
Its easy to feel intimated when going out in Knightsbridge and Mayfair with all the roaring Ferrari’s and Lamborgini’s careering up and down the street, the long legs, Chanel bags and the snooty nosed gate keepers of the best members clubs, with their powerful clipboard and judging eyes. The queue moves at a snails pace with all the hispters with silver rings and groups of glamorous girls in teetering heels being given fast track access before the crowds. The feeling of elation that you get as you inch closer to the door comes with an equally powerful feeling of dread – will our group be rejected or worse will everyone get in except for me? Will they leave me behind if this happens, so that I’ll be forced to make the walk of shame home alone and through thoughts of despair and dejection vow to never speak to best friends again? Just as I am about to have a nervous breakdown, the red rope is opened and our path to the club is freed up. My heart is racing but I swan through, cool as a cucumber and whisper to the nearest person “see I knew we’d get in”…*
*and just because you say it, everyone knows that you are lying…
Before disappearing down the darkened staircase I turn and take one smug look at the faces staring from behind the now closed security bar. We’re in, we’re in…your not, your not… And then just as my new found confidence is turning me into the most despicable person, the security guard puts me right back in my place by roughly shoving me out of his way to get to an altercation which is happening in the bar down below. VIP moment over as now I’ll have to readjust my stiletto 😥
Now all joking aside, many of the hottest clubs and bars do have a very strict dress code so really wearing the right attire is key. For me, finding the right dress for a night out is so important, not just to make sure that I get in, but also to really make me feel my best. If in doubt I find that wearing a short black dress with high heels works, but really what I want is a dress that will make me feel confident, sophisticated, sexy and make me stand out of from the crowd. I’ve found that that they can be quite hard to find and there is a tendency for clubbing attire to boarder on trashy. I was so pleased to find White Picket Frock as they really have made shopping for such a look simple. They have a small but incredible selection of classic and very classy dresses that are just perfect for wearing at some of the best parties in the world. Since discovering them, going out to cool places has never felt so easy.
So my advice for Mayfair clubbing is the following: park your beat-up old silver bubble car next to a gold encrusted Ferrari, sort your shoes out and then turn the corner and walk up to the club as if your Beyonce. You can look a million dollars, forget the rest, all you need is a dress and your smile.
Not since the swinging sixties has it not been so cool to live in London and to reflect the city’s revival, I decided to wear the Lia Sequin Mini Dress from White Picket Frock for my night out to Baku and Cafe Kaizen. I love this dress as it creates a retro style look with long sleeves, shoulders pads and beautiful embellished sequin patterning. A retro style is one which attempts to imitate or draw influence from another that of a past era and so I decided to take inspiration from the fashion of another golden era, that of the 1920’s and combine the dress with a large crystal encrusted ring for a real eye catching look.
The pictures were taken in Baku. Its restaurant is decorated with white roses and Marie Antoinette white french furniture. A magnificent grand piano lies under a glass spiral staircase which winds up to the top floor where there is a sumptuous bar where bar staff mix guest’s personalized cocktails. The food is an interesting infusion of Middle Eastern and Japanese dishes. This is a hidden gem and is great for a quite date or romantic dinner as it is often pretty empty. The atmosphere at Cafe Kaizen was good and I loved the glowing trees and wall murals. I will look forward to trying their food as we went there only for the party, but on the whole the atmosphere was good and quite informal.
Let me know what you think of the look and I can’t wait to share with you some more retro fashion’s soon!
WEARING
Lia Sequin Sleeve Mini Dress – WHITE PICKET FROCK
15% Discount with “MGOT” Code available until the 11th October for all My Girl’s On Tour Readers
Crystal Star Ring – Roman Road Market
Black Stilettos – ALDO
Wool Coat with Silk Lining – JARVIS
Black patent leather bag – PRADA
Love that dress!! You are so lucky to be in London – someday I will visit.
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Thank you so much!So glad you like it :)) Its from White Picket Frock a really lovely boutique store in London. I am sure you can’t wait to go to the UK, probably as much as I can’t wait to go to the US 😉 hehe all the best, Abi xxx
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Reblogged this on The Pretty Canary.
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Thank you for reblogging my post 🙂 So pleased that you enjoyed it!!! ❤
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The pictures where so pretty I had to!
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Thanks hun ❤
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I think that had you been around in the 1920s, Old Sport, that Gatsby would have quickly forgotten his infatuation with Daisy.
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Hahaha glad you like the pics!I always felt sorry for Gastby!In my view he could of done a lot better than Daisy 😉 Abi xxx
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Love your dress!
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Thank you so much!Its from a little boutique store called White Picket Frock who’s dresses are just so stunning!My next post is about another one from their collection which is perfect for special occasions 🙂 hope you will like that one too. Again thank you for your lovely comment, Abi xxx
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Wow! Really impressive blog and gorgeous photos!
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Thank you so much! I am so pleased you like the blog and also the pictures of the sequin dress 🙂 xxx
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Dam girl. That dress looks good. I fell in love when i saw the M Costello creating it. Heaven!
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Hey thanks so much! So glad you like it! :)) I bought it from a super cute boutique store called White Picket Frock and they have gave me a 15% discount with the code MGOT so I bought 2 lol! The code lasts until the 11th so I ‘ve shared it with readers for if they want to get one too 🙂 I hope you can find the Chelsea Fashion Meet Up Group and that you can join it for free (don’t have to pay a Meet Up Social Network joining fee)…but otherwise just subscribe by email to the blog and I invite you by email to our group’s next meet ups ❤ ❤
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Your a sweetheart. Thank you so much. I have just joined. I’m actually based in Newcastle. But Sometimes I come around London. So if it possible I would love to attend and meet new people. About the dress If you haven’t seen it it’s very similar to Michael Costello dress Beyonce wore..’FIRE’
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Hey! No problem 🙂 So glad to have you in our group! My family on my Dad’s side is from Newcastle and the only football shirt I own is of that team hehe! We are hopefully going to organise a dinner in about two weeks, so I will let you know once it is organised! Hope to meet you soon 🙂 xxx
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PS! How amazing to see him creating the dress!! When and where? xxx
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