Bloggers Love Fashion Week

 It’s this time of year when us bloggers get super busy with events and shows during fashion season. One of those events was Bloggers Love Fashion Week, organised by the lovely Danielle! It was my first year at BLFW, but with 3 days packed full of catwalks and brands at the Penthouse in Leicester Square, I couldn't wait!

DAY 1: PRE-PARTY

The first day was a pre-party, but unfortunately the weather wasn't really in the party mood; me and my friend Emma battled through the wind and rain to get there! We had just come from filming so weren’t looking 100% on form, but thankfully the dark skies covered that! 

The fave thing I enjoyed about this day was that I got to finally meet so many lovely bloggers that I speak to all the time on social media but have never met in real life! I always find that so strange to wrap my head around- you can get on with someone so well without actually having met them face to face!

With a scrummy candy bar to help ourselves to, I was able to have a catch up with Chloe from Clo's Beauty Spot and Aura from Aura Borealis Writes and meet some new faces in the form of Tania from When Tania Talks! 

From left to right: Me, Chloe and Tania

Me and the lovely Aura!

Even when it's raining in London it's strangely beautiful...

DAY 2

Roll on day 2! In the 3 hours there was so much to do! Brands were all around the edges of the 7th floor, with the middle left free for the catwalk! As we mingled and chatted, the hilarious Sarah Giggle supplied us with an amazing playlist to keep the atmosphere alive!

More yummy sweets! I eat a lot of these...

On this day I got to meet even more lovely people that I'd spoken to through email but had never actually met! These included Olivia from Olivia's Beauty Blog, who actually lives in my town (who knew there were so many bloggers in Chesham?!), and Gemma from Optimus PM who I've had many a lovely email from!

The stunning feather accessories from Soundchick Accessories! I want those shoes!

I was so tempted to try one of these gorgeous hair jewels on from Nina Rai, but knew I probably wouldn't give it back ;) 

My faves Verity Anne <3 

I could never get tired of this skyline <3

The minimalist yet beautiful designs at Ellie Air

The catwalk featured two incredible brands, starting off with Didi's Boutique...

...and followed by Rocco Fashion!

And now onto my outfit! I managed to get the chance to wear my new vintage 60's shift dress from Beyond Retro which is literally my favourite thing right now! As soon as I put it on in the changing room I knew it had to be mine; it fit me perfectly and made me want to dance around it (I refrained from doing this, I probably would have been kicked out of the shop if I did!)!! I teamed it with my trusty New Look heels so that the metallic in the shoes would bring out the glitter in the dress...and that's all the accessories I needed! The dress was a big hit too- I got so many lovely comments from people about it! Go vintage! *starts cheerleader dance* *stops as soon as notices getting weird looks*

Thank you Olivia for being my photographer!

Dress: Beyond Retro
Shoes: New Look

DAY 3

The final day...sob! There was even more food and brands today, and the room was packed full! Today I was finally able to meet Lizzie from Lizzie's World who I've been speaking to for ages on Instagram but, again, have never met in real life!

FYT had the softest scarves I've ever felt! Perfect for this winter :)

The amazing shapes and patterns at Syreeta Badu

The Leighton Denny crew were back with their new Hollywood inspired collection of polishes

We were treated to a longer catwalk show this time, starting off with Vania Couture!

I was so in love with this dress! The dip hem, netting underskirt, flower details on the hip...the perfect evening dress!

I also fell for this dress...it has rugged princess all over! 

Then we had my faves at IKRUSH!! 

I just adore those shoes!!!

Then it was Tinkilove with their amazing experimental designs!

My outfit for day 2 was special for two different reasons. Firstly, because the previous day I had been gifted these stunning sparkly trousers by Didi's Boutique which I am so grateful for! As soon as I got home I immediately tried them on and decided to wear them for this day! I love how even though they are harem pants, they are still slim fitting and very flattering. They are sooo comfy too! To show off the high waist and cute details on the pockets, I decided to team it with my Hunters and Gatherers crop top.

The second reason was because one of my all time favourite people Katie from Kalanchoe was wearing exactly the same trousers as me! This was not a faux pas moment however- we had planned on Twitter the night before to wear them this day and become a sparkly trouser power team! We also decided to style it two different ways...what do you think of our outfits? 

Crop top: Hunters and Gatherers (similar)
*Trousers: Didi's Boutique*
Claw Ring: Spitafields Market (similar)
Bracelet: My mum's
Shoes: New Look

I'd like to thank Danielle for running such an amazing event, all the brands I met and spoke to and who kindly gave me some awesome products to try, and to all the sweet bloggers I met and spoke to! 

What do you think about our sparkly trousers? How would you style them?

Gx