A Christmas Tale

With the advent countdown on, it’s time to get in the festive spirit. Let Bees & Taylor do the hard work and make sure you have Christmas all wrapped up, leaving you time to enjoy December – after all, Christmas comes but once a year.

From open air ice-skating, festive films and sing-along carols we guide you through our favourite going-on’s in the capital:

Winter Wonderland (to 4th January 2015)
http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com

Southbank Centre Christmas Market (to 4th January 2015)
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/southbank-centre-christmas-market-1000650-0

Skate at Somerset House (to 11th January 2015)
http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/ice-rink

Christmas Market at the Tate Modern (to 24th December 2014)
http://www.xmas-markets.com/tate-modern-2014/

Christmas in Trafalgar Square (to 23rd December 2014)
https://www.london.gov.uk/get-involved/events/christmas-in-trafalgar-square

Christmas at Kew Gardens (to 3rd January 2015)
http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/whats-on/christmas-at-kew-2014

Winterville & the Cirque du Cabaret (to 1st January 2015)
http://winterville.co.uk/winterville-is-coming-victoria-park-london/
http://winterville.co.uk/cirque-du-cabaret-comes-to-winterville/

Santacon (6th December 2014)
http://www.santacon.co.uk/about-santacon/

Royal Albert Hall Carols (to 24th December 2014)
http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/christmas/default.aspx#/page/1/

Christmas at St Pauls (to 24th December 2014)
http://www.stpauls.co.uk/Christmas/

The Nomad Cinema
http://www.whereisthenomad.com

Pop Up Cinema
http://www.popupscreens.co.uk

York & Albany Winter Cabin
http://www.gordonramsay.com/yorkandalbany/the-winter-cabin/

Nordic Yule Fest
http://www.nordicyulefest.com

Skylodge
http://www.stage3hackney.com

The Real Food Festival
http://www.realfoodfestival.co.uk/market/real-food-christmas-market/

Christmas at Covent Garden
http://www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/come-down-see-our-christmas-lights

Selfridges Le Chalet
http://www.selfridges.com/content/le-chalet

The Little Yellow Door Notting Hill
http://www.thelittleyellowdoor.co.uk

WigWamBam Woodlandia @ Queen of Hoxton
http://www.queenofhoxton.com/rooftop/

Power Dressing

Finally I managed to make an overdue visit to the Design Museum to see the ‘Women Fashion Power’ exhibition; a morning playing hookie well spent if you ask me.

Showcasing the relationship between influential women and their clothes, you are able to browse the history of clothing over the last 150 years (well technically the story starts with Eve and her forbidden apple!). Fashion is a powerful form of self expression – where one individual is looking to garner attention, another might be dressed to assert authority – and the first impression someone has of you. Take a closer look at how royalty, politicians, models, designers, CEO’s and music artists have used fashion to define, empower and enhance their position in the world.

Make sure you pay a visit before 26th April 2015.

Get In Line

Us Brits are known for our love of queues. Make sure it’s time well spent with some of the most exclusive sample sales in London – we could all do with some help to save pennies during the Christmas splurge! From one-off pieces, to old season, designer to the couture you can have it all at bargain prices.

DESIGNER LINGERIE – Stella McCartney, Elle Macpherson
3rd-5th November 2014 (10am-8pm)
Bendon UK Ltd, Axtell House, Level 3, 23-24 Warwick Street, London W1B 5NQ

CHALAYAN
3rd-7th November 2014 (10am-6pm)
8th-9th November 2014 (10am-5pm)
Chalayan Aterlier, 109-123 Clifton Street, Block H (1st Floor), London EC2 4LD

MATCHES FASHION
4th-8th November 2014 (10am-8pm)
9th November 2014 (11am-5pm)
36 South Molton Street, London W1K 5RH

ISSEY MIYAKE
5th November 2014 (12pm-7pm)
6th November 2014 (10am-5pm)
26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5AB

TSE CASHMERE
5th-6th November 2014
Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, London WC1H 9AU

THE KOOPLES
5th November 2014 (8am-9pm)
6th-7th November 2014 (11am-7pm)
8th November 2014 (11am-5pm)
89 1/2 Worship Street, London EC2A 2BF
Register to attend here

