Glamour of a Masked Soirée

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WHATEVER YOU DO GO FOR THE PUNK ROCK LOOK

Mr Cavalli has certainly come up with some wicked designs for this summer.

The color is awesome, the shape perfect  and the  statement are loud and clear. Fun, flirty and chic.

http://www.gracieopulanza.com/london-fashion-week-2013-designer-sunglasses-trends/

http://www.gracieopulanza.com/fashion-eyewear-tips-in-choosing-the-spectacles-for-you/

http://store.robertocavalli.com

These look amazing on. I tried the purple pair. Should I buy them?

Fun, fabulous and damn right chic

Nice indeed

Cara

Cara has the  talent,  but If the character is not ready for fame, fortune and money.  Then it’s clear IS SHE DOOMED TO FAIL.  Has Cara got the character to survive the fashion world?  Who are her positive influences and so called friends to guide her onto a healthier path? I’m not just talking about eating here.  Well at this stage money speaks louder than words. BURBERRY NOT TO BOTHERED ABOUT WHAT SHE DROPPED OUT OF HER BAG TWO DAY AGO?

Being drunk, taking any form of drugs and partying hard seems to be highlighted as glamour and part of what being a supermodel is all about.

Whatever she consumes? Who she hangs about with?  Will eventually do two things make her or destroy her?

Dying to Be a Runway Model?

• A new study suggests that all women are equally and negatively affected by looking at pictures of rail thin models in magazine ads for just three minutes.
• Claudia Schiffer 2 has said in a report, “models have become too skinny to be attractive; it doesn’t really look good any more“
• Deciding to become a model made the situation even worse, as she was told she was still too fat to succeed. As her weight continued to plummet, by the age of 24 and weighing just six stone, she was banned from dancing over concerns she would injure herself.  READ THIS
•  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2250422/Frightening-words-4st-anorexic-Valeria-Levitin-gets-FAN-MAIL-shes-thin.html

“Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying that you want to win the Powerball. It’s out of your control.

WHY DID ISABELLE CARO DIE?

After she died, the man who photographed her for the Nolita ad made some stunningly blunt comments. “I don’t have happy memories of Isabelle,” said Oliviero Toscani. “She was very selfish and full of herself, right up to her death,” imagining she was a successful model and actress when “her only talent was to be anorexic.”

http://www.imitatio.org/mimetic-theory/mark-anspach/why-did-isabelle-caro-die.html

Do you ever wonder, how much it costs celebrities to get ready for a red carpet event? Looking this good does come at a high price.

[notice]Forbes puts the estimated cost around $35,000, when you factor in clothing, a stylist, jewelry, hair and makeup.[/notice]

Here’s Forbes.com’s breakdown of Oscar expenses – a bit mind blowing, really:

Manicure and pedicure: $90
Makeup: $400
Hair: $400
Dress: $5,190
Clutch: $1,995
Earrings: $9,800
Shoes: $865
Perfume: $98
Designer Coat: $5,000
Stylist: $5,000

Factor in a car service and other random expenses and they note the tally is $35,488.

Enjoy the legendary New York event outfits and work out which one sparkled the  hardest, as the celebrities slip into futuristic fabrics.

What not to wear

WHAT A DIFFERENCE ONE YEAR CAN MAKE. I HOPE THEY DID NOT PAY TOO MUCH FOR THIER OUTFITS THIS YEAR? OH NO! WHAT HAS GONE WRONG IN THE FASHION WORLD GIRLS

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2321019/The-night-fashion-died-Its-highlight-fashionistas-year-So-Met-Ball-riot-bad-taste.html

Beyonce

How chic is this shot?