February 3rd, 2010
Enter our fabulous DressMe2010 competition!
We’ve teamed up with 2 more Hire boutiques to offer one lucky winner a complete designer outfit to wear to an event of their choice in 2010 (dress, bag and jewellery!)
To enter, click here and answer one really simple question! – http://bit.ly/ddmQRD
GOOD LUCK!
Entries close 28th Feb and the winner will be annouced then

Tags: Competitions, Inside GMD. fashion competition, Win designer outfit.
January 29th, 2010
DRAPERS ETAIL AWARDS – Thursday 28th Jan 2010
At last night’s ceromony hosted by the beautiful Claudia Winkleman we were beyond thrilled when Girl Meets Dress was announced as the winner of the ‘BEST ETAIL INNOVATION’ Award! A wonderful surprise!
Thank you to Drapers team and the judges for selecting us!
A full list of winners is below.
http://www.theonlinefashionagency.com/retail-consultancy/industry-news/01/29/winners-of-the-drapers-etail-awards-2010/
And the Awards went to…
Best Customer Experience
my-wardrobe.com, with ASOS highly commended
Best Etail Innovation
Girl Meets Dress
Best Etail Marketing Initiative (sponsored by E-Style)
M and M Direct
Best Independent Etailer
Coggles
Best Multichannel Retailer (sponsored by BT Fresca)
Schuh
Best New Etailer (sponsored by 10CMS)
Farfetch
Best Pureplay Etailer
M and M Direct
Best Single-brand Etailer
Radley
Best Specialist Etailer
MyTights, with Mama-La-Mode highly commended
Gold Award (sponsored by Fashshot.com)
M and M Direct
www.drapersetailawards.co.uk
Tags: GMD Awards, Inside GMD.
January 29th, 2010
Elie Saab stuck to his forte this season and did again what he truly does best and this time there was no fussyness on the hair, make-up and jewellery – it was all about Girl and Dress. We saw magnificent floor-length gowns sweeping down the runway in intricate lace on light gorgeous fabrics and shades. The detailing was impeccable and added a wow factor to the stunning evening dresses. Embellishments ranged from crystals, sequins, embroideries and delicate ruffles layered on the gorgeous lace – It was a soft but very romantic and elegant collection and fell perfectly in sync with Spring/Summer’s current rhythm.
His show of cocktail dresses after evening dresses presented a range of styles in a palette of pale, wash-out colours from powder pink, yellow, peach and beige to ivory, olive-green, lavender and baby blue. We absolutely adored the petal-embroidered over-piece with a little train following closely behind and the short cocktail dresses with the boleros were simply divine. Also on our lust list were the draped, slit bustier dresses showing a flash of lace and the multi-coloured crinolined strapless ball gown was like a gentle breeze.
With lace strongly prevailing on through 2010, we just couldn’t help but share our best picks with you – and if you are off to a fancy ball, black-tie event or classy soiree sometime soon, take your pointers and inspiration from Elie Saab and know you can never go wrong. Aim for nothing but perfection and go after that Superstar effect.



Post by Olivia Usai
Tags: Catwalk Reports. Elie Saab.
January 28th, 2010
Two halves don’t always make a perfect whole but in the case of Alexis Mabille’s SS/10 Collection, it seems to have worked pretty well. His show kicked-off with the first model walking down the runway in a half black and half pink suit accompanied by hair and shoes styled in the same format.
This bi-colour theme continued throughout most of the collection moving next into black and red, then grey, blue and yellow. Later-on we saw a short skirt and shirt look, tunic dress with the black along the sides and the grey running down the middle making it appear as though the girl was wearing a coat over her dress – his colour blocking technique for this particular piece and a few others gave an illusion of many pieces in one – it was truly fascinating.
Mabille’s favourite signature ‘the bow’ later-on featured in his black and grey combination and again scattered round the neckline of a svelte little black cocktail dress in daffodil yellow. The collection displayed other graphic shapes in the form of cut-outs and a mix of colour blocks and then advancing into more red carpet-ready gowns towards the last quarter of the show.
Mabille’s evening wear was discrete but sophisticated and dazzling in an almost effortless and laid-back way. Best were a classic, long-sleeved black sweater with a spruce Peter Pan collar, belted and adorned with crystals creating a dramatic effect when paired with the black silk faille trained skirt, we also loved the long black sequinned evening dress with white sheer sleeves and collar and the black ball gown with contrasting bows nicely wrapped as sashes around the hips.





Post by Olivia Usai
Tags: Catwalk Reports. ALEXIS MABILLE.