What a productive week!

Pieces from my collection with their pretty tags =)

Miss Josephine @ Mint Siren <3 <3 <3

The Monday social @ The Lingerie Collective store in Carnaby- free cocktails =)!

Team :Amber-Bonn! Me and LCF winner Bianca Laporta

Carried all this solo all the way to London & back! x_x

Wow. What a week it's been! Been a tad busy (and quite frankly tired) to post the day I got back from the show. The event on the whole was just absolutely fantastic! We've had such positive feedback from buyers and getting some interest for blogs and publications, its all moving so fast! Being able to meet buyers from Selfridges, Fenwicks and ASOS was quite exciting, its not everyday that such important people can give their time of day for graduates to present work to them!

Kelly, the organiser of the show and the competition has just been such a star! She must juggle so much and Bianca and I have been so thankful that she's given us this opportunity, not only to get us noticed, but also a possibility of getting some exclusive pieces made for her shop on Carnaby Street! Tres exciting!! It's really given me a great motivation to carry on and not give up!

So, yesterday was The Collection showcase of new designers @Studio Valbonne held by fashioncapital.co.uk

The place itself was so stunning! Glitter walls, button back leather doors, suede red sofa booths... absolute divine! The models provided by agency Edge Models, and choreographer Rueben who was the funniest man of the night!

Very pleased with the night, despite the episode when a model nearly walked onto the runway wearing the corset upside down (OMFG!) Thankgod i decided to stay backstage!

Grande Finale

Edge Model & Stylist @ Redken

Beaut hair!!

Redken hair team

MUA Clare Elizabeth

Showcasing at The Lingerie Collective

It has been such a long and eventful week!!!Too busy to blog but here's an update of the week:

Image taken from: www.lingerieinsight.co.uk

From finding out an outfit from my graduate collection has gone missing after the Freemason's exhibition, to finding out I've won a place to showcase at The Lingerie Collective!! The most prestigious luxury lingerie tradeshow in UK, frequented by buyers from Selfridges and all the lingerie boutiques on London, words can not describe how excited I am!!!

So alongside from preparing for the show, and remaking the missing pieces from the collection, I've also finally managed to get the very talented CTKKIT Photographer from Hong Kong to shoot my collection!

Models : Lara Raybone, Raphaella McNamara,Sophie Riley , Amy Green

Model : Stacey Hannant , Mike David CTKKIT PHOTOGRAPHY

So very busy indeed planning, organising and sewing! I feel like I have still not finished at uni!

I feel very blessed to be given all these opportunities but also a pat on my back because I think I've really pushed myself to get to where I am. Not having gotten on the degree catwalk has not turned me bitter but instead driven me to strive for more!

The hard work has certainly paid off because I've also secured a space on 'The Collection' catwalk, showcasing in London 8th July 2011,in association with FashionCapital and Edge Models.My designs alongside the luxury swimwear label Paolita! =) Neat.

Come and party with us on Friday 8th July! Studio Valbonne, Mayfair London.

Tickets: £25 VIP £10 Door £8.50 Advance
www.TheCollectionShow.co.uk

If you would like to work with me, please drop me an email: christinabonnlux@gmail.com