With London Fashion Weekend coming up in September, I thought it was about time I blogged about my visit there back in February. My lovely other half spoilt me at Christmas with two Luxe LFW tickets at the one and only Somerset House in London. I've never really thought about going before as I always felt it was a bit out of my league; as much as I love stalking super fashionable people on Instagram, shopping my little heart out and putting an outfit together, I don't consider myself a fashionista or designer-hungry girl at all, but I was really looking forward to hitting Somerset House to find out what the fuss was about.
While I was excited, I was also a little nervous about what to expect; I imagined I'd feel completely out of place among the throngs of the so-called fashion elite, but I ended up having a great day. I might not have been the coolest kid there (deffo wasn't!), but I enjoyed the endless bubbly supply, the front row catwalk seats (can finally say I've been frow) and browsing the rails of designer gear (with their faintworthy price tags).
These Luxe tickets were a hefty £130 each, and this allows you VIP access to a lounge with prosecco and canapés (pretty much consisting of nuts), a style talk (scheduled to be 45 minutes' long but sadly was much shorter), a front row seat for the trend catwalk show, a Pringle of Scotland tote bag (featuring label.m, Maybelline, and Essie goodies) and a private till point with shopping collection service (which we weren't really informed about on arrival, so we didn't actually use it).
These Luxe tickets were a hefty £130 each, and this allows you VIP access to a lounge with prosecco and canapés (pretty much consisting of nuts), a style talk (scheduled to be 45 minutes' long but sadly was much shorter), a front row seat for the trend catwalk show, a Pringle of Scotland tote bag (featuring label.m, Maybelline, and Essie goodies) and a private till point with shopping collection service (which we weren't really informed about on arrival, so we didn't actually use it).
The main draw of the day was the catwalk show. I'd never been to one before so it was a complete first for me. Rather than focusing on one specific designer, the show featured all the up and coming trends (now pretty well known considering this belated post!), namely florals, monochrome, shimmer/shine, and the good old 70s (think suede, fringing and flares!). The bulk of my photos are of the show so I'll stop the babbling and let the photos do the talking...
All in all, I had an amazing day. I couldn't resist treating myself to a gorgeous cream preppy Winser cardigan that screamed Blair Waldorf at me with it's pearl buttons and high round neckline. And while the Luxe tickets are a tad overpriced in my opinion (standard entry tickets are just £20), they did make a big difference: we avoided the lengthy queues to access the catwalk show, which would have eaten into precious browsing/shopping time; the goodie bag was obviously great and of course allll the prosecco, which was unlimited and nice to carry round with you as you browsed.
Will you be going to September's LFWeekend?
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