Update from the blogosphere #57 – National Television Awards

by Tara Walsh on Friday, January 27th, 2012

Is it just us or are you noticing that every week there seems to be another awards ceremony? This week was the National Television Awards (NTAs) which saw a host of celebs flock to London to be recognised…or to just take a snap of themselves with their famous buddies! We saw some pretty dresses on your blogs, and some even funnier pics of the celebs a little worse for wear.

Did you see this pink feathered dress that Tulisa wore? Gemma from Catwalk Queen blog was not impressed, but suggested there may have been an ulterior motive for the ostentatious frock. Taking more column inches than most other celebs due to the huge divide in opinion, could she have planned this from the beginning? It’s not the most fashion forward looks of the night, but then that is Tulisa. She has a killer bod and whatever flatters it wins her seal of approval.

At the complete opposite end of the spectrum was Elle MacPherson. We love the picture of her wearing Tom Ford on The Very Simon G blogspot. We have to agree, she looked sensational and deserved the praise for being the best dressed.

We spotted Lorraine Kelly on Stylefile’s blogspot this week look radiant in red. We think she’s embracing her Scottish heritage in this tartan number. It was Burns night afterall!

If you want to see who all the winners of the night were, check out John Hill’s blog on Holy Moly.  Our money was on Celebrity Juice to win PanelGameshow, we love the relationship between Keith Lemon, Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton – they’re hilarious! And the comedy is clearly there off-screen too, just look at the snap of Fearne and the presenter on her twitter page at @fearnecotton

All these awards have got us in the mood to dress to impress…TGI Friday and the weekend is here. Have a great one everyone!

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House of Deréon – Beyoncé Knowles’ fashion label

by Tara Walsh on Thursday, January 26th, 2012

We welcome onsite tomorrow the infamous brand that is House of Deréon. Created by the iconic Beyoncé Knowles and her mother Tina, the label exudes feminity, fun and sass. Inspired by Agnés Deréon, the late grandmother of Beyoncé, House of Deréon began in Louisiana over 85 years ago. Three generations of women have kept this legacy alive and have continued to create beautiful women’s clothing.

Tina Knowles knows how to turn heads with clothing. Creating costumes for Destiny’s Child and winning awards as a celebrity stylist, she has infused trend-breaking style with creativity, cut and fit. And as with any great designer, her muse and creative partner is iconic. Beyoncé serves as inspiration to the brand and keeps the collection up-to-date with the ever changing trends, as well as making some of her own. We have to say, we’re loving her modelling of the collection too!

If you are as big a fan as we are of this street and chic label then don’t miss out on tomorrow’s sale. We’ve got a sneak peek of what will be in the sale on Facebook so head there to check them out.

And as an extra special treat, we’re giving away 5 gorgeous items from the sale. To enter, simply comment below telling us  - What your favourite Beyoncé song is.  One of these fabulous 5 items could be yours:

This stunning snakeskin blue and green dress is the same print as the jacket Beyoncé is wearing here. That’s one way to get her look! (RRP £75)

These fabulous dark denim jeans with the House of Dereón logo on the back pocket give you a beautiful shape. As Beyoncé would say, they’re ‘bootyliscious’! (RRP £65)

We’re loving this one shouldered mini dress. The metallic brand logo at the shoulder adds a lovely detail to the faux leather and denim panels. (RRP £80)

These gorgeous black cigarette straight leg trousers are the perfect day to night pair. Slip on some flats and they look stylish and chic for walking around the city, and add a pair of heels to see in the celebrations of the night. (RRP £65)

Or if full on glamour is your thing then how would you like to win this striking halterneck jersey dress in multi coloured snake print. As with all the House of Dereón items, the metallic brand logo is in prime position on the shoulder strap. (RRP £70)

We promise you won’t be disappointed with the sale, especially when it’s up to 70% off! Happy shopping all you Single Ladies and Divas (and everyone else who just loves the look)!

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Rascal – Chic shoes, cheap prices

by Tara Walsh on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

We’re big fans of shoes here at BrandAlley HQ. If you look under most of our desks, you’ll see at least a couple of shoes…or if you’re like Jenny our Marketing Manager, an entire shoe shop! So when we spotted Rascal shoes in the office, we were in our element. They came on sale today and we can’t believe the prices – they start from just £10 and go up to only £27.

