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Benjamin Ryan’s amazing New Salon!
In this time of deep recession, many companies are feeling the pinch. So it’s really heartwarming to be able to write about a real Birmingham success story. The wonderful, award-winning Benjamin Ryan hair and beauty salon has recently moved into new premises that has quadrupled the size of its previous salon meaning they can offer a whole range of new services, from beauty to holistic treatments, as well as the q1award-winning hair styling. The Salon is based in Birmingham’s stunning Great Western Arcade, just a stone’s throw from the previous premises. The beautiful grade two listed arcade makes a fantastic backdrop to the super-stylish new salon, with its luxurious hair…
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Bethanie Mattek Sands – The lady Gaga of Wimbledon
Just when you thought you’d never hear Lady Gaga and Wimbledon mentioned in the same sentence, up popped Bethanie Mattek Sands. The American No 2 tennis player is the self-proclaimed Lady Gaga of tennis. And whilst she didn’t last that long in the championship, she certainly brightened the staid tournament up with her unique fashion sense. At the pre tournament bash, she sported an outfit that can only be described as interesting. In bright neon green, and with a matching headdress, Bethanie made sure all eyes were on her. Decorated with tennis balls, the dress was designed by Alex Noble, who has also designed clothes for…wait for it…Lady Gaga. Then,…
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Kate goes for Military Chic at medals ceremony.
Princess Diana had that knack of wearing clothes that just seemed to fit the occasion, notably a white military style outfit by Catherine Walker that was christened the ‘Little drummer’ boy outfit by the press, when she wore it to Sandhurst on one occasion. Today Kate, Duchess of Cambridge has shown that same touch of the dramatic when she attended a medals ceremony for the Irish Guards, at Windsor Barracks, wearing a navy blue military style, double-breasted coat/dress and small hat and clutch bag. She accessorised with a stunning three-leaf clover badge on her coat. This is a fantastic stylish look for Kate, although she is still looking very slim.…
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A round up of June’s most fashionable events.
June has seen many ultra fashionable events, but Fashion-Mommy has been enjoying herself in the sun, and so unable to write in detail about them all. But, fear not, here are a rundown of some of the most fabulous outfits from the most fabulous events. Enjoy! CDFA Awards The Fashion Oscars never fails to impress with its fashion forward looks, as only to be expected on one of the industries most important nights. Here are my pick of the most stylish stars. Jessica Alba shows Cheryl Cole exactly how to do colour blocking in Diane Von Furstenberg. Pregnant and absolutely glowing, she cleverly sticks to just two colours, rather than…
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The growing trend for two wedding dresses.
There seems to be a new trend amongst stylish brides for more than one white dress on their big day.It used to be traditional for brides to have that one super special dress for their wedding day, and to revel in wearing it all day long, unless they left early to go on honeymoon. But now brides seem to be making the most of the chance to really dress up and are investing in two, and even three dresses for their big day. Kate Middleton swapped her lace and satin Amanda Burton creation for an ivory strapless McQueen gown with a lovely angora shrug cardigan over the top. This seemed…
