Archive for November, 2011

The Clothing at Tesco Christmas Story!

By Rochelle Symons in Christmas, Competitions on Tuesday 29th November, 2011

It’s now less than one month to go until Christmas, and it’s hard not to get into the festive spirit! But we’re feeling especially merry after running our #TescoXmasStory on Twitter last week, where we asked our followers to help us create our very own Christmassy story! There were some fab entries received, and we ended up with a great story to warm you up on these rather cold wintery days.

 

Thank you to everyone who got involved and our winning contributors: @Mummy_V, @emymc, @Sebsmummy, @sugarandspiceSG, @alicomps, @morphic43, @lauraclegg, @bikeguyengland, @cocktail_koala, @mrsrreilly, @rachelmedhurst, @ekitt1001, and @mi_shmash – be sure to see if you can spot your part in the story below!

 

Tesco Christmas Story


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Clothing at Tesco loves… Scientist Chic

By Rochelle Symons in Clothing at Tesco loves on Friday 25th November, 2011

 

Hello everyone! We hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and are ready for the weekend – we sure are. But just before we let our hair down we thought we would share with you another one of our favourite blogs! This week it’s the turn of Lizzy (soon to be Dr. Lizzy) and her blog – Scientist Chic.

 

Lizzy has an excellent eye for fashion and is great at picking out some brilliant outfits. We love the items she picked out in her Wishlist for Christmas  – especially the wonderfully sparkly shoes!

 

Whenever we look at her page there is a new post featuring an item we love, one of our favourites recently has to be this red cape an absolute must for winter, and bang on trend.

 

Her blog blends fashion, tips and gorgeous photography to become a great hub to get some inspiration. Be sure to check it out.

 

Oh and as ever – you can find her on Twitter here.


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Dressing up- Not just for kids!

By saraferrity in Behind the scenes, Christmas on Friday 25th November, 2011

With December fast approaching the festive season is upon us once more! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than by dressing up!

Why let kids have all the fun when Clothing at Tesco do an amazing range of costumes for the grown-ups as well! With all the Christmas parties I have coming up I’ll be sure to take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on nativity and fancy dress costumes before it ends this weekend!

We certainly had fun at our SS11 Blogger Event! Check out some of our festive tomfoolery below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Photos, Food and Fashion at the SS12 Blogger Preview Event

By Rochelle Symons in Exclusive, News, Womenswear on Thursday 24th November, 2011

On Tuesday this week, we donned our gladrags and headed to the Oxo Tower on the South Bank to give some of our favourite bloggers a sneak peek at the F&F Spring Summer 2012 collection. The night was a roaring success – everyone was thrilled to see the gorgeous new pieces that will be available early next year, and we all got into the party vibe with cupcakes, canapés, champagne, beautiful nail art courtesy of WAH nails, and posing that even Madonna would be proud of in the photobooth!

The new collection looked fabulous, with stunning prints, striking colours and statement pieces that we can’t wait to get our hands on! We gave each of our guests a heart shaped tag to hang on their favourite item in the collection – it was a tough choice, but it was great to see the variety of items being picked.

The lovely Tor from Fab Frocks chose a fabulous red number, whilst Lizzy from Scientist Chic went for a cream lace dress. Sarah from EssBeeVee filled hers in sporting a funky polka dot manicure and Clara from Clazzerati chose a stripey tube skirt. We’ll be sharing more favourite blogger pieces over the next few weeks, so stay tuned to see the hottest items from the collection!

 

 

Of course, all this browsing was very exhausting, so we rewarded our hard-working bloggers with some very yummy cupcakes, courtesy of Brown Sugar Cupcakes – yum! The wonderful ladies from WAH nails were also on hand to pamper our guests with some glam manicures.

 

 

Sherin from Hi Fashion showed off her gorgeous coral and polka dot manicure on Twitter, and Florrie from Intrinsically Florrie rocked her pink glitter and rose manicure. Huge thanks to the WAH nails team for taking part and doing such a fabulous job!

