Boxing Day at Selfridges – UK shoppers put the gloves on
12/17/09 at 11:05 AM | Be the first to comment!
We all know what happens on Black Friday. It’s the day when people camp out in the wee hours of the morning in search for the Holy Grail of bargains. It’s when stampedes of shoppers dodge, leap and lunge for those pair of jeans that are 75% off. It’s when the saying ‘Shop til you drop’ takes on a whole new meaning.
Well, bargain hunters in the UK have a day of their own. It falls the day after Christmas. They call it Boxing Day. No, not in honor of the black eyes received in check out line battles – but rather after the presents given, historically, in a Christmas Box to the less wealthy, servants, and laborers.
And one of my favorite department stores in all the land, Selfridges, is having a Boxing Day bargain sale extravaganza. You’ll see discounts as huge as 75% off Stella McCartney, 60% off Vivienne Westwood, and 50% off Christian Louboutin.
Selfridges has been opening their doors on December 26th for the past seven years and are the first store to do so in London. This year, Selfridges will be opening at 9am. Selfridges also has regional stores in Birmingham and Manchester that will also open that day at 8am. The Selfridges Boxing Day bargain-hunters will be the first able to pick from the tens of thousands of discounted products, like 75% off this Dries Van Noten Blazer and 50% off Alexander Wang’s Anya shoe.
The Selfridges sale runs until stocks last. Check out www.selfridges.com.
For the full list of sale designers, prices, and deals, take a peak at the Selfridges Boxing Day Sale release.
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Scottish Style Awards ‘09 recap
11/2/09 at 10:28 PM | 2 Comments
This weekend, the hottest of the hot converged in Glasgow for the 5th annual Scottish Style Awards. The country’s A-list stars from fashion, music, film and hospitality came out to dish out honors for everything from Scotland’s best designer to hottest band.
Check out all the winners here.
For the second straight year, best designer went to Deryck Walker. Walker is known for his use of Harris Tweed and some of his past collections included themes like Wizard and Oracle. I never knew cloaks could be so fashionable.
As what seems to be a prerequisite for all veteran stars to do at least once in their careers, Dame Vivienne Westwood had a pre-recorded acceptance speech ready for her win as International Style Icon.
Michelin-starred chef Paul Kitching’s restaurant with rooms 21212 won Most Stylish Hotel. There was stiff competition from the likes of the new Hotel Missoni and Blythswood Square.
Congrats to all the winners and nominees and a special shout out to Scottish Style Award nominee Michelle Haswell aka Queen Michelle from Kingdom of Style - she had our vote from the get go!
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This site is awesome. I had no idea there were so many cool things going on in Scotland for fashion! I thought it was all sweaters and kilts.
Thanks for the comment Wanda! The awards were held in Glasgow, one of my fav cities in the UK. Talk about fashionable!