Well didn't that fly by? It felt like only last night we were surrounded by a heap of clothes, ready to be bagged and tagged for our first ever Insider Sample Sale. On Thursday the 24th August, Fashion Crossover London gave all fashionistas a date for their designer diaries, we hosted the event in our London Showroom. Our concept was natural flowers and plants, which is what we decked our venue out in, in order to bring the outside in, resembling that of an Instagram aesthetic dream. Alongside complimentary canapés and our very own sleek cocktail bar with bartenders creating tailor made drinks.
With serious mark downs of up to 80% off on one off emerging designer catwalk pieces that have been featured in Vogue, The Voice UK, Cannes Film Festival, Paris Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, you could stock up on smart tailoring and statement party dresses without blowing your entire month's rent. Many of our guests were overjoyed to be able to pick up iconic styles at good prices. We also offered everyone the first view of international, fresh talent designer collections from top UK universities including Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, Royal College of Art and Kingston.
But it wasn't just about shopping and drinks (although that is a dreamy duo), as soon as we opened the doors we had a crowd of eager creatives through the door, and it didn’t seem to slow down. We had a handful of very special guests joining us including bloggers Dominique Waller founder of That New Dress and Alex Guiste founder of The Young Guidance, Florence Bailey, Chief Editor of Whytt Magazine, Editor Beatrice Maina and Paul Licorish from Fashion Thirst, stylists Samara Kay and Ellie Paris, PRM Model Agency model May Strutt and Dank Management model Pauls Kristofers.
It felt just as much a creative hub as a sample sale, and having so many creative people sharing their skills was incredibly inspiring. We all love celebrating creativity, which is why we were really excited to see all these individuals networking and sharing their knowledge.
The first sample sale and private networking event we held at our own showroom really could not have gone any better. Thank you to all our private VIP guests for attending. Of course, there will be a next time so keep your eyes peeled. Here's to the next!