LES NEREIDES
5th-8th November 2014 (11am-8pm)
9th November 2014 (12pm-6pm)
35 London Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9JT

MIH JEAN
5th-6th November 2014 (8am-7pm)
186 Shepherds Bush, London W6 7NL

CHINTI & PARKER, CITIZENS OF HUMANITY
6th November 2014 (9am-6pm)
20th Century Theatre, 291 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2QA

CHINTI & PARKER
7th November 2014 (9am-7pm)
26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5AB

GINA
9th November 2014 (9am-7pm)
26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5AB

MAJE
12th November 2014 (8am-9pm)
13th-14th November 2014 (11am-7pm)
15th November 2014 (11am-5pm)
89 1/2 Worship Street, London EC2A 2BF
Register to attend here

JENNY PACKHAM
13th November 2014 (8am-6pm)
Jenny Showroom, First Floor, 34 North Row, London W1K 6DQ

DESIGNER LINGERIE – Ell & Cee and others
13th November 2014 (10.30am-8.30pm)
20th Century Theatre, 291 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2QA

GOAT
13th-14th November 2014 (9.30am-5pm)
Catherine House, 76 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6HJ

DESIGNER LABELS
15th-16th November 2014 (TBC)
Chiswick Town Hall, London W4 4JN

MARC JACOBS
20th-22nd November 2014 (TBC)
Register to attend here

STEPHEN WEBSTER
24th November 2014 (9am-8pm)
26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5AB

NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD
25th November 2014 (10am-8pm)
26th November 2014 (8am-8pm)
26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5AB

SANDRO
26th November 2014 (8am-9pm)
27th-28th November 2014 (11am-7pm)
15th November 2014 (11am-5pm)
89 1/2 Worship Street, London EC2A 2BF
Register to attend here

BROWNS
27th November 2014 (10.30am-8pm)
26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5AB

And with Preen, Mawi, Designer Warehouse Sales and Designer Sales in the diary for December it doesn’t stop there.

Got another event or sale to share with us? Write and let us know.

 

Shop Sorbet Shades For Winter

Ice-cream pastels are still with us for AW14. In every shade of pink, blue, lilac, green and blush pastels are not just for summer. Seen on the catwalk at Acne, Jil Sander, Valentino and Rodarte this colour palette is altogether softer and more feminine, so cosy up in a mint green mohair knit or a lilac cashmere coat.

Here are some of our favourite pieces to buy now:

Topshop
Whistles
By Malene Birger
Equipment
Vanessa Bruno Athe
Red Valentino
3.1 Phillip Lim
Whistles dress
Joseph
Reiss
Zara
Sonia by Sonia Rykiel
MSGM
COS
Charlotte Olympia
Maje
Givenchy
Sophia Webster
MaxMara
H&M

At Home With LFW for SS15

Here marks the end of another LFW. Another fashion week on the cobbles at Somerset House, another season of looks to excite, inspire and lust after.

We explore the catwalk trends and the looks that had us all talking:

PLEATS

Mary Katrantzou
Margaret Howell
Burberry Prorsum

SHEER

Jean Pierre Braganza
Lucas Nascimento
Antonio Berardi

METALLICS

Felder Felder
Palmer Harding
Topshop Unique

FRINGING

Felder Felder
Marchesa
Paul Smith

SPORTY

Burberry Prorsum
Mother of Pearl
Pringle of Scotland
Topshop Unique

SLEEVELESS

Lucas Nascimento
Mary Katrantzou
Roksanda Ilincic

SPRING LEATHER

Joseph
JW Anderson
Topshop Unique

FLORALS

Fyodor Golan
Holly Fulton
House of Holland

PARKA

House of Holland
Christopher Raeburn
Lucas Nascimento
Mulberry

THE CROP

Preen by Thornton Bregazzi
Issa
Holly Fulton

BRIGHTS

Matthew Williamson
Saloni
Sibling

LAYERS

Amanda Wakeley
Bora Aksu
Temperley
Burberry Prorsum

ORIGAMI FOLDS

 

Fyodor Golan
Jena. Theo
Peter Pilotto

THE 3D TOUCH

Erdem
Erdem
Jonathan Saunders
Marchesa