Ten stores/outlets for budget fashionistas

1. Forever 21
An American store but worth mentioning as they now have online shopping for the UK. This store is my idea of absolute fabulosity! its a one stop shop for young and chic without breaking the bank.

2. H&M
There is no other store to keep you forever young like H&M. Their prices are as fantastic as they are!

3. Topshop
The fashionista's hunt! they will keep you in style and in trend!

4. Ebay
For those things you are wondering where to get them from. I wouldnt advice getting your shoes here though! but other accessories? and everything else? absolutely!

5. Amazon
All the brands meet here! clothes, shoes, bags everything... and their price range is as wide as it comes so no matter your budget, this site has got something for you and I have found such gorgeous bags on Amazon!

6. Asos
For your pretty party dresses, sexy tops, jeans, shoes... name it! if you havent been shopping in Asos, where have you been shopping?

7. Primark
Good old primark.... I always like to trawl Primark cos you never know what you might find in there.....and its cheap and cheerful! be careful though cos you might end up buying a lot of things you dont need!

The next two sites are American and for shoes

8. DSW - shoes, gloves.... This store rocks...

9. Bakers - class on heels... I love baker shoes.... I always will!

10. Charity stores - yes I said charity stores.... and if you want to stumble on the nicest things, go to the charity stores in really nice neighbourhoods... they are full of treasures!

And finally, I'm not numbering this cos its not a store - get swapping! Seriously... you can totally revamp your wardrobe by going for cloth swapping events like those organised by FabXchange dont forget to declutter your wardrobe too by taking along those clothes that you dont want anymore

What eco-fabulous fashionistas did on Saturday Oct...

Saturday, the 23rd of Oct 2010 was a fantastic day for fashionistas who attended the Swappers Anonymous event held at the Rock Tower, Tufnell Park London by the Waspartiers.

Check out this link to relive the experience (if you were there) or for all the awesome pictures of what you missed!
The Wardrobe Swap Party: What eco-fabulous fashionistas did in October

The Fashion Party to be at this Month - "Don't go shopping, Get swapping"

The Wardrobe Swap Party holding this October





Having trouble with your wardrobe? Then you need to be at the next WASParty! The eco-friendly fashion event where women get to swap clothes they no longer need or wear with other women".

Date: 23rd October,
Time: 3p.m,
Venue: The Rock Tower, 49 Tufnell Park Road, N7 0PS London
Other attractions include a raffle draw with lots of gifts to be won.

Advanced Gate fee £7.50, Advanced VIP gate fee £20, At the door- £10"

"For more info and tickets visit www.wasparty.blogspot.com or call 07908511904 or 07590380992"

"Get Swapping!"

Fabulous EcoFriendly Fashion Party coming up

A fabulous fashion party is coming up on the 23rd of October in London and I'm in a tizz about it already. Why? Cos its a swap party.... the new rage in London now. Swap parties have been sweeping the US and Canada for a while now and have now landed bang in London, UK.

The Wardrobe Swap Party (Wasparty), started by a swanky pair of fashionistas are throwing another one of their swap parties in North London on the 23rd of October.

Just in case you are wondering what a swap party is about?

A swap party is an eco-friendly inexpensive way to update your wardrobe. Its a party where you get to swap the clothes you havent worn in forever and dont think you will wear for new stylish clothes you adore!

What makes the swap party thrown by the Wasparty so much more fun is that they always have a theme (the theme for the one in October is "Swappers Anonymous" like in "Alcoholics Anonymous" yeah... you get the drift) and they always have all sorts of fun side attractions.

Let me give you the details of the next party so you can be a part of it.
WASParty: Theme - Swappers Anonymous Edition!

Date &Time : Saturday, 23rd October 2010 (3p.m-7p.m)

Venue: Emerald Suite, the Rock Tower, 49 Tufnell Park Road, N7 0PS London

Get rewarded with new stylish  clothes for cleaning  out your wardrobes
in an afternoon of excitement,  music and fashion. Drinks on the house.

All you have to do is come with at least three swap-worthy clothes
you don’t  need/wear anymore and SWAP for new items.
Remember items with dirt,  rips, stains and broken zips would not be accepted.

Other attractions include:

1. A raffle draw to win gifts including:
• body butters courtesy Emi & Ben
• free copies of the exciting novel- In My Dreams, It Was Simpler
2. A style desk - where you can get suggestions and ideas on your new swaps
3. An Ardyss body magic stand with products that can help you drop 2 dress sizes in 10 minutes!
4. A Mary Kay stand - with loads of exciting Mary Kay products for sale, including new products, gift sharing ideas and FREE MAKEOVERS
5. A beads & costume jewellery stand by Loya Tobs

Entrance fee:

• Advance fee:
• £7.50 if you pre-register by midnight October 20. Entitled to 1 raffle ticket on the day
• £20 for VIP tickets includes 2 raffle tickets on the day and a good 5 minutes access to swapping area before general swapping begins. (Must pre-register by midnight October 20).

• £10 (cash only) at the door

For more details and to pay in advance visit the Wasparty blog

Sarah Murdoch of Australia's Next Top Model Announces the Wrong Winner on Live TV.

This must have been a curl-your-toes-in-your-shoes, wish-you-were-somewhere-else moment for Sarah Murdoch, the host of "Australia's Next Top Model" when she mistakenly announced the runner up as the winner of the show on live television.

Let me set the stage - there is Kelsey Martinovich in a black and cream shimmering lace gown and Amanda Ware in a power red floor length asymmetric monostrap gown holding hands, waiting for Sarah Murdoch in her black mono-shouder gown to annouce who had won Australia's Next Top Model.

Then Sarah made the ghastly mistake and announced the runner up Kelsey Martinovich as the audience-voted top Model. Kelsey in her one minute of fame, gave her victory speech in an excited joy filled voice and then Sarah went pale. She pressed her finger to her right ear and muttered "Oh my God, I dont know what to say right now, I'm feeling a bit sick about this. No. I'm so sorry about this. Oh my God. I don't know what to say. This was a complete accident. It's Amanda, I'm so sorry. It was fed to me wrong."



In reality, Amanda Ware was... is the winner of Australia's Next Top Model!

It appears Kelsey was initially ahead of Amanda in the votes and this was the information fed to Sarah's earpiece; so when Amanda caught up and won in the votes, the information was not forwarded to Sarah. The organisers of the show have since compensated Kelsey with a $25,000 cash reward and a trip to New York.

My heart goes out to Kelsey who's victory was only a moment long and to Sarah Murdoch who although handled the situation with poise and professionalism must still have been so embarrassed.

I bet my last penny, someone or a group of people somewhere got fired for this gauffe... sorry muchos.... you should have known better

This time last year

Woke up this morning and was reminded of the Esteri collection last year and how much fun I had producing it, creating the lookbook and selling it. So I'm giving you guys a glimpse of the collection again.... on youtube!

Here goes - Esteri 2009 collection


Have a fun filled Tuesday!

10 Affordable Going out gowns for You!

Heello fashionistas,

Perhaps you have an event during this week or weekend and you are wondering what to wear! Your purse is lean but a girl gotta do what she gotta do, and that is look good, so yours truly has gone looking for lovely gowns for you!
All these gowns are from Boohoo, Asos and Wallis! Have a great time this week girls!

Evening Dresses by Boohoo
Cocktail Dresses by Asos