 

 

The highlight of the night had to be the photobooth, courtesy of Say Fromage!, which provided an endless source of amusement for us all! There were some fabulous mugshots featuring wigs, Santa hats and fake flamingos – check out the gallery to see them all. Our favourites have to be this fabulous one of Amy from Wolf Whistle being a little star, Clare from Rainbows and Fairydust rocking the pink hair and Laura from That’s So Yesterday showing us her maraccas!

 

Thank you so much to everybody who came – we couldn’t have done it without you! And if you too want a sneak peak at the collection before it hits stores and our website early next year, keep an eye out for the SS12 lookbook, which we’ll be posting here very soon.


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Clothing at Tesco loves… Swell Vintage

By Rochelle Symons in Clothing at Tesco loves on Friday 18th November, 2011

 

It was great to meet and chat with loads of our favourite bloggers at the F&F S/S12 unveiling this week. We had a fantastic time, and hope everyone who came down did too! We know the photo booth went down a treat!

If you’ve had a hectic week too, take some time to sit down, relax and check out Swell Vintage, a blog written by one of our favourite bloggers who came down to our preview. Swell Vintage is a brilliant lifestyle and fashion blog written by Frankie Murry, a girl who definitely has vintage on her mind!

Swell Vintage is a super cool place to keep up with the all things fashion from catwalk-to-casual. She always features fantastic items; we’re particularly in love with these 1950s prom dress numbers. As you would expect, Frankie is a bit of a vintage addict, so her blog is all about retro and vintage fashion. This is great as it means she gets access to all the best vintage fairs and events, such as this fun looking warehouse meet-up to look through and share lots and lots of vintage gems.

She’s said some lovely things about our recent event and from the looks of her photo booth pics it looks like she had a great time!

You can see what she got up to and there are plenty more pics from our S/S12 event here – be sure to check them out for a taste of what’s to come this summer!

Swell Vintage is a must-read for all vintage lovers out there, and as ever, make sure you follow her on Twitter to keep up with the latest goings on in the vintage world.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!


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Clothing at Tesco loves… Blah Blah Becky

By Rochelle Symons in Clothing at Tesco loves on Friday 11th November, 2011

Blah Blah Becky

Happy Friday everyone – time for a nice relaxing weekend! And what better to start things off than to catch up with a wonderful fashion blog. This week, we thought we would feature the lovely Blah Blah Becky!

 

Blah Blah Becky is a fashion, beauty & lifestyle blog, written by the fabulous Becky (in case the name didn’t give it away).  She has a slightly grungy vintage personal style, and we especially love very on trend print jumpers such as this cute deer one, and this amazing racoon one.

 

Becky also has more than a few features and tips up her sleeve, such as her recent guide to Christmas shopping in London, and some really useful photography pointers in her post about the difficulties of blogging in winter.

 

Needless to say, it’s a great blog to get help you get into the Christmas spirit, so be sure to check it out!

 

Oh and if you’re a twitterholic, don’t forget to follow her!


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Last night’s Bra Queen launch!

By Ken Synnott in Exclusive, News on Thursday 10th November, 2011

Don’t be a drag, just be a bra queen…

 

To the strains of Lady Gaga the paparazzi flash bulbs went crazy as face of Bra Queen, Amy Childs climbed out of her car with Ultimo and Bra Queen creator Michelle Mone and entered the exclusive members club Century in Central London, The event to launch our new lingerie brand was a fun affair with celebs from Atomic Kitten to fashion presenter Brix Smith-Start in attendance. The evening was a huge success and will be featured in the coming weeks in OK magazine but for a sneeky peek check out some of our photos here.


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1 Little Black Dress = 4 Fab Outifts!

By saraferrity in Accessorizes, Get the look, Uncategorized on Thursday 10th November, 2011

Every girl needs a LBD in her wardrobe! Even the most sociable of party-goers can afford to avoid an outfit repeat with this little number and the right accessories! This gorgeous Stella Morgan dress is flattering for every figure and is the perfect base to create dozens of party and work appropriate outfits! The best news is…it comes in red as well!

