Big weekend!

I've had a big weekend in London for one of my oldest friends 40th birthday bash. We go back more than 20 years....over the course of the proceedings she reminded me that we met at a rave.....'you know, that one by the roundabout?'?! Erm....Amanda can you narrow that down a bit......roundabout?? This was a very long time ago and the details are a tad blurred for us all!! Anyhow, back then we enjoyed partying hard, we progressed to clubbing, endeavoring to be a little bit more sophisticated and then we headed off to spend a Summer out in Ibiza! She ended working out there....whereas I just went out for a month of fun! Many more Summers in Ibiza ensued for Amanda so with this kind of nightlife background I knew she would want to recreate the good old days!! She did all the leg work a few months back, she knew she needed to accommodate 80-100 guests so she went for a very secretive private dining experience where you would get a text an hour or so before with an address to you could get to within 30 minutes!! Can't say too much about the event as they ask you to be discreet but needless to say there was lots of fun to be had!

For me the best part of the trip was catching up with everybody from those good old days! I travelled up from Bristol with another friend who harks back from way back then!! We arrived at lunch time, leaving us a couple of hours to hotfoot it around Oxford Street for a spot of shopping! First stop was Jo Malone for the birthday girl. We then had a quick flit around Topshop, H&M and Zara but I had set my sights on securing this little number from Uniqlo.

This fab little black and white check gingham shirt was £19.90 and I have to say for the price it is excellent quality. It's a very fine cotton, definitely Spring weight......so lovely I wore it home on Sunday and I have it on again today......maybe that's just a little bit too much information!! Anyway with our shopping done we headed off to meet up with more friends as were all staying at the Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch. The Hoxton is fab for anyone wanting to stay that side (east) of London. It's a great place to hang out and chill and it was an excellent base for where we were going as the birthday girl lives nearby in Bethnal Green. We arrived and had a couple of cocktails with our host before heading off to our rooms to get ready. My one regret is that I didn't take more photos but I shall share with you what I got!

We spent most of our time hanging around in the bar reception area......I would have happliy have stayed rooted here for the whole weekend as it was the perfect place for people watching! As you can see by the pram....they cater for everybody!

The bedrooms were fab too! Love the humongous mirror! No good for selfies though! 

The view was amazing!

Some shots of party time!

There was a space ship theme!

 Here's a flavour of how the food was served up!

This is the best shot of my outfit I could come up with! Don't you just love the goggles!! Looking all very etheral too!

I have recreated the look in daylight!

Jaeger tux jacket

Vintage Frank Usher top

Zara coated jeans

M&S leopard print heels

Think I pitched this outfit perfectly! I did take the recently purchased Jaeger dress but as we ended up in a couple of proper east end pubs, I'm glad I went with the vintage top and trews! 

Here's what I travelled up in 

Topshop coat

Gap v neck sweater

Gap skinny's

New Balance trainers

New Look hat

M&S handbag

A couple more looks from last week

Gap sweater

Aquascutum shirt

Gap skinny's

Next slip-on's 

River Island pea coat

M&S Autograph sweater

Gap shirt

Gap navy skinny's

Office brogues

And finally today's outfit featuring 2 new purchases, the Uniqlo shirt and some Nike Free trainers.....oh and some colour!! Let me warn you.....the trainer obsession is in full force!!

Zara coat

M&S sweater

Uniqlo shirt

Gap outlet skinny's jeans

Nike Free trainers

There we have it....a slightly different post from me! Would love to hear your thoughts about anything and everything!! You've learnt a little bit more about me.....lol, not sure if that is good or bad thing?! Look forward to seeing your comments and responding to them!

See you soon! Michelle xx