Another Swap Party is Happening in London!

The organisers of The Wardrobe Swap Party are back again with another amazing event... and I hear its going to be fabulous again... bigger, better and more fun!  So I'm posting their invite here for y'all to see so you can be a part of this event!



THE WARDROBE SWAP PARTY - INVITE TO THE LADIES


Beat the VAT Increase and get swapping at our “VATFree Edition” of the SWAP PARTY

What they do: An afternoon of cloth swapping and fashion/wardrobe advice

Date: Saturday, 19th February 2011 

Time: (5p.m-9p.m) Doors open at 4pm.

Venue: Emerald Suite, the Rock Tower, 49 Tufnell Park Road, N7 0PS London
18+ only, No children/buggies.


To get in: Come with clean outfits you no longer need/wear and SWAP them for fabulous outfits from other ladies. Items with dirt, rips, stains and broken zips would not be accepted.
Books will also be swapped in this edition!
 
Join us!

• Revamp your wardrobe without feeling the pinch of the VAT increase!
• Experience an afternoon of excitement, fun, and fashion.
• Get rewarded with new stylish clothes and free drinks on the house, just for for cleaning out your wardrobes.

Other attractions include:

• A raffle draw to win gifts including:
  • FREE copies of the book: The Blessings of Sarah
• Free beauty makeover
• Beauty and cosmetic products by MaryKay for sale
• Gorgeous beads & costume jewellery for sale
• Uniquely designed handbags and leather goods for sale
• Eyebrow threading services – you can highlight the beauty of your face in 5 minutes!
• Organic skin care products for sale
• A style desk – where you can get suggestions and ideas on your new swaps

Nearest Tube Station: Tufnell Park Station.
Street parking is limited but free on Saturdays
Please note that the venue has been booked for the time above, so we shall be starting on time.
Entrance fee:

• Advance fee:
  • £7.50 if you pre-register by midnight February 17. Entitled to 1 raffle ticket on the day
  • £20 for VIP tickets includes 2 raffle tickets on the day and 3 minutes head start swapping time. (Must pre-register by midnight October 17).
• £10 (cash only) at the door

To pay in advance, visit our blog: http://wasparty.blogspot.com/.
If your questions are not answered in our FAQ, do contact us on thewasparty@gmail.com.


Contribute your part to reducing carbon footprints, be ecofashionable! join the swappers in London.

Of Fabrics and Surface Design

Okay, so i'm trying to get ready a collection for the spring/summer 2010 season - yes the fashion season is one year ahead (you get a season's collection ready a year before the season).

So I am checking out fabrics - some days i wake up and think - 100% silk georgette 12m/m thick would work, and then some days i shift to 100% silk satin - its so shiny and attractive and luxurious; but today i woke up thinking - maybe i should use 100% silk habutai - 8m/m thick, or maybe 11m/m thick.... stomped.

Some of my designs for the collection are centred round lace - so i have been touching and caressing and feeling lace up... nylon lace, silk lace, cotton lace, beaded lace, crinkled lace! cant make up my mind either - one thing is i think i'll avoid nylon lace - cotton or silk would be better - almost twice as expensive though.. i found this beautiful black lace - my agent found it for me... but it wont take dye - so its in just two colours... on the other hand, there is this other lace that will take dye but is just not as gorgeous.. on the other hand, there is one lace that is totally pretty with little black beads at the centre of each flower but its nylon!... stomped again....

i found a penny pleated silk at the Berwick silk shop, its totally strange but pretty - imagine the underside of an octopus - with all those eggs attached? that's exactly how it looks - silk with raised penny sized bits! ugly in a pretty way... i want to make gowns out of it... but we cant find it in bulk! and the Berwick guys totally wont tell!

This fabric business is driving me crazy... totally crazy!

and i am ranting!

Fashionista - thinking out loud

A friend gave me a beautiful blue and black java wax fabric.... she wants me to make her a mono-strap gown with a waist band (one of my designs) for her "intro".

I was surprised when she chose that design from the bulk of designs i had to show her... although its pretty, its also rather simple and most people if they get the opportunity to look through original designs will pick the most complicated thing they see there! .... truth be told, i was relieved cos it meant just a few hours work....

I spent half of today making that gown.... when she gets it (cos i have to post it to her)... i will ask her to take a picture in it so i can show my blog family.

Preparations for the London Fashion Week as started again and I would love to show my designs there... but the cost! is out of this world... nevertheless i have registered to be considered for a very small stall... :-).. pray along guys!

I dont think i will ever pay for photography work again....lol

There are so many new and upcoming photographers out there looking to build portfolios that they are willing to work for free in exchange for having your pictures in their portfolio! so if you are having a party - the kind that needs a professional photographer job - visit "starnow.com"

Anyway, enough said.

There is this agency in London - London Development Agency that provides help to start up businesses. I called to book an appointment to see them some weeks ago and I was booked to see the " supposed" guru of fashion.

So i got to see this rather effeminate guy in the hope that he would tell me something i dont already know....

He did tell me a few things but... I must say i have never seen a more patronising and belligerent fellow... although he was smiling; he spewed so much negativity... at first i said to myself - calm down, listen and learn... he might have a point... but after two weeks of dealing with his constant negative opinions and his "i-dont-think-you'll-make-it-you-are-black-african-and-too-young" I told him off!

Somebody needs to let that guy know that "Nigerians no dey carry last, worst case na draw! pshew.... leave me and my gowns alone!

If you want to know what's going in the fashion world.... who's doing what, who's going bankrupt and who's making money, the new designers in town and what's hot (and not in the high street, glamour magazine sense)in the haute couture, designer world sense - visit "drapersonline" that's the designers newspaper and bible....

Thats about it for today....