 

Step out with the girls in style by adding some statement heels! Don’t forget to crack your stereo up while you’re getting ready!

Stella Morgan layered shift dress £22.00,    F&F Preena shoe £22.00,    F&F suedette stud clutch bag £10.00

 

A timeless black dress should be your office-to -party essential! Why not add a neckscarf  and channel the ‘Mad Men’ look!

Stella Morgan layered shift dress £22.00,  F&F wide fit court shoe £18.00, F&F silk butterfly print scarf £6.00, F&F patent mock croc kettle bag £12.50

 

Give your LBD a contemporary twist by teaming with a cute leather jacket and some edgy ankle boots for a pop of colour! Add a statement ring for a memorable date outfit!Stella Morgan layered shift dress £22.00, F&F Bow Detail Suedette Boots £19.50, F&F Limited Edition Leather Jacket £80.00,  Tia by Made Hammered Brass Ring £6.00

 

See in the New Year in style with this glamourous faux fur coat! Add a pair of glitzy heels and you’re sure to be the belle of any ball!

Stella Morgan layered shift dress £22.00, Limited Edition Fur Coat £40.00, Moda in Pelle Embellished Peep Toe Court £89.95 

 

 

 

 


Dress to thrill with our Christmas Party Dress Twitter Competition!

By Rochelle Symons in Competitions on Monday 7th November, 2011

Christmas party season is drawing nearer and to help you sparkle this season, we’re offering our Twitter followers the chance to win any of the gorgeous dresses from our range to help you shine like a star!

 

To enter, simply tweet us a link to your Clothing at Tesco must-have party dress and tell us why you have to have it!

We’ll pick a winner each day at 5.30pm from Monday 7th November until Friday 11th November.

Good luck!

 

For full T&C’s, please see below!

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1 – In order to take part in this competition you will need to follow @ClothingatTesco on Twitter, tweet us with a link to the Clothing at Tesco party dress you’d like to win and tell us why you’ve just got to have it.

2 – There will be one winner chosen each day at 5.30pm. Winners will be selected at the discretion of the Clothing at Tesco team. The decision shall be final and no correspondence shall be entered into.

3 – The winner will receive the dress they have tweeted in their preferred size. If the dress is unavailable, winners will be given a choice of another dress from the collection.

4 – The winner will be notified via Direct Message on Twitter after 5.30pm each day from Monday 7th November – Friday 11th November.

5 – By taking part in the competition, entrants are deemed to have read, understood and accepted all of the Terms and Conditions and agreed to be bound by them.

6 – If an entry has been submitted, the individual agrees for their entry, name, and Twitter username to be published in a blog post on the Clothing at Tesco ‘Lifestyled’ blog at http://blog.clothingattesco.com/ at a later date.

7 – The competition will run from 1pm – 5:30pm from Monday 7th November – Friday 11th November 2011.

8 – Entrants can submit more than one entry a day but may only be a prize winner once within the competition period.

9 – The competition is open to all UK residents aged 18 or over, except for anyone directly connected with the planning or administration of the competition


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Clothing at Tesco loves… A Little Obsessed!

By Rochelle Symons in Clothing at Tesco loves on Friday 4th November, 2011

A Little Obsessed

Happy Friday! The weather may be a little wet and wintery this week, but that means there’s no better excuse to cosy up with a nice cuppa and read some of our favourite blogs. So huddle around, get warm and check out A Little Obsessed – our favourite blog of the week!

 

A Little Obsessed is the creation of fashion marketing student Sabrina, and if you are looking for beauty tips, she certainly has a few for you! Sabrina takes a real interest in make-up and nail art, exploring loads of different brands and types and giving her honest opinions on all of them.

 

Sabrina also offers her styling tips on outfits too, and we definitely have a case of shoe envy after reading her recent post about all of the lovely winter shoes she’s bought. With all of the great reviews and product tests, we’ll definitely be heading back for inspiration!

 

Sabrina is always bang on trend – featuring the latest and greatest products – so be sure to follow her on Twitter to ensure you don’t miss out.

 

Have a great weekend everyone!


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