We have picked a few of our favourites here. Don’t miss out because these little beauties will be flying off the shelves!

Gorgeous purple court platforms. Were £60, now £20

Ultra cool brown peep toe boots were £50 now £22

Simply stunning snakeskin platform wedges were £50, now £20

Green and tan roller shoe boots were £50 now £20

Black cowboy style boots were £65 now £27

 

So as the saying goes…fill your boots!

 

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Sundance Film Festival hit the slopes & Dare 2B – the perfect ski-wear brand

by Tara Walsh on Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Over the weekend the stars migrated to Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival. 200 films were selected for exhibition from more than 9,000 submissions for the best in the biz to find filmmaking’s newest talent. But it wasn’t all work, plenty of the industry’s finest took to the slopes to let off some steam and enjoy the freshly fallen snow.

 

Emma Roberts looked laid-back on the slopes as she manoeuvred her snowboard. Even as she took a tumble, the actress and niece of Julia had a huge smile on her face.

 

Making it look easy and looking super cool in her ski-wear was Sucker Punch actress Jamie Chung. She worked the monochrome ski look perfectly, and had a flash of colour with her bright blue gloves. Singer Cisco Adler and rapper Lil Jon turned up in near matching outfits to hit the snow. Perhaps there’s a duet on the horizon?

We may not be filmstars but we can certainly rival them in the outfit stakes! On sale today we have Dare2B, the practical and versatile brand that lets you enjoy having fun in the snow, on a mountain or just general outdoorsy activities, keeping you warm and dry and looking super chic on the slopes. With up to 70% off it’s a real bargain and the perfect sale to get you excited for the colder weather.

    

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GCMC amazing news – you’ve helped us raise £10,000 for charity in just 3 months!

by Tara Walsh on Monday, January 23rd, 2012

You savvy shoppers have managed to help us raise over £10,000 for charity in just three months – simply by rounding-up your BrandAlley UK purchases by a few pennies! We’ve had some fabulous feedback from the GCMC team, which we can’t wait to share with you….

“Hi, I’m Denise and I work for Give Change Make Change, the virtual collection tin. We were so excited when BrandAlley UK agreed to be our first fashion partner supporting the work of the British Red Cross, Cancer Research UK, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and WWF.

We launched Give Change Make Change on www.brandalley.co.uk on 29 August 2011, and by 30 November 2011 you amazing BrandAlley UK customers, raised over £10,000 for our great causes – that’s £2,500 each!

All of us at Give Change Make Change are overwhelmed at your response – over 10% of you have clicked the Give Change Make Change button at checkout to round up your purchase to the nearest £5 and drop the virtual change into our virtual collection tin.

The £10,000 you have donated through clicking the Give Change Make Change box in the last three months can make all this possible:

-          The British Red Cross to provide 2,710 kg of beans and 90 mosquito nets, which will be distributed to help prevent the spread of malaria in Somalia as part of their East Africa Food Crisis Appeal

-          Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity buy five respiration monitors to track a child’s breathing

-          WWF pay to train teachers in New Guinea to educate locals on how to replant degraded mangroves. They are really important to the coastline, acting as a natural barrier to protect the shore from flooding and rising sea levels

-          Cancer Research UK  to pay for 26 women to take part in a clinical trial to improve survival for post menopausal women with early stage breast cancer

 

So here’s a massive THANK-YOU from the Give Change Make Change team and BrandAlley UK!

The BrandAlley UK team has asked me to blog monthly about Give Change Make Change and the difference your generosity makes to the work of our charities, so hope to  catch you again soon!

Denise and the Give Change Make Change team x

PS Be lovely to hear from you if you have any comments or thoughts about Give Change Make Change so do drop me a line at denise.bailey@cancer.org.uk, tweet me on @denise_gcmc or write on the BrandAlley UK wall on Facebook mentioning Give Change Make Change.â€

You’ve been amazing donating your pennies to help create big changes with 4 fantastic charities – let’s see if we can top it in 2012. Thank you!

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