I Visa Swapped!!

On Saturday my boy and I popped into Visa Swap and swapped the following things:

Pink Eley Kishimoto Cardigan with spider web print
Diesel Jeans
Topshop High Waisted Jeans
H&M Jeans
Carvela shoes (gorgeous but they wreck my feet)

I just swapped all of the things that, while I may love the look of, I just either look a bit silly in or don't fit.

In return I got 1150 points which I will be able to exchange for clothes on the final swap weekend - 19 & 20th July. Visa Swap will be open for swappers to wield their Visa Swap cards and basically fight with all of the other shoppers for the best designer spoils at the makeshift shop at No.1 The PIazza, Covent Garden.

I, for one, will be there at 9.30am for the 10am start because you need to get the best for your money huh?

Start London - where fashion meets rock and roll

START is one of the best shops in London stocking the likes of Miu Miu, Chloe and Phillip Lim, Start also stock shoes, REN skincare products and jewellery.

As soon as you walk in to START one of the resident pugs (adorned with pink bejewelled collars) are bound to sit - not at - but on your feet making you feel quite at home, also Ross from Project Catwalk works there - what more could you want? Oh and its close to my house, result!

START have just kicked off their fantastic sale in which loads of the ranges are involved, I have put together a collection of some of my favourite items that you can pick up on the cheap, oh those Chloe SHOES!!!



Non London dwellers fear not, you can purchase items from the online shop here.

ps Luella batman t shirts are on sale too, woopee

Got some!

I finally got some sandals for my hols, super comfortable and no toe in betweenies! Woo hoo.

Topshop £22, what a bargain

ASOS Limited 100

ASOS' Limited 100 collection hit the online store yesterday, handpicked by Henry Holland, Ben Grimes and Vogue's Emme Elwick from final year students at London College of Fashion. The designs are limited to 100 garments per design and the designs are selling out fast.

You can find them here

I love this Puff Sleeve All Over Sequin dress designed by Lui Sin Ki




What's great about this project by ASOS is that the students get 10% of the profit and three overall winners also get a placement at asos.com as well as an all expenses paid trip to Tokyo with the asos.com design team god knows that this is a great break for broke students!

Get Swapping

There has been a lot of coverage in the press recently regarding Visa Swap, Visa's three week fashion swap bonanza hosted in the Visa Swap Loft in London's Covent Garden. Visa Swap gives people the opportunity to take their designer/good high street clothes, bags and accessories to the Covent Garden swap shop. Swappers will receive a special Visa Swap card in exchange for their items, the swap works on a point system so the better and probably more expensive the item, the more points you receive. You can then 'buy' other people's items with your points - anything left over will be donated to uber cool charity shop Traid (I bought one of my favourite dresses from the Brighton branch)

I missed the launch to this, much to my annoyance (can I win the lottery soon please and not have to work ridiculous hours??) but I love the idea so thought I would blog about it anyway.

This year there is a van that will pick up your clothes in and around London. You canfind out more about this here and this year VS have introduced the Visa Swap Market where you can buy small items to customise your new clothes, stylists will be stationed at the Visa Swap Market to give shoppers advise.

You can drop off your clothes at the below times.

June

Drop-off at The Flower Cellars 4-6 Russell St, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN
21st June 10am - 6pm
22nd June 12 - 6pm
Drop-off at The Flower Cellars 4-6 Russell St, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN
27th June 12 - 7pm
28th June 10am - 6pm
29th June 12 - 6pm

July

Drop-off at The Flower Cellars 4-6 Russell St, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN
4th July 12 - 7pm
5th July 10am - 6pm
6th July 12 - 6pm
Drop-off at No.1 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, WC2
11th July 12 - 7pm
12th July 10am - 6pm
13th July 12 - 6pm
Final Drop-off at No.1 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, WC2
18th July 12 - 4pm
Final swap week, No.1 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, WC2
19th & 20th July 10am - 6pm

My New Favourite Band

I know I always gush about Durr but they really do put on the best bands, take last Monday, when White William headlined and I instantly fell in love with them. White Williams make exciting wonky electro with heavy bass lines and the most intricate guitar parts I have see anyone play for a while.

Hailing from New York WW also look effortlessly cool and make you want to dance around the room like a mad thing - what more could you want??

Songs you should download:

New Violence
Violator

Chanel Pop Up Store much? Yes please..

Chanel's pop up shop in Dover Street Market has popped up and its open NOW, stocking limited edition pieces from the Paris-Londres Metiers d'Arts Collection.

Another Agyness pic then from the launch party? Yeah go on then...