ethical fashion
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CiCi PR & Events Press day – Fashion-Mommy mingles with the Celebs!
Last Thursday, the fabulous PR company CiCi PR & Events, which is headed by the wonderful Cristie Herbert, host a successful Press Day and Celebrity Gifting Suite. This was held at Jalouse Members Club, No17 Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, and Fashion-Mommy was lucky enough to be on the guest list. The event was to showcase a range of impressive, High End, collections that included boudoir delights from the vintage inspired Tallulah Love, swimwear from Nardis Beach and the stunning ‘Call of the Whale’ swimwear collection from Australian label Lisa Blue. MyaBlueBeach presented an aspirational range of kaftans, tunics and beach cover-ups, Waxx showed off their collection of cool and funky…
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Dalia MacPhee brings beautiful and ethical gowns to the red carpet.
It is a real pity that Kate Middleton didn’t attend a real red carpet event during her recent tour of Canada, because there was the perfect designer waiting in the wings to produce a super showstopper dress. Vancouver born Dalia MacPhee has started to make quite a splash across the pond with her stunning collections of evening dresses that range from fabulously frothy cocktail styles to dramatic full length affairs. There are just so many things to love about Dalia’s dresses. She uses a stunning spectrum of colours and fabrics to create dresses that hark back to the golden age of Hollywood, when movie stars really looked like movie stars.…
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Father’s Day – Stylish Gifts for the discerning Dad.
Father’s day will soon be upon us,and, if like me, this thought fills you with dread, help is at hand. Here are some stylish gifts that should suit every dad, from the cool and trendy dad, the dad in need of pampering, and the dad who has everything. Step this way for some hints and tips for making sure your daddy enjoys his special day. BHS Burton Selfridges – celebrating daddy cool season White Stuff Preeti Design – for the dad who has everything!
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Preeti design – Definitely one to watch!
I am an absolute Twitter devotee, not ashamed to admit it. One of the main reasons for this is that, as well as the chatting and celebrity following, you get the chance to discover new designers, companies and products that may not, as yet, have reached the High Street. I recently made a new discovery which I am eager to share with Fashion-Mommy readers. Allow me to introduce Preeti design! Preeti is an internet treasure trove of beautiful fashion accessories and jewellery that have been inspired by, and made in, India. Preeti’s founder, Rosie Gregory, has a love affair with the colour and culture of India that she experienced first…
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Princess Beatrice has the last laugh over THAT hat!
It was the hat that launched a thousand quips! Designed by Phillip Treacy, we asked – did it look like a toilet seat, a telletubby, a crab or all manner of other things. It was the hat which had its own Facebook page, with thousands of followers, and was much discussed on television, in magazines and on Twitter. I even had my own radio discussion about the hat on my local station Radio WM, chatting to Joanne Malin about the strange design. But tonight, Princess Beatrice is the person laughing longest and loudest. Rather than ignoring the ridicule, or sulking in a corner, the Princess decided to turn the hat…
