Frock Me

I am loving Channel 4's new show, FROCK ME. Admittedly, it's in its 3rd week, but having seen two shows I am in awe of its brilliance and can't quite believe it's taken this long for a fashion inspired programme to air in the UK since the Clothes Show. The format is simple, presented by Alexa Chung (who I have to concede is pretty hot) and top designer Henry Holland (best known for his slogan T-shirts, which take the mick out of models and other famous people).

The show basically advises viewers on what's hot in the fashion world, with each week's show focusing on a different theme. In the studio are stylists and designers customising clothes for that weeks' theme - they make it look so easy! We are also entertained with music and celebrities who have inspired the theme.. this week saw CSS providing the music for the catwalk finale of 'club chic' outfits.

Each week also features a city guide to one of Great Britain's great cities most appropriate to the show's theme. This week, Frock Me's stylist, Gemma visited Glasgow where she set the 'Frock Me' challenge. One local girl and one local guy are selected to receive £150 to find a 'club chic' outfit to model at the end of the show to win £1,000. The rules state part of their outfit must be borrowed, bought and blagged. The added twist this week was that, most appropriately it had to include a piece of tartan.

Check out Channel 4's website to see if they upload pics of the final outfits.

The show is definitely inspiring me to get a bit more creative. To be honest, it's time more than anything. It's hard enough to get out of bed and get dressed some morning, especially now it's so dark, let alone spend hours thinking about my outfit. I guess I should be thinking about my priorities though right? Who needs an extra 30 mins in bed when their outfit is so cool? So, this Sunday I think I'll be heading to Frock Me - the fashion world's favourite event at the Chelsea Town Hall, the King's Road.
http://www.frockmevintagefashion.com/

[Photographs courtesy of www.frockmevintagefashion.com]

As you can see from the photos the event looks pretty cool. I also like having photos on my blog - I am conscious that my blog hardly contains any photos. So, I'm resolved to charge the battery on my camera and get snapping. Plus, search out any interesting outfits, articles and scan them in or even cut and pasting them in from the internet.